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Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way — This time round its South Africa…

• Hotel Kilarney in Durban South Africa had a Monks Inn where they had strip shows with lunch ! You often see signs Steak, Eggs and Chips…their sign read Steak, Eggs and strips. (I collect what is said on signs). If you see a strip show in a Monks Inn is that a double sin ?…I could not get thorough to the Pope to find out.
• The oldest bar in Capetown South Africa is the Fireman’s bar. Firemen from ships used to go there. On the wall they have listed a telephone service with charges for answering phone:-
  • He’s not here - 20 cents
  • He just left - 25 cents
  • Haven’t seem him all day - 30 cents.
  • Haven’t seen him all week - 35 cents
  • Who ? - 40 cents.
• At Catholic Church in Johannesburg they hear confessions in Sesotha, Padi, Tsnamia, ZuluXoise, Chiceno, African Dutch, Spanish, Italian and French but the priest did not understand my English (thank heavens) ! At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris they even hear confessions in Esperanto.

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L’Armada 2008 Rouen in France, runs from 5 to 14 July and features 30+ of the world’s grandest sailing ships, firework displays, sailings pass under the new Gustave Flaubert Bridge. There’s a whole two weeks of events that aim to entertain and educate even the most dedicated landlubber…

Read more @ http://armada.org/Home

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A member of Globetrotters Club ? Interested in a £1,000 travel award ? Know someone who is ? We have up to two £1,000 awards to give out this year for the best independent travel plan, as judged by the club’s Committee.

See the legacy page on our web site, where you can apply with your plans for a totally independent travel trip and we’ll take a look at it. Get those plans in, as the next Legacy deadline will be 31 October 2008 !!

www.gowander.com – Wanderlust’s new community web site…just starting up but already has plenty of travel thoughts, ideas & stories

Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way 

…a good travel tip that I just read I had not heard before. “When paying with currency announce out loud to the banker, trader or similar, type [or print] the exact amount you are giving him so they can’t say you gave them too little.”

…a friend related “that when he went to China he told the Chinese guide that it was their fault that he is overweight (he isn’t)! He said his Mother urged him to eat everything on his plate reminding him of the starving children in China …The guide smiled and said they had been told to eat all their food, reminding them of the starving children in America (they were told) He said the teacher would give them two cookies and then take one back for the children in America.”

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Heathrow Terminal 5 latest: British Airways Chief executive Willie Walsh has said the company failed to predict the problems that blighted the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Mr Walsh told MPs he had believed the terminal was ready for its opening in March, but with hindsight, he would have done things differently. He said “a combination of factors” had caused the fiasco, including a lack of training for staff.
Read more @ http://news.bbc.co.uk

• Easyjet warns of impact of rising oil prices
  Easjyet believes many of its “weaker competitors” will disappear or downsize if oil prices continue to rise. Unveiling its interim financial results today, the airline’s chief executive Andy Harrison said oil remains the biggest challenge and uncertainty. “The price of jet fuel has risen 35% over the last three months and is now 80% higher than last year,” he said.
  Read more @ http://www.travelmole.com

• Chile volcanic eruption :
  A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile’s remote Patagonia could rain down on the surrounding area and cause devastating damage, a volcano expert warned on Friday.
  Read more @ http://www.reuters.com

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