1st. Paul Gillingham – freewheeling in Chile and Argentina.
Paul visits Santiago and Valparaiso in Chile, rents city bikes to sample the Argentine grape in Mendoza and explore tango, Evita and Maradona in Buenos Aires. He joins his two sons on a cycle-camping expedition around the lakes and volcanoes of northern Patagonia.
Now retired, Paul taught history in UK, Canada, Tanzania and Hong Kong before becoming a journalist and broadcaster, producing travel features from around the world.
2nd. Chris Prior – from Tangier to the Sahara by motorcycle
Together with 17 other motorcyclists I rode my Triumph Tiger through Spain to Morocco. From Tangiers we travelled over the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara at Merzouga.
The return route included dirt roads around the Todra Gorge. After a stop at Ben Haddou we travelled to Marrakech and then headed north back to the port of Tangiers. Six days were spent in transit through Spain and eleven in Morocco.
Chester Meeting Poster May 2019
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
The London Branch will again be running a travel advice clinic at the show, why not come along and see us as well as catching some of the over 70 FREE Talks and Workshops. You can use the code below to get 15% of tickets before 15 January 2019.
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The Adventure Travel Show
The UK’s only event dedicated to travel experiences off the
beaten track returns to Olympia London from 19-20 January.
With 130 specialist
adventure travel companies from across the world, over 70 free inspirational
talks, one-to-one seminars and a series of beautiful adventure travel films, the
show is sure to whet even the most adventurous appetite.
Levison
Wood talks “Through the Badlands and Beyond”
Join Levison Wood as he combines current affairs with rip-roaring adventure and behind-the-scenes moments from his 5000 mile circumnavigation of the Arabian Peninsula. Journeying by foot, camel, mule, truck, car, and tank(!), Lev’s talk is a must-attend for anyone with a spirit for adventure. Seats are limited.
Rebecca
Stephens MBE, George Bullard, Dave Cornthwaite, Richard Matheson Harpham, Chris
Scott and other intrepid adventurers and travel writers will share their
incredible stories, leaving you inspired, informed and raring to go on your
next trip.
FREE Trekking & Cycle Touring Workshops
Cicerone
Guide’s experienced expedition planners will offer advice on multi-day trekking
across Europe, the Himalayas and beyond as well as giving tips on touring on
two wheels.
Expedition
planner Duncan Milligan and TV producer Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent (Joanna Lumley’s
‘Silk Road Adventure’) provide all you need to know about self-organised trips.
Motorcycle Adventure Seminars
Austin
Vince and Lois Pryce give the low- down on taking your motorcycle adventures
beyond home soil into Europe and beyond.
Multi-Media Seminars
Top tips
and advice on recording and making money from your adventures hosted by Wanderlust magazine
The Adventure Travel Film Festival
Saturday
night is film night. Enjoy amazing independent adventure travel films
culminating with Olie Hunter-Smart’s absorbing film, ‘Road to Independence’
documenting his walk from north to south India.
1st. Anna Manning & Howard Jennings – Mallorca to Venice by tandem, boat and train
We were offered 18 days of dog-sitting and wondered how best to use it. We love Mallorca and wanted to see where we could get to that was reasonably nearby. Our trip has five stops joined by tandem, boat, and train and takes us through three countries: Spain, France, and Italy. We’ll describe how we put the trip together, our adventures along the way, the food we ate, the views we saw, and the people we met.
2nd. Marion Round – A journey through Welsh Patagonia
In 1865 153 Welsh people embarked on a journey to Patagonia, they were promised a fertile land with fresh water; this is not what they found. The 2 main areas where the Welsh have settled are now thriving, with the Welsh language and culture is increasing. We travelled through the Welsh areas, and across the huge Desert separating them, looking at fascinating places where few people ever get to.
Marion comes from a Welsh family, and ais re-learning the language.
Marion enjoys travelling to interesting places with small group tour companies.
Chester Meeting Poster, March 2019
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
Jim Holmes – the Mekong River, Water Wars and Wats
Jim Holmes is a documentary photographer that has lived and worked through Asia for over 30 years. He has worked on humanitarian and international development projects for agencies such as Oxfam and the UN. He specialised in the Mekong region countries for 20 years. The Lower Mekong flows through Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and into Vietnam, where through the mouths of the nine dragons, it empties its silt laden water into the sea. War ravaged these nations and maintained the poverty that was so evident until recent years. The river brought survival with its bounty of fish but now the flow is threatened by hydropower which could bring riches and poverty.
” Paint cannot touch it and words are wasted ” wrote Frederic Remington in 1895 whilst pony trekking through Yellowstone. At over 2.2 million acres, Yellowstone was the USA’s and the world’s first National Park when established in 1872. This awesome place contains some of the world’s biggest geysers and hot springs, magnificent landscapes, and mighty beasts, including bears, bison, elk and wolves. Share Brian’s stunning landscape and wildlife images from his 2013 trip to this simply staggering wilderness region. ‘Yellowstone’ is a must for all armchair nature lovers.
