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1st<\/sup> November 2003 London meeting<\/p>\n

On November 1st<\/sup><\/b>, we had two very different talks this
\nmonth. The first was by Amar Grover<\/b>, entitled “The Hindustan Tibet
\nroad”, an old trading route used by pilgrims on their way to Mt Kailash.
\nThe area is very mountainous and picturesque, Amar showed us villages and 800
\nyear old temples perched high on cliff tops, some only reachable by use of
\n“Flying fox” pulley systems across the valleys, not for use by
\nthose with a nervous disposition. In this Buddhist region we saw monks who
\nperform dances depicting parts of the Buddha’s life. We also saw how hard
\ndaily life is with yaks being used for farming. But it was the stunning
\nscenery, which stole the show.<\/p>\n

Our second speaker was the ever-popular Tom Freemantle<\/b>, who delighted
\nus with his talk “Mexico to Manhattan with a mule”. Tom was
\nfollowing once again in the footsteps of a relation who did this journey during
\nthe American civil war. Tom met “Brownie” the mule at the Mexican
\nborder and after a few tips from the owner set off in temperatures of 100
\ndegrees. Tom’s epic journey of 2700 miles took seven months, Brownie
\ngoing through seven sets of shoes. Along the way Tom showed us some of
\nthe great sights including the Alamo. But it was the hospitality of the
\nAmerican people that shone through. During Tom’s trip September
\n11th<\/sup> had happened and it was fitting that the last shots we saw were
\nTom’s photos of “Ground Zero”.<\/p>\n

Next month, on Saturday 6th<\/sup> December, Paul Goldstein<\/b> will
\ntalk about Africa: An Adventurous Wilderness\/The Hunters and the Hunted.
\nPaul has travelled to sub-Saharan Africa over fifty-five times guiding safaris
\nand tours, and photographing. He has climbed Africa’s highest
\npeaks, rafted the wildest rivers and stood toe-to-toe with charging
\nrhino. His passion, for “conservation” for the people and
\nwild-life, is supported by award-winning photography in both BBC and Royal
\nGeographic Photographic competitions.<\/p>\n

After the break, John Pilkington<\/b> will give a talk entitled: Up the
\nMekong to Tibet about a journey up one of Asia’s longest rivers from the
\nSouth China Sea to Tibet and beyond. Starting from the rice paddies of
\nVietnam, John follows its course through the gorges of China’s Yunnan
\nprovince to where it rises at over 16,000 feet, meeting river people of six
\nnationalities along the way.<\/p>\n

London meetings are held at The Church of Scotland, Crown Court,
\nbehind the Fortune Theatre in<\/i> Covent Garden<\/i> at<\/i> 2.30pm<\/i>
\nthe first Saturday of each month. There is no<\/i> London<\/i> meeting
\nin August, but we will be back in September. For more information, you can
\ncontact the Globetrotters Info line on +44 (0) 20 8674 6229, or visit the
\nwebsite:<\/i><\/b> www.globetrotters.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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