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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. "http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/bites/">Travel Sized Bites

They really do have long memories! Research by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that elephants have
very long memories, large brains and are highly emotional.
Orang-utans are the cleverest of non human primates and can perform
complex tasks such as opening doors by choosing the right key from a
bunch of keys. Squirrels have a brain proportionally 1.5 times bigger
than humans and can remember where they have buried 10,000 nuts!

Have you got £15 million to spare? There
have been two space tourists so far: 61-year-old American businessman
Dennis Tito paid to go into space on a Russian space vessel. Mark
Shuttleworth the South African business tycoon has just finished his
week's training and is set to become the world's second
paying space traveller when he visits the International Space Station
aboard a Russian ship in April.

Up until now, NASA has opposed private individuals
paying to go into space. Until now, that is. NASA has now published a
set of rules which all potential space travellers must meet before
being allowed into a spacecraft.

NASA's chief astronaut, Charles Precourt, who
helped draw up the rules, said: 'We don't want to embarrass
our space partners by having [a tourist] who would be so
controversial that it would be an insult to the other partners to fly
them because of some behavioural background that was considered
distasteful.”

Paula would be grateful for some help or advice:
she is a single female aged 43 and a diabetic who wants information
on travel to Ireland. She is planning a trip either next August or
December. She is interested in music, Irish culture, meeting Reform
Jews in the area and would be grateful for any advice on the best
places to visit. If you are a music lover please tell her where the
best CD stores are and where she can hear the finest Irish music. She
is interested in classical music, Irish folk, pub music and pop.

She also wants information on safe accommodations,
diabetic food spots, where the nicest Jewish temples are and best
times to visit.

Please e-mail or write to: Paula Hurwitz, 7545
Murray Hill Road, #832, Columbia, MD 21046 or e-mail
phurwitz@erols.com

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: "http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/mutual/mutaid.html">Mutual
Aid

The Seychelles are in the Indian Ocean, 1,000
miles away from the African coast and the island of Mauritius. The
capital is Victoria on the largest island of Mahe (17 miles by 5
miles) and they are about 11 hours flying time from London.

They consist of 115 tropical islands with some
amazing wildlife, for example, the huge tortoises that freely roam
some islands. The people of the Seychelles are called the Seychellois
and are a mix of Creole, Indian, Chinese, French and British. It is
not an easy or cheap country to travel around cheaply and most of the
food is imported, making it quite expensive to eat too.

A useless fact: the local beer is called
Seybrew!

Holly, originally from Austin, Texas but now
living in Newfoundland is hoping that readers of the e-newsletter may
be able to help her research for her doctoral thesis. Her thesis
explores the ways in which individuals experience food as part of
travel in Atlantic Canada.

Holly has a short survey that anyone who has
visited any of Canada's Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador) can
complete. There's also a "http://www.mun.ca/iser/ca_everett.html">web page that people can
have a look at to find out more about her project, if they wish or,
you can email Holly with any questions. To contact Holly for
preliminary questions, and returning any completed surveys, is HREF="mailto:drpepper@warp.nfld.net">drpepper@warp.nfld.net

Interview topics may include: 1) food choices at
home and while travelling; 2) lifestyle considerations influencing
food preferences; 3) extent of travel experience; 4) and expectations
of travel. The data obtained from interviews and observation will
form the basis of the thesis, and may also be used in published
articles and/or book chapters, class lectures and public
presentations. Anonymity will be maintained for any participants who
wish it.

Putting a backpack in a large rice sack or
specially made nylon sack is a great way of not only tidying away the
handles, but also deterring potential thieves.

Got any travel tips for the Beetle?
Then e-mail them to: the
Beetle

The travel company part owned by Sir Bob
Geldof:

"http://www.deckchair.com/">deckchair.com/

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 "http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/legacy.html">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!!

If any Globetrotters member would like to start a
branch, whether it is in Aberdeen or Zanzibar, please see our FAQ or
contact Stuart Malcolm, the Branch Liaison Officer via our Website at
"http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/meetings/meet_faq.html">Meeting
FAQ

Branch Appeal:

Cleveland/Akron

If anyone would like to help start a branch of the
Globetrotters Club, please contact "branch@globetrotters.co.uk" HREF=
"mailto:branch@globetrotters.co.uk">Email our Branch Liaison
Officer as we have one other person in the area who is
interested, has a venue – and just needs come volunteers!

Chicago

We have one person all ready and raring to start a
branch in the Chicago area, but she really could do with some
support/assistance to help share the tasks. If you have some time,
love to travel, enjoy meeting new people, drop us a line and we can
pass your details to Ann. "mailto:branch@globetrotters.co.uk">Email our Branch Liaison
Officer