Worldwide Travel Talks of Tucson, Arizona

Worldwide Travel Talks meets the second Sunday of the month, September through May, at the Nanini Library. This library is located at 7300 North Shannon Road, in the Northwest Tucson area.  Participants of the club meet to enjoy presentations which may include slides, videos, photographs, brochures, etc. of their trips. We have no dues, nor elected officers.

Meetings are held from 2:30 PM until 4:30 PM. All are welcome to attend. For further information please call George Eddington at 520-825-8956 (EDDINGTON5@aol.com),  Dolores Rohrer at 520-296-1986 (doloresrohrer@cox.net), or Dick Englert at 520-721-8857 (dickenglert@cox.net).

The International Travel News magazine provides our club with publicity. A link to their web page is located at the bottom of this page.

2012 tentative program schedule:

March 11 -The Riches of Rome  

It is no wonder they call Rome "the Eternal City!" Architecture, sculpture and paintings span the centuries. Jan & Chuck McGary revisited Rome last summer and wish to tell Rome's story by exploring it from the time that it began on the Palatine Hill and the Forum below it, through its preeminence as a world power during the Empire. With the introduction of Christianity, new styles of art and architecture emerged. The Renaissance popes called Michelangelo and Raphael to Rome to decorate the Sistine Chapel and the papal apartments. In the 17th Century, wealthy church officials commissioned Bernini, Borromini, and Caravaggio to embellish Rome's churches and their private palaces. Join us in a survey of these monuments that can still be visited today. 

April - 15  - Tanzania and Rwanda 

Tanzania and Rwanda The Serengeti is every adventurer’s ultimate destination: these legendary plains teem with one of the densest concentrations of wildlife on Earth. We’ll see all of the “Big Five”- and many more animals who survival here amidst grand backdrops, such as magnificent Tarangire National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater, a 12-mile wide, 2,000-foot deep caldera. We explore it all, as we seek out the most elusive game. And we immerse ourselves in the local culture through rewarding visits to schools and villages. Then we journey to Rwanda to experience one of the world’s greatest wildlife encounters—the rare mountain gorilla. We will walk in the footsteps of Dian Fossey into the mist-shrouded slopes of Rwanda’s Virunga Volcanoes for an intimate encounter with these magnificent, gentle creatures. We’ll also discover the warmth of the Rwandan people and witness the stunning scenic beauty of one of Africa’s most magical destinations. Experience the beauty and wonder of Africa on this Armchair Adventure. Program by Karen Hahn.

May 13 - Gilded Age 

In the 19th century, America's wealthy elite built fabulous mansions and imitated the lifestyles of European nobility. Some of these mansions still stand and are open to visitors. Jan and Chuck McGary visited many of them on their summer RV trip to the East Coast. They learned about the privileged way of life that the industrial giant's families enjoyed--the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Ringlings and others. 

June, July, & August, there will be no meetings 

Links to club member travel web pages:

Phyllis & Nordien Jackson www.jacksontravel.blogspot.com

Roger & Bettye Root www.toten.info/~roger/travel

List of the past four years of programs:

2008

Jan. – Morocco – Joan & Fred Frech

Feb. –  Route of the Maya – Bill Klett

Mar. –  The Fjords of Norway – Ken Macleish

Apr. – Easter Island & Peru - Phyllis & Nordien Jackson

May - Vietnam & Cambodia – Karen Hahn

Sept. Indonesia & Bali – Karen Hahn

Oct. – Mexico  , visit to Mata Ortiz – Katy & Mary Jo

Nov. – Cruise Florida to Italy – Roger & Bettye Root

Dec. – Cruise Italy to Rio de Janeiro – Karen Hahn

 2009

Jan. – Botswana , Namibia , Zimbabwe , & South Africa – Karen Hahn

Feb. – Rhine – Mosel river trip – Bill Klett

Mar. – Spain , Portugal , and a bit of Morocco – Bill Klett

Apr. – India – Jan McGary

May – River Cruise – Amsterdam to Black Sea – Fred & Joan Frech

Sept. – Trinidad & Tobago – Dave Hamlin

Oct. – Argentina – Jack & Katheryn Goldthorpe

Nov. – Namibia – Dick & Dee

Dec. – Egypt & Jordan – Karen Hahn

 2010

Jan. –   Louvre Museum – Jan & Chuck McGary

Feb. – 40 years of travel – Bill Klett

Mar. – Borneo – Dick & Dee

Apr. – India & Bhutan – Karen Hahn

May. – Scandinavia – Jan & Chuck McGary

Sept. – Cruise - South American, Pacific side – Roger & Bettye Root

Oct. – Cruise – Japan , South Korea , & China – Karen Hahn

Nov. – Bordeaux , Loire , & Carcassonne – Dick & Dee

Dec. – Prado Museum in Madrid – Jan & Chuck McGary

 2011

Jan. – Romania & Germany – Phyllis & Nordien Jackson

Feb. – Maritime Provinces of Canada – Bill Klett

Mar. – Route of the Maya – Karen Hahn

Apr. – Walking Tuscany & Umbria – Gordon McCall

May – South Africa , Swaziland , & Lesotho – Dick & Dee

Sept. – Bicycle Tour of Europe – Richard Burns

Oct. – Turkey ’s Magical Hideaways – Karen Hahn

Nov. – South India & Sri Lanka – Dick & Dee

Dec. – Inca Empire & Machu Picchu – Gordon McCall

 2012

Jan. – Walking the Dordogne River Valley – Gordon McCall

Feb. – Patagonia , Tierra Del Fuego , & Chilean Fjords – Dick & Dee

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Last update Feb. 19, 2012