Speaking this month:
1st. Michał Siarek – Macedonia – The Land of Alexander
2nd. Andy Browning – Following in Family Footsteps.
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October 3rd Online Meeting (members)
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London Meeting Saturday, September 5, 2020-Now Online.
This meeting has moved online due to restrictions around Covid-19
Speaking this month we have:
1st. Jacqui Trotter – The Stans
Jacqui Trotter talks about her journey overland back home from London to Australia via the five stans: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
2nd. Gavin Boyter – Run the orient
Armed with a toilet trowel and a converted Mazda Bongo called Roxy, self-styled ‘ordinary’ ultrarunner, Gavin Boyter, embarks on his latest long-distance challenge: to run the 3400km from Paris to Istanbul along the route of the world’s most illustrious railway journey, the Orient Express.
And, despite work on Roxy having hampered his training programme, Gavin remains undeterred and plans to run through eight countries, to cross 180 rivers and to ascend 16,500 metres, through forests, mountains, plains and major cities – aided all the way by temperamental mapping technology and the ever encouraging support of his girlfriend, Aradhna.
En route, Gavin will pass through urban edgelands and breathtaking scenery, battlefields and private estates, industrial plants and abandoned villages, and on through a drawn-back Iron Curtain where the East meets West. He will encounter packs of snarling, feral dogs, wild boar, menacing cows, and a herd of hundreds of deer. But he will also meet many fascinating characters, including a German, leg-slapping masseuse, music-loving Austrian farmers, middle-class Romanians, itinerant Romanies, stoic soldiers, and boisterous Turks.
However, confined to the cramped conditions of Roxy, and each other’s company, Gavin and Aradhna’s journey is not only a test of the endurance and stamina required to put in the hard miles, but of their relationship, too. After all, if they can survive this challenge, they can survive anything. But will Gavin’s legs make it all the way to Istanbul, where he has planned a special surprise for Aradhna?
Born in Edinburgh in 1970, Gavin Boyter studied Philosophy and English Literature at Edinburgh University. He later studied at Sheffield where he gained a master’s degree in Film and TV Drama. Gavin has been a writer ever since he could hold a pen. In 2015, he wrote and directed the romantic comedy film, Sparks and Embers, starring Kris Marshall and Annelise Hesme.
He has written numerous screenplays, including the psychological thriller Nitrate (with Guy Ducker). He recently completed his first novel, Elena in Exile, a crime story about a Romanian single mother adrift in London’s colourful, and sometimes dangerous, Soho. An occasional runner until his midthirties, Gavin only became serious about covering long distances when he ran his first ever race – the 2005 London Marathon! His first book Downhill From Here: Running From John O’Groats To Land’s End was published in 2017.
3rd. Jon Lord – ‘Africa’s Forgotten Pearl’
What is it we can learn from a blind singer on the River Nile, Coffee with Pygmies or a lion with a limp? Bumping down the dusty tracks of a remote corner of Uganda in an old 4×4, Jon explores the motivations into why we travel and how our sense of perspective and attitude to risk changes. After lots of unexpected discoveries and near misses with large wildlife, Jon discovers that there is a lot more to Uganda than just its checkered past – truly a hidden gem and one for the bucket list.
Join is an Adventure Coach and Co Founder Latitude Adventures Ltd – www.latitude-adventures.com
The talk by Brian Anderson – Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has been rescheduled to December
You only need one ticket per screen, not one for each person watching or attending.
For forthcoming meetings we have
- a suggested donation £2 for members to help with our costs. Members will be emailed a ticket code link allowing access to this option or you can access it from the members area.
- a donation of £5 for non-members, non-members may join the club for £12 per year and get this and future meetings at members rate for £12, members can also watch the 3 previous online talks, members also receive Globe our members magazine and our annual members calendar, why not join and enter your pictures.
