Vacation Dreams

Category: members online meetings

  • Saturday, September 4th, 2021  (members)

    This month we have: (get tickets)

    Thanks to everyone that made it to the Church of Scotland Hall, we have had no reports of cases and the carbon dioxide levels in the hall remained near normal levels, between 400-500 ppm, so the ventilation in the hall was good.

    Speaking this month had:

    1st Jan Parsons – From the North Cape to the Mediterranean

    2nd Two mini talks

    Svatka Hermanek – Why Uruguay

    Eric Hayman – Lesotho

    We had problems with zoom dropping out with Erics talk and will revisit this in the future.

    See the meeting page for details.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, September 4th, 2021

    The zoom meeting opens at 13:30 with the talks starting 14:00 GMT (London time), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

    You only need one ticket per screen, not one for each person watching or attending.

    For forthcoming meetings we have

    • a suggested donation £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.
    • a donation of £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 catch up to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.
    • We hope to run this meeting as a hybrid in person event from the Church of Scotland and will be following the same procedures as the west end theatres.

  • Saturday, July 3rd, 2021  (members)

    This month we have: (get tickets)

    Speaking this month at 2pm we have:

    1st Kamila Raihane – The Gambia- A taste of kindness, history and nature

    2nd Rosemary J Brown – THE REFUGEE SAGA: My journey beyond the headlines

    See the meeting page for details.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, July 3rd, 2021

    The zoom meeting opens at 13:30 with the talks starting 14:00 GMT (London time), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • Saturday, June 12, 2021  (members)

    This month we have: (get tickets)

    Speaking this month at 2pm we have:

    1st EmmaLucy Cole – Two years with the Tarrabin Bedouin in Sinai


    2nd Madison Plantier – The Karst Kingdom: On the Landscapes of Southwestern China

    See the meeting page for details.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, June 12, 2021

    The zoom meeting opens at 13:30 with the talks starting 14:00 GMT (London time), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

    You only need one ticket per screen, not one for each person watching or attending.

    For forthcoming meetings we have

    • a suggested donation £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.
    • We also have a limited number free tickets for members who have been financially affected by Covid-19
    • a donation of £5-6 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 catch up to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders. (Members can also watch the previous online talks)

  • Saturday, May 8, 2021  (members)

    This month we have: (get tickets)

    Speaking this month at 2pm we have:

    1st Andrew P Sykes – a cycling adventures from Europe’s geographical south to its northernmost point.


    2nd Molly Wilderspin-Jones and Simon Brown – Journeys with a Green Heart

    See the meeting page for details.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, May 8th, 2021

    The zoom meeting opens at 13:30 with the talks starting 14:00 BST (London time see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

    You only need one ticket per screen, not one for each person watching or attending.

    For forthcoming meetings we have

    • a suggested donation £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.
    • We also have a limited number free tickets for members who have been financially affected by Covid-19
    • a donation of £5-6 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 all the 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 previous online talks)

  • Saturday, April 10, 2021  (members)

    Speaking this month we had:

    1st Paulo Seth – Cycling the pilgrim routes.


    2nd Alexandra Bradford – Travels in Central Asia.

  • Saturday, March 6, 2021  (members)

    This month we have:

    Speaking this month we had:

    1st Matt Nixon – Type 2, Take 2: The Mongol100

    2nd Simon Finnamore – Panamá – 12 Days of  Christmas 2019 /2020

    See the meeting page for details.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, March 6, 2021

    The zoom meeting opens at 13:30 with the talks starting 14:00 GMT (London time), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • Saturday, February 6, 2021  (members)

    Speaking this month we have:

    1st: Simon Banks – What’s the plural of paradise? Malawi, UK & Aotearoa.

    2nd: Mark Hadley – Morocco: fast and slow

    See the meeting page for details.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, February 6, 2021

    The zoom meeting opens at 13:30 with the talks starting 14:00 GMT (London time), please arrive early so we can deal with any issues with joining.

  • Saturday, January 9, 2021  (members)

    This month we have: (get tickets)

    1st. Som Tamang – Take on Nepal.


    2nd. Dan Evans – Simplicity, Serenity and Sincerity across the world

    See the meeting page for details.

    You only need one ticket per screen, not one for each person watching or attending.

    Date & Time:

    Saturday, January 9, 2021

    Time 1 pm (UK time)

    For forthcoming meetings we have

    • a suggested donation £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.
    • We also have a limited number free tickets for members who have been financially affected by Covid-19
    • a donation of £5-6 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 catch up to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders. (Members can also watch the previous online talks)

  • Saturday, December 5th, 2020  (members)

    This month we have:

    1st. Janet Parsons – Palestine: Beyond the Wall


    2nd Luke Ripley – Nil by Air: London to Sydney without flying

    See the meeting page for details.

    Donations

    • Online meetings are run by the London branch on a mutual non profit basis, all donations are used for the online meetings and the benefit of members and accounted separately from the London Meetings.
    • We have a suggested donation £2-3 for members to help with our costs.
    • If you had problems at eventbrite you can donate with the link below via paypal.
    • Donations help us run the meetings and attract speakers to give their time.
  • Saturday, November 7, 2020  (members)

    This month we have:

    AGM: The clubs AGM starts at 12:30 pm (card carrying members only),

    Speaking this month at 2pm we have:

    1st. Paul Gillingham – Across Spain the Roman Way, At a Snail’s Pace.


    2nd: Alan Palmer – In Search of ‘Attaland

    See the meeting page for details.

    Donations

    • Online meetings are run by the London branch on a mutual non profit basis, all donations are used for the online meetings and the benefit of members and accounted separately from the London Meetings.
    • We have a suggested donation £2-3 for members to help with our costs.
    • If you had problems at eventbrite you can donate with the link below via paypal.
    • Donations help us run the meetings and attract speakers to give their time.