Globe 2019 SUMMER

Newsletter of the Globetrotters Club • www.globetrotters.co.uk • Summer/Autumn 2019 

Globe 

Summer/Autumn 2019 

Last chance to enter the 2020 Club Calendar Competition! 

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Forthcoming Club Meetings 

London meetings take place on the first Saturday of each month (or the second 

Saturday if the first falls on a bank holiday) except August. Meetings are held at the Church of 

Scotland, Crown Court, off Russell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5EZ and start at 2.30pm 

(doors open 2.15pm) finishing at approximately 5.30pm. Admission: members £3, non-members 

£6. Free tea, coffee and biscuits. For more information, email info@globetrotters.co.uk or visit 

globetrotters.co.uk 

Next London meeting dates 

• Saturday 5th October 2019: 

Russell Maddicks - Island Hopping in Honduras 

Katrina Megget - A Long, Hard Walk down New Zealand 

• Saturday 2nd November 2019: AGM 1pm - Please remember your membership card 

Richard Harpham - Exploring and Mapping the North Seal River, Manitoba 

Victor Murineanu - A Journey Across the Atlantic Ocean 

• Saturday 7th December 2019: 

Mary Fogarty - Colombia: from the Caribbean to the Magdalena and back again 

Andy Skillen – Walking with Bears: On Foot Adventures with Polars and Grizzlies 

Chester meetings are held on the third Saturday of every other (odd) month. They 

take place at The Grosvenor Museum, 25-27 Grosvenor Street, Chester CH1 2DD and start at 

1.30pm (doors open 1pm). The museum is a 15 minute walk from Chester railway station or you 

can catch the free bus into the city from the station by showing your rail ticket. Tickets are £3 

including refreshments. Social gatherings take place in the Eagle between the main meetings. For 

more information phone Hanna (01244 383392), email chesterbranch@globetrotters.co.uk or visit 

chesterglobetrotters.co.uk 

Next Chester meeting dates 

• Saturday 16th November 2019: 

Sarah Crofts - Veedub Adventures - Travels With My Daughter 

Don and Eve MacPherson - Myanmar Revisited 

Toronto meetings are usually held on the third Friday* of odd-numbered months** 

(*fourth Friday in May, **no meeting in July) at Old York Tower, 85 The Esplanade (corner of The 

Esplanade & Church St), Toronto. Public parking is available on Church Street right next to the Old 

York Tower. Meetings start at 8pm. For more information contact Svatka Hermanek (hermaneks@ 

yahoo.ca) or Bruce Weber (bruceaweber@hotmail.com) Tel: 416 203 0911 

Next Toronto meeting dates 

• Friday 15th November 2019, Friday 17th January 2020, Friday 19th March 2020 

Tentative topics and speakers not yet scheduled, but looking to include North Korea,The 

American Southwest, Iceland, The United Arab Emirates, SW Australia, Maui, Los Angeles, 

and Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau - 50 Years Later... 

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Newsletter of the Globetrotters Club 

Greetings Globetrotters! 

Here’s hoping that you enjoyed a wonderful 

summer wherever you live and/or 

wherever you went! Welcome to the start 

of Autumn/Fall and the latest edition of 

Globe magazine. 

Last chance to get your pictures in for the 

2020 Globetrotters Club Calendar - the 

deadline has been extended until 30th 

September. 

In this issue 

4-5 News 

6-7 In Memoriam 

8-11 Korean DMZ 

12-14 Travelling and Photography 

There’s another picture quiz this issue, 

perhaps a bit more challenging than the 

last few but the clues are all in the text 

even if you don’t recognise the location 

using the pictures! 

And don’t forget, it’s the AGM in November, 

so please make sure to arrive by 

1pm if you’re a member and are coming 

to the London talks on Saturday 2nd 

November. Until the next edition... 

Happy Travels, 

Gavin 

(editor@globetrotters.co.uk) 

15 Book winners and offers 

16-19 The Club Calendar 

20-21 Picture Quiz - Win a year’s 

Globetrotters Club membership by 

answering one simple question! 

22-23 Discounts and Offers 

Cover picture: Dani Warrior, Wamena, Papua 

Province, Indonesia by Karsten Ilsemann 

Globe magazine is dedicated 

to Norman D. Ford (1922-2010) 

the founder and first president 

of the Globetrotters Club 


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Local Branch News and 

The Adventure Overland Show 

As the end of the summer approached, members of the Toronto branch of 

the Globetrotters Club got together for their annual picnic. Hosted by Bruce 

Webber in the garden of his house on Algonquin Island, a ferry ride from the 

mainland, it looks like it was a wonderful afternoon. 

London Globies rendezvoused in the rooftop garden of a local theatre one 

Saturday afternoon in August for a few drinks in the sun and enjoyed biryanis 

and more in the nearby India Club later in the evening. 

