Tag: July 2004

  • Country Stats:

    Top 10 Countries by Murder by Capita of Population   Ã¯Ã‚¿Ã‚½ Country Description Amount  1. Colombia 0.63 per 1000 people   2. South Africa 0.51 per 1000 people   3. Jamaica 0.32 per 1000 people   4. Venezuela 0.32 per 1000 people   5. Russia 0.19 per 1000 peopleÂ…

  • Virtual Tour of Nessebar, Bulgaria

    The first virtual town web site for The Old town Nessebar in Bulgaria, in four languages, including English. Take a look at:

  • Volunteer Corner

    Many people write in to ask us about how they go about finding information on volunteering overseas. The following link is an excellent resource which allows you to say what type of volunteering programme you’d like to do, e.g. study languages, intern, eco-adventures, then you are taken to a screen to input preferred regions and…

  • Ski Passes

    Martin Bright wrote in to tell us about a cheaper way to get ski passes. This is what he says: Although not the ski season if anyone wants to save lots of money by prepurchasing ski hire or ski passes in Europe and USA Just call World Ski on 0113 3917600 or email www.worldski2000@yahoo.com They…

  • Mac Remembers India

    We are sorry to say that Mac is not very well, but he is still e-mailing strong and recently sent the Beetle a collection of Mac reminiscences about some of his travels around India in 1992. One of the joys of travelling for me by rail in India second class air conditioned was that I…

  • Fave Website

    London Quiz Fancy testing your knowledge of London’s Cockney rhyming slang, or other facts about London, then try these quizzes.

  • Hem Visits Japan in a Whirlwind

    As soon as we got the plane in Tokyo we were off to Narita to see the temples. Did some intense travelling for the next three days in Tokyo including Nikko and Kamakura. Nikko is a wonderful mystical place. The bad news is that I don’t have any pictures of it as it was too…

  • Multilingual Debates in South America

    Free of charge multilingual debates in the cafes of Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina and Uruguay. Thanks for promoting our activities where globetrotters are kindly invited. This is by no means a tourist trap. Best regards, Felipe Fliess THE TALK TIME TEAM www.talktime.com.ar

  • Martin Wright – On the Road Again.

    Back in January 2004 Martin Wright, one the club’s most sociable regulars at the London Meetings, royally entertained a packed Crown Court with tales of his marathon cycle ride to Australia ! Many in that audience will remember his great photos, distinctive narrative style and his thirst for adventure. Well Martin is at it again…

  • So You Think You.re Well Travelled?

    Here’s a little Beetle quiz based on capital cities. See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess! What is the capital city of the following countries: Tonga Albania Latvia Argentina Ireland For the answers, see at the end of the eNewsletter.