Anna Manning & Howard Jennings – Christmas in the Caribbean with a tandem The talk covers two Christmas periods spent in the Caribbean with our tandem. The first was 2022/23 in Barbados and the second was 2023/24 in Martinique and Guadeloupe
lan O’Neill – India — Street Life Ian spent many weeks travelling around the northern states of India, where he’s been lucky to meet many people who work hard to survive, but always with a smile on their faces
Doors open at 1 pm for 1:30 pm start until 4:00 pm Entrance fee £5 (£4 Globetrotters members*) refreshments included (cash only) info@chesterglobetrotters.com – www.chesterglobetrotters.com
1st: Christopher Forse – Fifty years of Travel in South East Asia
Five decades of travel through an exotic land of beautiful landscapes, beautiful cultures, beautiful people and tragic recent histories.
Chris Forse, a former resident of Hong Kong, describes his five decades of travel through the exotic landscapes and cultures of this beautiful part of the world, where until quite recently only five countries (The Philippines, Thailand. Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia) were open to foreign travellers. He has hiked in jungles in Thailand, taken boats deep into Borneo and down the Mekong River in Laos, crossed tragic Cambodia by bus, and travelled overland through Sumatra and Java to exotic Bali. He was among the first to travel to Vietnam on an individual visa, later to explore Burma/Myanmar, a land that time forgot. As in his talk on Thirty Years of Travel in China, he witnessed the enormous changes that economic development (and mass tourism) has brought, for good or ill.
2nd: Jacqui Trotter – – Homegoing: Part 4
Jacqui will be talking about travelling in 2019 back to Australia through Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand.
Vietnam was a delight. Cambodia was fascinating and visiting Angkor Wat was a long-held dream! Thailand was a great place to take stock, play tourist and still visit places I had not been before.
Going home was something I had done many times before but this time was different – it would be my home for the next five years (and still is) and the world of travel would not be quite the same for any of us ever again.
Date & Time: [meetingdate]
Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive before 14:45 and switch your phone to “do not disturb” or silent.
We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.
Admission costs:
£7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.
Date & Time: [meetingdate]
Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.
2025 Globetrotters Wall Calendar – Last chance to grab the presale offer..
Calendar 2025 Front Cover
This year’s 2024 wall calendar features thirteen stunning images from this year’s calendar competition, all taken by club members, with the calendar running from January 2024 to January 2025.
Last chance to grab the presale offer! Act fast before it ends!
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Order your 2024 Globetrotters Club Calendar at the bargain price of £4 (& postage) to collect or sent directly to you or another address.
The pre-order will be closing soon, and this will be a limited print-run, so to avoid disappointment order yours today.
Order now to collect at the London meeting, or to send to other friends and family around the world.
We are pleased to announce that our 2025 Calendar is now available for pre-order.
Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to have their photography included in the 2025 calendar. We have truly been blown away by the entries.
Every member will receive a free calendar in the post, but we have extras available at a great sale price.
* Postage and packing is at cost and just 75p in the UK and 2.20 worldwide.
The pre-order is now live.
This will be a limited print run, so to avoid disappointment, order yours today.
We are pleased to showcase the final five winners below (images provided below).
September 2025 – Eagle Hunter, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, by Fiona Churchill.
October 2025 – Snake Charmer at Makli Necropolis, Sindh, Pakistan, by Alan Palmer.
November 2025 – Great Wall of China near Beijing, China, by Peter Payne.
December 2025 – Gentoo Penguins, Falkland Islands, by Tony Rye.
January 2026 – Eisberg near Deception Island, Antarctica, by Karsten Ilsemann.
September 2025 – Eagle Hunter, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, by Fiona Churchill.October 2025 – Snake Charmer at Makli Necropolis, Sindh, Pakistan, by Alan Palmer.November 2025 – Great Wall of China near Beijing, China, by Peter Payne.December 2025 – Gentoo Penguins, Falkland Islands, by Tony Rye.January 2026 – Eisberg near Deception Island, Antarctica, by Karsten Ilsemann.
Daniel Rowland – A motorbike trip along the Pamir Highway, exploring the Stans
Pam Davies-Ratcliffe – A holiday to Ethiopia to explore the countryside & meet its people
Doors open at 1pm for 1:30pm start until 4:00pm Entrance fee £5 (£4 Globetrotters members*) refreshments included (cash only) info@chesterglobetrotters.com – www.chesterglobetrotters.com
We are pleased to announce that our 2025 Calendar is now available for pre-order.
Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to have their photography included in the 2025 calendar. We have truly been blown away by the entries.
Every member will receive a free calendar in the post, but we have extras available at a great sale price.
We are pleased to announce that our 2025 Calendar is now available for pre-order.
Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to have your photography included in the 2025 calendar, we have truly been blown away by the entries.
Why not Join or Renew your membership and get a calendar for free, we have extras available at a great sale price, and they make great Christmas presents.
Every member will receive a free calendar in the post but we have extras available at a great sale price, they make great Christmas presents.
The pre-order is now live, and this will be a limited print run, so to avoid disappointment order yours today.
We are pleased to showcase the first four winners below (images provided below) we will announce the other winners in the coming days
January 2025 – Niagara Rainbow, Niagara Falls, Canada/USA, by David Short.
February 2025 – Kalash Girls from the Bumburet Valley, Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, by Rosemary J. Brown.
March 2025 – Gorilla, Democratic Republic of the Congo, by Linda Fox.
April 2025 – Les Eclaireurs ‘Lighthouse at the End of the World,’ Beagle Channel, Argentina, by Sarah Webb.
January 2025 – Niagara Rainbow, Niagara Falls, Canada/USA, by David Short.February 2025 – Kalash Girls from the Bumburet Valley, Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, by Rosemary J. Brown.March 2025 – Gorilla, Democratic Republic of the Congo, by Linda Fox.April 2025 – Les Eclaireurs ‘Lighthouse at the End of the World,’ Beagle Channel, Argentina, by Sarah Webb.
Every member will receive a free calendar in the post but we have extras available at a great sale price, they make great Christmas presents.
1st: Anthony Britton: A summer 2024 road trip to the Aegean, via the Carpathians and the Black Sea.
In June 2024, Anthony and Julia set off on a long round road trip to Eastern Europe. They explored their Polish roots, visited World Heritage sites in Romania, discovered what King Charles likes about the Carpathians and trailed the Black Sea coast to the Aegean. They met families who remember the Cold War and those whose livelihoods are threatened by climate change.
2nd: Simon Johnson – Cycling a Camino Route by Accident
Exploring the Longest Spanish Pilgrimage Route
Join Simon Johnson as he shares his captivating journey of cycling a thousand kilometers solo along the Camino de Santiago’s southern route—from Seville to Santiago de Compostela. With no prior experience in long-distance cycling or any detailed planning, Simon embarked on this unexpected adventure, filled with challenges, surprises, and moments of self-discovery.
In this talk, Simon will recount his mishaps, lessons learned, and the unique joys of cycling through Spain’s diverse landscapes, historic towns, and spiritual pathways. Discover how the combination of the Camino’s rich cultural heritage and the spontaneity of unplanned travel turned his journey into a deeply rewarding experience. Whether you’re a cyclist, a Camino enthusiast, or simply curious about adventure travel, this talk will inspire you to embrace the unexpected and take on your own journey—on two wheels or otherwise.
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Date & Time: [meetingdate]
Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive before 14:45 and switch your phone to “do not disturb” or silent.
We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.
Admission costs:
£7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.
Date & Time: [meetingdate]
Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.
