Globetrotters: The Spunkiest, Funkiest Travel Club on Earth
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, January, 1999 by Paul Varmuza
"Dental floss is a must. If you've got dental floss, you can do anything."
That awesome pronouncement, imparted to me by a seasoned world voyager (and buttressed, naturally, with persuasive examples), is typical of the wit and wisdom in the air at a gathering of a hundred other highly experienced low-budget travelers in an austere Quaker meeting hall in central London. Amid the bustle and brashness of the West End's shops, theaters, and nightlife, a remarkable group meets down a quiet alleyway off St. Martin's Lane on the second Saturday of each month for two or three hours. Not only do they share expertise, experiences, and eminently practical tips (see above) but also simply and shamelessly wallow in wanderlust. Welcome to the Globetrotters Club, a British-based network with a chapter in Ontario, Canada, and more than a thousand members in the United States and some 40 ...