- a catch up to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders. (Members can also watch the 3 previous online talks)
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TORONTO GT’S PICNIC TORONTO ISLAND, August 30, 2020
Everyone Welcome “TRAVEL” with TORONTO GT’S.
The TORONTO GT’S are extremely happy to let you know that our annual picnic is held on Sunday, August 30, 2020 on Algonquin Island (Bruce Weber’s front yard).
TORONTO GT’S PICNIC TORONTO ISLAND
Sun., Aug. 30; 2:30 p.m. at 3 Oneida Ave., Toronto Island
Happy Summer. And at last the flood waters are receding! Come on to the Picnic at my place–3 Oneida Ave., Toronto Island. Pot luck-manageable items. Help me to get the rowboat and canoe into the water.
at Bruce Weber’s, 3 Oneida Ave.
- Algonquin Island. Take the ferry to “Ward’s Island”
- (Get your tickets on-line to avoid line ups.)
- Pedicab, rowboat, canoe available.
- Potluck: manageable items. Picnic 2017
- …Anna’s world quiz
The ferry to Ward’s Island leaves the city at 1:30 (12:30, 2:30). Bring a swim suit if you want to go to the beach. The lake is quite warm due to many hot spells we have had this summer.
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka: hermaneks@yahoo.ca or Bruce: at bruceaweber@hotmail.com. Meetings and travel presentations are held on the 3rd Friday in January, March, May (4th Friday), September and November at 8.00 p.m. at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade ( corner of the Esplanade & Church St.) – two blocks east of the Union station. A public parking garage is at the foot of Church Street right next to the Old York Tower.
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September 5th Online Meeting (members)
Speaking this month we have:
1st. Jacqui Trotter – The Stans
Jacqui Trotter talks about her journey overland back home from London to Australia via the five stans: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
2nd. Gavin Boyter – Run the orient
Armed with a toilet trowel and a converted Mazda Bongo called Roxy, self-styled ‘ordinary’ ultrarunner, Gavin Boyter, embarks on his latest long-distance challenge: to run the 3400km from Paris to Istanbul along the route of the world’s most illustrious railway journey, the Orient Express.
3rd. Jon Lord – ‘Africa’s Forgotten Pearl’
What is it we can learn from a blind singer on the River Nile, Coffee with Pygmies or a lion with a limp? Bumping down the dusty tracks of a remote corner of Uganda in an old 4×4, Jon explores the motivations into why we travel and how our sense of perspective and attitude to risk changes. After lots of unexpected discoveries and near misses with large wildlife, Jon discovers that there is a lot more to Uganda than just its checkered past – truly a hidden gem and one for the bucket list.
Join is an Adventure Coach and Co Founder Latitude Adventures Ltd – www.latitude-adventures.com
The talk by Brian Anderson – Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has been rescheduled to December
You only need one ticket per screen, not one for each person watching or attending.
For forthcoming meetings we have
- a suggested donation £2 for members to help with our costs. Members will be emailed a ticket code link allowing access to this option or you can access it from the members area.
- a donation of £5 for non-members, non-members may join the club for £12 per year and get this and future meetings at members rate for £12, members can also watch the 3 previous online talks, members also receive Globe our members magazine and our annual members calendar, why not join and enter your pictures.
- a catch up to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders. (Members can also watch the 3 previous online talks)
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August 1st Online Meeting (members)
This is a special online meeting for August 2020 to replace the ones that should have happened around the world.
This month we had two speakers:
First Speaker: David Harden – A journey through Northern Pakistan.
David Harden shares his travels off the beaten track, up remote hidden valleys and across high passes in this region. The talk will take in the landscapes, people and culture in this unique part of the world.A break of 20 minutes.
Second Speaker: Ewa Leś – Spirit of the Karkonosze mountains
The meeting will take place in zoom, if there is a large demand we will also stream the meeting.
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Globe 2020 Spring/Summer
Globe 2020 Spring/Summer To download the PDF to print or save to your computer, phone or tablet, click the button below.
