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Toronto GTs meeting – Friday, January 19, 2024

Join us on Friday, January 19, 2024 at 8 p.m.
OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, (SE corner of Church St.)

2023 BALKANJOURNEYS
(food, fun, mountains, sea, Friendship Force conference and friends)

presented by Bruce & Marilyn Weber, Gloria Tuck & Svatka Hermanek

Join us at OLD YORK TOWER, 85 THE ESPLANADE, in downtown Toronto;.)

We are always looking for volunteer presenters.

Please contact
Svatka Hermanek hermaneks@yahoo.ca or
Bruce Weber bruceaweber@hotmail.com
EVERYONE WELCOME – ESPECIALLY VISITING TRAVELERS

2024 Calendar – final winners revealed

Calendar 2024 Cover Rainbows, Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle
Calendar 2024 Cover Rainbows, Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle

We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Calendar is now available for pre-order.

Thank you to everyone who entered our wildlife competition to have your photography included in the 2024 calendar, we have truly been blown away by the entries.

Every member will receive a free calendar in the post but we have extras available at a great sale price, they make great Christmas presents.

Why not Join or Renew your membership and get a calendar for free, we have extras available at a great sale price, and they make great Christmas presents.

Buy Now from £4 plus postage and save 20%

* Postage and packing is at cost and just 75p in the UK and 2.20 worldwide.

The pre-order is now live, and this will be a limited print run, so to avoid disappointment order yours today.

We are pleased to showcase the final five winners below (images provided below).

  1. September 2024 – Rainbows Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle
  2. October 2024 – Cattle Herding Van Vieng Laos by Jay Ginn
  3. November 2024 – River Ganges Varanasi India by Michal Ociepka
  4. December 2024 – Lauca National Park Altiplano Chile by Juliet Wragge-Morley
  5. January 2025 – Mastuj Valley Upper Chitral District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan by Sheila Jenkins
September 2024 - Rainbows Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle
September 2024 – Rainbows Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle

October 2024 – Cattle Herding Van Vieng Laos by Jay Ginn.jpeg
October 2024 – Cattle Herding Van Vieng Laos by Jay Ginn.jpeg

November 2024 - River Ganges Varanasi India by Michal Ociepka
November 2024 – River Ganges Varanasi India by Michal Ociepka

December 2024 - Lauca National Park Altiplano Chile by Juliet Wragge-Morley
December 2024 – Lauca National Park Altiplano Chile by Juliet Wragge-Morley

January 2025 - Mastuj Valley Upper Chitral District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan by Sheila Jenkins
January 2025 – Mastuj Valley Upper Chitral District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan by Sheila Jenkins

Buy Now from £4 plus postage * and save 20%

  • * Postage and packing is at cost and just 75p in the UK and 2.20 worldwide.

2024 Calendar – more winners revealed

Calendar 2024 Cover Rainbows, Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle
Calendar 2024 Cover Rainbows, Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle

We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Calendar is now available for pre-order.

Thank you to everyone who entered our wildlife competition to have your photography included in the 2024 calendar, we have truly been blown away by the entries.

Every member will receive a free calendar in the post but we have extras available at a great sale price, they make great Christmas presents.

Why not Join or Renew your membership and get a calendar for free, we have extras available at a great sale price, and they make great Christmas presents.

Buy Now from £4 plus postage and save 20%

The pre-order is now live, and this will be a limited print run, so to avoid disappointment order yours today.

We are pleased to showcase the next four winners below (images provided below) we will showcase the final winners in the coming days.

