Monthly, Tuesday 10.30 for 11:00 – check actual meeting day on the group’s schedule below
Accepts new members:
Please contact leader
A VERY WARM WELCOME TO OUR TRAVELLERS’ TALES GROUP
Whether you are an “arm-chair” traveller or like to experience the real thing, there is always something to appeal to members as our presentations can be close at home in Spain and Europe or the other side of the globe!
We meet on a Tuesday every month throughout the year, with the exception of July and August, in the Jávea Players’ Studio near Mercadona in the old town of Javea (click here for a map of the location). Presentations commence at 11.00 hrs, lasting for approx. 1 hour.
The presentations are given by other members of the group, but it is not compulsory! There is a charge of €2 pp to cover the cost of room hire, with 3 special get-togethers during the year (and if it is your birthday on the day of the meeting, do let us know!).
January: Welcome in the New Year with cava & nibbles.
June: Summer social with wine & savouries.
December: Christmas get-together with sherry & mince pies.
Tuesday 20th January The first presentation for 2026 will be given by the group leader, Angela Chantry, who will recount her recent tour with her daughter, Becky, to Hanoi, New Year’s Eve cruising in Halong Bay, followed by a week in Laos. Venue: The Javea Players Studio, nearby parking in …
A reminder to members that this presentation is fully booked – please do not arrive at the Jávea Players Studiounless you already have a confirmed reservation. If you would like to join the waiting list in case of cancellations, please send an email to Angela Chantry at the address …
Around 50 Travellers Tales members enjoyed sherry and mince pies at the last meeting for the year, after which the group leader, Angela Chantry, gave a presentation on Discovering More of Portugal. Angela thanked everyone present for their continued support, and presented Christmas gifts to Wendy & John Ranger, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Rosalind will be giving the second part of her talk given in March about the four-year sail that she took around the western Pacific on her small yacht many years ago. All history now! You don’t have to have heard the first part to enjoy this one. Rosalind had talked …
