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The Age of Discovery: Christopher Columbus
Let’s talk about the first of the really well known explorers: Christopher Columbus, whose name can be seen all around Central and South America as Cristóbal Colón. Although Columbus was
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London:
Marion Bull gave us a great slide show and hints and tips about how to make good slides. For example, she advises photographers to take slides which do not have
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Annual General Meeting of The Globetrotters Club
For anyone based in or within easy reach of London, the Globetrotters Club is holding its Annual General Meeting. It takes place at 1.15pm. Any Globetrotter member is welcome to
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New York:
Bob Fisher, contributing editor to Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel online & Magazine had the undivided attention of our New York branch, writes New York Chair, Laurie Blumenfeld. He gave great
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Ontario:
The next meeting will be held on Friday 25th May (the fourth Friday, due to Bank holidays and long weekends). Bruce Weber will be showing his slides on a road
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You want to visit?….Ireland
By popular demand, here is a circuit of Eire beginning and ending in Dublin. The best time of year to go to Ireland is in June or September as it
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Nuggets from Evan in California ~ Backpacking in Britain
Evan recommends visitors to Britain to see the intricately carved 15th century ceiling beam (remnant of original rood screen) in the church in Llangattock Lingoed near Abergavenny, Wales. Visit the
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Cycling Around the World
For all those cyclists out there, the founder of the Globetrotters Club, Norman Ford is an avid cyclist and has a web site: www.ktc.com/~blodwen which urges readers to tour the
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Did You Know…World Heritage Listed Sites for the US
Arizona: Grand Canyon Nat Park, California: Redwood Nat Park, Yosemite Colorado: Anasazi Indian dwellings at Mesa Verde Florida: The Everglades Nat Park Kentucky: Mammoth Nat Park Missouri: Cahokia Mounds ~
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Best Beach in the World
Best beach in the world (3) is Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. Situated (strangely enough) in the west part of the island, about a 15 minute drive from the
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London:
Jason Lewis, spoke about his human powered journey to circumnavigate the globe, starting by pedalling across the Atlantic from the UK to Florida, in a specially designed boat, then across
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New York:
April's meeting was cancelled due to Passover and Easter. Next, on May 5th, we have Bob Fisher. He is a contributing Editor to both Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online and
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You want to visit?..Sri Lanka
You need to allow yourself at least two weeks to do this whistle stop tour! Arrive into Colombo and take a bus north east to Kandy a 100km so not
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Did You Know World Heritage Listed Sites for the UK
In London: Westminster Palace and Abbey and St Margaret's Church, Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich. Near London : Stonehenge and Avebury, Blenheim Palace, Bath, Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and
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Ontario:
Meetings are held onthe third Friday of January, March, May, September and November.Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street indowntown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.
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Best Beach in the World
Best beach in the world (2) has to be the Whitsundays off Queensland. The pale white sand is so pure there that it squeaks between your toes. To get there,
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New York
New York:Bob Sacha talked about his work as a photographer for National Geographic magazine — don’t you just hate people with jobs like that! And Alejandra Gurtman, Medical Director, and
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Ontario:
Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March, May, September and November. Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street in downtown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.