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London Markets: Brixton
Since the arrival of the West Indian population in London, in the 1950s and 1960s, Brixton Market has been the place for Afro-Caribbean foodstuffs especially along Electric Avenue, while the African and Asian fabrics are also worth a look. Check out the biggest Ghana Yams in London – they're the size of a small child. …
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More Funny Signs
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS, AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAY. Hotel catering to skiers, Austria: NOT TO PERAMBULATE THE CORRIDORS IN THE HOURS OF REPOSE IN THE BOOTS OF ASCENSION. Taken…
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Jacqui's Diary: Guatemala and Mexico
Greetings from Antigua, again! When last I wrote I was in San Cristóbal las Casas and just started on my trip through Mexico, and here I am ready to launch in to the second section of this trip as we leave for Honduras tomorrow, and the last of the Mayan ruins in our itinerary. Strangely…
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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 Sized Bites
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Visit from Tanzania to the UK by Brian Currie and Sherie
This is a tale of how Trade Aid's Tanzanian Manager perceived the UK on his recent and first trip over to England. Trade Aid is a UK charity whose aim is to create sustainable employment in a particularly lovely part of southern Tanzania, Mikindani, near Mtwara. On the 14th June, after a long wait, our…
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Three Gorges Dam – see it quick!
If you want to see the Three Gorges (the Qutang, Wuxia and the Xiling) before they are lost for ever – as a result of the controversial dam project on the Yangtze, you should aim to see them before November 1st 2002. After this date, there will be a diversion around the Three Gorges and…
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The Western Balkans by Sarah Guise
Sarah, an Aussie from Canberra has sent an update on her European adventures. She says: I have spent a few weeks travelling by myself in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hungary. In Italy I went to Venice, Florence, Siena, Lucca and Sam Gimignano (which I still cannot spell) and Trieste. Loved Venice, as you know,…
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Earth From the Air
This is a fantastic free open air exhibition planet, a series of large scale photographs of amazing natural landscapes by Yann Arthus-Bertrand at the exhibition at the Natural History Museum, Kensington. If you can't get to London it's worth taking a look at the websites: earthfromtheair.com or yannarthusbertrand.org Open from June 20th to end September…
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Parsley Island – What a Spat!
In last month's e-newsletter, we talked about Spain demanding Gibraltar back from the British, and how odd this was when they themselves had two territories in Morocco, (Ceuta and Melilla) that the Moroccans would like back. You may have noticed in the news that a couple of weeks ago, on July 11th, a small band…
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Itchy Feet Events presents African Adventure
Venue: Slug & Lettuce, Fulham Broadway Date: Wednesday 7th August, 7pm Price: £4 on the door £2 if pre-booked Special Guest – Paul Goldstein Tales from the Bush: An African Journey. Come and join Paul Goldstein as he recounts tales from the dark continent. After countless visits across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia…
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