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Welcome to eNewsletter January 2011…Happy New Year to you all
Hello all, A new year edges out of the wintery days and we have a raft of articles, news & anecdotes to recount for you… Hot off the press – introducing the Globetrotters Club new President John Pilkington 🙂 John arrived at the London branch December meeting, expecting to renew a number of friendships &…
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December meeting news from the London branch
John Pilkington – A stroll through the axis of evil – Lebanon, Syria, Iraq & Iran Photographer, documentary maker, traveller but above all brilliant lecturer on his travels around this wonderful world of ours and in doing so gave an excellent, entertaining slide show on his latest trip. “A Stroll Through The Axis Of Evil” …
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Welcome to eNewsletter November 2010
Hello all, November’s edition see’s us gathering some global miles/kilometres as we catch up on our world of travel. As you can see we have the return of Mac to enjoy, feedback on Doreen Tayler…the club’s travel award winning BBC guest speaker and highlight’s from London’s latest branch meeting. A good solid travelling starting to…
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November meeting news from the London branch
Denise Heywood – A Cambodian Odyssey Part 2 Denise returned to the London branch and focused on one of her many Cambodian passions the role of dance & its cultural impact on the country’s history. Starting at Angkor Wat intricate temples and moving up through the ages to Pol Pot’s regime, Denise led us knowledgeably…
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Meeting news from the Chester branch by Hanna & Angela
Hello to you all Saturday 27th of November is our next meeting and again and we have two fabulous talks lined up for that day, the first one is by Don and Eve, who have spent time travelling through the outback in Australia. They will have lots of information on the “must see” list and…
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Meeting news from the Ontario branch
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. The Ontario branch meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March, May, September and November. Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street in downtown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.
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Write in (1)…More from Doreen Tayler & In the footsteps of Kim
Not only did Doreen enjoy her Globetrotters’ travel award part funded trip earlier this year, she also gained herself an interview on national UK radio J As part of BBC Radio 4’s Excess Baggage show, http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/excessbag, Doreen was interviewed by John McCarthy & for 15 minutes, where she recalled her adventures around India as she…
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Write in (3)…The Global Scavenger Hunt by Pamela Finmark
“Wanted: The World’s Greatest Travelers To Compete in Around-the-World Travel Adventure Competition” SANTA MONICA, CA 2 November 2010 Looking for all would-be Magellan’s, promising Indiana Jones-types, adventurous Nellie Bly hopefuls, and Phileas Fogg contenders! The annual around the world travel adventure competition known as The Global Scavenger Hunt, that will begin April 15th taking participating…
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Write in (2)…Three things about Mac
Via an email from R. Dale Anderberg, Mac came up with these answers to some interesting questions about the life he’s enjoyed so far. Just a bit of harmless fun but it does help to explain our American friend The Ant A. Three names I go by: Billy (when young) Macsan (Japan) Your Excellency B.…
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News in the world of travel
The latest Travellerspoint.com newsletter is available at http://www.travellerspoint.com/signup.cfm From the BBC and the strange story of the mysterious 1958 Welsh world hitchhiker – http://www.bbc.co.uk And a reply from http://www.dailypost.co.uk Again from the BBC re the perils of expeditions to less exposed destinations – http://news.bbc.co.uk
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