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Chester Meetings, Saturday March 19th, 2016

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  1. “Eritrea”: Pat Jones My trip to Eritrea in 2012. A fascinating country to visit with many wonderful things to see. I work as a Computer Consultant. I enjoy travelling to different places and aim to usually have 3 trips a year. These trips sometimes cover a number of countries. I try to see as much as possible of the countries I visit.
  2. Traversa: “A solo walk across Africa to the Indian Ocean”: Fran Sandham Critically acclaimed author, former Rough Guides editor and public speaker Fran Sandham took on the challenge of a lifetime, by walking across Africa solo: no backup, no support team, no one to carry his gear, no sponsors, no film crew, no journalists, no fuss, no cheering crowds, and no strings attached. Above all, it had to be on a one-way ticket: no safety nets, no get-out clauses and nothing to fall back on …

    ‘I found myself increasingly gripped’ THE OBSERVER

    ‘A lively and engaging speaker whose journey on foot across Africa needs to be heard to be believed’ BBC LONDON 94.9 FM

    For further details please visit www.traversa.co.uk

March 2016 poster
March 2016 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 Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

Chester Meetings, Saturday January 16th 2016

Globetrotters in Chester

Presents

  • “Normandy to Berlin Seventy Years on” – Speakers: Kevin and Hanna Jones

    Kevin and Hanna Jones first travelled to Northern Norway in 1959. This story is about the wonderful wildlife & scenery of the Norwegian Coast. On this journey we are travelling the fjords on the SS Lofoten, the old lady of the Hurtigruten fleet, and visit 34 ports along the way.

    We learn about the Vikings, about medieval Norway through their Stave Churches & Nidaros Cathedral. We see the work of the farmers, fishermen and learn about their folklore. We visit the horrors of WWII, and the rebuilt towns and villages of the North, as well as visiting the North Cape, the most northerly point in Europe and the Russian border at Kirkenes.

    We see tens of thousands of sea birds, including magnificent white-tailed eagles, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, eider and long-tailed ducks and lots of terns etc. It was the journey of a lifetime, and although we didn’t see the Northern lights on this occasion, I will share with you my experience of studying them in 1959 as sputniks flew overhead of my camp to their base in Russia.

  • “Wildlife & Scenery of the Norwegian Coast” – Speaker: David Cummings

    Kevin Jones with his wife Hanna have travelled extensively to visit and photograph widely, both here and abroad. As Europe celebrates 70 years of Liberty, we take a journey to revisit some of the interesting sites, places and events along the way from rural France to modern, yet very traditional Germany.

January 2016 Poster
January 2016 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 Hanna tel:  01244383392 or Angela tel: 01244 629930

London Meetings, Saturday 9th January 2016

Speaking this month we have:

  1. Two Mini Talks
    1. Mary Fogarty – Djibouti: in search of the whale shark.A boat trip around the horn of Africa in search of whale sharks and another boat and Devils Island, inhabited by evil spirits and held in more fear by the locals than the French Foreign Legion, who train nearby …

      Mary Fogarty is a magazine editor and travel guide. She is always on the move, always searching for another Devil’s Island, and now also taking trips to Morocco on a regular basis:

      See marrakechtailormade.com and Facebook for more information.

    2. Dan Bachmann – Why we travel Many talks have been given on the general philosophy of ‘why we travel’. This time, it is a very personal story of hitting the road and following the heart.

  2. Brian Anderson – Images From The Edge. Brian Anderson, Wirral based photographer and adventurer, has travelled to 55+ countries and territories around the world. Join Brian for a portfolio of his stunning wildlife and landscape photographs from some of the coldest and most spectacular landscapes in the world, and a look at some of the explorers who ‘discovered’ these frigid places. This Illustrated Talk features the great explorers, Ferdinand Magellan, John Weddell, Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, plus the unique wildlife, including; whales, seals, penguins, walruses, albatrosses and polar bears, that has adapted to survive in these inhospitable worlds. Travelling tens of thousands of miles, we will see icebergs and frozen seas at the North Pole, the wonderful wildlife of South Georgia, the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, and the inhospitable but amazing coastline of Tierra del Fuego. There is something here for everyone. This talk is a must for adventurers, those ‘afflicted with wanderlust’, or those who prefer travelling to very cold places from a comfortable armchair. ImagesFromTheEdgeFlyervLondon
  3. By tradition we follow this meeting with a New Year Party post-meeting – everyone is invited to bring food and drink and participate!

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.

