Vacation Dreams

Category: members online meetings

  • London Meeting, Saturday, June 10, 2023  (members)

    Speaking in June we have :

    1st: Candy Whittome – Wars, words and (cycle)ways: Cycling at 60

    https://youtu.be/q1iPmjGrrOk

    2nd: Adam Weymouth – Kings of the Yukon

    https://youtu.be/wcHBdpJI59c


    Date & Time: Saturday, May 13, 2023

    Doors open at 14:00 BST in London. (TBC)

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:15 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 BST (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please join early so we can deal with any issues with joining, if you have issues please try updating your zoom client first, we are very limited in what we can do once the meeting has started.

  • London Meeting, Saturday, May 13, 2023 (members)

    Speaking in May we have :

    1st: Alexis Parrinder-Nicholls – Travelling with music: The power of music to navigate difficult situations and bring people together

    https://youtu.be/7xPnbEwQD3U

    If you would like to join Alexis’s email list, click here.

    2nd: Sharon Cunningham – Miss Honeyjam’s Mid-Life Cycle

    https://youtu.be/nQ2AOYCe7Mc

    Admission costs in advance:

    • £3 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
    • £6 for non-members. (save 50% if you join at this meeting)
    • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    Please reserve seats in the hall in advance as this speeds up entry at the meeting and allows us to plan staffing, we may charge more for unreserved tickets

    For in person tickets at the hall:

    For members online tickets:

    The members Eventbrite promo code is: MHWZ23T76M

    Date & Time: Saturday, May 13, 2023

    Doors open at 14:15 BST in London. (TBC)

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:15 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 BST (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please join early so we can deal with any issues with joining, if you have issues please try updating your zoom client first, we are very limited in what we can do once the meeting has started.

  • London Meeting, Saturday, April 1st, 2023  (members)

    Speaking in April we had :

    1st: Nick Fielding – Tracing the Atkinsons: On horseback in Central Asia and Siberia.

    https://youtu.be/04RTpMgElSU

    2nd: Rosemary Alexander- Alternative Italy

    https://youtu.be/LtNeSo0oz3M


    Admission costs in advance:

    • £3 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
    • £6 for non-members. (save 50% if you join at this meeting)
    • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    Please reserve seats in the hall in advance as this speeds up entry at the meeting and allows us to plan staffing, we may charge more for unreserved tickets

    Date & Time: April 1st, 2023

    Doors open at 14:00 BST in London.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 BST (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • London Meeting, Saturday, March 4th, 2023  (members)

    Speaking in March we had :

    1st: Gill Suttle – Scorched Earth: Bedouin if the Syrian Desert.

    https://youtu.be/ftvVfdpRC4Q

    2nd: Chris Burrows – My Berlin

    https://youtu.be/hIqY7CnjtfQ


    Date & Time: February 4th, 2023

    Doors open at 14:00 GMT in London.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 GMT (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • London Meeting, Saturday, February 4th, 2023  (members)

    Speaking in February we had :

    1st: Noel Perry – Travels in a Van called Speedbump

    https://youtu.be/Uk6m664uCTI


    2nd: Jeanie Copland – Interrailing with my granddaughter.

    https://youtu.be/nuADJSIuYcU


    Admission costs in advance:

    • £3 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
    • £6 for non-members. (save 50% if you join at this meeting)
    • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    Please reserve seats in the hall in advance as this speeds up entry at the meeting and allows us to plan staffing, we may charge more for unreserved tickets

    For in person tickets at the hall:

    For members online tickets:

    Date & Time: February 4th, 2023

    Doors open at 14:00 GMT in London.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 GMT (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • London Meeting, Saturday, January 7, 2023  (members)

    Speaking in January we had:

    • Sheila Robinson – Georgia and Armenia

    https://youtu.be/Ykei6DtiQLI

    • Justyna Hellebrand – Seven Weddings Around the World in Under a Year

    https://youtu.be/X3Dsa3ka_Kw

    By tradition we follow this meeting with a New Year Party post-meeting, as there is a train strike on this day, please complete this survey so we can gauge party attendance.


    Admission costs in advance:

    • £3 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
    • £6 for non-members. (save 50% if you join at this meeting)
    • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    Please reserve seats in the hall in advance as this speeds up entry at the meeting and allows us to plan staffing, we may charge more for unreserved tickets

    Date & Time: Saturday, January 7, 2023

    Doors open at 14:00 GMT in London.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30-14:45 GMT (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • London/Online Meeting, with two travel talks, December 3rd, 2022  (members)

    Speaking in December we have:

    1st Doreen Tayler – Curious Christmas Customs


    2nd Matt Bishop and Reece Gilkes, the sidecar guys – Siberia.


    Date & Time:

    Saturday, November 5th, 2022

    Doors open at 14:00 GMT in London.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    Last month meeting was very successful, the hall is well ventilated and we had no cases following the meeting.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30 GMT (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • London/Online, Saturday, November 5th, 2022  (members)

    First:

    • The clubs AGM starts at 12:00 pm (card carrying members only), then at 2.30 pm the meeting begins.

    Then speaking this month we have:

    • 1st Christopher Forse – Thirty Years of Travel in China.
    • Anthony Britton – Motorcycling to Greece via Montenegro and Albania – August 2022.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, November 5th, 2022

    Doors open at 14:00 GMT in London.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    Last month meeting was very successful, the hall is well ventilated and we had no cases following the meeting.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30 GMT (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

    For forthcoming meetings we have

    • £3 for members to cover our costs. Members will be emailed a ticket code link allowing access to this option or you can access it from the members area.
    • £6 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 recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    For in person Tickets at the hall:

    For members online tickets:

  • London/Online, Saturday, October 1st, 2022  (members)

    Speaking this month we had:

    • 1st: David Redford – Horn of Africa ( “Round the Horn”).

    https://youtu.be/qjCQHvEQaoc

    2nd: Tharik Hussain – Looking for Muslim Europe

    https://youtu.be/Hh8nnuGMdfw

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, October 1st, 2022

    Doors open at 14:00 BST in London, a condition of entry is proof of vaccination or a COVID lateral flow test within 48 hours or a positive PCR within 90 days having completed any required isolation, the easiest way of showing this is with the NHS Covid Pass which lets you show your COVID-19 status in a secure way. We will be carrying out temperature checks and asking visitors to confirm they do not have any symptoms on arrival.

    We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participates via zoom.

    Last month meeting was very successful, the hall is well ventilated and we had no cases following the meeting.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30 GMT (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.


  • London/Online, Saturday, September 3, 2022  (members)

    Speaking this month we have:

    • Russell Maddicks – Ecuador’s other Galápagos
    • 2nd Rebecca Lowe – The Slow Road to Tehran

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, September 3, 2022

    Doors open at 14:00 BST in London, a condition of entry is proof of vaccination or a COVID lateral flow test within 48 hours or a positive PCR within 90 days having completed any required isolation, the easiest way of showing this is with the NHS Covid Pass which lets you show your COVID-19 status in a secure way. We will be carrying out temperature checks and asking visitors to confirm they do not have any symptoms on arrival.

    We would ask that anyone with symptoms or who needs to isolate participates via zoom.

    Last month meeting was very successful, the hall is well ventilated and we had no cases following the meeting.

    The zoom meeting opens at 14:00 with the talks starting 14:30 GMT (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

    For forthcoming meetings we have

    • £3 for members to cover our costs. Members will be emailed a ticket code link allowing access to this option or you can access it from the members area.
    • £6 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 recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

    For in person Tickets at the hall:

    For members online tickets: