Speaking this month we have:

1. Leon McCarron – ‘On Foot Across China: a 3000 mile trek from the Gobi desert to Hong Kong’

   Leon McCarron is a Northern Irish adventurer and cameraman. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and specialises in long distance, human-powered expeditions. At the end of 2012 Leon crossed 1000 miles of the Empty Quarter desert, roughly following the route of explorer Wilfred Thesiger and pulling a cart loaded with supplies.In May 2012 he concluded a 6-month, 3000 mile expedition walking the length of China, from the Gobi desert in Mongolia to South China Sea in Hong Kong. National Geographic produced a 4-part TV series of the journey: Other journeys include a 14,000 miles solo and unsupported on a bicycle from New York to Hong Kong, and a folding bike trip around the British Isles to climb the Six Peaks.

   Find out more about Leon at www.leonmccarron.com

2. Dan Bachmann – Georgia: Good Morning Svaneti

   There are few places in this world which I would describe as magical, but Ushguli is certainly one of them. The history, culture, architecture, landscape and lifestyle are all part of an unworldly and unforgettable experience.

   

   

   Follow Dan on twitter:@danbachmann or look at his weekly photo blog: www.danbachmann.com/blog

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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Speaking this month we have:

1. Jan Meek – Unfinished Business – The Arctic

   Jan’s talk covers the two expeditions to the magnetic and geographic north poles, the first in 2007 when she and her son together with Richard Profit, successfully walked and skied 350 miles (560 km) from Resolute, Nunavut to the Magnetic North Pole in 20 days and 5 hours and the second less than 12 months later with top explorer David Hempleman-Adams to the Geographic North Pole.

   Jan Meek is a three times Guinness World Record holding adventurer, ocean rower, and polar adventurer. You can find more information about Jan at http://www.janmeek.com

2. Geoffrey Roy – Close Encounters with the Ice Bear

   Geoffrey had an obsession with Polar Bears and headed off to Manitoba in search of that magical close-up.

   He’s been to the North Pole twice and South Pole once, been to Mt Everest 3 times (most recently in 2012 – in winter). He has summited Mt Kilimanjaro 13 times, Mt Kinabalu 6 times, as well as the active volcano Mt Sangai as well as Mt Sumarco, Cotapaxi and the other volcanoes of the Andes Avenue in Ecuador.

   Geoffrey was a finalist in the 2008 Hasselblad Masters Competition, winner of the Best Consumer Travel Writer at the 1998 Canada Travel Awards for an article on the Yukon and shortlisted in the Specialist Magazine category at the 1996 Travelex Travel Writing Awards for a story he wrote about the Amazon.

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

Speaking this month we have:

1. Sarah Begum – “Amazon Souls” – Living with the Huaorani Tribe

   In 2010, Sarah’s curiosity and thirst for adventure led to the greatest expedition of her life, becoming the youngest female Documentarian at 21 years of age to produce her first film in the Amazon Rainforest. There, Sarah lived with the Huaorani tribe, hunted with the warriors, gathered with the women and initiated into their existence to send their messages through her work.

   With an interest in ancient civilizations, Sarah has since been exploring the world, embarking on adventures and working on various film and humanitarian projects. More information from Website: www.sarahbegum.tv, Facebook: facebook.com/sarahbegumtv, Twitter: @Sarah_Begum

2. Philip Beale – Madagascar is an amazing country but has its challenges – the do’s and don’ts of travel within Madagascar .

   Phiilp Beale first visited Madagascar as part of the ground breaking Borobudur Ship Expedition in 2003 that took a double outrigger canoe from Indonesia to Madagascar (www.pioneerexpeditions.com) . as expedition leader he met the then President Marc Ravalomanana.

   Today, many adventures later, his love of Madagascar is undiminished and his company (Pioneer Expeditions) sends many visitors there on an annual basis. He has many tips for those about to embark on a trip to Madagascar.

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

Speaking this month we have:

Four mini talks of 20 minutes each by:

1. Part 1
   • Barbara Brooks – Chasing the Northern Lights in Norway
   • Agata Zborowska – travels in Africa
2. Part 2
   • Dick Curtis – “Home & Away” – a [con]fusion of Emile-Romagna and London
   • Gavin Fernandes – a trip through the Baltic
3. Part 3
   • By tradition we follow this meeting with a New Year Party post-meeting everyone is invited to bring food and drink and participate! (We   have permission from the church for you to bring wine, but beer, cider and spirits are not allowed.)

