Budget Treasures Travel Club
To Travel is to Live! The Budget Treasures Travel Club is a travel club for people who love to travel but don't love to spend a lot of money doing it. We meet the 4th Thursday of every month at Ross U-Hills Library, 4310 E. Amherst Ave. Denver, CO 6-7 pm. Membership is free. Looking for Traveling Companions? Contact our coordinator Terry at macivergan@hotmail.com. Upcoming Club Presentations January 28: “101 Countries” with guest presenter P.J.Parma. Join P.J. Parmar for a fun, colorful presentation on his independent low-budget travels to over 120 countries on six continents. He visited his first 101 countries in his mid 20s for $12,000 and in less than one year total time; his travelogue "101 Countries: Discovering the World Through Fast Travel" will be available. P.J. is also cohost of America's Dining and Travel national weekly radio show and The World A La Carte podcast, both with Pierre Wolfe. February 25: "The Saharan Desert in the Algerian Hoggar" with guest speaker Greg Mandel. Eight hundred miles of off-road travel without GPS or compass...an Algerian equivalent of a John Wayne and Indiana Jones adventure! March 25: "South Africa" with guest speaker Richard Lion. April 22: "Driving Down to Guatemala in an Old Pickup Truck" with guest speaker Terry Gould. May 27: "India Calling" with guest speaker Delta Donahue, who has volunteered in India the last 3 years and actively worked with a non-profit on behalf of street chidlren in India. She also has a social business that sells handicrafts created by village women from India. Travel Lovers' Book Club All interested travelers and readers of travel are WELCOME! Meetings to be held at the Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave in Denver. For reading list and general information contact Jane Stanfield at wiladyjanes@gmail.com Would you like to add a trip? We will gladly list budget programs designed for travelers of any and all ages and interests. Request information We welcome input on itineraries you would like to see. Our motto is "If you can dream it, you can do it!" Contact us Just looking for great airfare? See about our favorite consolidator |
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Budget Treasures 2010 Nepal and Tibet Sept 9-26 $2375 + airfare (approx. $1500) Spiritual India Extension Sept 25-Oct 7 $1220 (includes Amritsar-Delhi airfare) This trip has it all...cultural experience, political drama and geographic wonder. Explore Kathmandu Valley and then fly to Lhasa, Tibet. After 5 days we being the overland journey across the Tibetan Plateau with overnight in village and visit to Everest Base Camp. $2375 + airfare (US to Kathmandu) India extension includes Varanasi, India's holiest city; numerous fantastic activities in Delhi; Chandigarh, India's greenest and cleanest cities designed by Le Corbusier; Amritsar, the holiest city for Sikhs; and lastly, a visit to Dharamsala (McLeod Ganj) to see the Dalai Lama! For complete details or contact Willie and wpusede@hotmail.com Road Trip from Italy to Mongolia via the Stans! Organized by a Denver couple who love road trips! Contact Richard at rmferrell@cox.net or go to "Mongolia or Bust" information June 2010 Sailing the Caribbean with James Creasey For information contact James at jamescreasey19@hotmail.com Volunteer Vacations 2010 Our resident "Volunteer Guru", Jane Stanfield, author of Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation, will be offering a number of classes this year that will help you design your own volunteer project! You can contact her directly at wiladyjanes@gmail.com. Volunteer Vacations - Traveling on Purpose Colorado Free University - www.freeu.com Feb 13, 2010 - 9:30-Noon - Lowry Campus Jun 5, 2010 - 9:30-Noon - Lowry Campus Map and Plan Your Volunteer Vacation (A four-part workshop) Arapahoe Com College - www.arapahoe.edu Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010 - 6:30-8:30 pm May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010 - 6:30-8:30 pm and also at Front Range Com College - www.frontrange.edu Westminster Campus Jan 6, 12, 20, 27, 2010 - 6:30-8:30 pm Apr 7, 14, 21, 28, 2010 - 6:30-8:30 pm Home Exchange How would you like to spend a month in an apartment in London, or in a condo on the beach in California—for free? Many people enjoy this luxury every year by trading their homes. Do you dare try it yourself? Learn how to arrange a simultaneous or delayed exchange, how to prepare your home, and whether and how to exchange your car. Discover helpful international networks and organizations, and much more, so you can travel as a native instead of a tourist. For more information contact Mary Schreiner at mary_schreiner@hotmail.com. |
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