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Travel Tips

Frank from Alabama says that he uses Velcro on his trouser pockets.

He also carries a wallet in his back pocket. It contains two dollars, that is two one dollar bills, between them he has newspapers cut to same size everything in a plastic bag.

In the bag he has Swiss Blue, a chemical, when it comes into contact with hands etc. it turns a very bright blue/purple. It will ruin clothing and anything else that it touches.

Nothing too good for the thieves is his motto!

Got any travel tips for the Beetle? Then e-mail them to:Beetle@globetrotters.co.uk

MEETING NEWS

Meeting news from our branches around the world.

Ontario:

Meetings are held onthe third Friday of January, March, May, September and November.Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street indowntown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.

Best Beach in the World

Best beach in the world (2) has to be the Whitsundays off Queensland. The pale white sand is so pure there that it squeaks between your toes. To get there, you can take a boat from Cairns, Airlie Beach or even Brisbane.

Do you have a brain the size of the planet? Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show

Be a contestant for a new TV quiz show

Does your knowledge span the globe? If you fancy yourself as a modern-day Marco Polo, and have the geographical, cultural and scientific knowledge it will take to get around the world, then Emma at Meridian TV wants to hear from you!

She is working on an exciting new quiz show and is scouring the planet for the person who knows most about our planet. Could it be you? The Beetle has already taken part in a pilot, and sadly has to report that she was not the winner – but it is a lot of fun and you get to meet some really interesting people – and the TV crew are quite nice too! It's a great opportunity!

If you have global general knowledge, think you could be the 8th wonder of the world, live in the UK and would like to take part, then please contact Emma by e-mail on thomase@meridiantv.com or call on 02380 712 118.

Stop Press: £1,000 Travel Award

Under 24? 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 seeour 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!!

London:

Jason Lewis, spoke about his human powered journey to circumnavigate the globe, starting by pedalling across the Atlantic from the UK to Florida, in a specially designed boat, then across the USA, via roller blades and bicycle. TheX360 project is currently in Hawaii after pedalling across the Pacific whilst Jason raises sponsorship to continue the journey.

John Pilkington , radio presenter and broadcaster, spoke about his millennium journey, long planned, along the “Royal Road of the Incas”, which stretched 1,700 miles from Quito to Cuzco. John had many experiences along the way and made some surprising discoveries about both the Inca civilisation and modern Peru. (For talks, books and expedition updates visithttp://www.pilk.net

Next on May 5 it's Marion Bull, Into print – Images from Alaska to Zanzibar, Marion a freelance press photographer and travel writer will show a range of her pictures and Gina Corrigan, The Miau of South West China, Gina is a photographer/traveller who runs specialist textile tours to China.

Should be a good one!!

London meetings are held at The Church of Scotland, Crown Court, behind the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden at 2.30pm the first Saturday of each month.

Fave Websites of the Month

Ever wondered where pastry chefs for the QE2 are recruited? Have a look at:http://www.hcareers.com/ This site shows jobs in the travel, tourism and leisure sector.

A late recommendation iswww.ktc.com/~blodwen which is run by the founder of the Globetrotters Club back in 1945. Norman now recommends people to take independent bicycle trips around the world. Have a look at his site! He is happy to give independent and impartial advice on bicycle trips.

New York:

April's meeting was cancelled due to Passover and Easter.

Next, on May 5th, we have Bob Fisher. He is a contributing Editor to both Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online and Magazine and is a former Editor for Fodors. Bob is also an expert on Japan and Hong Kong.
He will be speaking on both those topics and will be talking about getting work as a travel writer. He should know, he takes seminars on travel writing!

We're looking forward to it!

New York meetings are held at The Wings Theater, 154 Christopher Street (btw Greenwich St and Washington St), to the right of Crunch Fitness, in the Archive on the first Saturday of each month at 3.30pm.

Mutual Aid

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:Mutual Aid