London Meetings, Saturday, February 7, 2015

Speaking this month we have:

  1. David Illsley – The Ancient Kingdom of the Alpujarra of Granada.

    The peaks that tower over the ancient kingdom of Granada are the highest in mainland Spain, higher even than the mighty Pyrenees. Entrapped between their southern slopes and the mediterranean sea some 30 miles distant, lies the fabled area known as Las Alpujarras, the last exclave of the Islamic empire of Al-Andalus, secretive land which to this day remains revered for its astonishing zoological diversity, its sweeping ethereal landscapes and venerable cultural heritage.

    Just imagine: the slopes rise from the seashore to well over 11000 feet, the seasons are extreme and elemental, the thousand year old system of irrigated terraces still works perfectly, whilst there is a breathtaking array of wildflowers – up to 80% of European endemics, it is claimed – and the entire area somehow reeks of antiquity, with archaeologists suggesting recently that they have unearthed the tooth of a primitive hominid that is a mind-blowing 1.2 million years old.

    The aim of this short talk is to describe and illustrate this lovely area which I’m proud to say has been our home for almost 20 years, and to try to offer some insight into how its inhabitants have had to come to terms and adapt to such a beautiful yet challenging environment.

    David and Emma gave up the day job with the British Council in the Canaries in 1998, and after a month or so back in the UK set off on our bicycles for what was assumed would be a year off. However, they somehow seemed to get a bit carried away, and that year off has managed to extend itself, so that they now find themselves still squirrelled away in the mountains of Granada, where they run a small hotel, restaurant and multi -activity centre, together of course with their family of boys, labradors and an assortment of small animals.

    Find out more at laschimeneas.com or on Facebook.

  2. Mark Wainwright – Above the clouds Mark Wainwright’s chequered career has included working as an editor, stonecutter, housing officer, and open data evangelist, among other things. In 2014 he lived for some months at the remote Tharpaling Monastery in Bumthang, Bhutan, teaching English to monks. While there he learnt to speak a little Dzongka, to avoid being attacked by bears, and to appreciate chilli as a vegetable.

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.

London Meetings, Saturday, March 7, 2015

Speaking this month we have:

  1. Nathan Millward – Sydney to London at 37 mphNathan Millward is a 35-year old male from the East Midlands who in his late-twenties prime embarked on an overland odyssey from Sydney to London. Subsequent trips followed, notably New York to Alaska, with recent time spent as Editor of Adventure Bike Rider and now provider of ‘adventure’ type copy to various motorcycle magazines around the world. Author of two books; The Long Ride Home and Running Towards the Light – Postcards from Alaska.

    Find out more at nathanmillward.com, www.facebook.com/nathan. millward.501 and on Twitter @natethepostman

  2. Sam Williams and Sam Gibbons – The Cordilleras and their CommunitiesIn 2013, Sam Williams and Sam GibbonsFrendo travelled to Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. Close friends since school days, the Sams went to explore this part of the high Andes, taking in some trekking, climbing and mountain biking.However, when they left it wasn’t just the majestic beauty of the mountains that stuck in their minds – although this has never left – but the people and culture of this remote but remarkably accessible area.This presentation tells the story of how they set out to stay connected with the communities that made their trip so enjoyable, and how in 2014 they went back to find a way in which other adventurous travellers can contribute to the remote and vulnerable mountain communities.

    Sam Williams

    Sam is a researcher and consultant for charities, NGOs and universities. He currently works for the Institute of Development Studies. He has degrees in History and International Studies. Sam was born and bred in Devon and fell in love with the mountains while travelling in India. He has since visited 50 countries, climbing along the way. He has climbed in Tajikistan and Afghanistan as well as the Alps and the Andes and in 2010 was part of a team that made a number of first ascents in the Great Pamir Mountains.

    Sam Gibbons Frendo

    Sam works in Strategy and Policy for a research council, allocating funds for biomedical research. He has a degree in biology and PhD in Neuroscience. Sam’s love for the great outdoors was developed clambering over the granite tors of Dartmoor. He soon headed for some serious wilderness and has travelled extensively in Nepal, India and Latin America. His latest adventures have been trekking and mountaineering in the Cordillera Blanca and now we can’t stop him going back.

    Find out more at facebook.com/projectcordillera

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.

London Meetings, Saturday June 6, 2015

Speaking this month we have:

  1. Graham Hoskins – An Amazing, Life Changing Travel Adventure in Just Two Weeks?

    Graham Hoskins has made it his business to find life changing travel adventures by motorbike that he can do in just two weeks. From Russia, to the Middle East, Africa and all over Europe, he has ridden many thousands of miles in search of his dreams. He tells the stories of the adventures using the films he made and hopes to inspire others to explore the world in short bursts!For details of the ‘Motorbike Diaries’ adventure documentary TV series’s, please visit: www.motorbikediaries.co.uk

  2. Jacqui Trotter – Japan – three weeks in cherry blossom season

    Jacqui Trotter, Australian, a resident in the UK since 1988, (mostly) independent traveller, nurse and a Globetrotter Club member (since 1998), will be talking about her recent trip to Japan in ‘sakura’, cherry blossom season. Having a full time occupation means that trips so far away must pack a lot of things into a short time. While the ideal would be to dawdle and meander around, this trip is all about seeing as much as possible of this amazing land in the thee weeks available. Japan Rail Pass in hand, a personal hotspot (to aid connection and compensate for the language gap), one small bag on wheels and camera, the trip begins…. and one cannot have too many photos of cherry blossoms!

