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News from the travel world
L’Armada 2008 Rouen in France, runs from 5 to 14 July and features 30+ of the world’s grandest sailing ships, firework displays, sailings pass under the new Gustave Flaubert Bridge. There’s a whole two weeks of events that aim to entertain and educate even the most dedicated landlubber… Read more @ http://armada.org/Home “China has formally…
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Web sites to explore !
www.gowander.com – Wanderlust’s new community web site…just starting up but already has plenty of travel thoughts, ideas & stories http://www.johngray-seacanoe.com/ – Ling Yai (Thai for ‘Big Monkey’) AKA John Caveman Gray, natural history by sea kayaks since 1983 in Thailand and Vietnam http://www.ippg.net/ – informative and up to date news items on the work of…
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Welcome to eNewsletter May 2008!!
Hello all, First up in this month’s eNewsletter is April Competition result. As I detailed last month, travel author David Stanley offered you a chance to win your own copy of the recently launched 8th edition of Moon Fiji – . We asked you to email the most original & yet correct answer to the…
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May Meeting news from the London branch by Padmassana
Our first speaker was John Malathronas whose talk was called “Singapore, The old within the new”. John started by saying that most people know Singapore for one of 2 reasons, Changi airport and the City’s shopping opportunities. However there is plenty to see in this small island city state, where for the most part Malay,…
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Meeting news from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Ontario meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March, May, September and November. Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street in downtown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.
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Write in (1)…Rendezvous Himalayas by Gautam Chatterjea
Gautam Chatterjea is a travel consultant, planner and organizer of exotic holidays. He can be reached at info@indiadreamtours.com It’s been a passion that has repeatedly taken me to the Himalayas since my childhood and each time it was a discovery of the incredible that enchanted my senses. People who love the mountains know how mesmerizing…
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Write in (2)…On the way to Antarctica by Harold Dunn
In a previous edition of the eNewsletter I asked if any of you had helpful tips, anecdotes or information on travelling to Antarctica…to help me investigate trip. Well Harold very promptly sent me this mine of information and I thought I’d share it with you all – maybe we can get something of a thread…
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Write in (3)…Voluntourism Survey by Laura Outlam
A request from Laura that might appeal to our well travelled members – can you help? I am a final year undergraduate student studying joint honours in Events Management and International Tourism Management at the University of Gloucestershire, UK, and I am currently focussing my dissertation on the niche area of voluntourism within the tourism…
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Write in (4)… Tick Alert by Andrew Barton
A request from Andrew that might appeal to & help our well travelled members – can you help? Climate change is exposing more outdoor enthusiasts heading for activity holidays in Europe to a potentially fatal tick disease than ever, warn leading scientists. Higher temperatures and more rainfall across central Europe are creating perfect conditions for…
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Mac says…
Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way …a good travel tip that I just read I had not heard before. “When paying with currency announce out loud to the banker, trader or similar, type [or print] the exact amount you are giving him so…
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