Vacation Dreams

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  • Write in (2)…the travel world of Mac

    This time round Mac lists the “Top 25 Places to Live by Seasoned Travelers”.

    I’m not entirely sure of Mac’s source or criteria but it is very interesting range of locations…see what you think – maybe you have stories to tell of these locations 🙂 The Ant

    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Bolgatanga, Ghana
    • Boquete, Panama
    • Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Cusco, Peru
    • Fiji
    • Goa, India
    • Hampi, India
    • Iquito, Peru
    • Kathmandu, Nepal
    • Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
    • Lome, Togo
    • Luang Prabang, Laos
    • Montañitas, Ecuador
    • Medellin, Colombia
    • Mendoza, Argentina
    • Nanyuki, Kenya
    • Pohkara, Nepal
    • Riga, Latvia
    • San Cristobal las Casas, Mexico
    • Sihanoukville, Cambodia
    • Ulam Batar – Mongolia
    • Sosua, Dominican Republic
    • Xela, Guatemala
    • Awasa, Ethiopia
    • Cape, Coast Ghana

  • World travel news October 2011

    Spotted by Matt Doughty on the BBC:-

    • ** Veg oil truck makes world journey **A truck rescued from the scrap heap is about to complete a round-the-world journey – powered by waste vegetable oil.Read more details athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/uk-england-dorset-14804297
    • Spotted also by Matt Doughty – the latest news about the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowships…
      http://www.wcmt.org.uk/latest-news/
    • ·Greetings from Bike the Earth:-
      Dear GlobetrottersWonderful to get your news as we are in mid Australia on BIKE THE EARTH – www.biketheearth.net   (Please check out at least the first page of our website).We have done 3500 km, connecting communities, inspiring initiatives, on ABC Television, on the radio, and in the media, with some great testimonials for the work we are

      Warm wishes for the Christmas season!

      Regards
      Chris Le Breton
      lebreton1@gmail.com

  • GT Travel Award

    In case you have not heard, the club has recently announced two new winners of the GT Travel Award over the summer:-

    • Hilary Clark – “…with her Beyond Tango trip, which she’ll taking in Argentina from April to May next year.  My adventure starts in Buenos Aires to learn more about the history of tango…”
    • Nick Hunt – “…exploration is in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor…Nick will be setting of in December for a year…across Europe from Holland to Istanbul.”

      • Both Hilary & Nick will return from their travels and recount their adventures to the London branch at some point in the future.  We wish them every success…

      What is the award ?

      Are you inspired by all this talk of travel ?

      Are you ready for you own independent adventure ?

      Or do you know someone who could benefit from a helping hand into the wider world ?

      Each year the club offers up to two £1,000 awards to give out for the best independent travel plan, as judged by the club’s Committee.

      The deadline to receive applications for the next award is 31 October 2011.

      See the legacy page on the club’s web site for more details, where you can review previous winners’ trips and/or apply with your plans for a totally independent, travel trip.

      If your idea catches our eye we’ll take a closer look at what you’re proposing and give you feedback & maybe a helping hand on your journey of a lifetime !!

  • World travel news August 2011

    Spotted by Matt Doughty on TravelMole:-

    “New York named as ‘endangered destination’. 

    You might be wondering what New York, Riga in Latvia, the island of Madagascar and Beijing’s historic hutongs have in common, but they are all on an endangered destinations lists.”  Read more at http://www.travelmole.com

    Received by The Ant from Avalon Travel Publishing:-

    “Avalon Travel has released the eBook editions of Moon Fiji and Moon Tahiti, the leading travel guidebooks to the South Pacific. They are now available in the Kindle store at Amazon, in the Nook store at Barnesandnoble.com, on the Kobo at Borders, on iTunes for the Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and at the Sony Reader store.”  Read more at http://www.akgmag.com

    From Matt Doughty again via the BBC:-

    ** Pair in 14-day isle hop challenge **.  Two men from Edinburgh are aiming to visit as many Scottish islands as they can in the space of two weeks.  Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk

     

  • Write in (4)…Portobelloland by Tony Annis

    Long term, active traveller & member Tony has come up with a novel idea – a web site giving an insiders’ point of view on his native Portobello home & surroundings in London !  Those who know Tony, realise that it won’t be the bland, safe view of London that is presented officially…it’s aiming to be a fully-fledged experience of what is worth enjoying, whether you’re a local or a visitor 🙂

    Tony has used his experience in TV & socialising to come up with a different perspective on how show what London life could be about and what is worth making an effort to seek out.

