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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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Write in (1) …Home Exchange – the holiday alternative? by Brian Luckhurst
Home Exchanging or Home Swapping is when you agree to swap homes, and often cars, with someone; you stay in their home and they stay in yours, without any money changing hands. It is such an economical way to holiday and such an exciting way to travel, to experience other cultures and see other countries…
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Write in (3) …Is there a definitive list of worldwide travel clubs ?, as asked by The Ant
Putting together this eNewsletter, I wanted to explore travel clubs around the world, that like Globetrotters promoted independent travel for independent travellers. And so far I have to admit I’m struggling and need your help. Can you tell me about any travel clubs you know of and we can learn more about them (magazines, web…
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Write in (2)…the travel world of Mac
This time round Mac lists the “Top 25 Places to Live by Seasoned Travelers”. I’m not entirely sure of Mac’s source or criteria but it is very interesting range of locations…see what you think – maybe you have stories to tell of these locations 🙂 The Ant Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Bangkok, Thailand Bolgatanga, Ghana Boquete,…
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World travel news October 2011
Spotted by Matt Doughty on the BBC:- ** Veg oil truck makes world journey **A truck rescued from the scrap heap is about to complete a round-the-world journey – powered by waste vegetable oil.Read more details athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/uk-england-dorset-14804297 Spotted also by Matt Doughty – the latest news about the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowships… http://www.wcmt.org.uk/latest-news/…
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Write in (4)…Portobelloland by Tony Annis
Long term, active traveller & member Tony has come up with a novel idea – a web site giving an insiders’ point of view on his native Portobello home & surroundings in London ! Those who know Tony, realise that it won’t be the bland, safe view of London that is presented officially…it’s aiming to…
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World travel news August 2011
Spotted by Matt Doughty on TravelMole:- “New York named as ‘endangered destination’. You might be wondering what New York, Riga in Latvia, the island of Madagascar and Beijing’s historic hutongs have in common, but they are all on an endangered destinations lists.” Read more at http://www.travelmole.com Received by The Ant from Avalon Travel Publishing:- “Avalon Travel has…
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Greetings from Bike the Earth:-
Dear Globetrotters Wonderful to get your news as we are in mid Australia on BIKE THE EARTH – www.biketheearth.net (Please check out at least the first page of our website). We have done 3500 km, connecting communities, inspiring initiatives, on ABC Television, on the radio, and in the media, with some great testimonials for the…
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Welcome to eNewsletter August 2011…
Hello all, From a sunny, summery London J Amidst Royal weddings, Olympic preparations & numerous big issues in the worlds of politics & finance, Globetrotters and friends are still managing to enjoy travel… We in this edition of the eNewsletter talk about Croatia, Mac’s World, Mike Shawcross OBE, Portobelloland and what’s been happening in the…
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