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Write in (2)…the travel world of Mac
This time round Mac discusses movies that could inspire you or him to go travelling:- 1. Outsourced (India) – see what happens when a US company outsources an entire department to India. 2. The Motorcycle Diaries (in Spanish I think with subtitles)…a dreamy, reflective view of Che Guevara’s formative travels across South America 3. Into the Wild – Its what most…
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World travel news May 2011
From Matt Doughty via the BBC…** Peru welcomes back Inca artefacts **Peru gives a grandiose welcome to hundreds of Inca artefacts returned by Yale University, nearly a century after they were taken from the lost city of Machu Picchu.Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/world-latin-america-12916162 From Paul Roberts about Lois Pryce, a well regarded traveller & speaker who has…
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Write in (2)…the travel world of Mac
This time round I thought I’d have a little look around about Mac in the internet world and I’ve found these two articles that might interest you…so have a read and get to know more about our intrepid US based contributor 🙂 http://triciagoyer.blogspot.com http://www.washingtonpost.com
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News in the world of travel
Spotted by Matt Doughty on the BBC…about a heritage site in Manila that is struggling to be kept in the public eye – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12487741 again from the BBC…about Che’s “MotorCycle Diaries” travelling days – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12658025 Greetings from Bike the Earth:-Dear GlobetrottersWonderful to get your news as we are in mid Australia on BIKE THE EARTH…
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Write in (January 2011)…the travel world of Mac
This time round Mac recalls time in Hong Kong & Macau… “I made several trips by boat to Macau from Hong Kong and when I was there they had several casino boats for gambling but no elaborate casino or hotel… There was a “noodle” priest in Hong Kong that from donations of flour from the…
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News in the world of travel
· Spotted by Matt Doughty on the BBC’s web site – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11578463. It would certainly be a unique experience if the plan comes to fruition ! · And another more serious travel news item from the BBC, about the impact of different cultures on our wider world – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11901904 · David Stanley at Avalon Travel Publishing has…
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Help wanted
From Guillermo Masutti in search of long lost friends:- HI: Fourtysomething years ago, I met in Buenos Aires an English young man named John Wonnacott. He travelled with his friend Ferguson (Scottish I think) they were Globetrotters members and I was a member myself due to his advise. They stayed in Argentina for about two…
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Web sites to muse about travel to:-
From Gavin Fernandes, one of the club’s most widely travelled members and noted photographer spotted this web site – http://www.socialdocumentary.net/, which shows a different side to the world we enjoy From Mac on a travel blog that he’s read about – http://www.myseveralworlds.com/
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Write in (2)…Three things about Mac
Via an email from R. Dale Anderberg, Mac came up with these answers to some interesting questions about the life he’s enjoyed so far. Just a bit of harmless fun but it does help to explain our American friend The Ant A. Three names I go by: Billy (when young) Macsan (Japan) Your Excellency B.…
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News in the world of travel
The latest Travellerspoint.com newsletter is available at http://www.travellerspoint.com/signup.cfm From the BBC and the strange story of the mysterious 1958 Welsh world hitchhiker – http://www.bbc.co.uk And a reply from http://www.dailypost.co.uk Again from the BBC re the perils of expeditions to less exposed destinations – http://news.bbc.co.uk
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