Category: Group – Travellers Tales
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Diana’s new found friends on the Silk Road!
A packed audience of over 60 members were treated to a very interesting and informative talk by Diana Jarvis at the last Travellers Tales meeting. Diana enthralled everyone with an account of her travels, which included the terracotta warriors, “climbing” the Great Wall of China, on through Kazakstan, an overnight train to Shymkent, Uzbekistan, Samarkand,…
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Next Travellers Tales presentation: “Sri Lanka, the Enchanted Island”
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Our next Travellers Tales meeting will take place on Tuesday 21st October when Wendy & John Ranger will be giving a presentation entitled “Sri Lanka, the Enchanted Island”. Venue: The Javea Players’ Studio (near Mercadona on the road leading up to the old town). Doors open at 10.30 hrs with the…
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Time to go home!
A wonderful week and so many memories to take home with us, not just of Ibiza, the amazing scenery and the entertaining Medieval Festival, but of all the fun and laughter which has been shared these past 8 days. Thank you all for being such great company! I will look forward to having a reunion…
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Peter and Gill on their travels – home and abroad
The March Travellers’ Tales meeting featured another entertaining presentation by popular U3A member Peter Atkinson – but was something of a sad occasion as it was Peter’s final talk to the group before he and his wife Gill move to Canada to be near their son in Toronto as well as their daughter, who lives…
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Turkey on the menu at Travellers’ Tales meeting
Travellers’ Tales group leader Angela Chantry shared her experiences of an in-depth tour of Turkey at the latest meeting held in the Javea Players Studio. Angela and daughter Becky spent two weeks on a round trip from Istanbul, visiting historic sites and places of interest, on a holiday with tour company Explore in September last…
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Around the Horn a Travellers’ Tales treat
U3A members enjoyed a voyage around the southernmost tip of South America and the Antarctic at the latest meeting of the Travellers’ Tales group. Fellow member John Reynolds gave a fascinating presentation, entitled “Round the Horn and Back in Time for Tea – Part 2”, sharing tales of his adventures with his wife Jane on…