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Archive for January, 2008
Globetrotters Travel Award - update
Monday, January 28th, 2008Our 4th Legacy winner, Katie Fahrland, will leave the UK on Thursday, 31st January, for the first leg of her journey to Bamako city. She plans to take a pinasse downriver to Segou to participate in the Festival sur le Niger, a celebration of West African music and arts “seeing the colour of African dance, film, crafts and music bursting to life in front of me - (meeting) Burkinabes, Senegalais, Maliens, Ivoriens, Guineens, Ghaneens - all the people and nationalities of this wonderful West African world”.
Katie will return to the UK on 14th February. We look forward to her reporting back to us - in person, via an article in the Globe magazine and, of course, her illustrated talk to Globies - to be planned soon after her return. We hope she travels safely and has a wonderful trip.
A member of Globetrotters Club ? Interested in a £1,000 travel award ? Know someone who is ? We have up to £1,000 to award twice a year for the best submitted independent travel plan.
See the 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, as the next Legacy deadline will be April 30th, 2008 !!
Mac says…
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Regular contributor Mac had some thoughts on travel signs that he has seen or heard off during his lifetime and thought you might like to share a smile or two !
- Not to step on any crocodile whilst barefoot
- No ugly or spotty children to frequent the pool
- In Denmark in hotel where the Queen was to stay they took down warning sign on their elevator which read I Fart (think if meant the elevator is in motion) as they thought the Queen might be offended.
- Simla, India - spitting on the road is an offensive punishable up to 50 rupees under HPMC… an Indian was urinating next to the sign !
- Coffee House in India - If convenient please speak slowly
- Puri India - Gods Blessings of Lord Jagahnath with hearty offerings. All offerings to Lord are free income tax.”
Mac goes on to reveal that “I will be 84 next month and because of health problems about the only travelling I do now is to the bathroom several times a night. I enjoy reading of others travel adventures however.”
Feel free to reach Mac at macsan400@yahoo.com with any stories…
Fav websites
Monday, January 28th, 2008Spotted by Paul Roberts:- -
Know Your Riyals from Your Kwatcha
Monday, January 28th, 2008Need to convert currency?
Take a look at The Globetrotters Currency Converter - get the exchange rates for 164 currencies The Globetrotters Currency Cheat Sheet - create and print a currency converter table for your next trip.
Have you got a tale to tell?
Monday, January 28th, 2008If 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. Travel Sized Bites