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Lake Diving, 4 Miles High!
Scientists are set to explore the world’s highest fresh water lake 4 miles up in the Licancabur volcano near Antofogasta in Chile. Their aim is to find out how the…
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Fave Websites of the Month
The Beetle likes cityguide.travel-guides.com Here you can select from a number of cities around the world and compile your own guide, for free. There is a very diverse set of…
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Galicia’s Shores Under Threat
If you were thinking of visiting Spain’s beautiful north western coast, your walks along the beach may be spoilt and it may be an idea not to order locally caught…
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Did You Know…. Paris, Texas and France
Ever wondered how far it is from Paris, France to Paris, Texas? Well, as the crow flies, it is 4847 miles (7800 km) or 4212 nautical miles. Expedia.com’s lowest return…
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London Buses
Buses are a great way to get around London and ideal for sightseeing too. There are over 17,000 bus stops all across London so you are never far from a…
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Travel Quiz
Win a Moon Handbook on the San Juan Islands. See www.moon.com for info on Moon guidebooks. The winner of last month's Moon guide is Mary Attick. 1. To which country…
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McDonalds Pulling out of 3 Countries
Love them or hate them, the one thing McDonalds has, all over the world, is clean bathrooms! As a part of a cost cutting exercise, and increasing competition from the…
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Tourists warned to avoid camel fair
Britain and the United States are warning of the risk of an attack on the world's biggest camel fair in the deserts of western India and urged their citizens to…
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Colombia and Drugs
There are several reasons why travellers do not visit Colombia, but perhaps they come down to the same thing: the cocaine industry and the people who control it. Even the…
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London Tube Closures
Those of you who are planning to come to London should be aware that because of a firemen’s strike, some of London’s deeper tube stations are closed where safety officials…