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Have you ever wanted to present a travel programme? Do
you see yourself as a budding Judith Chalmers or Michael Palin? Or, do
you just have a passion for the Island of Ireland? If the answer to any
of the above questions is yes, then this is the challenge for you.

We’re on the lookout for two friends to front Ireland’s
first ever online ‘travelmentary’, filming daily reports on the trip of
a lifetime for thousands of Internet users. A camera crew will follow
the lucky winners as they are chauffeured around Ireland in their very
own Tourism Ireland luxury ‘taxi’ and given the chance to win up to
г10,000.

To enter, just send a one-minute video clip of you and
a friend explaining why you should be chosen to enjoy the Taxi
Challenge. For further details on the challenge and how to enter visit www.tourismireland.com/taxi

So, find a friend, get out your video cameras and send
us a one-minute clip telling us why you should front the Taxi
Challenge.

Remember all you have to do is visit www.tourismireland.com/taxi

John from London wrote in to share some information
about getting to London Stansted airport. He says:

I share your frustrations about the cost and
unreliability of the train service to Stansted, but do you know about
the National Express bus service from Stratford BR/Underground station?

It costs £7 single and £12 for a
return, (a saving of £2), it leaves every half an hour, even
during the night and takes 45 minutes because it’s only a spit from
Stratford to the M11.

For more information, see: National
Express.

Pieces of a man’s body including the right leg, part of
the spine and a hip, struck a garage roof of the home in South Floral
Park, New York, before landing in the backyard are believed to have
fallen from the wheel well of a South African Airways passenger plane
bound for New York’s Kennedy Airport. A US customs inspector discovered
the rest of the man’s body after Flight 203 landed in New York from
Johannesburg. A South African Airways spokeswoman said it appeared to
have been a stowaway attempt and that the plane had stopped in Dakar,
Senegal, on its way to New York. During the flight, Smith said the
pilot felt more “vibrating sensations and heard pounding, but
nothing appeared wrong with the plane.”

86 mainly teenage migrants from Ecuador and Peru, have
been found by Costa Rican officials adrift in their packed boat for
three days. They sent a message in a bottle saying: ‘Please Help Us’.
It is believed that the group were abandoned by people smugglers when
the vessel got into trouble. The smugglers stripped the boat of radio
and communication equipment when they left it. The bottle, and the SOS
message it contained, was found by local fishermen who alerted
officials. The group was hoping to reach Guatemala, from where they
wanted to cross the border to Mexico, according to a spokesperson for
Costa Rica’s public security ministry.

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!!

If any Globetrotters member would like to start a
branch, whether it is in Aberdeen or Zanzibar, please see our FAQ or
contact our Branch Liaison Officer via our Website at Meeting
FAQ.

The
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all
travel to Aceh except for those involved in post-tsunami humanitarian
and reconstruction work under the auspices of a recognised aid
organisation that has a security plan approved by the Indonesian
authorities to ensure the safety and security of its personnel. Parts
of Aceh remain affected by a long running internal conflict with the
possibility of armed clashes. An aid worker was shot and injured while
travelling at night in West Aceh on 23 June. Relief agencies should
check the local security advice of the UN Office for Crisis and
Humanitarian Affairs in Banda Aceh.

We advise against travel to some parts of Maluku,
especially Ambon, and some parts of Central Sulawesi, which are
experiencing civilian unrest. At least 22 people were killed in a bomb
attack in Central Sulawesi on Saturday 28 May.

There remains a high threat from terrorism in
Indonesia. We continue to receive reports that terrorists in Indonesia
are planning further attacks on Westerners and Western interests.
Attacks could occur at any time, anywhere in Indonesia and are likely
to be directed against locations and buildings frequented by
foreigners.

The Indonesian Police are on a state of high alert in
Jakarta, and have deployed additional personnel around the city,
including additional security arrangements for embassies.

Terrorists have shown in previous attacks, like the
attack on the Australian Embassy, the Marriott Hotel, Jakarta and the
Bali bombings, that they have the means and the motivation to carry out
successful attacks.

Penalties for illegal drug importation and use are
severe and can include the death penalty.

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

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Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts

1. Peace agreement signed May 26, 2004.

Sources: Centre for Defense
Information, www.cdi.org,
Project Ploughshares, www.ploughshares.ca
, and news sources.