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May meeting news from the London branch
Jeanie Copland: continuing her odyssey through South America. Jeanie looped through the eastern side of the country, learning Spanish along the way, heading into the silver mines at Potosi and complete her circle via Brazil & Rio de Janiero. Jacqui Trotter: Fellow Committee member and all round club stalwart Jacqui completed her own journey through…
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Meeting news from the Chester branch by Hanna & Angela
The next meeting is on the Saturday 22th May at the Grosvenor Museum at the usual time of 1.0pm meeting for a 1.30pm start. There will be two lectures, the first on the Ukraine given by Barbara Dickinson, followed by refreshments then a talk by Dan Bachmann on the forgotten tribes of Karamojong people in…
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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 (2) May 2010
An online device that helps travellers find out whether they might be at risk of potentially fatal Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE) in Europe is now available at the Tick Alert website (www.tickalert.org). The ‘TBE Travel CheckÂ’ takes less than a minute to complete and asks users a sequence of simple questions about where they are…
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Mac says
Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way This time round heÂ’s reflecting on his Hong Kong experiences with tailors:- I was stationed in Japan five and one half years in the military and my outfit made many trips to Hong Kong during this period. I…
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Write in (3) May 2010
HereÂ’s an update on how the very useful & uniquely well written guide books are coming along…you may have seen the stand at the Adventure Travel show in London, earlier this year… The Ant I expect you know Trailblazer guides but if you don’t we publish route guides for the adventurous traveller. Our particular strengths…
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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 Matt Doughty about an epic car journey in a Hillman car –www.travelblog.orgl From Paul Roberts about travels to Mongolia – www.hovdtour.mn/ From Tony Annis about a festival in London celebrating Brazilian culture – www.southbankcentre.co.uk From Matt Doughty about an expedition to relive Polynesian migration – news.bbc.co.uk From…
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Welcome to eNewsletter March 2010
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…
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