The Youth Club for Grown-Ups
I am delighted to be able to offer this trip to Jordan which will take place after Ramadan. All pictures are in order of visits but are only examples. Leader Coral Guise-Smith The proposed itinerary is as follows Jordan Trip Itinerary DAY 1 · CITY OF ORIGIN – AMMAN Flight departure from the city of […]
Pauline Gower was the leader of the Spitfire women, a group of courageous pioneers who took exceptional risks to fly Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters to the frontlines of World War II.
Chocolate Factory and Turron Museum followed by Lunch at La Cova, Campello. 25th April 2024. We will leave at 9.15 and head to the Valor Chocolate factory in Villajoyosa where we will have a guided tour with a talk on the history of cocoa and the making of chocolate. After the visit there will be a […]
I have arranged a visit to Jardin de l’Albarda on Wednesday May 8th at 10.00 am. The guided tour in English, of the garden will last about two hours and will be followed by light refreshments. In view of the short distance of the garden from Moraira, I suggest we travel by private cars and […]
A selection of six wines will be presented by Domingo and Franco from the Corcovo Bodega in Valdepeñas, Platters of cheeses and cold meats will be placed on each table to be shared between 4 people. Wine and water glasses will be provided.The tasting will start at 6:00 p.m. but please arrive from 5:45 onwards in order […]
We shall take a tour of the Comunidad Valenciana, one of the 17 Autonomous Communities into which Spain is divided; it is made up of three provinces: Valencia, Alicante and Castellón. We’ll visit the three principal cities (the provincial capitals) and we’ll explore a range of other towns and villages across the region, from Orihuela […]
Our planet has been completely ice free for most of its 4.5-billion-year history. So, the fact that we have ice caps in Greenland and in Antarctica today is unusual. In the first part of this talk we will see how it was possible for events to change so that that ice covered most of the […]
Travel back in time to the years of the Second World War – as you’ve almost certainly never known them before. Author David Ebsworth tells the “stranger than fiction” stories behind his 2021 novel, A Betrayal of Heroes. Tales of Casablanca and Brazzaville, of the Spaniards who fought for Free France, of the 1940s celebrities and […]
Includes visit to Klein Schreuder Sculpture Garden, Doll Museum in Onil and La Cova…….
Most historians agree that Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot of France was the constructor of the first true automobile. Cugnot’s vehicle was a huge, heavy, steam-powered tricycle, and his model of 1769 was said to have run for 20 minutes at 2.25 miles (3.6 km) per hour while carrying four people. He could have had little idea how the Automobile was […]
For our final event before the summer break, we have arranged a day trip to this spectacular winery. The day will include return coach travel from Moraira, a guided tour of the vineyards and winery, lunch with a selection of Bleda’s wines and an opportunity to visit the bodega’s shop. We have just one place […]