So, wherever you live in the world, why not think about setting up a local 

branch of Globetrotters? You’ll get help from the committee and be able 

to connect with travel enthusiasts in your area and grow the Club. See the 

website for more details. 

From Tuk-tuks to Army Trucks 

(and everything in between) 

Last April, Globe editor Gavin A Fernandes 

attended the Adventure 

Overland Show (now 

combined with the 

International Campervan 

Show) which also has a 

‘late summer edition’ at the 

end of September. 

First time at this show and I absolutely loved it! I’ve been 

to many of the indoor ones in held in exhibition centres 

in cities, often in the winter, so it made a nice change to 

have an outdoor option in Spring on the racecourse in 

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Stratford-upon-Avon. This one was 

less about picking up brochures and 

special offers from tour operators 

and more about seeing the expedition 

vehicles people owned (whether 

converted 4-axle army trucks or 

rickshaw and pushbike combos) and 

talk to them about the journeys they 

had made. 

It is a gathering of like-minded travel junkies featuring all forms of alternative 

transport and mobile accommodation. There is information and guidance on 

vehicle conversion, navigation, and 

bushcraft plus expert advice from 

enthusiastic travellers specialising in 

a particular country or region. 

In the “Travel Author’s Zone”, I met 

Duncan Gough, a previous speaker 

at Globetrotters and contributor to 

Globe magazine, talking about backroad 

biking on the Iberian peninsula. I also saw a presentation from Global 

Convoy who have also spoken at Globetrotters Club about their travels around 

the world in barely-roadworthy rustbuckets 

purchased for a pittance on 

the internet. 

There were talks taking place in three 

halls all day, but the show didn’t 

end there. Most visitors stay on site 

(in their vehicles or tents) and in the 

evening firepits are lit and the beer tent is open. With live music on Friday and 

Saturday night, what a wonderful way for the tales of adventure from around 

the world to continue late into the night. 

If you miss the Late Summer Show, 

next year’s Spring Show is on 25-26th 

April 2020 

For more information see 

https://adventure-overland-show.com/ 

See you in the bar! 

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In Memoriam 

Earlier this year we said goodbye to two long term members of the 

Globetrotters Club. Here, fellow Globies share their memories: 

Rosalie Bolland 6th August 1944 - 15th April 2019 

“Rosalie’s funeral service was small and just for 

family but the Celebration Service we went to was 

the most relaxed I have ever attended, with no 

time restrictions on the finish. Friends, relatives 

and fellow travellers all gave their personal experiences 

and memories of Rosalie. The church was 

packed and whilst a sad occasion, it was a joy to 

share happy memories and laughter afterwards with 

others who knew Rosalie so well. 

I first met Rosalie at Globetrotters. Whilst an unassuming personality, 

she took command of organising a group of us for an annual ‘get 

together’, for which she cooked and booked us into her local theatre. 

Rosalie’s cooking was something else - she could really cook up a 

storm. The table would be virtually sagging under the weight of her 

offerings! Cooking and welcoming were the two things I will always 

remember Rosalie for and I still miss her gentle smile and ready 

listening ear at our Globetrotter meetings.” - Fiona Churchill 

“If Dick Curtis could have been called Father of the House in relation to 

Globetrotters, Rosalie Bolland would have been one of the contenders 

for the role of Mother. Unfailingly generous with her help and support 

at meetings, Rosalie was loved for her warmth, kindness, and friendliness 

and appreciated for her authenticity, listening skills, wide interests 

and renowned hospitality, especially around Christmas when year after 

year she cooked up a pre-pantomime feast. 

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I first came to know her well after we 

shared a room at Steve Cheetham’s 60th 

birthday party in Yorkshire. Over the 

following years we enjoyed monthly 

suppers after Globie meetings, regular 

lunches, annual trips to the Brighton festival, 

a rendezvous in Torino and several 

significant birthday celebrations including Rosalie’s very memorable 

70th birthday party in 2014.” - Hilary Clark 

Betty Dawes 1929 - 2019 

“Betty Dawes (nee Browning) 

had been a Globetrotter 

member since 1950. She 

lived in Croydon and looked 

after her aged parents. In 

true Globies fashion she 

invited members Phylis and 

Len Dawes to stay with her when they visited London to come to meetings. 

She also had a visit from a US member, Helen, who was coming 

to the UK and Europe. Helen asked Betty to buy a scooter for her and 

join her on her trip. Betty also met and became friends with Morphy 

Richards (right) at the Globetrotter meetings. They spent several holidays 

travelling together on their scooters. After the death of his wife, 

Len continued to stay with Betty when visiting London to attend meetings. 

In 1992 they married and Betty moved to Birchover, Derbyshire. 

