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Chester Meetings, Saturday May 21, 2016

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  1. Afghanistan: Jim Holmes

    Afghanistan is seen as an area of darkness and conflict from border to border, there are still vast mountainous areas of this beautiful country that are peaceful and moving forward. The Hazara ethnic group sets itself apart through religious beliefs and their independent nature, inhabiting much of the rugged central mountains west of Kabul. I was commissioned to document a development programme that included rural power supply, water and sanitation, all vital aspects of the development process. Although initially sceptical, I was dispatched into the unknown. What I discovered on a 4 wheel drive journey was stunning mountain scenery welcoming communities and a people eager for assistance and stability. The early onset of winter snows was one of our only fears… see also www.jimholmes.co.uk

  2. Terry Callaghan: The Altai Mountains

    The slideshow is based on field visits to a research station in the high Altai Mountains, the journey there along one of the 10 most scenic roads in the world, and an off-road expedition to the Mongolian border to find ancient rock carvings. see also www.shef.ac.uk/aps/staff-and-students/acadstaff/callaghan

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Doors open 1pm for 1:30pm Start till 4:30pm Entrance Fee £3.00 includes refreshments and two talks Grosvenor Museum 25-27 Grosvenor Street, CH1 2DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday March 19th, 2016

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  1. “Eritrea”: Pat Jones My trip to Eritrea in 2012. A fascinating country to visit with many wonderful things to see. I work as a Computer Consultant. I enjoy travelling to different places and aim to usually have 3 trips a year. These trips sometimes cover a number of countries. I try to see as much as possible of the countries I visit.
  2. Traversa: “A solo walk across Africa to the Indian Ocean”: Fran Sandham Critically acclaimed author, former Rough Guides editor and public speaker Fran Sandham took on the challenge of a lifetime, by walking across Africa solo: no backup, no support team, no one to carry his gear, no sponsors, no film crew, no journalists, no fuss, no cheering crowds, and no strings attached. Above all, it had to be on a one-way ticket: no safety nets, no get-out clauses and nothing to fall back on …

    ‘I found myself increasingly gripped’ THE OBSERVER

    ‘A lively and engaging speaker whose journey on foot across Africa needs to be heard to be believed’ BBC LONDON 94.9 FM

    For further details please visit www.traversa.co.uk

March 2016 poster
March 2016 poster

Doors open 1pm for 1:30pm Start till 4:30pm Entrance Fee £3.00 includes refreshments and two talks Grosvenor Museum 25-27 Grosvenor Street, CH1 2DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday January 16th 2016

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • “Normandy to Berlin Seventy Years on” – Speakers: Kevin and Hanna Jones

    Kevin and Hanna Jones first travelled to Northern Norway in 1959. This story is about the wonderful wildlife & scenery of the Norwegian Coast. On this journey we are travelling the fjords on the SS Lofoten, the old lady of the Hurtigruten fleet, and visit 34 ports along the way.

    We learn about the Vikings, about medieval Norway through their Stave Churches & Nidaros Cathedral. We see the work of the farmers, fishermen and learn about their folklore. We visit the horrors of WWII, and the rebuilt towns and villages of the North, as well as visiting the North Cape, the most northerly point in Europe and the Russian border at Kirkenes.

    We see tens of thousands of sea birds, including magnificent white-tailed eagles, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, eider and long-tailed ducks and lots of terns etc. It was the journey of a lifetime, and although we didn’t see the Northern lights on this occasion, I will share with you my experience of studying them in 1959 as sputniks flew overhead of my camp to their base in Russia.

  • “Wildlife & Scenery of the Norwegian Coast” – Speaker: David Cummings

    Kevin Jones with his wife Hanna have travelled extensively to visit and photograph widely, both here and abroad. As Europe celebrates 70 years of Liberty, we take a journey to revisit some of the interesting sites, places and events along the way from rural France to modern, yet very traditional Germany.

January 2016 Poster
January 2016 Poster

Doors open 1pm for 1:30pm Start till 4:30pm Entrance Fee £3.00 includes refreshments and two talks Grosvenor Museum 25-27 Grosvenor Street, CH1 2DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

London Meetings, Saturday 9th January 2016

Speaking this month we have:

  1. Two Mini Talks
    1. Mary Fogarty – Djibouti: in search of the whale shark.A boat trip around the horn of Africa in search of whale sharks and another boat and Devils Island, inhabited by evil spirits and held in more fear by the locals than the French Foreign Legion, who train nearby …

      Mary Fogarty is a magazine editor and travel guide. She is always on the move, always searching for another Devil’s Island, and now also taking trips to Morocco on a regular basis:

      See marrakechtailormade.com and Facebook for more information.

    2. Dan Bachmann – Why we travel Many talks have been given on the general philosophy of ‘why we travel’. This time, it is a very personal story of hitting the road and following the heart.

  2. Brian Anderson – Images From The Edge. Brian Anderson, Wirral based photographer and adventurer, has travelled to 55+ countries and territories around the world. Join Brian for a portfolio of his stunning wildlife and landscape photographs from some of the coldest and most spectacular landscapes in the world, and a look at some of the explorers who ‘discovered’ these frigid places. This Illustrated Talk features the great explorers, Ferdinand Magellan, John Weddell, Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, plus the unique wildlife, including; whales, seals, penguins, walruses, albatrosses and polar bears, that has adapted to survive in these inhospitable worlds. Travelling tens of thousands of miles, we will see icebergs and frozen seas at the North Pole, the wonderful wildlife of South Georgia, the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, and the inhospitable but amazing coastline of Tierra del Fuego. There is something here for everyone. This talk is a must for adventurers, those ‘afflicted with wanderlust’, or those who prefer travelling to very cold places from a comfortable armchair. ImagesFromTheEdgeFlyervLondon
  3. By tradition we follow this meeting with a New Year Party post-meeting – everyone is invited to bring food and drink and participate!

London branch meetings are held at The Church of Scotland, Crown Court, behind the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden the first Saturday of each month, unless there is a UK public holiday that weekend.

Admission costs, £3 for Members and £6.00 Non-members. You do not need to be a member to attend, and we do not sell advanced tickets, please just come on the day, the doors open at 2:15pm and the program starts around 2:30pm with each talk lasting approximately 40 minutes.

There is no London meeting in August, but we start afresh each September.

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