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Chester Meetings, Saturday September 19, 2015

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • Kevin Brackley – Mysore, India, outside the bubble. Kevin Brackley: has been a Globetrotter for over 30 years, visiting over 80 countries. His talk will be based around his second trip to Mysore in February 2015, the people he met and the places he visited after he had finished his 4:30am yoga practice.
  • Sean Mooney – Left my heart in San Francisco but my wallet in Las Vegas. Sean’s talk will focus on the journey of the solo traveller around different parts of California and Nevada e.g. San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. San Francisco trip will look at the America’s cup sailing competition, different attractions around the bay area, as well as visits to the aquarium, science museum, whale watching, exploring San Francisco the city and Yosemite National Park. Los Angeles will focus on Hollywood, the film industry including photos from studio tours, walk of fame, key monuments within LA including the Hollywood sign, Chinese Theatre etc. Attending the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics, events at Long beach and navigating LA’s public transport system. Las Vegas will focus on the many different wonders it has to offer from what people expect in terms of the strip, which is considered the hub of Las Vegas to the different tours available from visits to the Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, Wet n Wild Water Park (In the desert, which is a wonder in itself) to the variety of shows and concerts on offer, e.g. Blue Man Group, Celine Dion, Country Superstars, Variety Shows etc. My Las Vegas talk will also look at the stark contrast of Vegas during the day and at night as well as my main reason every year for visiting my Star Trek convention held at the Rio Suites Hotel. Be prepared for a talk that will literally have you beaming from one location to another!

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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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday May 16, 2015

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • “Images from the Edge” Speaker Brian Anderson
  • “Turn right at the Rising Sun” Speaker Chris Symes

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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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday March 21, 2015

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  1. A Journey Through South America – Don and Eve

    Not “around the world in 80 days”, but five weeks in South America, starting in Lima, Peru, through the Sacred Valley, – the shores of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, – rain in the Atacama Desert in Chile, and finally over the snow-capped Andes into Argentina.- A journey of experiences!

  2. Solo Trip around New Zealand by bus – Pamela Scott-Austin

    Pamela a retired NHS employee travelled to New Zealand a year ago and had an amazing five-week bus journey around this beautiful country. She travelled through both the North and South island with Mount Cook as a favourite place. Come on the adventure and see some familiar places and some spectacular scenery and a few personal stories.

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, CH12DDMarch%20Poster%202015%20final[1]

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday January 17, 2015

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  1. Wildlife & Scenery of Vancouver & the Rockies – David Cummings
  2. Cornwall to Cape Town – Dr Rich Wain-Hobson

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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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday November 15th 2014

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • Columbia – Christine Russel
  • Northern Pakistan- Roy Willis

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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday September 20th 2014

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • Encircle Africa by Public Transport-Ian Packham
  • ‘Walking in Norway with George and Dotties Rambling Club’ – Mike Challinor

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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

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Chester Meetings, Saturday July 19th 2014

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • Easter Island – a remote puzzle`speaker Mike Jones
  • “The Pearl of Africa”speaker Sarah Hoyle.
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July 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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday May 17th 2014

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • Kevin Jones: VW overland to Istanbul                                
  • Chris Prior:  Himalayan Journey

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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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday March 15th 2014

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • Marion Round: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands   
  • Chris Holden  The Wreck of the Royal Charter
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March Poster 2014

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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday January 18th 2014

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • “Impressions of Romania” – Speaker Brenda Wall
  • “Zagreb” Capital to coast – Speakers Vic and Angela Blundell.
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Chester meeting poster – January 2014

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, CH12DD

Enquiries to Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930