-
The Beetle
·
MEETING NEWS
Meeting news from our branches around the world.
-
The Beetle
·
Fact File: Largest Lakes in the World
OK, don’t look – can you name the five largest lakes in the world? A quick clue, one of them is a sea. Rank Name Area Sq Miles Area Sq Km Length Miles Length Km Greatest depth ft Greatest depth m 1 The Caspian Sea 152,239 394,299 745 1,199 3,104 946 2 Lake Superior 31,820…
-
The Beetle
·
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 submitted independent travel plan. Interested? Then see our legacy page on our Website, where you can apply with your plans for a totally independent travel…
-
The Beetle
·
Meeting News from London
Globetrotters meeting 5th July 2003 by Padmassana This month we enjoyed slides from club members encompassing destinations all round the Globe. So going (very) roughly in a westerly direction from London this is what we saw. The architecture and vineyards of Paris and London (Dick Curtis). We headed north to the spectacular Northern lights (Dan…
-
The Beetle
·
Iris.s Diary of An Overland Trip Through South America
Iris, a British lady of considerable character and pluck, is on a 23 week overland expedition from Quito in Ecuador to Caracas in Venezuela. After this, she plans to do a 3-month voluntary placement in Ecuador, and then visit Central America for another overland trip between Panama City and Mexico City, ending up with perhaps…
-
The Beetle
·
Fave Travel Website
From Webmaster Paul, Budget Flight Directory
-
The Beetle
·
Meeting News from New York
New York meetings are having a summer break, Laurie and New York meetings will be back in September. For details of forthcoming meetings email: newyork@globetrotters.co.uk. New York meetings are held at The Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher Street (btw Greenwich St and Washington St), to the right of Crunch Fitness, in the Archive on the first…
-
The Beetle
·
Travelling Medical Hints and Tips
Some more travelling medical hints and tips for people on the move. If you find yourself under the weather, there is almost always an alternative remedy to finding the local doctor – but if in doubt, seek proper medical advice. · Sore Throat?? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and…
-
The Beetle
·
Tanzania Human Skin Ring
In a bid to raise awareness about and discourage underground trade in human skin, there is currently an exhibition of human skin at an international business fair in Dar es Salaam. Police in Tanzania have uncovered a ring that has been skinning people. A total of six young people are thought to have been killed…
-
The Beetle
·
Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March, May, September and November. Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street in downtown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.
The Globetrotters Club
The travel club for independent travellers.