Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

1. 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.

2. 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’.

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

• Eve 01606-301762
• Hanna 01244-383392
• chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk
• www.chesterglobetrotters.co.uk/

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

1. 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. 

2. 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.

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

• Eve 01606-301762
• Hanna 01244-383392
• chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk
• www.chesterglobetrotters.co.uk/

Globetrotters in Chester

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.

1. 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.

2. 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!

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

• Eve 01606-301762
• Hanna 01244-383392
• chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk
• www.chesterglobetrotters.co.uk/

Presents

1. Paul Gillingham – Pilgrims Progress: Santiago de Compostela by bicycle.

   Now retired, Paul taught History in various countries, then became a radio and TV broadcaster, travelling widely. After serious illness he decided to cycle from UK to Santiago in 2013 as a form of pilgrimage. It was a 6-week, 1600-mile solo ride through France, over the Pyrenees and across northern Spain, camping in France and staying in pilgrim hostels in Spain.

   His route takes us through changing landscapes and historic towns and villages, with interesting encounters with a range of pilgrims along the Camino (the Way of St James).
   

2. John Brinkley – A small collections of Stans – Travels in Central Asia.

   A former geology teacher and now lecturer and photographer. 
   Deserts, mountains, Silk Road cities and architectural wonders make up the rich tapestry known as Central Asia. This talk will present a glimpse of this fascinating part of the World

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

• Eve 01606-301762
• Hanna 01244-383392
• chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk
• www.chesterglobetrotters.co.uk/

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

1. Trisha King – With my camera in Gujarat

   India – love it or hate it. My first visit was as a very young engineer in 1980. I was reluctant to go, but it was love at first sight. More recently I have been holidaying in different parts of India at least every couple of years. I find myself happiest touring rural India, somewhat off the beaten track, and combining my fascination with the people and culture with my love of colour photography.

   This talk is illustrated with 100 slides and focusses on the westernmost state of Gujarat, home to many so-called ‘tribal’ peoples. It touches on various topics including The Rann of Kutch, farming and irrigation, handicrafts, wildlife, stepwells, the Jain religion, and M K Gandhi, who was Gujarati.

2. Anna Manning and Howard Jennings – Bangkok to Saigon by Tandem.

   The talk will cover a two week trip where we explored Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam by tandem. We will describe how bike travel can bring you closer to the country you are passing through and the preparation needed to embark on such a trip.

   Not everything will be bike-focused: we will take time to describe the experiences we had from as many angles that we can think of so that you get a clear idea of the countries we travelled through. We aim to leave you in the position of having enough information to decide whether or not you would like to visit these three countries and whether a cycling holiday in this region is for you.

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

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

1. Brenda Rewhorn: “Tatting Around Japan”

   Travelling is an education in every aspect and I have always enjoyed visiting all parts of the world as well as every corner of the British isles. I was invited and visited japan on four separate occasions and much of the visits were staying with local people who have become friends. The slide show is a compilations of all those visits from one end of the country to the other.

2. John Brinkley: Arctic Europe: The Cold Lands to the North

   John Brinkley, a former Geology Teacher and now Lecturer and Photographer has travelled widely across the world. His website: www.driftwoodimages.net shows the different journeys John has made.

   (this replaces the talk by Roy Willis who is currently ill)

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

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

1. John Sunter and Nikki Young: “Highlights of Burma”

   We travel as much as work will allow and are regular Globetrotter attendees. We spent a week on a busy tour covering the highlights of Myanmar, including Shwedagon Temple in Yangon, Inle Lake, The U Bein Bridge and the plethora of temples at Bagan

2. Ryan Amos: “Six months in India”

   Ryan who now works for a travel agency has gained a lot of experience in the business so it is no surprise to learn that he spent six months in India traveling to many sites of interest and during that time documented his travels, the subject of his talk.

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

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

1. David Redford: “Glimpses of the Nile -and echoes of the great explorers”

   After retiring from the NHS, David Redford has worked with an International Development project delivering life saving skills in childbirth. This has taken him to a number of African countries, some rarely visited by tourists, and has gradually stimulated his interest and reading into the history of the River Nile, and also the great Victorian explorers who strove to answer the centuries old question – “Where is the source of the Nile?”

2. Pat Jones: “Mongolia including the Naadam Festival”

   Pat Jones has enjoyed travelling for many years and has had many great travelling experiences. This show shares her memories of a wonderful holiday to Mongolia. She chose to go there when the Naadam Festival , which is held once a year in July , was on. Most of the accommodation was in Gers and she even joined in the building of one!!

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

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

1. Barbara Brooks: A Gap Year Round the World.On retiring I decided to travel around the world, ultimately to visit a location I’d waited 49 years to get to. This slide show is a record of this journey.

   This was the 3th time I’d travelled around the world and 2nd time on my own.

2. Heather Lannin: Travel to Sierra Leone – the Working Heart of Africa.Heather Lannin, a registered nurse, has made several self-funded humanitarian visits to Sierra Leone, West Africa since 2003 to the present day befriending 30 orphan children along the way. Heather hopes to share an insight into her adventurous visits to this country whose people live in very hard conditions. Most of her time so far has been spent in Bo, the second largest city and Freetown, the capital. You may want to watch the film You may want to watch the film “Blood Diamond” as a background insight into this place

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

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

Change of speaker – Kevin Jones is standing in with a talk on the Middle East as Roy Willis has had to go to hospital at short notice so Chester globetrotters wish him all the best for a speedy recovery

1. Kevin Jones: “Inshallah – Odyssey to the Middle East”

   After just returning with a portfolio of photographs he took whilst in Nepal, Kevin landed a staff photographer job in January 1978 with a London publishing company called “Islamic Information Ltd”. Selected as one of two successful candidates out of about 600 applicants, Kevin embarked on an adventure of a lifetime: driving overland in an ageing V.W. camper through most of the Middle East, whilst documenting the way of life there for his employer. Living out of the VW whilst negotiating some hair raising events, temperatures to melt plastic, and endless soft sand, the hospitality and friendship shown by the people he met there, more than compensated for these inconveniences. This presentation is a snapshot in time in 1978, when peace appeared tantalizingly on the horizon, before the conflict that had befallen the Middle East for years, came to pass, yet again. (Kevin has a self published his book Inshallah available for £10 that will be at the talk).

2. Anna Manning and Howard Jennings — A Sense of Swaziland

   A presentation that shows the multiple facets of Swaziland from several angles that focus on different senses. We cover conservation, daily living, scenery, health, as well as tourism. Our aim is not only to give a flavour of what it is like to visit Swaziland but also to portray the lives of its people via photos and stories of village life. We stayed at three locations at three altitudes and present a wide variety of experiences. By the end of the talk we hope you are as captivated by Swaziland as we were.

3. Unfortunately, Roy Willis has been taken ill, so his talk will be re-scheduled for a later date.

   Roy Willis — ‘Antarctic, Celebrating Shackleton’

   Roy Willis has given many presentations concerning his adventures in the last decade, he is an admirer of Shackleton for his courage, bravery and leadership in desperate circumstances.

   The voyage in February 2016 aboard a 6000 ton former Russian scientific ship, it took in the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica. The presentation also features the fatal attempt by LT-Col Henry Worsley to cross Antarctica solo and unaided via the South Pole in January 2016.

   Any charitable donations will be given to the Henry Worsley Foundation which supports injured service men and women

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