Weird iCal when travelling?

Hi all,
Have had a quick scan of the forum with no answers, so hoping someone might be able to help me.
In the last couple of months I've travelled around the world with my MacBookPro, with latest updates on Tiger - I had a great time!
However, something weird happened between London and New York - certain events in certain calendars moved themselves back a day!
Now, in answer to the questions you are going to ask - I didn't have time zone checked. I did tend to update the time via Time and Date System Preference where we went.
All is not lost, as I have a backup from before I left on my G5 (thankfully), but just wondering if there is a way to fix this issue, or if I should go back to my archived calendar? Also, what should I do/have done to prevent this problem from occuring again?
Thanks for your hopeful input.
Cheers....Justin.
G5 2ghz and MBP 1.87   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

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