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· From Naomi in Bulgaria:- Hi Beetle – I have recently opened a restaurant in a small but very beautiful village in Beli Iskar, Bulgaria. The place itself is very picturesque with nature trails and national forest surrounding it. It is a small journey from the 7 lakes a famous glacier lake formation. Also near…

· recent addition to the range of travel web sites & magazines – http://www.beyondtravelmagazine.co.uk/ · spotted by David Hock – check out these guys biking from Alaska to tip of S. America. They’re the real deal –http://ridingthespine.com/main.html · Calcutta Walks, a walking tour company in Calcutta, India, offer many other ways of exploring the city…

Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way  This time round The Beetle is responding to his suggestion of the following top ten places to visit:- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Zambia Canals of Venice, Italy Great Barrier Reef, Australia Lee River, China (conical limestone peaks) Suez…

We are planning a new photobook, to be published next autumn, which will highlight unusual places, people, events and wildlife of the world. The book, to be published in conjunction with Bradt Travel Guides, will be a glossy tome with a range of images and the stories behind them. We’ve invited readers to send us…

Help needed… Dear Globetrotters Club, I have just become a new member. I’m planning a tour in my Landrover through Middle East and Africa. I cannot go through Sudan because of visa problem. Could you or some of your members give advise of how to get around Sudan. I thing it is very difficult on…

Web sites to muse about travel to From Hector Christie for travel, culture, arts, photography – www.hectorchristie.co.uk Girl Solo in Arabia – Carolyn McIntyre is traveling from the Moroccan City of Tangiers through 46 countries as she attempts to recreate an epic journey made 700 years ago by the famed Islamic scholar and traveler Ibn…

Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way  This time round he’s spotted this WorldHum.com list of top travel books:- No. 1: “Arabian Sands” by Wilfred Thesiger No. 2: “The Road to Oxiana” by Robert Byron No. 3: “The Great Railway Bazaar” by Paul Theroux…

From readers of the October edition we received the following feedback which I thought IÂ’d share with youÂ… The Ant Write in (1) ¦ Bhutan a state of contentment by Neil Harris Hi Bugsy. Loved the Bhutan article. It could’ve been ten times as long, for my taste. I wanna go! But what’s the time…

If you enjoy writing and travelling, why not write for the free Globetrotters eNewsletter! The Ant would love to hear from you: your travel stories, anecdotes, jokes, questions, hints and tips, or your hometown or somewhere of special interest to you. Over 14,000 people currently subscribe to the Globetrotter eNewsletter. Email The Ant at theant@globetrotters.co.uk…