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Greetings Globetrotters!
I hope you are well in these somewhat surreal and unprecedented times and that wherever you are in the world, you’ve been able to keep the travel spirit alive for when we can hit the road again and explore the globe once more.
We’ve taken our meetings online these last couple of months (as have many other clubs) and have more of the same planned, so make sure you catch up with the recordings if you missed them live.
Articles this issue feature Francesca Jaggs’ travels in India just before lockdown, David Redford in Odessa last May and an extract from Sam McManus’ Lebanon blog with a special members’ discount for some of his forthcoming trips.
There’s the first call for photos for the 2021 Club Calendar – I’m sure you’ve got some great images in your archives or did you get some new, amazing shots in isolated places? I look forward to seeing those pictures!
Gavin (editor@globetrotters.co.uk)
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Chester Meetings, Saturday 19th of September -Postponed
Globetrotters in Chester
Our September meeting has been cancelled, the Grosvenor Museum is not opening the auditorium yet and we have to see what the future holds.
As usual we had 2 great talks planned, the first one about ‘Vietnam and Textiles’ by Dr Brenda Rewhorn and the second talk was going to be by Andy Fletcher, either ‘Russia’ or ‘Nepal’. It is such a shame we can’t get together yet, enjoy the travel stories and meet up!
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May 9th Online Meeting (members)
We have now booked speakers for online meetings for June, July and August 2020 to replace the ones that should have happened around the world.
For June 2020 we have two speakers of around 40 minutes, you will have to provide your own tea and biscuits.
You only need one ticket per screen, not one for each person watching or attending.
For forthcoming meetings we have
We had 3 talks this month:
You can watch the talks below.
First Speaker: Will Linsdell – Eastern Europe Train Tours.
Second Speaker: Alicia Colson – Exploring the pictograph sites (rock art) of Northwestern Ontario in Central Canada.
Third Speaker: Vineet Vijh – Lhasa to Kathmandu by Road
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July 4th Online Meeting (members)
We have now booked speakers for online meetings for June, July and August 2020 to replace the ones that should have happened around the world.
For July 2020 we have two or three speakers of around 40 minutes, you will have to provide your own tea and biscuits.
We had 3 talks this month.
First Speaker: Anna Hughes – Adventuring without flying
Last summer long-distance cyclist Anna Hughes cycled the length of France from Dieppe to Nice, joining the Club de Cinglés du Ventoux along the way by riding up each of Mont Ventoux’s ascents in one day.
Second Speaker: Keith MacIntosh FRGS – ‘Back to Bamyan: a return to Afghanistan’
Four years after winning the first Marathon of Afghanistan, Keith returned to help organise the 2019 version, visiting Kabul and the Panjshir valley before heading to the beautiful Bamyan valley and the stunning waters of Band-e Amir.
Third Speaker: Jane Harries – Marathon des Sables
A short talk on the importance of attitude using Jane’s time doing the Marathon des Sables in the Moroccan “Sahara”.
Postponed due to technical issues with Keynote in Zoom:
Jacqui Trotter – The Stans
Jacqui Trotter talks about her journey overland back home from London to Australia via the five stans: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. -
TORONTO GTs meeting postponed until further notice
Dear globetrotting friends,
You have probably guessed already – sadly, the March meeting that was postponed till May and then till June 19th is again postponed until further notice.Unfortunately, many travel plans have also been either cancelled or postponed.
I was going to drive out west and have a family reunion in Canmore (in time between Western and Canadian orienteering championships), but everything has been moved to next year. No visitors from abroad….
However, all my friends, family and myself are healthy and still active as much as we can.I dream about travel, and I am sure you too.Take care – I hope to have better news next time, and perhaps by August non-residents will be able to visit Toronto Ward’s Island and we’ll be able to have a picnic in Bruce’s garden.
Svatka Hermanek (on behalf of Bruce Weber who is alive and kicking, but doesn’t have the updated mailing list