  1. May 2024 – Ascension Day Festival Santiago De Compostela Spain by Rosemary J Brown
  2. June 2024 – Pathan Nutseller Peshawar Pakistan by Alan Palmer
  3. July 2024 – Chefchaouen Morocco by Louise Keen
  4. August 2024 – Cheetahs at Dawn Garonga Game Reserve South Africa by Paul Webb
May 2024 - Ascension Day Festival Santiago De Compostela Spain by Rosemary J Brown
May 2024 – Ascension Day Festival Santiago De Compostela Spain by Rosemary J Brown

June 2024 - Pathan Nutseller Peshawar Pakistan by Alan Palmer
June 2024 – Pathan Nutseller Peshawar Pakistan by Alan Palmer

July 2024 - Chefchaouen Morocco by Louise Keen
July 2024 – Chefchaouen Morocco by Louise Keen

August 2024 - Cheetahs at Dawn Garonga Game Reserve South Africa by Paul Webb
August 2024 – Cheetahs at Dawn Garonga Game Reserve South Africa by Paul Webb

Buy Now from £4 plus postage and save 20%

2024 Calendar – winners revealed

Calendar 2024 Cover Rainbows, Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle
Calendar 2024 Cover Rainbows, Hovsgol Province Mongolia by Gill Suttle

We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Calendar is now available for pre-order.

Thank you to everyone who entered our wildlife competition to have your photography included in the 2024 calendar, we have truly been blown away by the entries.

Why not Join or Renew your membership and get a calendar for free, we have extras available at a great sale price, and they make great Christmas presents.

Every member will receive a free calendar in the post but we have extras available at a great sale price, they make great Christmas presents.

Buy Now from £4 plus postage and save 20%

The pre-order is now live, and this will be a limited print run, so to avoid disappointment order yours today.

We are pleased to showcase the first four winners below (images provided below) we will announce the other winners in the coming days

  1. January 2024 – Moraine Lake Alberta Canada by Nicola Williams
  2. February 2024 – Spiti Valley Himachal Pradesh India by Tony Rye
  3. March 2024 – Puffin Sumburgh Head Shetland Islands by Fiona Churchill
  4. April 2024 – Grand Canal Venice Italy by Elizabeth Atkinson
January 2024 - Moraine Lake Alberta Canada by Nicola Williams
January 2024 – Moraine Lake Alberta Canada by Nicola Williams
February 2024 - Spiti Valley Himachal Pradesh India by Tony Rye
February 2024 – Spiti Valley Himachal Pradesh India by Tony Rye
March 2024 - Puffin Sumburgh Head Shetland Islands by Fiona Churchill
March 2024 – Puffin Sumburgh Head Shetland Islands by Fiona Churchill

Buy Now from £4 plus postage and save 20%

Chester Globetrotters Meeting – 20th January 2024

Speaking in January we have:

  • Daniel Rowland — Overland by Motorbike Armenia and back

Six months overland by motorbike through 29 Countries through the Balkans and Turkey to explore both Georgia and Armenia and returning via Greece, Italy and the Alps.

  • Christine Darwen Sri Lanka: Scenic and Wildlife Tour of the South

A tour of southern Sri Lanka

Chester Globetrotters Meeting – 20th July 2024

Speaking in July we have:

  • Nikki Young/John Sunter – Easter Island

A UNESCO World Heritage site – Rapa Nui National Park is a protected Chilean wildlife area
located in Easter Island, which concentrates on the legacy of the Rapa Nui culture.

  • John Brinkley – Mumbai to Agra by train, bus and plane

A pre-Covid journey with a small group of travellers from Mumbai to Agra via Kolkata,
Darjeeling and Lucknow

Chester Globetrotters Meeting – 21st September 2024

Speaking in September we have:

  • Kevin Brackley — Washington DC, Monument and Museums

A fun talk about the sights, monuments and museums of the American capital Washington DC. From Lincoln to Bin Laden via JFK and MLK.

  • Barbara Brooks – Another Winter Away: Mexico to Columbia 2019/2020

Highlights of a four month trip from Mexico City to Bogota

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Chester Globetrotters Meeting – 16th November 2024

Speaking in November we have:

  • Sheila Young — Hanseatic Ports

A study tour of Hanseatic Cities, covering some of the history and geography of the Hanseatic
League including cities in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

  • Jo Crotty — Travels from the Great War to the Cold War

Jo is an enthusiast for 20th century history and politics and has travelled the world visiting sites
that have shaped the recent past