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Write in (1) …A large Glass of Red by Tony Annis
What a night, such a night, a night out a couple of days before a big party at my daughter’s, to celebrate her returning to see friends and family, as she now lives with hers in China. A small café bar by the border of Belgium and France called “A Mou Morel”, at 15 Rue…
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Write in (3) in response to a talk given by Sarah Outen at the London branch
All – Committee member Jacqui Trotter received this kind email from charity Arthritis Research UK, following on a from a talk by sailing adventurer Sarah Outen at the London branch. After being entertained so well, the audience contributed to an ad-hoc collection that has been well received by Arthritis Research UK 🙂 The Ant Dear…
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Write in (2)…the travel world of Mac
This time round I thought I’d have a little look around about Mac in the internet world and I’ve found these two articles that might interest you…so have a read and get to know more about our intrepid US based contributor 🙂 http://triciagoyer.blogspot.com http://www.washingtonpost.com
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Welcome to eNewsletter May 2011…
Hello all, Time for a catch up from busy London 🙂 We’ve had Easter, a Royal wedding and a very pleasant spring all arrive since I last wrote…and now as I walk about, I can realise I can hear so many voices & accents from further afield. I’m so lucky to live and work in…
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February meeting news from the London branch
Mark Kalch – Solo Crossing, on foot, of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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March meeting news from the London branch
For an extra busy London branch meeting (courtesy of Jacqui’s superb organising efforts with the speakers recently me thinks) we had two contrasting & excellent speakers:- John Gimlette – Wild Coast Travels on South America’s Untamed Edge. Returning favourite John talked about travelling through the three Guyanas of north east South America…Guyana, Suriname & French…
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Meeting news from the Chester branch by Hanna & Angela
First of all we would like to thank everyone for a great turnout in January, it helps us greatly and gives us all new energy to continue! Saturday the 19th of March is slowly getting closer and it looks set to be a great meeting again with two fantastic speakers and the usual refreshments in…
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Meeting news from the Ontario branch
Tentative future presentations: Friday 18 March – Paraguay by Neal De Florio / Argentina by Eduardo Barnett Friday 27 May – Egypt and Jordan by Jay Wopperer and Linda For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce: bruceaweber@hotmail.com / tel. 416-203-0911 or Anna: annadohler@hotmail.com. The Ontario branch meetings are held on the third Friday of…
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Write in (1)…Portobello Gold by Tony Annis
Portobello Gold…party celebrating Mike Bell’s 26th year as Landlord !! Gaz Mayall and the, eight piece, Trojans trying to set up in a space that a three-piece combo would find small! So like a jigsaw being slowly put together it took about forty five minutes to set up, as each musician emptied their instrument cases…
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Write in (3)…Follow up to "A guide to adventure cycling, as reviewed by The Ant"
If you can remember back to January’s edition I announced the following competition, after reviewing TrailBlazer’s latest book – A guide to adventure travelling by Stephen Lord. My prize winning question was:-Competition time – the first person who can tell me who first cycled round the world & when, then they can have my review…
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