30th Birthday Events in 2010
To celebrate our 30th birthday this year, we have organised a series of free events for you to attend throughout the year.
To register your interest in one or more of the London events simply email us at events@journeylatinamerica.co.uk with your contact details and your favoured event.
Places at each event are limited, so please act promtly to avoid disappointment.
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Ecuador & Galápagos Event - Date TBC
The event will consist of a talk by an expert wildlife guide and a talk by one of our travel consulatants giving advice for travellers to the region.
To register your interest email events@journeylatinamerica.co.uk
The event is sponsored my Metropolitan Touring.
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Free Chile Event - Monday 27th September
Wanderlust Guide of the Year finalist Pete Selman, shares his adventures in Chile and some useful tips
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Journey Latin America tour leader Pete Selman has made the final three shortlist for this year's Wanderlust Guide of the Year Awards. Enjoy a fascinating insight into this magnificent country and the excitement of life on the road.
Following Pete's talk, tailor-made holidays consultant Mary Nelson will give a brief talk about the highlights of Chile, and afterwards there will be an opportunity for you to discuss your holiday plans with our travel experts over a glass of wine.
The event is sponsored by Casillero del Diablo wines, part of Chile's award-winning Concha y Toro winery. For more details see chileanlegend.com
"I so enjoyed your Chile event on Monday. Pete Selman was inspirational and I am so thrilled he won the gold award. My husband and I will be poring over your brochures and planning a trip with you, possibly in late 2011. Peter Selman just has to be our guide too." E. Davidson
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Colombia - Wednesday 21st July
Private viewing of art collection created by ceramicist Nicholas Arroyave-Portela at his latest exhibition Todo Sobre Mi Padre
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In celebration of Colombia’s bicentenary of independence (20th July), Journey Latin America teamed up with the Colombian Tourist Board to invite you to a private viewing of Todo Sobre Mi Padre (All About My Father) art exhibition.
Critically acclaimed British ceramicist Nicholas Arroyave-Portela revealed his much-anticipated new body of work in a solo show at Contemporary Applied Arts. Arroyave-Portela has spent the last 3 years dedicated to producing and refining Todo Sobre Mi Padre, a collection of eleven framed ceramic wall pieces exploring the universal theme of identity. Many of the pieces touch upon his father’s Colombian roots through the various migrations that occurred throughout his father’s life.
The exhibition was recently reviewed on the UK Crafts Council website.
"It really does make a difference to meet up with the people in a travel company – it adds such personality over and above one’s links by phone and internet." B. Walker.
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Peru - Monday 21st June
Guest speaker Stanley Johnson gives a talk on his recent adventures in Peru
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Stanley Johnson, journalist and father of Mayor of London Boris, recently returned to Peru, exactly 50 years since he first explored the country. He has kindly agreed to give a one-off talk reminiscing on two visits to Machu Picchu a half century apart, describing his forays into the Amazon jungle, and sharing his insight into how Peru has changed and developed over the years. As it turned out, his recent trip was no less adventurous than the first: caught between two crises, he will tell of his struggle to get to Machu Picchu during the mudslides and his arduous journey home, featuring a rescue by the Navy aboard the HMS Albion when volcanic ash closed British airspace. This event is sponsored by Inkaterra hotel group.
"I thought the evening was a great success - it was nice to talk to so many people who are enthusiastic about Latin America. And also not to feel one has to be a super athlete to risk going to such altitude to visit Peru!" L. Perryman
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Mexico - Thursday 3rd June
Private screening of Viva Zapata! starring Marlon Brando
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In celebration of Mexico’s bicentenary of independence and the centenary of the revolution, Journey Latin America teamed up with the Mexican Tourist Board to offer a private screening of the 1950s film classic, Viva Zapata! A fictionalised account of the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata written by John Steinbeck and starring Marlon Brando, it was a treat for film buffs and travel enthusiasts alike.
"The event was excellent: very well organized. To watch 'Viva Zapata!' again was a treat. Thank you very much for the invitation." M. Cuneo
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