Come on out to the annual Toronto Island GT’s Picnic at Bruce Weber’s, 3 Oneida Ave., Algonquin Island – Sunday, August 26; 2:30 p.m.
Take the ferry to “Ward’s Island” (Get your tickets online to avoid line ups.)
Potluck: bring manageable items.
We’ll get the rowboat into the water;
Pedicab, rowboat, canoe available.
Anna’s world quiz
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka: hermaneks@yahoo.ca or Bruce: at bruceaweber@hotmail.com. Meetings and travel presentations are held on the 3rd Friday in January, March, May (4th Friday), September and November at 8.00 p.m. at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade ( corner of the Esplanade & Church St.) – two blocks east of the Union station. A public parking garage is at the foot of Church Street right next to the Old York Tower.
“Ypa! Ypa! (Cheers!) Moscow to St. Petersburg by boat” by Shirley Lewis
Toronto G.T.’s 20180316 Russia1
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka : hermaneks@yahoo.ca or Bruce : bruceaweber@hotmail.com / tel. 416-203-0911. Meetings and travel presentations are held on the 3rd Friday in January, March, May (4th Friday), September and November at 8.00 p.m at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade ( corner of the Esplanade & Church St.) – two blocks east of the Union station. Public parking garage is at the foot of Church Street right next to the Old York Tower.
I visited Palestine/ Israel on an Alternative Pilgrimage, staying in Bethlehem and Nazareth in October 2015. I spent the majority of my visit meeting with local people and organisations working for peace with justice. The trip was life transforming and I subsequently became a Bethlehem Ambassador. The slides will show Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, Nazareth, Jericho, Haifa & the Galilee area. The talk will include information about the opportunities and the welcome visitors will receive in Palestine. I will also provide information about places to stay and organisations that can provide an authentic experience of the rich Palestinian culture which survives despite living under military occupation.
Barry and Cynthia Green – ‘A Journey through China’.
Images from a tour of China visiting historic sites, iconic landscapes and modern cities giving a flavour of life in China through the ages.
Barry is a retired engineer and Cynthia, a retired librarian who both volunteer at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port as well as travelling to interesting places.
Barrie and Ruth Axtell – ’An European journey by train’.
This talk gives tips on how to make the most out of your Interrail pass plus details of organising journeys , booking night sleepers, upgrading etc
In addition, descriptions of visits made to Brussels , Berlin , Krakov, Budapest and Vienna
are illustrated in this highly entertaining slide show.
Darren Axe – ‘Aotearoa; Journeys into the Long White Cloud’.
Darren is an International Mountain Leader with a passion for sustainability in the mountain environment. In 2007 he spent 6 months living in Wellington, capital city of New Zealand. Throughout this period and a return visit almost 10 years later he has explored the dynamic and varied landscapes of this primeval remnant of the paleo-supercontinent Gondwanaland.
Aotearoa; Journeys into the Long White Cloud is an illustrated tour of this isolated archipelago with its unique biodiversity and strong cultural identity. The talk also delves into the environmental challenges facing modern-day New Zealand as a reflection on the epic journeys involved in getting ‘there and back again’.
september 2018
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
Brenda Rewhorn – “A trip looking at crafts and textiles in China”
This trip focused on the various textiles of China in locations across the country culminating in time spent a the Suzhou embroidery school. Visits were also made to traditional tourist venues in Beijing, Xian, Dunhuang and Shanghai.
Chris Prior – ’Colombia on motorbike’.
In February 2016, I joined seven other British motorcyclists to ride from Bogotá in the central uplands of Colombia to the Caribbean coast, returning to Bogota via a different route.
This slide show illustrates the differing scenery and peoples of Colombia.
With the drugs cartels eliminated and the FARC rebellion at an end, Colombia looks forward to a more prosperous future.
July Poster 2018
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
Some of you have been in touch about the Royal wedding and to ask if this Globetrotters meeting is still going ahead. It definitely is. Time: 1pm for 1:30pm and venue: The Chester Grosvenor Museum as usual.
Dominique Schickele – Moscow and St Petersburg
Dominique has been a member of Chester Globetrotters for many years and during that time has travelled extensively. This talk takes us to two major cities of the former Soviet Union now opening up more extensively to tourism.
Colin Hales – Build a plane and fly around the world
Colin Hales, an aeronautical engineer from Oxford explains how he built his own aircraft and tried to fly it around the world. In 2014 he set off west towards America , crossing the Atlantic Via Iceland , Greenland and Canada , then across America towards Alaska and Russia , he crossed Siberia and headed for Japan . See if he makes it all around the world!
Chester Globetrotters May 2018 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