They came to Globetrotters meetings occasionally but had been unable 

to travel far in recent years. 

I had the privilege of taking Morphy to see Betty in the last couple of 

years and enjoyed many hours of hearing about Globetrotters in the 

past.” - Barbara Brooks 


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A Map of the Future at Deserted Dorosan 

(DMZ, South Korea) 

By Pete Martin 

I didn’t sleep well at all. I’ve been patiently waiting for the final confirmation 

of my maritime passage across the Pacific Ocean. My planned transportation 

is a container ship from South Korea to the USA. Freight ships work 

to ‘on or around’ schedules and they can be two days early or late, dependent 

on weather and loading requirements. This obviously impacts the durations of 

my stays at my departure point (Busan) and arrival point (Seattle), but now I 

have my final details I can firm up my plans. However, contrarily after getting 

the clarification I’ve been waiting for, I spend the early hours of the morning 

stupidly worried about it all. 

So instead I venture out on a tour to the DMZ (pronounced D, M, 

‘Zee’), the demilitarised zone, which is the border between North and South 

Korea. I’m only doing the short morning tour, as the full tour needs forty eight 

hours’ notice and I couldn’t confirm this with the possibility of having to race 

to Busan should the container ship arrive early. I’m picked up by a mini-bus at 

half past seven at my hotel. At a quarter to nine, after a tour of the busy streets 

of Seoul, we’ve completed the pick-ups and we are transferred to a bigger bus 

for the journey to the DMZ tourist area one hour north of the capital. The back 

streets of Seoul are like those near my hotel. They are full of small shops with 

goods haphazardly laid out on the pavements in front, with more junk than anywhere 

I’ve seen with the exception of India. 

Aboard the bus, our tour guide explains some of the history of the DMZ 

and the plan for the tour. Daisy (her Western name) is good and funny. However, 

behind me, two American women talk constantly and when they stop, they 

ask Daisy to repeat what she’s said. In front of me, three Korean women chat 


together, maybe translating from Daisy’s 

English to Korean. Daisy glares at 

them. Tours like this make me realise 

why I’m going around the world by 

myself. 

The Korean peninsula was ruled 

by Japan until the end of World War II. 

Then America divided the peninsula 

along the thirty eighth parallel. The Korean 

War broke out on 25th June 1950 after uneasiness between the Communist 

North and right-wing government of the South. The first armistice agreement 

was signed in 1953, which monitored the border and created the DMZ, a four 

kilometre buffer between the nations. 

Our first stop is the Freedom Bridge at Imjingak. Ahead of the bridge 

is a rusty steam locomotive that has become one of the symbols of the conflict, 

having been left in the DMZ after it was derailed by bombs. The sides are full 

of bullet holes. Modern trains cross the river here, over the Imjingak Bridge, to 

travel further into the DMZ. I walk along the wooden Freedom Bridge, built in 

1953 to free 12,773 prisoners who got to this point by car and then walked to 

freedom across the bridge. Imjingak was developed into a tourist site after the 

Armistice Agreement of 1972. 

Between Imjingak and Tongril Bridge (also known as Unification 

Bridge), there is a checkpoint and a soldier comes on to the bus to check our 

passports. As we wait, Daisy tells us that every man in South Korea must join 

the army between the ages of sixteen and thirty for twenty one months. (It’s 

optional for girls). In the North, males must join for between six to nine years. 

So to balance the numbers, both the UN and the US armies are also present in 

the South. 

Daisy also explains that the founder of the Hyundai company, Chung 

Ju-yung, was born in North Korea before the war. The story goes that he stole 

his father’s cow to fund his way in what became the South. As he wanted to 

give something back to the land of his 

birth, he built a car plant in the DMZ, 

employing both North and South Koreans. 

He built the Unification Bridge and 

returned the cow with a thousand more. 

The next stop on the tour is Paju, 


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the location of the third of four tunnels 

that the South Koreans have found 

beneath the DMZ. All have been built 

from the North heading south for Seoul, 

which is only ninety kilometres away. 

With the rest of the group, I descend 

through a very steep interception tunnel 

built by the South to the tunnel made 

by the North. The tunnel is small and we all wear hard hats and bend our backs 

to glimpse the tunnel. Dynamite holes line the sides. The South discovered the 

tunnel by sinking water pipes. On discovery, the North blamed the South. Independent 

inspectors verified that the dynamite holes and water flow would indicate 

it was built by the North. The North then claimed that the tunnel belonged 

to a coal mine, but the geology of the land does not make this claim feasible 

and no coal has ever been found. 

Back outside, it’s bright sunshine. Paju is touristy with an information 

centre, a garden and picnic area, all in front of the barbed wire fences marking 

off the minefields. The soldiers watch the tourists wander by and vice versa. By 

the time we leave, there are nine other tour buses in the car park. 

