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The Age of Discovery: Christopher Columbus
Let’s talk about the first of the really well known explorers: Christopher Columbus, whose name can be seen all around Central and South America as Cristóbal Colón. Although Columbus was born an Italian, in Genoa, he obtained sponsorship from the rulers of both Portugal and Spain and made four trips to the New World. He…
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Not to be Seen Dead In?
The Wexas Summer 2001 Traveller Magazine says “just don’t bother” to the following countries as they are too dangerous: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Congo (DRC), Israel, Liberia, Macedonia, Sierra Leone and Somalia
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Lemonade… Zanzibar
The Neem Tree Café inside the Old Fort in Stone Town is an oasis of calm where you can sit, hassle-free, drink the excellent lemonade and watch life go by at the local craft stores. Want to tell us about your favourite coffee corner or watering hole? Then contact the Beetle: Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk
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Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show
Emma is STILL looking for UK based TV show contestants! Does your knowledge span the globe? If you fancy yourself as a modern-day Marco Polo, and have the geographical, cultural and scientific knowledge it will take to get around the world, then Emma at Meridian TV wants to hear from you! If you have global…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
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London:
Members slides: we had a veritable marathon of Globetrotters showing slides. Part 1 included Dan Buckman showing slides on Belgium and Poland; Ernest Flesch showing slides on how people make their living: rice growing in China and Sumatra, threshing, picking and fanning rice; rubber tapping in Sri Lanka, and oxen pilled water wheel in Rajasthan…
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Fave Websites of the Month
Jon from Red Wing, Minnesota, suggests visiting this site, http://www.confluence.org The idea is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. Pictures and stories will then be posted on the site. Take a look – it’s really interesting!
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New York:
On Saturday, July 14th, we had the fabulous Yuan Li, a Professor Emeritus from Rutgers University and author of several books on photography. He gave a spectacular slide show about China! Breathtaking photos from Beijing, Shanghai, and Xian. He truly captured the beauty of the people as well as the terrain and helped educate all…
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Travel Tips
Kevin (Membership) Brackley from London says that he always carry a compass in Japan: the train stations are so vast, at least you know you are heading in the right direction for the exit you want! Got any travel tips for the Beetle? Then e-mail them to: Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk
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Ontario:
A quick reminder that the Globetrotters annual picnic is at Meaford, Ont. (on Georgian Bay), it will be held at Vera Blowers' on Saturday, August 11, 2001. Arrive on Saturday (August 11) around 10:30-11 am. You are welcome to stay over till Sunday & camp in her huge backyard. For the less hardy, Vera has…
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