This month we have:
1st. Janet Parsons – Palestine: Beyond the Wall
2nd Luke Ripley – Nil by Air: London to Sydney without flying
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Comments
2 responses to “Saturday, December 5th, 2020 (members)”
Comments in chat on the talk by Janet Parsons – Palestine: Beyond the Wall
01:24:27 Sarah Turner: I agree Ana, interesting talk
01:24:58 Nauplio Jardim: wonderful talking
01:25:51 Tracey Murray: agree. great talk
01:26:05 Pamela Davies-Ratcliffe: A very interesting presentation. Thank you Jan,
01:28:14 Keith MacIntosh: Thank you Jan, excellent talk and good memories. I’m anything but religious but the Dome of the Mount is a special place.
01:28:29 Ana M Estruch: or barrier to peace & understanding?
01:28:47 Jackie Smith: Thanks Jan – excellent talk
01:28:50 Ania Mudrewicz: great talk and photos ! thanks !!!
01:29:06 Yamina Bensalah: thank you!!!! wonderful insight!!!! thank you
01:29:38 Elizabeth Atkinson: An excellent talk … thank you!!
01:29:40 Dave Bowen: Excellent interesting talk Jan. What an experience. Thank you for sharing.
01:30:01 Rajesh Mehmi: very interesting Thank you
01:30:10 David Short: Thank you Jan. A wonderful and interesting talk.
01:30:13 Ana M Estruch: excellent talk, photographs, etc. I’m with you Jan, it is very difficult to understand & get a feeling without visiting. as they say travel broadens the mind
01:30:40 kay Fawsitt: Excellent talk Jan. Thank you
01:30:54 Svatka Hermanek: Thank you. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
01:31:16 John Godfray: Excellent talk: thank you very much. Took me back to my trip in 1966!
01:34:54 Linda Cox: A very good talk. Bettina Selby wrote an interesting book about Palestine.
01:35:56 Patricia Shorter: very interesting , thank you.
01:36:48 Steve Parry: Thank you Jan, excellent talk.
Comments in chat on the talk by Luke Ripley – Nil by Air: London to Sydney without flying
3:12:40 Dave Bowen: Great, interesting tour for us Luke. Thank you.
03:14:06 Steve Parry: Superb talk Luke. Do you have your own website for info on alternative travel?
03:15:13 Tracey Murray: brilliant talk Luke. thanks for letting us share your journey
03:15:24 David Short: Great talk, Luke.Whetting my appetite for getting travelling again ASAP.
03:15:41 Sarah McCarthy: very interesting
03:15:55 Patricia Wager: How long did the journey take and did you return the same way?
03:17:27 John Pannell: Excellent talk
03:18:27 Svatka Hermanek: Luke, you made me think of the book by Kevin Young: Slow Boats to China. Also re the TransSiberian: I would like to follow a route my Grandfather took after the 1st WW as as POW to Vladivostok via Taiga, Chita, Chichigar, Harbin. He kept a diary that I still have. Thank you for the encouragement (have you seen “The Transsiberian” with Ben Kingsley?)
03:18:38 Patricia Wager: Were there other passengers on the ship?
03:18:43 Will Linsdell: A classic journey, brilliant to hear about it.
03:19:20 Rosemary Brown: Fascinating talk Luke! Thank you.
03:20:18 Patricia Wager: Was it 13 days on board? With NO alcohol!
03:20:27 Rajesh Mehmi: thank you for sharing your experience, very interesting talk
03:21:12 BERYL O’DONNELL: Thank you both for the talks – very interesting.
03:21:41 Jayshree Patel: thanks Luke. Great talk!Have to leave meeting now.
03:21:44 Ana M Estruch: Brilliant talk – travelled Trans Siberian (trans Mongolian) Moscow – Beijing Dec 2018. Did 5 stopovers. Lovely to see the trip not in snow, although snow was magical.Now retired, slow train travel is marvellous way to travel
03:22:49 Steve Parry: There is a great book I read called ‘Eight Bells and Top Masts” by Christopher Lee. He joined one of the last tramp ships sailing to the far East as a junior officer. It details his adventures aboard and in port. He is such a good writer he later became a history professor. Well worth finding used.
03:22:50 Patricia Shorter: Yeah, thanks Paul.
03:22:51 David Shamash: The second talk was at least non controversial and harmless.
03:23:04 Jayshree Patel: Great Talk Luke. Thank you. Have to leave meeting now. Bye!
03:23:28 Philippa Joy: Many thanks Luke
03:23:42 Rosemary Brown: A super double act with Jan Parsons and Luke Ripley. Just what we needed. Thank you.
03:24:01 Sarah McCarthy: Yes 🙂
03:24:24 Steve Parry: Tramps ships pick up what cargo is available in port on spec without scheduling far ahead.
03:25:50 John and Ros Pickston: Fascinating talk Luke, especially the great insight into life on board a freighter. Many thanks John and Ros
03:27:04 Svatka Hermanek: Thanks, Luke.
03:27:37 Ania Mudrewicz: really interesting talk Luke, thanks !
03:29:55 Michael Round: Thank you, fantastic presentation
03:35:47 Patricia Wager: Thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon’s talks. Thanks to Jan and Luke and all at Globetrotters..
03:35:55 Hem Amin: Great talk Luke. Very informative
03:36:58 Doreen Tayler: c. thank you Luke.
03:42:05 Dave Bowen: Great afternoon with two very interesting ‘tours’ by two superb speakers. Thank you Jan and Luke. Also, thank you of course to Paul and Globetrotters for organising. Have a happy and safe festive period everyone and I look forward to January’s meeting.
03:47:51 Gerard O’Mara: Such an intersting meeting – many thanks to the speakers