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February meeting news from the London branch
A very busy February meeting (and catch up in The Sun public house afterwards) saw the 120 plus audience entertained & informed by two very enthusiastic & knowledgeable speakers. Both were new to the club but by listening to the number of questions and the general chat afterwards I think Anita & Odette went down…
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January meeting news & picture from the Chester branch by Hanna & Angela
The meeting in the Governor Museum was very well attended by over 50 people making this, the second and most successful so far, of the bi-monthly talks organised by the Chester branch of the Globetrotters Travel Club. This Saturday, 30th January, there were two talks. The first was about the popular holiday destination of Croatia…
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Meeting news from Ontario
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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After years of participating wholeheartedly in the rat-race, raising children, seeing them off to university and contemplating another 20 odd years of ploughing the same 9-5 furrow, the opportunity to escape seemed too good to miss. Susanne and I had embarked on the adventure of acquiring a holiday villa in Spain some 7 years earlier…
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Welcome to eNewsletter December 2009
Hello all, Welcome to the final eNewsletter for 2009 As I’ve sat putting this edition together, it struck me that there’s quite a lot to tell you about – from headline news, to busy branch meetings and through to the regular features. It’s good to have a steady stream of news & events to talk…
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November & December’s meeting news from the London branch
November’s very entertaining speakers were:- Mark Smith — “The Man in Seat61”. Mark worked in various roles within the rail industry for many years and started his own website www.seat61.com as a hobby – it has proved so successful that it has now become a full time job ! The website aims to help people…
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November meeting news from the Chester branch
Saturday the 14th November saw the first meeting of the Chester Globetrotters Club now held bi-monthly at the Grosvenor Museum on Saturday afternoons. After introducing the benefits of the society, Kevin Brackley, from Globetrotters London branch [and the club’s organising committee], related his exploits in Laos and his travel by local transport to visit some…
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Meeting news from Ontario
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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After enjoying a number of different writers listing out their Top Ten Writer’s Read in recent editions of the Geographical magazine, http://www.geographical.co.uk, I thought I’d attempt my own list. Most are travel orientated and most have been reread more than a few times J I’m not sure whether there’s any other common themes – probably…
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feedback & comments from eNewsletter readers, as told to The Ant Dear Sir, I read the article by Tony Annis and was impressed by its information and astute observations about cycle touring in New Zealand. Just one or two points. By far the best guide to cycling in New Zealand is a local, reasonably-priced, guide…
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