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Yes, you can now renew your membership or join the Globetrotters
Club on-line.

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Membership costs are as follows:

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The "http://www.dfat.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/TravelBulletins/tonga">Australian
High Commission currently advises that there is currently an epidemic
of the mosquito-borne disease Dengue Fever in Tonga on the main island
of Tongatapu. Anyone visiting Tonga is strongly advised to protect themselves
from mosquito bites at all times.

You do not want to catch Dengue Fever – see Ingrid
Style’s article in this e-newsletter about her Dengue Fever in Thailand.

Are you a UK resident, going on holiday in October or
November, but haven't decided where? Do you fancy letting us plan
it for you?

If you want a holiday with a difference then call us
on 023 80 712568 or email us at "mailto:iwthol@granadamedia.com">iwthol@granadamedia.com
for an application form.

Five galleries illustrate the history of the performing
arts in the UK. The collection includes displays on theatre, ballet, dance,
circus, puppetry, opera, musicals, rock and pop. There's usually a
daily workshop on performing arts subjects, such as pantomime and making
a play.

The museum is found in Russell Street, Covent Garden.

Open: Tue-Sun, 10:00-18:00.
Tube: Covent Garden
Enquiries: 020 7943 4700
Entrance: FREE admission for individuals.

The Pacific island of Guam is known for very high rates
of a degenerative disease that looks like motor neuron, Parkinson's
and dementia, but cannot be firmly identified as any of them. Researchers
believe that this higher than average incidence could be due to eating
a bat, also known as a flying fox. The flying foxes feed on seed containing
a chemical highly toxic to human brain cells. When humans eat the animals,
high levels of the chemical, which had accumulated in the bat tissues,
was passed on. Flying fox is a delicacy in many parts of the Pacific,
including Tonga, Vanuatu, New Caledonia.

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 "http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/meetings/meet_faq.html">Meeting
FAQ.

If you a planning an overland trip in west Africa, then
please note that the Nigerian Government has announced that it is closing
its borders with the Benin Republic with immediate effect due to an increase
in cross-border crime such as smuggling and human trafficking. The main
border crossing into Benin is not far from Nigeria's commercial capital
Lagos and it normally carries travellers and traders from Benin, Togo,
Ghana and beyond.

Travel Photographer of the Year is a new annual competition,
supported by major names in the photographic and travel industries, that
recognises and celebrates the very best travel photography.

Any photographer - amateur or professional - can enter
href="http://www.tpoty.com/tpoty.htm">TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER
OF THE YEAR (TPOTY) by submitting a portfolio of four images
in one, two or all three of the portfolio categories. There’s an
Image of the Year category as well and even a special award for those
aged 16 and under - the "http://www.tpoty.com/youngtpoty.htm">YOUNG TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER
OF THE YEAR. Entries close on September 14th 2003.

Under 30? 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!!