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News from the travel world
Heathrow Terminal 5 latest: British Airways Chief executive Willie Walsh has said the company failed to predict the problems that blighted the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Mr Walsh told MPs he had believed the terminal was ready for its opening in March, but with hindsight, he would have done things differently. He said “a…
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Web sites to explore!
Something different in the English country side : https://www.gloucestercheeserolling.co.uk/ IcelandÂ’s Festival of the Sea – 31 May – 1 June 2008 : http://www.visitreykjavik.is/ tenth Annual KHAMORO World Roma Festival http://www.khamoro.cz Eighth Annual Mesa Verde Country Indian Arts & Culture Festival http://www.mesaverdecountry.com
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Welcome to the April 2008 eNewsletter!!!
Hello all, This month I thought I’d start off with a couple of different items and introduce you to two people who are professional travellers & who might be able to get you think about places you have experienced, near and far:- With the generosity of travel author David Stanley I can offer you a…
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Meeting news from the London branch by Padmassana
Our first speaker was GlobetrottersÂ’ third travel legacy winner Helen Barnhill, who recounted her trip to Nepal and Tibet, which was featured in the last issue of the Globe. Helen’s journey took her to Kathmandu where she had to arrange her onward transport to Lhasa. Helen showed us the sights of Lhasa including the Potala…
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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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In advance of his return to the forests of Brazil, Tony recalls how the tribes of the rain forest fare in our more familiar 21st century:- The small airport of Cruzeiro du Sul was its usual self, that is- buzzing with excitement, queuing that seemed to last forever, desperation of passengers trying to book in…
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News from the travel world
“WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society are looking for adventurous volunteers to trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro this October whilst raising vital funds for our work. As we are a small charity with limited resources we tend to rely on the help of individuals, organisations, shops & businesses to help us to…
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Families for A New Documentary.
“Do you hanker after foreign adventures and new experiences outside of four star hotel rooms? Do you want your children’s education to take in the best of what the world has to offer and not just the four walls of a classroom? The production company behind award-winning shows such as The Choir, Brat Camp and…
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After a short train journey from Delhi and a relaxing night in Chandigarh we drove up into the Himalayas to the lushly forested Kullu Valley. Sitting beneath the Great Himalayan Range, the Kullu Valley is known as the “Valley of the Gods” and we watched processions of villagers shouldering gorgeously decorated palanquins transporting marigold-draped gods…
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