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Tag: May 2004

  • The Beetle

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    Pilot Falls Asleep

    A pilot for Japan’s All Nippon Airways fell asleep at the controls for several minutes while on a domestic flight and had to be awakened by a government inspector who was travelling in the cockpit. An official from the Transport Ministry, who was in the cockpit for a routine inspection, woke the pilot after he…

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  • The Beetle

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    Write for the Globetrotters monthly e-newsletter

    If you enjoy writing, enjoy travelling, why not write for the free monthly Globetrotters e-newsletter! The Beetle would love to hear from you: your travel stories, anecdotes, jokes, questions, hints and tips, or your hometown or somewhere of special interest to you. Over 8,000 people currently subscribe to the Globetrotter e-news. To see your story…

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  • The Beetle

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    Increase in Membership Fees in the EU

    For a while now postage costs to the EU countries have been rising and has now reached the point where they are on a par with the costs for our other members worldwide members (USA, South America and Australia). We feel that it is unfair for one member to subsidise another and have decided to…

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  • The Beetle

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    Rwanda 10th Anniversary

    Rwanda is marking the 10th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, one of the worst atrocities of the late 20th century – alongside what happened in the Balkans. A bit of background – it was triggered by the shooting down of a plane with Rwanda’s Hutu President Juvenal Habyarimana onboard on 6 April 1994. By amazing…

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  • The Beetle

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    Guidelines for Visiting Thailand by Randy Gaudet

    Following on from Randy’s last article on Thailand, here he offers some advice on eco tourism in Thailand. Finding real eco tourism in Thailand can be difficult. Here are a few guidelines. It seems everyone is doing Eco tours and treks but what is it? Do you know the questions to ask a tour or…

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  • The Beetle

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    Being Careful: Indonesia

    The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office have the following to say about Indonesia: we advise against all non-essential travel to Indonesia. (Which is a great pity as the Beetle is going to Bali very soon). There is a high general threat from terrorism in Indonesia. We continue to receive information that indicates terrorists are planning…

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  • The Beetle

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    Airline News

    New European low-cost airline WIZZ Air plan to start flights from Budapest to seven European cities from June 24. Destinations include London, Barcelona, Athens, Rome, Paris, Prague and Katowice from Budapest. From July 1 it would add Paris, Munich, Athens, Barcelona, Dortmund and Stockholm to its destinations from Poland, it added. Qantas, Australia’s biggest airline…

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  • The Beetle

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    Oporto, Portugal by Alvaro Miguens

    Porto, also known as Oporto is a seaside town in the north of Portugal. It is proud to be known as “the city of work”. The city dates back to the eighth Century B.C. as a Hellenic village on the left bank of Douro River or the River of Gold as it is translated. Today,…

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  • The Beetle

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    Security Breached by Stripper

    A drunken woman looking for a place to sleep slipped past security and onto an aircraft at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland where she dozed unnoticed for several hours, sparking a review of security. BAA, the airports owners, said that it had launched a full investigation after the woman — reported by a newspaper to be…

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  • The Beetle

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    Travel Resource

    Spotted by our webmaster, the BBC has an excellent on-line travel resource. It has country and mini guides, travel tips, basic travel advice, studying and travelling and how to make money while you travel. Well worth a look: BBC Travel

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