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Tag: November 2003

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    Travels In Papua New Guinea by Jon Hornbuckle, UK

    The pilot’s safety briefing was interrupted by a loud squeal. “Was that a pig? If it makes a mess you’ll have to clear it up when we reach Hagen” he said indignantly to the woman with a large bulge under her coat. The pig squealed repeatedly as we took off but was quiet for the…

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  • The Beetle

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    Asian Spooks Experience

    A tour company in Kuala Lumpur are offering a tour on Asian ghosts, spirits and superstitions. It costs US $44 and starts at the site where more than a decade ago, a terrible triple murder occurred in Bangsar in Malaysia. Two children and their maid were killed by a security guard who had just started…

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  • The Beetle

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    Travel Quiz

    Win a Frommer’s guidebook on the USA 2003. See www.frommers.com for info on Frommer’s guidebooks. The winner of last month’s Frommer’s guide to Los Angeles is Nancy Haggarty. Some people have said the quiz is difficult, we say do some research; try google.com or Ask Jeeves, if you need help with the answers. What is…

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    Ramadan by Alhabib, Libya

    Alhabib is from the Tuareg people in Libya and sent us this fascinating insight into the Islamic festival of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. It is during this month that Muslims fast and when Muslims concentrate on their faith. It is a time of worship and contemplation. There are fairly…

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  • The Beetle

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    Taiwan Tallest Building in the World

    Malaysia’s Petronas Towers used to be the world’s tallest buildings. Taiwan intends to top this (groan… with a 508-metre (1,667-feet) tower, the Taipei 101 which is expected to be completed in November 2004. No inauspicious activities have been spared – feng shui and geomancy experts have been called in. The $1.7 billion skyscraper is meant…

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  • The Beetle

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    Answers to: So You Think You’re Well Travelled? Bangladesh: Dhaka Guyana: Georgetown Oman: Muscat Syria: Damascas Vietnam: Hanoi 0 out of 5 – you need to get out more! 1-3 – not bad 4 – very good! You are a Globetrotter! 5 – are you sure you didn’t sneak a look?

    Bangladesh: Dhaka Guyana: Georgetown Oman: Muscat Syria: Damascas Vietnam: Hanoi 0 out of 5 – you need to get out more! 1-3 – not bad 4 – very good! You are a Globetrotter! 5 – are you sure you didn’t sneak a look?

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    European Rail Timetable Resources

    Spotted by our webmaster, Paul. If you are planning to travel in Europe by train, then the links below will take you to the English language versions of local rail journey planners. The majority of these provide timetable, ticket and booking facilities. Belgium http://www.b-rail.com Denmark http://www.dsb.dk Finland http://www.vr.fi France http://www.sncf.fr Germany http://www.bahn.de Italy http://www.trenitalia.com Ireland…

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    6 Month + UK Visas

    With effect from Thursday 13 November, entry clearance will become mandatory for nationals of the ten phase one countries and all work permit holders (except for nine EU accession countries) who wish to stay in the UK for more than six months. Nationals of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong (SAR passports), Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore,…

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    Stuart’s Guide to Angkor Wat

    Former Globetrotters Committee member Stuart was recently based in Cambodia whilst working for Voluntary Services Overseas. In this article, he gives us the benefit of his experience and tells us his top tips. Transport Tuk tuk (seats 2) – $8 a day (sunrise to sunset) for the central temples (Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm),…

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    Sorry, we ate your missionary

    Ratu Filimoni Wawabaluva, a chief from Navosa, on the Fijian island of Viti Levu, has announced that a traditional apology ceremony is to be held to apologise 136 years after their ancestors killed and ate a British missionary. Fiji were once known as “Cannibal Isles”. At the time, it is said that one local boasted…

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