Category: newsletter
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
Mac has not been very well but is still e-mailing strong. Here is an account by Paul Haring, a US journalist writing about Mac’s exploits during WW2. The article is…
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Our Friends Ryanair
More news re Ryanair who have been told by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading(OFT) to remove their small print in their ticket info over their attempt to avoid paying…
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Being Careful: Zambia
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all but essential travel to parts of the north western Copperbelt, Central and Luapula provinces, which are close to the border with…
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Russian Driving
Mosnews, the Moscow based online daily newspaper recently reported a Goodyear poll researching why Russians are among the worse drivers in Europe. They report that being such bad drivers can…
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In Bad Taste: the Crippendales
The British gave us the Full Monty, the Americans gave us the Chippendales, and now there is a troupe of disabled male strippers, who self-mockingly call themselves The Crippendales. The…
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Climate Change and Flying
The Kyoto Protocol is the only global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, though its attempts at reducing emissions and the effects of climate change are limited. The world’s biggest…
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Compulsory Golf Lessons in China
Golf, once frowned upon by China’s Communist Party, is now enjoyed by the country’s rich and powerful, and has grown in popularity in recent years. News comes from the China…
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Bradt Travel Guides and Pub Quizzes
Bradt Travel Guides are holding a pub and travel quiz with other travel companies at various UK venues. Below are some of the destinations: Tue 7th Nov ’06 in Oxford…
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Buying Foreign Currency in London
Neil Harris writes in to say: buying foreign currency from a high street bank or travel agency either involves a hefty commission or a poor rate of exchange. I’ve found…
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Fave Website
Spotted by Webmaster Paul, this is an excellent source of low cost air travel from the UK and includes many airlines, especially charter airlines that the Beetle has never heard…