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Meeting news from the Ontario, Canada branch
Ontario meetings are held at 8.00pm on the third Friday of January, March, May (4th Friday), September and November, at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade, in downtown Toronto. Everyone welcome especially visiting travellers 🙂 For more information contact Svatka Hermanek at hermanek@yahoo.ca, Bruce Weber at bruceaweber@hotmail.com / on tel. 416 203-0911 or Paul Webb…
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November meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Jacqui at the lectern, we had two contrasting talks geographically & politically:- Andrea Orban and Laurence West – An independent canter through Libya. Andrea & Laurence spent four years living & working in Libya, right up to the point that the recent overthrow of Gaddafi & his regime engulfed the country and this talk…
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Welcome to eNewsletter December 2011
Hello all, A bumper edition to savour – make sure you leave plenty of time to enjoy this eNewsletter, in between the many festivities that you might be enjoying 🙂 Included this month is:- a stunning article by Jennifer Barclay on her new life on a Greek island ! Jennifer has spoken previously at the…
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Write in (December 2011)…the travel world of Mac
This time round Mac answers my request about other travel clubs that might have a similar ethos to Globetrotters 🙂 www.bootsnall.com – online travel guide, trip planning resource, and network for the independent traveller Women Traveling Together – membership organization specializing in small group travel for women. Also offers assistance in locating travel companions. Camper…
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November meeting news from the Chester, UK branch by Hanna, Angela & Eve
Hi The Ant, It was great to actually meet you on your meeting [Note from The Ant…Hannah & partner joined us the November London branch meeting], we enjoyed it all immensely and have told everyone about in our meeting. We had a good turnout this time, about 40 people all in all and 35 paying…
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December meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Dan at the lectern, we had two surprisingly entertaining & different speakers who both spoke about quite new subjects:- James Willcox – Impressions of Afghanistan. A more exotic travel adventurer than most, James ended up working as a travel guide in Afghanistan, after falling in love with the country on overland trip via Pakistan…
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Welcome to eNewsletter … October 2011…
Hello all, Autumn in the northern hemisphere is a time of change for many of us and 2011 is proving to be as busy as ever. Despite difficult economic & political times for many, independent travellers are still venturing forth and then coming home to relate their adventures! Within this edition you can hear how…
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September meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Jeanie Copland at the lectern, the London branch started into its new season with two contrasting speakers:- Mary Kinipple – ‘Tapestry & Tibet’: First time speaker Mary showed how travel influenced & developed her professional career as a craft weaver. Whilst Mary was always interested in textiles & design, it took an independent journey…
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October meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Simon Banks at the lectern, the London branch was introduced to two new speakers:- First to entertain us, on a country that is often in the news for negative reasons was Russell Maddicks who spoke about Exploring Venezuela: A Land of Natural Wonders. Russell highlighted how much variation in the country can be enjoyed…from stunning geographies, complex…
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November meeting news from the Chester, UK branch by Hanna, Angela & Eve
Hello to everyone again, It is 2 years ago this coming meeting that we started the Chester Branch of Globetrotters!!! (Happy Birthday & congratulations – The Ant J) We would like to send you an early reminder again for our next meeting of Globetrotters, which will be on Saturday the 19th of November in the Grosvenor Museum…
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