May 2006 London meeting

Despite competition from a giant elephant in Trafalgar Square and a spaceship near Waterloo, Globies was still packed this month.

Our first speaker this month was Sam Manicom who showed us his yearlong motorcycle journey down the eastern side of Africa from Egypt down to South Africa. Sam was both amazed and humbled by his experiences. Despite being arrested three times during his trip as well as falling off at regular intervals, he survived to reach South Africa. (www.sam-manicom.com)

After the break photographer Paul Harris showed us that being a commercial travel photographer is not just one long holiday. Paul’s talk was diverse taking in Chilean landscapes, Calcutta street kid projects and the shots he took during a bunjy jump downunder with his camera strapped to his hand.

By Padmassana

London meetings are held at The Church of Scotland, Crown Court, behind the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden at 2.30pm the first Saturday of each month. There is no London meeting in August, but we will be back in September. For more information, you can contact the Globetrotters Info line on +44 (0) 20 8674 6229, or visit the website: www.globetrotters.co.uk