Back on the bus, we’re taken to Dora observatory on the mountain of 

the same name, where we get a glimpse of the North. There’s a painted line, 

five meters back from the edge of the observatory and a soldier polices the 

line to ensure no photographs are taken beyond it. The delineation between the 

countries is easy to see. There are no trees whatsoever on the North Korean 

side. This is for two reasons. Firstly, the trees were all destroyed and used for 

firewood and, secondly, it makes the terrain flat and clear to spot any defectors 

from the North. Incredibly, the landscape is beautiful, with mountains, rivers 

and grasslands. As I look at the two towns in the DMZ that serve the car factory, 

the soldier stops a tourist near me and deletes a photo on her camera that she 

had taken beyond the official line. 

The North Korean flagpole in Kijŏng-dong was once the tallest in the 

world. There was a constant battle to have the taller flag but the South have 

now given up. Even the names of the countries reflect the childish attitude 

exampled by the flagpoles. The official name of the South is the Republic of 

Korea (ROK) and the North is the People’s Republic of Korea (PROK). There 

are many signs and indications in the South for a reunification but, to an outsider 

like me, the history and climate does not accord with this desire. 


In the summit of 2007, the two respective leaders, plus President Bush, 

agreed to new peaceful terms between the two adversaries. Based on this, 

Dorasan railway station was built in 2008 as the terminal to link Seoul in the 

South with Pyongyang in the North. Some tourist travel was allowed to the 

North, albeit restricted. In 2008, a South Korean tourist was shot by soldiers in 

the North, as she ignored the restrictions so she could watch the sunrise over 

the mountains. All links were immediately severed at this point. Like a town 

after the gold rush, the brand new railway terminal at Dorasan remains empty, 

except for a few commuter trains that run each day to the Hyundai car factory. 

Inside, it is a dream of what might have been, with modern baggage security 

areas, platforms and gates to the trains but no passengers or trains to justify its 

existence. 

There are two huge maps on the wall above the watchful soldier on 

duty. Incredibly to me, the station was built as part of the plan to link the major 

cities of the South, through Pyongyang, to China and to Russia and then onwards 

to Europe. The Trans-Korean Railway would link to the Trans-Siberian, 

Trans-Mongolian and Trans-Chinese Railways. My heart races as both Liverpool 

(my birthplace) and Frankfurt (where I now live) are marked on the map 

(at the far left edge) and I can trace my journey to date: from Germany, via 

Poland, Belarus, Russia and Japan to South Korea, right across the world to 

Dorasan (at the far right edge). I suddenly feel pretty emotional at the extent 

of my journey so far. There is something special in seeing it on the map. There 

is a sadness that I can’t share this moment with anyone else, but there is also a 

transformational moment in realising where I am and how I got here. Is there 

hope that next time I could travel all the way here without taking the detour 

around North Korea? 

Globetrotters Club member Pete 

Martin, originally from Liverpool, 

England but now living in Frankfurt, 

Germany is a traveller and author 

of two books. To find out more about 

Pete and to read further extracts from 

his publications go to 

petemartin.org 


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Travelling and Photography 

Meet the member 

Dan Bachmann 

Globetrotter and avid shutterbug Dan Bachmann has often presented 

tales of his travels at the Club’s London meetings. He is also a member 

of The Camera Club where he frequently exhibits his work. Here, he 

talks about his lifelong involvement with photography and shares some 

of his recent travel images. 

Life is a journey, one which has taken me to many places, both of the 

mind and of the world. When I was a boy, my mother used to plan 

wonderful family holidays along the East Coast of the USA and in Scotland. 

She had the travel bug, something which I did not understand at 

the time. To fight the tedium of these holidays, I saved up some money 

selling magazines to buy a Kodak Instant camera which rapidly became 

my travel companion. This was the starting point of my long journey 

into photography. Later on, on my fifteenth birthday, I became the proud 

owner of a Pentax K1000 SLR. With this camera, I must have taken 

around 2000 pictures in a five-year span – perhaps five of which were 

any good. 


During my university years, I put down the camera, only to pick it up 

again and invest in new lenses once I had secured my first real job. As 

I grew weary of the monotony of working life, the idea of travel became 

an obsession. After leaving my job, selling my car and ending my 

lease, I set off for Europe, a one-way ticket in hand. Ironically, I left my 

camera behind, as I was afraid of damaging it. After my travels through 

Europe, I settled into London for my first and only job in the UK. 

