Hello all, time for a catch up and a chance to pass on some interesting articles and comments Ive received lately. In this edition you can read about the latest Globetrotters Club Travel Award winner, follow Mac through surviving travel emergencies and learn about life in Calabria, Italy. You can also see that the London…

Mark Kalch — Solo Crossing, on foot, of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mark was proudly born in Australia and has spent the last 12 or so years of his life working towards becoming a professional adventurer and explorer. Expeditions have taken him from Everest to North Africa, from Ethiopias Omo Valley to the mighty…

The lecture was again well attended with regulars turning up for this bi monthly major event and they were treated to yet more travel exploits to distant lands via the following very different talks:- · Latin America by bike: speaker Clive Parker detailed his cycle tour of Central and part of Latin America. This incredible…

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.

Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way. This time round hes enjoying How to Survive Travel Emergencies as written by Brad Tuttle, who asks What Should I Do When:- …I MISS MY FLIGHT ? Get to the airport right away and ask to be put…

My name is Marty Sturino and I am the creator of http://Calabrianlife.com a web site that is devoted to promoting travel to Calabria by telling human-interest stories about Life here in Calabria, Italy. I’m an American living in Calabria and write human-interest stories from my first hand experiences. Calabrianlife is bi-lingual English and Italian, offers…