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.

London Meetings, Saturday May 9, 2015

Speaking this month we have:

  1. Karen Neale – A Fellow Traveller

    A Sketchbook journey Inspired by World Heritage Cities and Sites from Paris to Kathmandu.

    Visit karenneale.co.uk to find out more

  2. Zara Taylor – Antarctica – Shackleton’s World

    A trip on the expedition ship Akademik Sergey Vavilov to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsular. Wildlife, Whaling and survival in this most challenging of environments.

    Related links

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.

London Meetings, Saturday April 11, 2015

Speaking this month we have:

  1. Jon Tindale – Squashed Possums – New Zealand

    In an unexpected twist to the travel memoir, ‘Squashed Possums’ is narrated by a caravan in the wilderness. The book tells the story of the iconic Kiwi lone caravan and one young man’s misadventures in New Zealand’s most remote corner as he finds out what it’s like to live in a true wilderness, surviving in the most basic of conditions.

    Follow Jon through four seasons, including New Zealand’s coldest winter in decades. Discover how he finds himself hanging off of the edge of a cliff and meet the Maori chef who survived 9/11. Encounter hedgehogs that fly, possums that scream in the dead of the night and the Mystery of the Missing Moa. Find out how Jon is rescued in the nick of time from the cult of Caravanology by the affections of a good woman who opens a door to the local Maori world.

    Jon Tindale now lives in the suburbs of London with his wife Amy and son, William. He is eternally grateful for central heating and a house that can’t be blown apart by the big, bad wolf. He works in social media and in his spare time can often be found in National Trust houses where his friendly banter with the volunteers is often misconstrued as making untoward advances.

    ‘Squashed Possums’ is now available via Amazon on Kindle. and as an old school paperback

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  2. Russell Maddicks – A Culinary Trip Round Ecuador in 5 Iconic Dishes (including guinea pig)

    Squeezed between Colombia in the north and Peru in the south, Ecuador is named for its location on the Equator and encompasses high Andean peaks, steamy Amazon jungles, and a long Pacific coast, as well as the world-renowned Galapagos Islands some 1,000 km off the coast.

    The landscape is so varied that Ecuador has been described as a microcosm of every microclimate found in South America.

    This diversity makes it a magnet for tourists, mountain trekkers, birders, volunteers, and increasing numbers of US retirees looking for a warm, culturally interesting, economical, and safe place to spend much of their time.

    What many people don’t appreciate is that the country is also a foodie’s paradise, with a cuisine as varied as the terrain.

    Signature dishes range from the sublime – such as Andean locro de papas (a creamy potato and cheese soup), coastal ceviche (fish or prawns marinated in lime), and hornado (whole roast hog) – to cuy (roasted guinea pig), a must-try Inca delicacy for all adventurous carnivores.

    In this presentation, I will give a visual tour of all the top travel spots and unique adventure opportunities on offer in Ecuador with a special focus on the tastiest treats available in each region of the country.

    Russell Maddicks is a BBC-trained writer, translator, and journalist. A graduate in Economic and Social History from the University of Hull, England, he has spent the last twenty years traveling, living, and working in South and Central America, most recently as Latin American Regional Specialist for BBC Monitoring.

    Find out more: website or on twitter

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.

London Meetings, Saturday July 4, 2015

This month we have:

  • Members Slides : Around the world in eighty minutes. 10 presentations of 10 slides

    This month we have a fast paced journey around the Globe..

    Speaking in the first half we have


    1. Simon Banks – Finding a coffee in Salt Lake City
    2. Francesca Jaggs – Nepal (Paintings)
    3. David Shamash – Spanish holiday
    4. Deanna Annis – Sarawak
    5. Gavin Fernandes – Dubrovnik, Croatia


    Then after the Coffee/Tea Break

    1. Dan Bachmann – Wadi Rum, Jordan
    2. Jean Chappell – Cuba
    3. Isabell Hennig – Around the world in 10 images
    4. Marion Bull – Opal mining in South Australia
    5. Dick Curtis – Dublin – no Molly Malone in sight


    Reserves

    1. Jacqui Trotter – Amsterdam for an evening

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.

London Meetings, Saturday August 1, 2015

There is no meeting this month.

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.