| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | On Wednesdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 4th Wednesday |
| Venue: | Homes of group members |
We ‘Travel’ to destinations all over the world from the comfort of our armchairs.
A virtual destination is chosen for each month’s journey of discovery, including anecdotes and stories from those members who have actually visited the chosen destination.
Click on the guides below to see the places we have visited.
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Armchair Travellers - Bahrain
At our January 2026 meeting we focussed on Bahrain, a place we all know of, but know little about. We started by listening to some traditional Bahraini folk music to get us into the zone. We learnt that this civilisation was active when the Greeks dominated the western world and it is believed that the…
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Armchair Travellers - The Seychelles
Our September meeting focussed on the Seychelles, the exotic island group in the Indian Ocean. Only two people had been there, which was a little surprising, but since both Air Seychelles and British Airways stopped their direct long haul flights years ago, it is perhaps not surprising. Praslin - second largest island in The Seychelles…
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Armchair Travellers - A glimpse of Namibia
Joe’s Beerhouse in Windhoek Tree shade near Big Daddy This meeting was a glimpse of Namibia, which is a vast country with two major deserts, the Kalahari and Namib deserts, a major open safari area of the Etosha National Park and the dramatic coastal region on Wallis Bay and the Skeleton Coast. After visiting Joe’s…
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