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

Speaking this month we have:

1. The Clubs AGM at 1PM (card carrying members only)

The main meeting then starts at 2:30.

2. Mary Fogarty – Marrakech and Souira – from magical mayhem to sea and soul
3. Derek Brown – Journey along the Mekong

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

Speaking this month we have:

1. John Pilkington – Pioneers and Bandits: A saunter round Patagonia.

   Patagonia – it’s the stuff of dreams. John will talk about the sheepfarming pioneers who, early in the last century, made their homes in the teeth of the Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties. Patagonians today are tough survivors but also fanciful dreamers, descended from those immigrants who threw their fate to the wind. He’ll play clips of some of them talking about dangerous sea journeys, followed by efforts to set down roots against almost impossible odds. He’ll talk about Patagonia’s current battles with volcanic fallout and climate change. And he’ll reveal what really happened to two of its most notorious early settlers – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

   Links

   • http://www.pilk.net/lecture.patagonia.html (John’s talk)
   • http://www.pilk.net/book.patagonia.html (John’s book)
   • http://www.pilk.net/resources/audio.patagonia1.mp3 (Radio 4 programme 1)
   • http://www.pilk.net/resources/audio.patagonia2.mp3 (Radio 4 programme 2)

2. Jane Wilson-Howarth – Nepal adventures

   You heard Dr Jane Talking of poo and parasites earlier in the year, now hear about her experience of living and working in Nepal for six years, and enjoy some vicarious trekking without getting breathless. Jane Wilson-Howarth’s talk will cover the time described in her memoir A GLIMPSE OF ETERNAL SNOWS.

   Jane’s website is www.wilson-howarth.com and she’s set up facebook pages for her books: A Glimpse of Eternal Snows, How to Shit Around the World and Lemurs of the Lost World.

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

Speaking this month we have:

1. Sandra & David Reekie – MAG Cambodia Challenge

   Every year, to generate much needed funds, The Mines Advisory Group issue a number of challenges to volunteers willing to undertake various feats. MAG is an International Charity dedicated to removing land mines and unexploded ordnance, for which work they have received the Nobel Peace Prize.

   In 2008, David Reekie – a Globie of some seven years or so,agreed to raise £3000 (actually managed £4000) and with twenty other volunteers, went to Siem Reap, trekked through the jungle in the Kulen Mountains for 2 days, then helped build two houses for amputees’ families.

   David, who lives in Woodford with his wife Sandra, is retired and they have two daughters and six grand-children.

2. Anna Hughes — 4000 miles by bike around the coast of Britain.

   Anna Hughes works as a cycling instructor and bike mechanic in London. In 2011 she cycled the 4000 mile coastline of the UK in 10 weeks, and in 2013 she sailed around the same coastline in the opposite direction. She describes herself as an ‘Everyday Adventurer,’ doing ordinary things in an unusual way, such as cycling 60 miles to Brighton and back just for a cup of tea, and moving house by bus. She is soon to publish her first book about her round-Britain cycling trip.

   Find out more at www.annacycles.co.uk or @eatsleepcycle or on facebook

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

Speaking this month we have:

Speaking this Saturday (7 Sept) we have;

1. Andy Madeley from the cycling double-act The Cycle Diaries – cycling between London and Sydney
2. Jenny Bower – Swaziland
3. Unfortunately Peter Gostelow has had to cancel.

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

There is no London meeting in August, the next meeting is September 7^th.

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.

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Globetrotters London meetings and to be sent email reminders prior to the meeting, please sign up here.

The London GT Branch are once again running a travel advice stand at the Adventure Travel show in London on 26th and 27th January 2013.

Our volunteer travel advisors can :-

• Give general advice for anxious travellers making their first major trip.
• Share in-depth knowledge of countries they have visited in the past.
• Share current experience gleaned during recent travels.

The show is the UK’s only event that is dedicated to off the beaten track experiences, featuring once in a lifetime adventures, wildlife encounters, eco travel, remote discoveries and more.

Download the ATS 2013 Flyer to find out more about what’s happening at the show.