Category: Sidebar
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Travel Quiz: Peru
The winner of last month's Trailblazer Guidebook on Tibet is: Gavin Fernandez congratulations, Gavin! This month, win a Rough Guide guidebook on Peru. See http://www.roughguides.com for travel info. Some people…
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Sentosa Cable Car Competition
A marathon competition to see who could live for a week in a cable car that makes the 1.7-kilometre trip between Singapore and the resort island of Sentosa about 80…
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Answers to: So You Think You're Well Travelled?
Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled? Angola = Luanda Egypt = Cairo Morocco = Rabat Uganda = Kampala Palau = Koror 0 out of 5 – you need…
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Possible tax on visits to the Costa Brava
More than a million British holidaymakers heading for the Costa Brava in north eastern Spain face an increase in prices due to a tourist tax. The new tourism director-general of…
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There's a Frog in My Salad
An airline passenger discovered the a frog perched on a slice of cucumber while on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Wellington in February. “Naturally there was a bit of…
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Singapore Pilot Booted Out
A foreign pilot who infuriated Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew by leading a rare union revolt has been told by the government he can no longer live in Singapore…
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Queen Mary 2 Criticisms
Spotted by Mac who wrote in to say: I read in yesterday’s Travel section of the Washington Post that a couple taking the Queen Mary 2 had picked out cabin…
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Globetrotters Travel Award
Under 30? A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best…
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Boston, US to the Azores
Azores Express has announced expanded Spring and Summer service from Boston Logan Airport to Portugal beginning in June 2004. Azores Express will offer direct flights to São Miguel, the main…
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Globetrotters Travel Award
Under 30? A member of Globetrotters Club? Interested in a £1,000 travel award? Know someone who is? We have £1,000 to award each year for five years for the best…
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Spelling Error Raises Eyebrows
Spotted by Bretislav in the Czech Republic, this is from the Canadian National Post: “A spelling error on several hundred government envelopes mailed from Nunavut’s capital last week added an…
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Busking All Over The World
29 year old Nigel Ashcroft, a musician from Wales is setting off on a trip trying to busk his way around the world in 80 days. He plans to tour…
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Fave Website
Take a look at Globetrotter Tom Freemantle’s website. He is a regular speaker at the London Globetrotters Club and has been on British TV talking about his recent exploits crossing…
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Cycle Sri Lanka
Your chance to see Sri Lanka, get fit and help raise money for disadvantaged children. Cycle Sri Lanka 2003 was a great success, raising over £80,000 for ICT and all…
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Airline News: March 2004
National carrier Air New Zealand announced it would cut average airfares on routes to the Pacific Islands by up to 50 percent as it unveiled the final stage of its…
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Being Careful: Thailand
This is what the Foreign and Commonwealth office of the UK says about visits to Thailand. There is a general threat to British and other Western targets from terrorism in…
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Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha
Need to convert currency? Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter — get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet — create and print a…
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Why Do Mosquitoes Bite?
Researchers have discovered that a key chemical found in sweat is what attracts the mosquito that spreads malaria in Africa to bite its human victims. With this knowledge, scientists believe…
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Have you got a tale to tell?
If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell. Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share it with the world. Travel…
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Where is the US’ 2nd Oldest Tourist Attraction?
If you had to guess: where and what do you think is the US’ second oldest tourist attraction after the Niagara Falls? Answer, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. It is not…