Friday 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Library 1533
Bob Seyfried, Terry
Moss, Tom Dole, Jennifer Kerr
The sharing of travel experiences serves as an excellent
aid in both the planning and execution of travel plans. Others' experiences,
both good and bad, can help take much of the mystery and hassle out of our own
travel adventures. In this seminar, members can meet informally to share such
experiences, listen to speakers on travel subjects of interest, and perhaps find
companions willing to team up on particular tours. This is an open seminar
limited in attendees to the number of chairs available as determined by Fire
Department regulations (56).
Sept. 5: WELCOME TO
ANOTHER SEMESTER OF T AND A.
We will kick off the 16th semester of travel adventures by
explaining our upcoming schedule. We’ll talk a bit on the challenges of travel
today (a daunting and depressing topic!) and collect $2 for the cost of
handouts. We will conclude with Bob
Seyfried presenting a surprise video featuring a big mountain (and small
computer) adventure.
Sept. 12: SO THERE,
AIRLINES!
Jon Holloway of
Holloway Travel Outfitters and PackingLight.com will continue a decades-old
tradition of providing a packing demonstration. Come learn how to pack in
just one suitcase for weeks or months at a time using his original 30-year-old
method. Discussion includes information on current travel news, outfitting
yourself with the proper wardrobe and clothing fabrics, as well as what packing
aids and travel accessories help in packing light.
Sept. 19:
ANDES
RUINS, AMAZON CANOES
In June 2007, Bill
and Robin Maxey led a five-week trip of 13 persons to the
Andes
area in
Peru
and
Bolivia
. The adventure included a visit to Inca ruins and the Peruvian rain forest, a
trip in motorized canoes to the Manu jungle (a rich preserve within the Amazon
headwaters) and a trip by parts of the group to the floating islands of
Lake Titicaca
and the silver mines of
Potosi
, the world's highest city.
Sept. 26:
CAMEL RIDES IN THE DESERT
Terry and Joann Moss
traveled to the North African country of
Tunisia
in March of 2008. Highlights of the trip to this progressive Muslim
country were viewing Roman ruins, visiting an American military cemetery, riding
camels into the desert wearing traditional Arab garb, and meeting a large
Tunisian family.
Oct.
3: GERMAN-AMERICAN
EXCHANGE
Doug Stryker, a
retired teacher, will present the highlights of a 2004 German-American student
exchange.
The slide show will feature castles in
Bavaria
,
picturesque villages in
Austria
and the
friendly people of the
Czech
Republic
. A
mystery quest will cover western
Germany
(time
permitting).
Oct. 10:
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
: FORGOTTEN BY TOURISTS
Join Richard and JoAnn Peter on a
tour of
Western Australia
–a region mostly ignored by tourists and little visited even by most
Australians! This huge state has it
all: desert, tropical beaches and reefs, sapphire-blue ocean, dense forests and
sequoia-sized trees. Springtime
flowers blanket the landscape and bizarre plants and animals are abundant.
Join them on a visit you won’t soon forget!
Oct. 17: VISITING
NORTHERN NEIGHBORS
In the summer of 2007, Sue
Leber and Rich Korff spent nine
weeks traveling by trailer across the northern
United States
and spent over two weeks in this beautiful area of eastern
Canada
. They crossed from
Bar Harbor
,
Maine
, to
Yarmouth
,
Nova Scotia
, by catamaran ferry. They experienced the picturesque fishing villages,
the old forts, circumnavigated spectacular
Cape Breton Island
and saw potato fields in bloom in the red soil of
Prince Edward Island
.
Oct. 24: THE
UKRAINE
AND
RUSSIA
FOR LONG-LOST RELATIVES
It was Muzza
Eaton’s sixth trip to the ex-USSR to get acquainted with her long-lost
maternal relatives. In addition she included a trip to Berdichev, a pre-WWII
major Jewish center in the
Ukraine
and the home of her father. Except for a huge largely neglected cemetery,
Berdichev has only a tiny trace of its pre WWII Jewish presence.
Kiev
and
Kharkov
, both major Ukrainian cities, are very different.
Kiev
is dominated by Orthodox churches and the Ukrainian language, while
Kharkov
is more Russian with a huge industrial character. A repeat visit to
Yekaterinburg in the Ural region gave her a personal view of the improvements in
the economic status of
Russia
, as did a sixth visit to
Moscow
. Churches and consumerism are powerful in the new
Russia
.
Oct. 31: MAGNIFICENT
INDIA
Sha Dev of
Travel Store presents
India
in all its exotic, sensual magnificence.
India
is a destination that awakens your every sense.
It’s a land of palaces, incredible temples, Taj Mahal, the holy
Ganges
and the
Himalayas
. It is an adventurous destination for both the
young and the experienced traveler. For wildlife lovers,
India
’s wildlife natural parks are a must-see. Here you
will see the elephants, deer, panther, wild buffalo, snow leopards and one-horn
rhinoceros. As the sun rises and the day begins, you wake up to the smell of
spices, morning Chai (tea), sounds of auto rickshaws with loud Bollywood music
and the early morning prayers at the churches and the temples.
Nov. 7:
TANZANIA
TRIBES, WILDLIFE AND KILIMANJARO, TOO
Travel to
Tanzania
presents an array of opportunities to be physical, mingle with tribal cultures
and view
Africa
's wealth of wildlife on safari. This presentation by JoAnn
Lippert and Bill Cooper includes a chance to see all three. Bill's climb of
Kilimanjaro takes you through multiple terrains up to the summit and the
mountain's glacier. JoAnn's travel and camping with her tribal guides takes you
to visit the Hadzabe, Datoga and Masai cultures. Migration in the game parks
provided an endless supply of lions, giraffes, elephants, wildebeests, hippos,
zebras and more.
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