Category: archive
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Meeting news from the Ontario, Canada branch
Ontario meetings are held at 8.00pm on the third Friday of January, March, May (4th Friday), September and November, at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade, in downtown Toronto. Everyone…
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November meeting news from the Chester, UK branch by Hanna, Angela & Eve
Hi The Ant, It was great to actually meet you on your meeting [Note from The Ant…Hannah & partner joined us the November London branch meeting], we enjoyed it all…
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Welcome to eNewsletter August 2011…
Hello all, From a sunny, summery London J Amidst Royal weddings, Olympic preparations & numerous big issues in the worlds of politics & finance, Globetrotters and friends are still managing…
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December meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Dan at the lectern, we had two surprisingly entertaining & different speakers who both spoke about quite new subjects:- James Willcox – Impressions of Afghanistan. A more exotic travel…
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November meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Jacqui at the lectern, we had two contrasting talks geographically & politically:- Andrea Orban and Laurence West – An independent canter through Libya. Andrea & Laurence spent four years…
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Welcome to eNewsletter December 2011
Hello all, A bumper edition to savour – make sure you leave plenty of time to enjoy this eNewsletter, in between the many festivities that you might be enjoying 🙂…
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Meeting news from the Ontario, Canada branch
Ontario meetings are held at 8.00pm on the third Friday of January, March, May (4th Friday), September and November, at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade, in downtown Toronto. Everyone welcome…
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Write in (1)…Walking in Croatia by Vic & Angela Blundell
LOZISCA AND BOBIVISCA. Our walk starts in Lozišća, which has the most beautiful belfry on the island. We walk to the picturesque fishing harbour Bobovišća luka where you can take a…
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Other travel clubs
Other travel clubs that might have a similar ethos to Globetrotters 🙂 www.bootsnall.com – online travel guide, trip planning resource, and network for the independent traveller Women Traveling Together – membership organization specializing…
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Write in (2)…the travel world of Mac
This time round Mac discusses movies that could inspire you or him to go travelling:- 1. Outsourced (India) – see what happens when a US company outsources an entire department to India.…
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Welcome to eNewsletter … October 2011…
Hello all, Autumn in the northern hemisphere is a time of change for many of us and 2011 is proving to be as busy as ever. Despite difficult economic &…
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Write in (2)…GTs and social media !
Club member Agata Zborowska has spent time & effort trying to raise GT’s profile and wants to tell you about:- Globetrotters Club finally has an active Facebook Page and Group.…
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World travel news August 2011
Spotted by Matt Doughty on TravelMole:- “New York named as ‘endangered destination’. You might be wondering what New York, Riga in Latvia, the island of Madagascar and Beijing’s historic hutongs…
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September meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Jeanie Copland at the lectern, the London branch started into its new season with two contrasting speakers:- Mary Kinipple – ‘Tapestry & Tibet’: First time speaker Mary showed how…
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October meeting news from the London, UK branch by The Ant
With Simon Banks at the lectern, the London branch was introduced to two new speakers:- First to entertain us, on a country that is often in the news for negative…
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Write in (4)…Portobelloland by Tony Annis
Long term, active traveller & member Tony has come up with a novel idea – a web site giving an insiders’ point of view on his native Portobello home &…
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November meeting news from the Chester, UK branch by Hanna, Angela & Eve
Hello to everyone again, It is 2 years ago this coming meeting that we started the Chester Branch of Globetrotters!!! (Happy Birthday & congratulations – The Ant J) We would like to…
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Write in (3) …Is there a definitive list of worldwide travel clubs ?, as asked by The Ant
Putting together this eNewsletter, I wanted to explore travel clubs around the world, that like Globetrotters promoted independent travel for independent travellers. And so far I have to admit I’m…
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Write in (3) …Is there a definitive list of worldwide travel clubs?, as asked by The Ant
Update – December 2011 Since raising the subject, I’ve received a few emails noting a few more worthwhile clubs thank you very much & feel free to keep adding to…
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Welcome to eNewsletter March 2012
Hello all 🙂 , Welcome to this very late, first edition of 2012 ! I’ve been too caught up in family life & working and so now I’m trying to…