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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
April 2024 - Grand Canal Venice Italy by Elizabeth Atkinson
April 2024 – Grand Canal Venice Italy by Elizabeth Atkinson

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

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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

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Chester Globetrotters meeting – 18th November 2023

Speaking in November we have:

  • John Brinkley – “Challenging Destinations -The Impossible and the Inaccessible (well almost!)”

A brief tour of some of the places around the world that are either now impossible or
very challenging to visit

Leptis Magna, Libya
Sana’a, Yemen
  • Brian Anderson – “Adventures in Peru, Chile and Ecuador”

Adventures in Peru, Chile and Ecuador featuring stunning scenery, incredible wildlife and
the local people we met on our travels.

Llama at Machu Picchu, Peru
Llama at Machu Picchu, Peru
‘Buenos Dias’ San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Doors open at 1pm for 1:30pm start until 4:00pm,
The Grosvenor Museum, 25-27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD.

Entrance fee £4 (£3 Globetrotters members) refreshments included.
For more information contact info@chesterglobetrotters.com – www.chesterglobetrotters.com

Volunteers needed to help organise events. Please contact us if you can help.

Saturday, May 11, 2024 (on the 2nd Saturday)

Speaking on Saturday, May 11, 2024 (on the 2nd Saturday) we have :

1st: Marco Carnovale – Maldives

Marco has travelled to the Maldives a dozen times over the last twenty years. As always, he preferred going off the beaten path, which in this case meant off the beaten island… He mostly sailed around the archipelago on small boats and while island hopping he stepped down and visited remote villages and deserted sand banks where few tourists ever venture.

He stayed with local families and ate their food, always curious about the culture of this small and proud nation. Drawing on his background as a political scientist, his presentation will touch on the society, politics and economics of the islands, as well as on the inescapable religious dimension of Maldivian life.

An avid SCUBA diver, he logged hundreds of dives and in his presentation, he will share photos of the underwater wonders of the Maldivian coral reefs, a fragile environment that is threatened by climate change and uncontrolled pollution.

Marco has written a book on his Maldivian travels: “Journeys through the Maldives” published on Amazon.co.uk in paperback, hardcover and e-book format. He will be happy to sign your copy after delivering his talk. An Italian version is available as well.

2nd: Simon Banks – Avoiding the Cold, Wet, Miserable and S.A.D. People of Britain” – Travel Lessons & Recent Life Adventures in NZ, Oz & Malawi.

Simon will be talking about travelling in Australia, New Zealand Malawi.

Date & Time: Saturday 11th May 2024

Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive before 14:45 and switch your phone to “do not disturb” or silent.

We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.

Admission costs:

  • £7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
  • £10 for non-members. (save £3 if you join at this meeting)
  • a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

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For in person Tickets at the hall:

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Toronto GTs’ picnic – Friday, July 16, 2023

PICNIC & Potlach/Potluck

anytime after 1:30 p.m.

at Bruce Weber’s, 3 Oneida Ave. Algonquin Island.

Ferry to “Ward’s Island” leaves at
10:30, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30
Get your tickets on-line and leave early
(you can deposit your ‘stuff’ at Bruce’s house, take a walk around the island, or go to the beach).
Just as last year, we invite you to prepare a short presentation (20
pictures – 20 seconds each – see the attached info about Pecha Kucha
format) and bring it on a memory stick.
Any questions? – contact Svatka

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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