Guildford Travel Club

Tuaregs, Mali by Harry & Jean Wickens

Guildford Travel Club meets at Onslow Village Hall on alternate Tuesdays from October to April at 8.00pm.

Membership is £28 per annum; Student Card Holders - £14. There are 12 lectures during the season plus an informal annual Social, the AGM and the opportunity to attend ‘Members Evenings’ (no extra charge).

Visitors are welcome - £5 per evening; Student Card Holders - £2.50

Complimentary refreshments are served during the interval at meetings.

For more information or to join, please contact our Membership Secretary, Peter Stewart.

telephone: 01483 427526

e-mail: gtc@appin.demon.co.uk

The Evening Format

A typical evening programme has the following format:
Doors open at 7:30pm
The programme starts at 8:00pm with Chairman's announcements followed by
Part 1 of the slide show for 45 to 60 minutes
Tea/Coffee break for 20 minutes
Part 2 of the slide show to finish about 10:00pm

All the speakers have an interesting story to tell and a set of slides to capture your imagination.

Programme 2008-2009
2008		Speaker	Title
October	7	John Gimlette	Panther Soup – Travels through Europe in War and Peace John returns to Europe with a US veteran & retraces his steps from Marseille and Bavaria to the Austrian Tyrol.
October	21	Josie Dew	Long Cloud Ride Another amazing cycle journey by Josie to & around New Zealand
November	4	Geoff Somers	A Re-enactment to the South Pole Scott - Hero or Loser The story of a re-enactment in period clothing, food of 1910 comparing this with Scott's fateful journey of nearly 100 years ago with modern polar travels
November	18	Social	Annual Social for Members
December	2	Sarah Siese	An Eco – Traveller in South America Sarah picks the best of destinations & resorts in Brazil, Argentina & Chile – with the emphasis on ‘green’.
December	16	Chris Bradley	Libya – The Mediterranean’s Greatest Secret Closed for many years, Libya is slowly exposing its ancient Greek, Roman & Phoenician cultures.
2009
January	6	Chris Beynon	The Highest Road in the World? From the lush foothills of southern Himachal Pradesh to the landscapes of Ladakh, Chris cycles his way around the stunning scenery of the Himalayas
January	20	Mike Unwin	In Search of the Luangwa Few have ever followed the Luangwa River to its source but Mike travelled high into the remote Mafinga mountains to discover it for himself.
February	3	John Buckingham	Australia – Birds, Wildlife, Flora and Scenery A rare chance to share with John the beautiful birds, flowers, scenery and animals ‘down-under’
February	17	Kev Reynolds	The Best of Southern Britain A pictorial journey that explores the landscapes, buildings and secret corners of the southern counties
March	3	John Harrison	Across Barren Lands - Great Slave Lake to Hudson Bay An account of a 950km canoe journey through the tundra of Canada’s NW Territories and Nunavit regions. A truly pristine wilderness
March	17	Paul Whittle	China – Beyond the Great Wall Highlights of a 2000 mile journey from bustling Beijing & Xian to the remote and bleak mountainous Jing Peng region of Inner Mongolia
April	7	Denise Heywood	A Cambodian Odyssey Part 2 Denise is a lecturer, journalist & photographer who has travelled widely in SE Asia. This second talk on Cambodia highlights the beauty & history of Cambodian dance
April	21	AGM & John Richardson	A Russian Experience Random journeys in rural Russia

These are the main items of the programme, but they may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. Other events will be announced at the meetings and in our newsletters.

MEMBERS' EVENINGS:

Members’ evenings are given during the season for Members by Members in their own homes. Full details may be obtained and seats booked at regular Club meetings. We would like to be able to offer a wide programme of Members Evenings this season, so if you take slides and have some interesting travels to share, please do let us know. If you cannot accommodate a dozen or so people in your own home, someone else in the Club can usually be found to provide the venue.

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