    Tony’s web site can be found at http://www.portobelloland.co.uk/ – browse away & send him your feedback, questions & comments…he’s waiting to hear from you 🙂

  • GT Travel Award

    Are you inspired by all this talk of travel ?

    Are you ready for you own independent adventure?

    Or do you know someone who could benefit from a helping hand into the wider world?

    What is the award ?

    Each year the club offers up to two £1,000 awards to give out for the best independent travel plan, as judged by the club’s Committee.

    The deadline to receive applications for the next award is 31 October 2011.

    See the legacy page on the club’s web site for more details, where you can review previous winners’ trips and/or apply with your plans for a totally independent, travel trip.

    If your idea catches our eye we’ll take a closer look at what you’re proposing and give you feedback & maybe a helping hand on your journey of a lifetime!!

  • Write in (2)…the travel world of Mac

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    This time round Mac discusses movies that could inspire you or him to go travelling:-

    1. Outsourced (India) – see what happens when a US company outsources an entire department to India.

    2. The Motorcycle Diaries (in Spanish I think with subtitles)…a dreamy, reflective view of Che Guevara’s formative travels across South America

    3. Into the Wild – Its what most backpackers dream of doing and directed by Sean Penn

    4. Under the Tuscan Sun – Hollywood’s take on Frances Mayes 1996 novel

    5. Slumdog Millionaire What it is like to live in India, from the ground up, in the modern world…

    6. Lost In Translation…with Bill Murray clashing cultures in Japan

    7. Eurotrip – Makes you want to buy a one way ticket to see Europe from a graduate’s perspective…

    8. Shanghai Kiss – After watching it you will want

    to see China, again from a cross cultural graduate point of view.

    9. City of God – Stories of life from very different perspectives in Rio De Janeiro  Brazil

    10. The Beach – set in Thailand, staring Leonardo Di Caprio

    Whilst some are certainly down to personal choice, I suspect Mac has thrown enough thoughts into the proverbial hat, so that we can come up with our own ideas.  What do you think – are Mac’s choices rotten tomatoes or Oscar winners ?  Which films would you chose instead ?

    The Ant


  • Greetings from Bike the Earth:-

    Dear Globetrotters

    Wonderful to get your news as we are in mid Australia on BIKE THE EARTH – www.biketheearth.net   (Please check out at least the first page of our website).

    We have done 3500 km, connecting communities, inspiring initiatives, on ABC Television, on the radio, and in the media, with some great testimonials for the work we are doing!

    Warm wishes for the Christmas season!

    Regards

    Chris Le Breton

    lebreton1@gmail.com

  • GT Travel Award

    Are you inspired by all this talk of travel ?

    Are you ready for you own independent adventure ?

    Or do you know someone who could benefit from a helping hand into the wider world ?

    What is the award ?

    Each year the club offers up to two £1,000 awards to give out for the best independent travel plan, as judged by the club’s Committee.

    The deadline to receive applications for the next award is 31 October 2011, as the May award is about to close.

    See the legacy page on the club’s web site for more details, where you can review previous winners’ trips and/or apply with your plans for a totally independent, travel trip.

    If your idea catches our eye we’ll take a closer look at what you’re proposing and give you feedback & maybe a helping hand on your journey of a lifetime !!

     

  • World travel news May 2011

    • From Matt Doughty via the BBC…** Peru welcomes back Inca artefacts **Peru gives a grandiose welcome to hundreds of Inca artefacts returned by Yale University, nearly a century after they were taken from the lost city of Machu Picchu.Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/world-latin-america-12916162
    • From Paul Roberts about Lois Pryce, a well regarded traveller & speaker who has entertained the London branch previously…”…[here are the details of] our Adventure Travel Film Festival that we’re holding in June down in Devon…

      Hopefully see you sometime soon,

      Lois
      www.loisontheloose.com – motorcycle miss-adventures
      www.reverbnation.com/thejolenes – red-hot rockin’ bluegrass!
      www.adventuretravelfilmfestival.com – movies to make you hit the road!”

    • From Matt Doughty…** Sony photographer prize announced **Argentinean photographer Alejandro Chaskielberg is the Sony world photographer of the year, it is announced.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/entertainment-arts-13213796
    • Greetings from Bike the Earth:-Dear GlobetrottersWonderful to get your news as we are in mid Australia on BIKE THE EARTH . (Please check out at least the first page of our website).We have done 3500 km, connecting communities, inspiring initiatives, on ABC Television, on the radio, and in the media, with some great testimonials for the work we are doing!

      Warm wishes for the Christmas season!

      Regards
      Chris Le Breton
      lebreton1@gmail.com