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Write in (3) & Silk Road by Sandra Reekie (all pictures by Sandra Reekie)
This time last year I was given the idea of travelling along the Silk Road from Istanbul to Pakistan. Central Asia was somewhere I had never even considered visiting but the idea grew and grew until I just had to do it. Fortunately I got the eight visas I should need before I left home…
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Write in (2) & BBC are looking for people who like nature and adventure
Do you think you have what it takes to make the next Planet Earth? BBC One is looking for nine people to take part in the experience of a lifetime. Encountering extraordinary animals in amazing locations and testing yourself to the limit, this series will culminate with one exceptional individual securing a year’s placement at…
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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 reading and enjoying A Sense of Place , Great Travel Writers, Talk About their Craft, Lives and Inspiration by Michael Shapiro. Here are some of Mac’s favourite excerpts when the author is interviewing…
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News from the travel world
** Charity biker goes long way round ** A Scottish biker sets off on a charity trek to Kathmandu to raise funds for child welfare in Nepal. Read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk Ryanair voted least favourite airline for third year running Read more at http://www.travelmole.com
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From our travelling yogi Padmassana
One of my teachers, Eunice Laurel, has gone to Rwanda for 6 months to teach yoga and try to bring some light into the lives of the people of that war torn country. She has started writing a blog about her experiences over the last couple of months – http://www.eunicelaurel.blogspot.com. Drop in have a read…
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Web sites to blog:-
From Dick Curtis – what do you do just months after retiring from rugby union ? http://www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com Spotted by Matt Doughty – a somewhat different take on travel blogging http://www.travel-rants.com/ From Paul Roberts – a more mainstream blog from the USA http://www.familytravellogue.com
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Welcome to eNewsletter September 2008
Hello all, Welcome to the new season of the Globetrotters Club at its London branch. As you can see below weÂ’ve kicked off the new season with a good couple of speakers and a new voice on the lectern !! IÂ’ve also included plenty of input from regular contributors such as Mac, Harold Dunn and…
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September meeting news from the London branch by Padmassana
With host Jeanie Copland at the lectern and with Jacqui Trotter reporting queues to get into the Church of Scotland venue, the new season got off to a fine start with:- The front cover of the last Globe featured Katie Fahrland and her Wm Wood legacy trip to Mali. The September meeting began with Katie…
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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)
In sad echoes of how long time GT member Martin Wright met his untimely & tragic death in mid 2007, renowned round the world cyclist Ian Hibell perished in awful circumstance. I understand how accidents happen but how does any driver not see a fully laden cyclist and then drive off when something does go…
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