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.
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 themembers 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.
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.
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 themembers 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.
Saturday, August 13, 2022 any time after 1:30 p.m.
at Bruce Weber’s, 3 Oneida Ave. Algonquin Island.
Potluck: Bring some food and drinks to share
Pedicab, rowboat and canoe will be available.
Ferry to “Ward’s Island” leaves at 10:30, 11:30, 12:00 , 12:30, 13:30 (mask required) Get your tickets on-line and leave early (you can deposit your ‘stuff’ at Bruce’s house, take a walk around the island, or go to the beach).
We invite you to prepare a short presentation (20 pictures – 20 seconds each – see the attached info about Pecha Kucha format) and bring it on a memory stick. Any questions? – contact Svatka 416-503-2933
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka: hermaneks@yahoo.ca or Bruce: at bruceaweber@hotmail.com. Meetings and travel presentations are held on the 3rd Friday in January, March, May (4th Friday), September and November at 8.00 p.m. at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade ( corner of the Esplanade & Church St.) – two blocks east of the Union station. A public parking garage is at the foot of Church Street right next to the Old York Tower.
“On the Road Again” speakers: Hanna Bastiaansen and Kevin Jones
“Round the Horn of Africa” Speaker: David Redford
Hanna Bastiaansen and Kevin Jones
Over the years we have travelled far and wide not only to other countries, whilst starting the Chester Globetrotters Travel Group from 2009, but also in our faithful 1986 Syncro VW camper covering much of Europe and beyond, including Turkey and the former Eastern block countries right up to North Cape in the Norwegian arctic circle. After so many miles and with a two year restoration of the VW plus a two year Pandemic delay we are finally off to visit Europe again including the Hanseatic trading cities on our way to spend the Mid-Summer in Sweden, famous for its celebrations and historical significance for Europe … at least that was the plan … so what happened to us?
David Redford
A report of two visits to the Horn of Africa, in 2018 and 2019, taking in Addis Ababa, the new railway to Djibouti, Lac Assal, Harar in North Eastern Ethiopia and Hargeisa and Laas Gaal in Somaliland. Along the way are hand fed hyenas, a camel market, a cheetah sanctuary and the cultivation of Khat.
Doors open at 1pm for 1:30pm start until 4:00pm, 25-27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD. Entrance fee £4 (£3 Globetrotters members). We recommend you arrive early. For more info contact Hanna on 01244 383392 or Eve on 01606 301762
“Travels in my Yellow Parka” speaker: Brian Anderson
“Japan – Bowing to Tradition” Speaker: Jim Holmes
Brian Anderson
Is a photographer, adventurer & lecturer, has captured nature, travel and landscape images from trips to 60+ countries and territories in Europe, Africa, Asia, S America, and further afield into the South Pacific, Arctic, the Geographic North Pole and the remote Antarctic.
Funny anecdotes, amazing facts and illustrated with stunning images from Brian’s trips to cold places wearing his thick fleece and all weather parka.
We visit polar bears and walruses in the Arctic, to penguins in the Antarctic and snow monkeys in the mountains of Japan. A most entertaining and informative talk and not to be missed.
Brian lectures and runs courses at Adult Colleges and teaches Photography in Shropshire, Somerset, Cheshire and Wirral.
Jim Holmes
From the country that gave us ‘high tech’ it comes as a surprise to find that many aspects of Japanese society defy modernity. Farming with hand tools, villages of thatch and deeply held superstitious beliefs about foxes; there is much more to Japan than mega cities, volcanoes.
Travel with Jim through the unexpected sides of Japanese life and see how simple, handmade and contradictory it really can be. Jim Holmes lived in Japan for two years while working on photographic projects and this talk is his personal journey through Japanese life.
Jim is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a professional documentary photographer specializing in worldwide humanitarian and environmental assignments from his base in Chester. Jim lived in Asia for over 30 years, and has travelled to over 50 countries on his travels around the world.
Jim’s talks are unique, entertaining and informative, bringing together the best of his photographic career and the experiences his assignments have brought, all from some of the world’s most fascinating locations.
Doors open at 1pm for 1:30pm start until 4:00pm, 25-27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD. Entrance fee £4 (£3 Globetrotters members). We recommend you arrive early. For more info contact Hanna on 01244 383392 or Eve on 01606 301762
Chris lived in Germany from the late seventies to 1996. Chris was first in Munich and then I went to live in Berlin. After I came back to London I took members of the Hampstead Photographic Society on many visits and road trips around Germany.
Glieneke Bridge Berlin Germany
2nd: Rebecca Lowe – The Slow Road to Tehran
In July 2015, as the Syrian War raged and the refugee crisis reached its peak, Rebecca Lowe set off on her bicycle across the Middle East. Driven by a desire to challenge preconceptions about this long-misunderstood region, her 11,000km journey took her through Europe to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, the Gulf and finally to Iran.
This is Rebecca’s talk about an odyssey through landscapes and history that captured her heart (and her stomach), but one – plagued by punctures, fearsome heat, repressive police states and an obscene number of kebabs – which also frequently came close to defeating her.
Rebecca Lowe is a freelance journalist who specialises in human rights and the Middle East. Publications she has written for include the Guardian, BBC, Evening Standard, Independent, Huffington Post, Economist, Sunday Times Magazine, Daily Mail, and IranWire.
Rebecca’s book about her journey through the Middle East, The Slow Road to Tehran, was published in March 2022 by September Books in the UK and will be published in September 2022 by MVG Riva in Germany. She was previously the lead reporter at the International Bar Association, where she focused on human rights, and in 2018 she contributed to the adventure travel anthology The Kindness of Strangers: Travel Stories That Make Your Heart Grow. Rebecca is a Fellow at the Royal Geographical Society, and holds a BA in English from Cambridge University and an MA in Journalism from Stanford University.
Doors open at 14:00 GMT 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.
£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 themembers 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 catch up to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.
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