It was only a few years later that I was drawn back into the magic of 

photography, when I photographed an aurora borealis in Sweden: travel 

and photography had come back together for me. Since that point, I 

have covered much more of Europe, and gone on adventures in Africa 

and, later, Asia. I moved from a Pentax SLR, to a Pentax DSLR, and 

then to a Canon DSLR. Each time I made a change, the larger system 

made me miss my compact and solid Pentax K1000. This ultimately led 

me to the Leica M system. While it may be a more difficult camera to 

use, it is also the most fun. 

Travelling allows me to be stimulated by new surroundings: as I become 

more connected to the places, and to the people who populate 

them, they slowly start forming part of my identity. The Leica being a 

more discrete camera, and one 

which I do not like to use with 

lenses longer than 50mm, forces 

me to get closer to the people. 

Another special feature of the 

camera is that it only covers part 

of my face, so my subjects can 

see my face the whole time I am 

photographing them. While I 

have always been a bit shy, this 

helps both me and the subject 

to form a connection. Returning 

from my travels, I am proud to 

produce a dignified photographic 

presentation of the unique 

place I have visited, its culture 

and the story of the journey. 


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Years have passed, and I have been through different phases of photography: 

from travel to portable outdoor lighting, back to travel, and now 

entering the studio. Whereas travel and on-location photography was 

about isolating the subject from the environment, studio photography is 

more about building the feeling of the world around the subject, starting 

with a blank canvas. It’s a challenge that I have only scratched the 

surface of. 

I am at crossroads now, deciding which path to follow next. Having just 

left my job of eighteen years, I look forward to spending the first part 

of 2019 scanning half a lifetime of pictures in the club’s digital suite. I 

have deliberately reduced my travelling so I can experience London as a 

Londoner, and reflect on what comes next. 

This article first appeared in the The Camera Club’s members’ magazine 

earlier this year. 

To see more of Dan’s work, visit danbachmann.com 

Photo captions: 

Title image: Smiles in the Rain, 

Mestia, Georgia, (2013) 

Previous page: Satsuki, 

Kyoto, Japan (2015) 

Right: In Search of the Dervish, 

Cappadocia, Turkey (2007) 


Books, Books, Books... 

Winners and Offers 

The winner of Tony Fosgate’s book “Satan’s Gut, 

Sausage Boats and Ice Kisses 

(The adventure travel notes of a nervous man)” 

was Chris Corry. He correctly answered that the 

Colorado River was named after the colour red. 

Tony’s book is published on Amazon. 

Also on sale on Amazon “Fantafrica: Wandering 

and Wondering Across Africa” by Pete Martin 

was offered as the prize in another quiz in the last 

issue. The winner was Eric Hayman who correctly 

answered that Ghana was once known as the 

Gold Coast. 

Are you going to Bali this Autumn or Winter? 

Would you like a FREE guidebook? 

Vine Publishing, who already offer Club members generous discounts 

(see p23) on their Ethiopia and South Africa editions, are looking for 

someone to use their new guide to Bali while travelling around the 

island and to write a review of their experience in using it. If you’re 

interested, please email editor@globetrotters.co.uk with details of your 

travel plans to be put in touch with the publisher. 


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The Globetrotters Club Calendar 

Last chance to enter your pictures 

for the 2020 Club Calendar 

The 2019 Globetrotters Club Calendar has now been printed and was 

sent to members directly from the printers in time for Christmas 2018. 

Thank you to everyone who took the trouble to enter and make it a 

success. The 13 members who had pictures chosen to be included were: 

Chris Prior, Trevor Jenner, Rosemary J Brown, Mary Cottrill, Zara 

Taylor, Emma Napier, John Baker, Juliet Wragge-Morley, Dan 

Bachmann, Karsten Ilsemann, Ritsuko Yamashita Bachmann, Tony Rye 

and Eric Camplin. 

Congratulations to you all. You can see all the images and captions on the 

Globetrotters Club website. 

And now, here is the final call for submissions to the Globetrotters Club 2020 

calendar, the sixth edition to be produced by the Club - all the photographs 

will once more be by members and the finished product will be free for 

members. 


Every paid-up member receives a copy as part of their membership and every 

member who has one of their pictures used receives an additional copy. The 

success of the calendar relies on you, the members, to contribute your best 

travel photos for consideration by the end of the summer this year so that 

a selection can be chosen to make a printed product in time for Christmas 

and the following year. Without you, there would be no calendar, so please 

send your pictures to calendar@globetrotters.co.uk before the extended 

closing date of the 30th September 2019. The rules are much the same as in 

previous years – send up to three images that show the beauty of a destination 

and evoke a feeling of wanderlust, inspiring others to travel. 

Entries will be judged anonymously by a panel of judges from the committee 

– only the editor will know the identity of the photographers until the final 

images have been chosen. Pictures will only be used for the calendar and 

in Globetrotters Club publications (Globe magazine, the e-newsletter, the 

website/social media) to promote the calendar and the Club. 

