The theme of our April 27th meeting was all about travel transportation. Did we prefer planes, trains or automobiles for our trips? Or is a cruise ship our favorite mode of travel?
Our Destination Master, Raji Bandanapudi, gave us clues for a country.
- This country has an airport with a functioning runway intersected by a railway.
- This country has no snakes.
- This country has a place name with the longest name in any English-speaking country: “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.” Which translates roughly as “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his flute to his loved one”.
- This country was where the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed.
- The nickname for the inhabitants of this country is the same as the name of a bird and a fruit.
If you guessed New Zealand, you are correct!
Our speakers, Natasha Barr and Lisa Bennett, both presented speeches related to the theme of them meeting. Natasha’s speech, “On the Road Again,” was about the road trips she took with her family throughout the Southeast and South Central United States. She shared her memories of the trips and some of her family photos of their adventures. Natasha and her sister Lynn collected magnets from each state they visited as souvenirs of the trips.
Lisa’s speech, “Don’t Eat Breakfast,” was about learning to fly in her Uncle Tom’s Piper Cub, a small 2-seater airplane. Her Uncle Tom taught her to take-off and fly, but she was not allowed to do tricks or land the airplane. Every morning when her told her “don’t eat breakfast,” she knew it would be a day of adventure flying in the Piper Cub.
Our Travel Topics Master, Joyann, had a variety of questions for us. She asked: what our magical travel moments were, where our next destination would be, where would we go next on a cruise, what surprises had we encountered on a trip, how had we overcome any language barriers, what was our most recommended location, and did we prefer to travel solo or in a group. We enjoyed hearing everyone’s responses.
Join us for our next meeting on May 4 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Pacific (-8 UTC). The meeting theme is “Never Stop Exploring Your World.” Where will your next trip take you? We want to hear your stories. Join the meeting to participate in our Travel Topics session and guess the mystery destination.
Register for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/TravelTalkersZoomLink
Looking forward to hearing your Travel Stories!
Helen Josephine,
Travel Talkers Toastmasters.
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