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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 · “A change in circumstances has made it possible for us to travel to Spain this year, but in order for us to do so…
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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 day hobo – some one who travels & works to experience new people and places. He lists many destinations, includes a blog and has many…
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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 currency converter table for your next trip.
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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 the Republic of Ireland. It was good to away from my regular habits of working & socialising and remind myself why I enjoy travelling. Trouble…
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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 trip he did last year for the travel company ‘Gecko Travel’. Accompanied by just one other guest and the guide, Kevin described their adventures to…
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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). 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, town of the Icebergs in Greenlandic. I had never visited Greenland before and all maps had seemed to have “no data” or described it as…
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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 the EU if you’re flexible and haven’t got a lot of cash; it thus has recently become pretty popular with students and vacationers on a…
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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, and I would recommend anyone planning a day trip there to BYO food and beverages, but it succeeds as a stimulating historical site, albeit in…
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