The winner of last month’s East & Southern Africa
Quiz was Thomas Simoneit who lives in Muenchen
Germany. Well done – your book is in the post (subject to delays
we are currently experiencing.)
We have Charlie Loram’s Trailblazer Guide Book on Trekking
in Laddakh, which he has kindly donated as a prize for the winner of this
month’s quiz. And what is more, Charlie has set this month’s quiz:
If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell.
Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website
and share it with the world. Travel
Sized Bites
Sue (Deputy Chair, London) would like some advice/tips/pointers
on where to go and what to do in Buenos Aires at the New Year. Please
contact the Beetle with any advice: Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk
Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place
or country - want to share something with us - why not visit our Mutual
Aid section of the Website:Mutual
Aid
Tom from North Carolina wrote in to tell us his experience
in Rome. He saw a woman ostensibly carrying a baby in her arms (all he
saw was a rolled up blanket) and a child about 10 years old approached
me begging in a very confined sidewalk area. The pitiful expression on
her face would make an old grown man cry. He suddenly remembered warnings
he had read - while the tourist digs in his pocket for some coins the
kid circles around and slits the backpack or pocket. Fortunately he was
carrying his daypack with camera, etc. in front and his
Got any scam experiences you’d like to share with the
Beetle? Then e-mail them to:
Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk
Shirley from Kent in the UK saw the following in Bali:
If you have any loose baboons in your pocket, you might
want to visit the “monkey exchange” for something smaller! Also,
did you know in Bali you can have “antiques made to order”?
Janelle from Roseville, MN saw in a street in Hong Kong
at a tailors shop?;…”ladies, have fits upstairs.”
Dee from the UK was in Japan when she saw a vending machine
selling cans of “Sweat”. Although it was hot, and the cans were
cold - she decided not to buy one!
Mike from the UK says: if you’re desperate for a toilet
and can’t find a handy McDonalds, the more luxurious hotels always have
toilets in their lobbies - walk straight past reception and you should
find them 
Under 24? 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 trip and we’ll take a look at it. Get those
plans in!!
From Ben and Elfriede from Texas would like to share with
us their experiences with the 5W
Group that is HQ’d in England. They have just got back from a 2-month
vacation in Europe. “We stayed primarily with members of “Women
Welcome Women World Wide“. What a great way to travel and meet
new people! If you’re doing genealogy research, they can usually direct
you to the libraries, etc. All of our hosts provided excellent accommodations,
food, and also advised us or showed us the best sights to see in their
communities.
Usually husbands and/or children are welcome too. We highly
recommend the 5-W Group. We stayed with couples that included a lawyer,
a civil court judge, a criminal court judge, a home economics teacher,
a deep sea diver, a professor of Russian literature whose husband is a
professor of Russian history, a doctor of chemistry, a young couple who
are both dentists, and also an owner of a travel agency. The 5-W Group
sends a booklet listing the name, e-mail address, home address, phone#,
age, profession, type of accommodations, religion, and interests (some
of which include genealogy) of over 3,000 women world wide.”
The Beetle say thanks a lot, Elfriede Ben – sounds
like you had a great time! Has anyone got any other info and good experiences
they would like to share? If so, contact the Beetle on: Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk
Peggy from San Francisco wrote in to tell us about travelling
in Northern California: it’s a terrific time and the crowds have vanished
and the summer fog replaced by mild weather. A trip up the Northern California
coast is a journey into forests of giant redwood trees and along a beautiful
wild coast. Take a soothing walk through the Roosevelt Forest. This forest
of 800+ year old giant redwoods is the largest remaining old-growth redwood
forest and a truly magical place. A little further north you can hunt
for agates, jasper and jadeite on Agate Beach in Patrick’s Point State
Park. In Redwood National Park you may have eagles, osprey, hawks or ravens
soaring just over your head and see Roosevelt elk from less than 15 feet
away. A Native American museum tucked among the trees is just one of the
hidden treasures of this area. The North Coast of California has many
inns and, for the adventurous, there’s lots of public parks among the
trees and along the coast for camping. This wild and lovely side of California
is only a 4 to 6 hour drive north of San Francisco.
Peggy has kindly offered to give advice to anyone interested
in exploring the North California Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, and the
Sierra Nevada Mountains. If you would like to take up Peggy’s offer, please
contact her at: peggy.werner@gte.net
If any Globetrotters member would like to start a branch,
whether it is in Aberdeen or Zanzibar, please see our FAQ or contact Iona
Hill, the Branch Liaison Officer via our Website at Meeting
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