How to enter: Go to globetrotters.co.uk and log in to the members’ area. 

There will be a link to the calendar competition where you can check the 


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ules and requirements again and from which to enter directly. Alternatively 

you can email your entries to calendar@globetrotters.co.uk as attachments. 

Please include your membership number and a short caption that describes 

the image and includes where and when the photo was taken. You may send 

more detailed information about the pictures if you wish - this is always 

appreciated and is useful when finalising the design of the calendar should 

one of your pictures get chosen (but it won’t be used during the judging/ 

editing process). 

Please send your pictures as high resolution jpegs suitable for printing as an 

A5 image. This is approximately 210mm x 150mm (a 7:5 aspect ratio) and 

images should be at least 2500 pixels on the longest side. For uniformity in 

the design of the calendar, please choose images of an appropriate format – 

landscape only, portrait will not be considered. Colour only, no B&W please. 

Square format, 3:2, 4:3 and others may be submitted but they will be judged 

by the composition you present and their suitability for the calendar once 

cropped. 

The images will be printed ‘full bleed’ (to the edges of the paper with no 


order) so please ensure that any detail included in your composition doesn’t 

fall towards the edges of your picture – if in doubt, send a slightly wider crop. 

The closing date for entries is 30th September 2019 so please make sure that 

your membership is valid on this day and is kept current until judging has 

been completed. (You can join/renew easily on the Globetrotters website). 

All current members will receive a copy of the calendar as part of their 

membership when it is printed (hopefully in time for the Club meetings 

before Christmas). Any member whose picture gets used will receive a second 

copy and additional copies will be available to buy at meetings or by post via 

the website. 

Some tips for getting your image in the calendar... Think about the 

composition and focal point of the photograph as well as colour and texture. 

Make sure it’s sharp, straight and appropriately cropped if necessary. And 

ensure that the image is big enough and of suitable resolution for printing. 

Last year, there were a number that were too small and of insufficient 

resolution to be included in the judging. 

You may submit up to three entries but only one image per member may 

appear in the final publication, though all could be shortlisted for the final 

stages of judging – perhaps consider a range of subjects... 

Although we’re looking for a picture that shows the beauty and appeal of a 

destination from your point of view, the image should also resonate with a 

larger audience. And remember – it’s for a calendar – would everyone want to 

look at it and enjoy it every day for a month?! 

All photos here are from the 2019 Calendar by Globetrotters Club members: 

p16 Mongolian Herdsman, Elstei, Mongolia by John Baker 

p17 Tafnidilt Fort at dawn, Tan-Tan, Morocco by Tony Rye 

p18 Posing Lions, Moremi National Park, Botswana by Zara Taylor 

Cover photo: Dani Warrior, Wamena, Papua, Indonesia by Karsten Ilsemann 


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The Globetrotters Club Picture Quiz 

Win a year’s Club Membership! 

I’m staying in a village, population 353 at the last 

count. Almost unfathomably, it’s between two major 

cities of nearly a million people, each less than a hour 

away by road or rail. Or a good day’s walk. 

And walk is what many people come here to do - the 

village is the starting point of this country’s first and 

most famous long distance trekking trail. 

I sit on the grass on a hillside 517m above sea level (but 

80km from the nearest coast) watching paragliders 

launch into the wind towards another town with a 

cement factory and a ruined castle, a good hour’s 

walk from where I’m staying. The townsfolk from 

here once carried their dead back over the hill at 

the lowest crossing point throughout the year, come 

rain or snow to be buried in the village before they 

established a church and a cemetery of their own. 

Where 

in the 

world is 

this? 

The pass, marked with a wooden cross, is between 

the 517m ‘mother hill’ and another peak whose name 

sounds like you might misplace something... 

Can you name the village, the region, or the walking 

trail? All correct answers accepted! 

Cryptic Clue: Villsge hidden where many have started 

a lengthy walk (5) So where am I this time? 

Email your answer with your name and membership 

number to: editor@globetrotters.co.uk with ‘Globe 

Picture Quiz’ in the subject line before the closing 

date of 30th Nov 2019. The winner will drawn 


from all the correct entries.

The winner of the last picture quiz was Howard 

Huxter who correctly identified the city where 

I was as Philadelphia. Howard wins a year’s 

membership of the Globetrotters Club. Most 

entrants recognised the Benjamin Franklin 

Bridge that crosses the Delaware River to 

New Jersey and realised that Rocky was the 

eponymous boxing hero of the famous film series 

shot here. Philadelphia means ‘brotherly love’ 

in Greek and is the home of the Liberty Bell - an 

iconic symbol of American independence. 

Early Bird Bonus! 

Renew your membership early and receive an extra month free! 

