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Meeting news from the Chester branch by Hanna & Angela
The meeting of Chester Globetrotters on the 22nd of May was again well attended and we had two very interesting speakers on that day. First Barbara Dickinson spoke about Kiev in Ukraine, she told us about the impressive buildings and squares of the city where people parade and get together. Barbara visits Kiev on a…
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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 (June 2010)
I am currently working with Wigwam Press to promote Due South, a reportage of the worldÂ’s first helicopter flight from the North to the South Poles, documented with images taken by award-winning photographer Joanna Vestey who accompanied/co-piloted the helicopter alongside her husband, famed adventurer Steve Brooks, on the AmericaÂ’s length of the journey (from Alaska…
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Mac says
Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way J This time round heÂ’s reflecting on some books he might want to check out from the library and keep his…
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Write in (2) June 2010
Hi All, Apologies for this mass email, but can I appeal for your help? Imagine you are in the cheese department of Harrods and you want to buy some cheese, something that shouts out quality, class and tradition, which of the following names would you go for ? Dales Finest Dales Deluxe Dales Regent Dales…
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Write for the eNewsletter
If you enjoy writing & travelling, why not write for the free Globetrotters eNewsletter ! The Ant would love to hear from you: your travel stories, anecdotes, jokes, questions, hints and tips, or your hometown or somewhere of special interest to you. Over 14,000 people currently subscribe to the Globetrotter eNewsletter. Email The Ant at…
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Web sites to muse about travel to:-
Web sites to muse about travel to From Paul Roberts about the World City Music Village festival – http://www.culturalco-operation.org/ From Sally Roberts at Undiscovered Alps – http://www.undiscoveredalps.com/ From Matt Doughty about a possible destination in Africa – http://www.tembovillage.com/ From the BBC about the Dervish – http://news.bbc.co.uk/
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Write in (1)…A Step back in time by Doreen Tayler part 2
Member and Globetrotters Club travel award winner in 2009, Doreen Tayler recounts the second half of her journey of a lifetime…to follow in the footsteps of Kim, Rudyard Kipling’s most famous character. Enjoy her very readable writing and be inspired to submit your own proposal for the 2010 award The Ant To recap: Kim set…
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Welcome to eNewsletter May 2010
Hello all, time for another round up of the latest articles, information and interesting anecdotes I received lately. As you will read, stalwarts Mac & Tony Annis are back with adventures from their adventurous younger days… Also we have Doreen Tayler recounting the first leg of her GT funded independent adventure – see the section…
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April meeting news from the London branch
Martin Featherstone: Hyenas Ate My Water Container! Return to the London branch of one of our most popular speakers…this time leading us through his adventures in East Africa and in particular Tanzania. As many of you already know Martin has lively, unique style of presenting…deliberately cheeky & yet very knowledgeable about all his subjects. As…
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