1. Angola: Luanda
2. Cyprus: Nicosia
3. Laos: Vientiane
4. Nepal: Kathmandu
5. South Korea: Seoul
· 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?
Win a Frommer’s guidebook on Amsterdam 2003.
See www.frommers.com for info on
Frommer’s guidebooks.
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.
The winner of last month's Moon Guide on Fiji is
Eileen Hobson.
1. A beer has the same name as the river that gave
its name to Amsterdam – what is it?
2. What is the currency used in Amsterdam?
"TEXT" name="q2">3. What is the name of Amsterdam’s airport?
4. What is the first name of the young girl who hid
from Nazis during WW2 and wrote a diary?
5. Which Dutch painter committed suicide in 1890 at
the age of 37 and has a museum named after him in Amsterdam?
Your Name:
Your e-mail address:
"submit"> Here’s a little Beetle quiz based on capital cities.
See how many you get right! Go on, have a guess!
What is the capital city of the following countries:
For the answers, see at the end of the e-newsletter.
A woman was killed by a great white shark while swimming
with sea lions at Avala Beach, between Los Angeles and San Francisco in
California. This is the first attack in almost ten years. Four lifeguards
tried to save her life, but the 50-year-old was declared dead upon reaching
the shore. The shark had bitten her left leg, severing her femoral artery.
The area is known to be populated by sharks but they usually only attack
humans if confused, said a shark specialist interviewed by the San Francisco
Chronicle. 'If you are wearing a wetsuit and fins and you are swimming
with sea lions you are doing a clumsy job of imitating shark food,'
he said.
Music, ballet, plays and recitals, comedy and children’s
theatre and so much more! If you’re near Palermo the first 2 weeks of
September, stop by and get a feel for the Sicilian summer! Enjoy an evening
of entertainment in a magnificent piazza while savouring a cool gelato!
http://www.commune.palermo.it
Building work on a national Holocaust memorial in the German
capital, Berlin, has begun. The memorial is being built in the centre
of the city, close to the Brandenburg Gate and near the bunker where Adolf
Hitler committed suicide in 1945. The monument should be completed by
May 2005 - in time for the 60th anniversary of the end of the World War
Two.
September 27th is World Tourism Day. Tourists lodging in
Bologna will receive a passport listing all services and advantages: discounts
to museums, restaurants, bars, pubs, local transportation and unusual
guided tours. http://www.commune.bologna.it
Can you help David and his wife and two young children
who are planning to travel to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the US, Canada
and Africa. Can anyone give him some advice on work permits? David's
wife is an occupational therapist. Also can anyone give David some advice
on travelling with young children? If you can help, please contact David
on:
The Beetle would like to hear from anyone who has dived
at Madang, Tufi or Walinde as she is planning a trip there at Christmas.
Please e-mail the Beetle: 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:
"http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/mutual/mutaid.html">Mutual Aid
Need to convert currency?
Take a look at
"http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/converter.html">The Globetrotters
Currency Converter — to get the exchange rates for 164 currencies
or
"http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/trav_cheatsheet.html">The Globetrotters
Currency Cheat Sheet — to create and print a currency converter
table for your next trip.
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