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Day Trip to Tabarca Island
Coach to Santa Pola – glass bottom Catamaran to Tabarca – Explore this unique island.
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Is the Government of Pedro Sanhez corrupt?
Due to holidays at the Javea Centre Social, we will have our last group meeting before summer break, not as usual on the last Friday of the month, 26th June, but on 3rd July. The subject should be intriguing, because it is not always what it seems from the media headlines.
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Travellers Tales: Touring China – the giant pandas of Chengdu and ethnic minority groups of Yunnan province
Tuesday 1st December Our December Travellers Tales presentation will be given by Detlef Glogowski. This will be Detlef’s first talk to the group and it is sure to be interesting – Detlef has spent 14 years in China and he will no doubt have some good advice to give to Angela & Ally for their…
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Day Trip to Valencia Bioparc Safari Park
Experience the African Safari in Valencia. Day Trip to Bioparc Valencia Sunday October 11th.
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La Malinche and the fall of the Aztec Empire presented by Angela Chantry
In the early 16th century Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors defeated the great Aztec Empire, built a new city for colonists from Spain and took control of vast lands stretching from today’s south-western U.S. down through most of Central America. In this presentation Angela will outline a story not often told, in that one of…
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Scott of the Antarctic presented by Keith Smith
In this presentation Keith explores the life and expeditions of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, placing his achievements and ultimate fate within the context of Britain’s imperial age. Born in 1868, Scott grew up when Britain dominated global trade and ruled the largest empire in history. Chosen by the Royal Geographical Society to lead the Discovery…