Hello all,
In this summer edition I’ve got quite a few things for you to mull over whilst you enjoy Europe and North America’s holiday season…
What has been happening lately across the club & the wider world ?
- Ed Stafford & Cho his guide have completed their epic walk along the length of the Amazon river – see http://www.edstafford.org/ for more up to date details
- A report on July’s meeting at the London branch
- A report on July’s meeting at the Chester branch
What is coming up soon for the club & friends ?
Hot off the press : the London branch meeting programme from September onward is starting to be booked up by the Committee and this is what we have for you thus far:-
- September 4th 2010
- Julia Massey-Stewart — Photography and travelling
- Philip Koniotes — Cycling along the Danube from Germany to Hungary
- October 2nd 2010
- The club’s AGM at 1.30 then at 2.30
- Paul Watkins — Welcome to Arcadia: Travels in good company
- Marion Bull — In search of the ‘Dunedin Star’ – Namibian Skeleton Coast wreck
And the September Chester branch meeting programme from September onward is also starting to come together with two lectures in place:-
- The Emperor’s River by Liam D’Arcy-Brown who traces the Grand Canal of China – the world’s longest and oldest manmade waterway – from Hangzhou to Beijing
- A sailing journey through Europe from Scillies-Scotland-S.Coast-Netherlands&Scandinavia-French Canals-Mallorca by Brian Burnett
Mark Annis, son of long term London member Tony is exhibiting his latest work at the Rubens Gallery, Rosebury Road, London in September…more details can requested for at
London’s last festival of the season, the Thames Festival, will be entertaining many of us along the south side of the river on the 11 & 12 September and as these details show it promises to be as enjoyable as previous years – http://www.thamesfestival.org/
And finally…
We’ve got an article from new author Jeff Houle about an historic indigenous people of Bolivia he recently visited
An update about the club’s travel award and the web site’s legacy page as well – hopefully helping to inspire more applicants !
That’s all for now and keep enjoying the summer & your trips…and then tell us about them J
The Ant
theant@globetrotters.co.uk