The BBC recently showed a programme outlining the results
of a viewer’s poll stating the top 50 things they thought everyone
should do in their life.
The top 5 things were as follows:
What would your top 5 things be? Write in and tell the
TrekAmerica has offered Globetrotters readers of this
e-newsletter a 10% Discount on all of their tours.
TrekAmerica offers a range of over 60 adventure camping,
lodging and walking tours in small groups (13 passengers maximum) in Canada,
the USA (incl. Alaska) and Mexico.
In 2004 we will also be offeringfamily tours and various
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To claim your discount, you need to book direct and
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call 0870 444 8735.
Globetrotters Marion Bull is having a photo exhibition
at the
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Horniman Centre in south London, opening 4th
October. The free exhibition depicts the dramatic landscape in and around
the plateau and the nomadic Tuareg herders, the Kel Djanti, who once inhabited
Tassili N'Ajjer, before they were driven out by drought.
There will also be a special concert of North African
Berber 'N' Rai music and dance to celebrate the opening of the
Sahara exhibition. With a fusion of traditional and modern Algerian music,
this exciting and energetic four-piece band is guaranteed to get you out
of your seats and up on your feet!
Sunday 5th Oct 2 - 2.45pm & 3 - 3.45pm. Free entrance.
The Thai authorities have announced their intention
to clear Bangkok’s streets of thousands of homeless people ahead
of a meeting of world leaders next month.
Where will they go? The Thai Prime Minister and officials
have said that some would be sent for vocational training at army camps
or shelters, and those suffering from psychiatric disorders would be taken
to hospital.
But the Beetle noticed a discrepancy in what is being
reported: “Arrested immigrant beggars will be deported, prostitutes
will be sent to rehabilitation centres and insane homeless will be sent
to mental hospitals,” said Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
“There are no excuses for being a vagabond,”
Bangkok’s Governor told The Bangkok Post. “Everybody must have
a place to live.”
Give them a chance to go back home first, then put (the
rest) together in one place and feed them from the state budget like my
previous operation against street dogs,” Mr Samak was quoted as saying
by The Nation.
Police in Colombia say that eight foreign tourists have
been kidnapped as they hiked near the Caribbean coast where a so-called
Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) sits in the jungle built by an indigenous civilisation
500 B.C. One British tourist has managed to escape, the remaining seven
tourists are from Israel, the UK, Germany and Spain. Thousands of troops
have been mobilised to search for them in the high mountains of the Sierra
Nevada, 750 kilometres (465 miles) north of the capital, Bogotá.
Most of Colombia's 3,000-odd kidnappings every year - that is one
every four hours - are carried out by FARC (Latin America's biggest
guerrilla group with 17,000 fighters) who use the ransom to fund their
39-year war on the state.
Globetrotters Tony wrote in to tell us about the Anglo-Paraguayan
Friendship Society he belongs to. He says that they hold some very enjoyable
social events throughout the year. If anyone is interested in attending,
they can contact Lotte Pigram, Anglo-Paraguayan Society, 93 Kingsfield
Rd, Watford, Herts WD19 4TP, tel: 01923-246274 or e-mail Lotte on:
"mailto:lottepigram@hotmail.com">lottepigram@hotmail.com
If you are into airplanes, then this is the place for
you: Britain's National Museum of aviation features over 70 full-sized
aircraft including a unique collection of British, German and Italian
planes.
The Museum also houses a flight simulator, 'Touch
and Try' Jet Provost Trainer and Sunderland Flying Boat 'walk
through' experience.
Address: Grahame Park Way, NW9.
Open: Daily, 1000-1800
Tube: Colindale Rail: Mill Hill Broadway.
Enquiries: 020 8205 2266 Entrance: FREE.
According to the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, Bolivia is undergoing a period of social unrest. Since the start
of the year there have been a number of fatalities. Roads are blockaded
from time to time. You should avoid demonstrations at all times and should
not attempt to pass through or go around roadblocks. Strikes and other
civil actions can occur at any time and can disrupt transport locally
or nationally.
Blockades intensified in mid-September and continue.
Road traffic across the Altiplano from La Paz westwards, in particular
up to Lake Titicaca, the Peruvian border, Oruro, and the Chilean border
is subject to blockades or disruption at any time. La Paz to the Yungas
is equally affected. Visitors are advised not to travel in these areas.
Sorata has particular problems.
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