London Meetings.
The London Meetings programme from September to December 2007 .
Saturday 1st September 2007
Jeanie Copland
"Tanzania travels and Trekking"
A presentation by one of most active London GT members
Thammy Evans
Macedonia
In a far flung corner of the former Yugoslavia, landlocked Macedonia is a little visited country which still offers adventures for the independent traveller. Speaker Thammy Evans is the author of the only English and the first travel guide book to the country. Thammy Evans has travelled, lived and worked in southeast Europe and China. Her professional career has ranged from travel-guide author (Bradt’s Great Wall of China) to business development and political analyst in Macedonia, and has served in the Territorial Army in Bosnia and Iraq. http://www.bradtguides.com/macedonia
Saturday 6th October 2007
Janet Street-Porter
“Santander - Seville - a drive with walks”
Janet, our president and an enthusiastic rambler, returns to share another of her trips.
Ashley Butterfield
“Not the Magic Bus”
30 years a GT member, Ashley hitch-hiked in Europe at 14, cycled Yorkshire villages as a postman, set out for India at 19, later returned to travel around London as a bus conductor, in the 60s organised overland trips to India using public transport [‘65] until politics closed the route. He then started running railway tours in India [his coach was attached to regular trains]. Several years ago Ashley opened a hostel for railway children and now lives in India.
Saturday 3rd November 2007
Philip Koniotes
Ovanga Delta - Botswana - Etosha - Namibia
Another well travelled globie who takes beautiful photos Safari October 2005
Jules Stewart
Spying for the Raj
The Pundits and the mapping of the Himalaya telling the story of the Pundit surveyors and explorers who spied for the British in Tibet/Central Asia in the 19th century. http://www.suttonpublishing.co.uk
Saturday 1st December 2007
David Waldman
The Nandi of the Rift Valley Kenya
David was awarded the BBC Journey of a Lifetime 2007 and has spent time this summer with the Nandi herders in the Kenyan Rift Valley
Jo Huxter + Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent
“Tuk to the Road”
Two girls - three wheels and an epic 10,000 mile overland adventure. Jo and Antonia bought a three wheeled tuk-tuk in Bangkok and made their 10,000 mile overland trip home to Brighton, to raise £50,000 for the mental health charity MIND see: http://www.tuktotheroad.co.uk
Saturday 5th January 2008
Four 20 minutes Mini-talks and our New Year Party
Our January meeting gives four speakers to present 20 minute talks, an opportunity to introduce subjects within a tighter format. We hope that talks may include topics that couldn't be sustained over a normal 40 minute talk or offer a launch for new speakers. By tradition we follow this meeting with a New Year Party post-meeting - everyone is invited to bring food and drink and participate!