Category: newsletter
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Help wanted
· “Hello! I was wondering if you could help me. I’m looking for DSLR photography classes in Barcelona for the month of July. Any information would be very helpful!” haya_k@hotmail.com…
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Mac says…
Regular contributor Mac asked us to give a plug to a particular a travellerÂ’s web site he has come to enjoyÂ… http://www.hobotraveler.com/. Andy, the author, sees himself as a latter…
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Web sites worth a glance!!
Web sites worth a glance!! · music with a difference – http://www.tuneyourworld.com/ · Moroccan music festivals – http://www.moroccofestivals.co.uk/ · What time is it? – http://worldtimeengine.com/
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Know Your Riyals from Your Kwacha
Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter – get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet – create and print a…
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Welcome to the March 2008 eNewsletter !!
Hello all. This month’s eNewsletter is a little later than normal, as I’m just back from a couple of shortish trips – one to the USA and the other to…
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Meeting news London by Andrea Orban
Kevin Brackley – Laos – A journey from Luang Nam Tha to Vietianne The first speaker of February’s meeting was the Globetrotters membership secretary Kevin. Kevin talked about the pilot…
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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,…
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Write in (#1). Town of Icebergs by Katharine Owen
Ilulissat…Ilulissat…how could I know what to expect? A warm welcome or a cold, unwelcoming environment? Will I go back to the raw, lush land that held so many surprises? Ilulissat,…
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News from the travel industry
“We’ve all seen the one cent ultra-cheap fares that Ryanair, Easyjet and and other low cost carriers (LCCs) frequently offer from European hubs. It’s a great way to skip around…
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Write in (#2) Zhouzhuang and Its Map: Ways to Explore a Chinese Tourist Trap by Hal Swindall
In September of last year, Globetrotters’ regular China correspondent had the opportunity to go to Zhouzhuang, an ancient canal town west of Shanghai. It is not an extra fantastic place,…