Go online at globetrotters.co.uk and click ‘Join or Renew’ 

Pay by credit/debit card or with PayPal 

Membership fees: 1 year - £12 2 years - £22 3 years - £30 

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Cash in at the Checkout 

Discounts and Offers for Club Members 

Various discounts are available to 

Globetrotters which we list in each 

issue of Globe. 

All you need is your Globetrotter 

membership card to show, or quote 

your membership number at the point 

of purchase. 

And if any travel organisation you deal 

with is prepared to offer GT members 

a discount, please let us know! 

Travel Local: Innovative travel company 

offering £50 off per person on all tours. 

To redeem, simply visit the website and 

mention ‘Globetrotters’ upon booking at: 

www.travellocal.com Alternatively, call 

+441865242709 or email team@travellocal. 

com 

TrekAmerica: Outdoor tours in North 

America, 10% off. Mention GT membership. 

www.trekamerica.co.uk or tel: +44 (0)870 444 

8735. 

Cotswold Outdoor: Retailers of trekking 

gear, clothes and accessories. 10% discount. 

Present barcode at time of purchase in 

store. No discount on items on sale or 

promotion. Use discount code AF-TGTC- 

S2 when shopping online or via mail 

order. Tel:+44(0)8445577755 www. 

cotswoldoutdoor.com Email: customer. 

services@cotswoldoutdoor.com 

Global Traveler: (American travel magazine), 

$10 off subscription. www.globaltravelerusa. 

com/globetrotters 

The Challenge Network: Website building 

service, aimed at those wanting to raise 

awareness of their expeditions and travels. 

The Network is offering Globies a 50% 

discount, so members can run a website for 

£10 per year. Simply quote Globetrotters 

when ordering the service. www. 

thechallengenetwork.com Tel: 07974 234 760 

Email: johnthechallengenetwork.com 

Footprint Books: 30% discount when 

ordered online. Quote code globe30. www. 

footprintbooks.com The Complete 

Outdoors: 5% discount. Tel. +44 (0)1442 

873133, fax: +44 (0)1442 875673, email: 

sales@completeoutdoors.co.uk 

Jaipur Inn: Members are offered a 20% 

discount on accommodation at the Jaipur Inn, 

Rajasthan, India. Email: jaipurin@sancharnet. 

in Mention GT membership 

Adventure Mania: Offers 15% off its 

Himalayan expeditions. Quote Globetrotters 

Club membership details. Email: anindya@ 

adventuremania.com www.adventuremania. 

com 

Peter Sommer Travels: Small tour operator 

offering archaeological tours and cruises 

in Turkey. 5% discount. Tel +44 (0) 1600 

861929 

Zintech: Specialises in short term rental of 

satellite navigation equipment. Lifetime 10% 

discount offered. Quote GLOBE Go online 

or Tel: +44 (0)1202 763355. zintech.co.uk 

Email: matt@zintech.co.uk 

World Discovery: Bespoke holidays with an 

emphasis on history, culture and wildlife. 10% 

discount on website prices for GT members. 

www.worlddiscovery.co.uk 

10% discount if you mention you are a GT 

member. www.travelworkshops.co.uk Email: 

dea@travelworkshops.co.uk 

Epic Enabled - accessible safaris in South 

Africa and guest house in Cape Town: 10% 

discount if you quote “Globetrotters” when 

booking. www.epic-enabled.com & www. 

epic-guesthouse.com Tel/Fax: +27 (0)21 785 

7440 Email: info@epic-enabled.com 


Travel Writing Workshops: Peter Carty 

is offering Globetrotters members a £10 

discount, bringing the workshop price 

down from £115 to £105. Quote the word 

“Globetrotters”. www.travelwritingworkshop. 

co.uk 

Bradt Travel Guides: Guides aimed at the 

discerning traveller who wants to do more 

than simply tick off the sights. 35% discount 

off all Bradt guides to GT members buying 

online, using coupon code ‘gtc’ at the 

checkout. www.bradtguides.com 

African Trails: Budget Africa safari company 

offering a 10% discount off their East Africa 

tours and 5% off the tour price of Trans Africa 

and Nile Expeditions. Quote ‘Globetrotters’ 

when booking. www.africantrails.co.uk 

Artisa: A retreat in Greece offering a 5% 

discount off of all trips, along with a free 

day excursion to Napflio. Simply quote 

‘Globetrotters’ when booking. Email 

info@artisagreece.org or phone +30 

6947570690 or +31 (0)611387147 www. 

artisagreece.org 

Go Barefoot: 5% discount on tailor made and 

no-fixed-departure date itineraries, and 10% 

for group sizes 8+. Simply quote Globetrotters 

when booking online or over the phone. www. 

gobarefoot.travel or contact them on info@ 

gobarefoot.travel or phone 020 3290 9591. 

