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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. Ontario 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 (1)…Beetle’s Travails
The Ant tracked down his illustrious predecessor for a catch up on where her travels had taken her, since stepping down from editing this eNewsletter. The results aren’t necessarily what the readers might expect but as ever with the Beetle, its been adventure ! If you’d asked me two years ago what I’d think of…
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Write in (3)…returning club member Gavin Fernandes answers The Ant’s questions
Lets pick up your story after your photography course in China and leaving SE Asia… Well actually there are a few travel stories to tell from the year of the course… I made three trips to Vietnam – spent a month each time shooting two separate projects – one a railway travelogue, the other on…
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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 he’s spotted this WorldHum.com list of top travel books:- No. 1: “Arabian Sands” by Wilfred Thesiger No. 2: “The Road to Oxiana” by Robert Byron No. 3: “The Great Railway Bazaar” by Paul Theroux…
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Write in (2)…
From readers of the October edition we received the following feedback which I thought IÂ’d share with youÂ… The Ant Write in (1) ¦ Bhutan a state of contentment by Neil Harris Hi Bugsy. Loved the Bhutan article. It could’ve been ten times as long, for my taste. I wanna go! But what’s the time…
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Write for the eNewsletter
If you enjoy writing and 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 theant@globetrotters.co.uk…
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Welcome to eNewsletter October 2008
Hello all, this month we’ve got quite a packed edition to enjoy !! As you can see the club itself is now fully into its new season with the return of two well regarded speakers, Justin Marozzi & Jonny Bealby – both spoke eloquently to a busy London branch meeting and were enjoyed by the…
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October meeting news from the London branch by The Ant
With host Kevin Brackley, the club’s Membership Secretary, at the lectern the London branch enjoyed the return of two of its most welcome speakers, Justin Marozzi and Jonny Bealby:- Justin spoke about his latest adventure “Travels with Herodotus. historical adventures with the father of history”, which traces his travels around much of the world as…
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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. Ontario 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 (1) & Bhutan
Flying into Paro provides a very close up view of the nearby hills – in fact the starboard wing of the plane almost touched the trees as we descended down Paro Valley. Not for the nervous! We were met by Karma our guide in his Gho, the Bhutanese national dress, a sign you are somewhere…
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