Eurotalk: Language learning products (DVDs/ 

software etc.). 125 languages. 25% off. Enter 

offer code GLBTR25 at checkout http://www. 

eurotalk.com 

Undiscovered Destinations: Guided small 

group tours. Destinations include Chad, 

Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Madagascar, 

Sudan, Somaliland, Iran, Oman, Bangladesh, 

Burma. 7% discount on our group tours and 

tailor-made travel. Quote ‘Globetrotters’, to 

book email travel@undiscovered-destinations. 

com or call 0191 296 2674 

www.undiscovered-destinations.com 

Tilley: Travel products with an exclusive 

discount (on Tilley products only) of 20%. 


Simply email or phone up to place your order, 

mentioning your membership of the Club 

along with your membership number. Check 

out the hat and the rest of their products here: 

www.tilley.com/uk_en 

Wild Rhino Adventures, a specialist tour 

operator to North East India is offering 

Globetrotters Club members £100 off their 

forthcoming trips to Nagaland: The Hornbill 

Festival Tour, Aoling Festival of the Tattooed 

Headhunting Tribes of Nagaland and the 

15 days North East India tour: Living Root 

bridges, Rhinos, Tea & Tribes. For full details 

check the website or email info@wildrhinoadventures.co.uk 

As reviewed in 

a previous issue 

of Globe, The 

Greenwood Guide to 

South Africa is the 

only guide to small, 

hand-picked places 

to stay. Featuring 

only those places that 

excel in character, 

friendliness and 

the hostly arts, all 

the descriptions are 

written by the authors, not the owners. 35% 

discount if you quote “GTMember” when 

ordering by email: sales@vinehouseuk. 

co.uk or telephone: 01825 767396. www. 

greenwoodguides.com 

As reviewed in a 

previous issue of 

Globe - Ethiopia 

Travellers’ Handbook: 

a travel guide for the 

group, package and 

independent traveller, 

by Trevor Jenner. 

Full colour, 448 

pages, over 600 

images, published 

by Meru Publishing. 

35% discount if you 

quote “GTMember” when ordering by email: 

sales@vinehouseuk.co.uk or telephone: 01825 

767396. www.merupublishing.com 

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All submissions will be acknowledged. 

Pictures, photos and stories submitted or 

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The club reserves the right to reproduce 

items submitted in print or online. 

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Address for correspondence: 

The Globetrotters Club, BCM/Roving, 

London WC1N 3XX, UK. 

As the club has no permanent 

headquarters, this address is that of 

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To email other club officials: 

Membership queries: 

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See website for other contacts. 

Website: globetrotters.co.uk 

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Opinions expressed in Globe are those of 

individual contributors and not necessarily those 

held by the Globetrotters Club. While every 

effort is taken, no responsibility can be accepted 

for any inaccuracy in content or advertising. 

Globetrotters Annual General Meeting 

Every year, the Globetrotters Club 

AGM takes place before the November 

meeting in London. The meeting covers 

the most crucial factors of the running 

of the Club, so the more members that 

can attend, the stronger we can be 

when making important decisions about 

the future of the Club. 

All paid up members are encouraged 

to attend and will have the opportunity 

to find out about previous and future 

activities as well as ask general 

questions about the running of the 

Club. Please remember to bring your 

membership card with you to show 

upon entry. 

Globetrotters Club Officers 

All officials are voluntary workers and 

can change from time to time 

Founder: Norman D Ford (1921-2009) 

President: John Pilkington 

Vice Presidents: John Ainsworth, Rene 

Richards, Carol Simonson, John Batchelor, 

Richard Snailham, Tanis Jordan, Martin 

Jordan, Malcolm Keir, Hilary Bradt, Sue 

Learoyd, Arthur Frommer, Gill Ward, Matt 

Doughty, Paul Woodward, Jacqui Trotter, 

Kevin Brackley 

Directors of Globetrotters Club Ltd: 

Francesca Jaggs, John Pannell 

Treasurer: John Pannell 

Chair: Francesca Jaggs 

Committee Secretary: Lindy Pyrah 

Membership Secretary: 

Catherine Finnamore 

PR & Publicity: Ewa Leś 

Globe Editor: Gavin A Fernandes 

E-newsletter Editor: The Bumble Bee 

London Meetings Organiser: 

Jacqui Trotter 

Technical Coordinator and Webmaster: 

Paul Roberts 

Committee members: Kevin Brackley, 

Paul Roberts, Jacqui Trotter, Francesca 

Jaggs, John Pannell, Gavin A Fernandes, 

Lindy Pyrah, Ewa Leś 

Toronto contacts: Svatka Hermaneck 

and Bruce Weber 

Chester contact: Hanna Bastiaansen 

For legal reasons, the Canadian Branch is 

known as Toronto GT’s

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