From opposite ends of our planet and to an exotic Nepal, the sights of some local travellers are being put on display.

Since 2011, Grannies 脿 Gogo has featured 57 photo-illustrated travelogues. 

This year, Grannies are again offering three new travelogues, Jan. 17, 24 and 31 at the Emerald Room in the Schubert Centre. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. with the presentations starting at 2 p.m. Admission is $10.

Kicking off the fundraiser is Lloyd Davies' unusual Alaskan adventure Friday, Jan. 17.

Lloyd, with enthusiasm, said that he and his wife, Janet, not interested in an Alaskan Cruise, 鈥渄esigned our own Slow Cruise in Alaska.鈥�  

They used the Marine Highway ferry system from 鈥淧rince Rupert to Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Gustavus/Glacier Bay, Juneau and Sitka 鈥� and back.鈥�  

With the help of their B&B hosts, they explored locations seldom visited by tourists. Some of their greatest memories are from their visit to the Anan Creek Bear Observatory, about 45 minutes by jet boat from Wrangell.  

鈥淭he creek was swollen with thousands of salmon that were striving to push their way through a narrow gap while trying to avoid the teeth and claws of both black and grizzly bears,鈥� said Lloyd.

In a polar opposite presentation, Evelyn LeRose presents on Friday, Jan. 24.           

鈥淛oin me in Antarctica and leave the rest of the world behind,鈥� she said of her experience with 鈥渢he coldest, windiest and driest continent in the world.鈥�  

Antarctica, 99 per cent covered by the Antarctic Ice Sheet is, for the most, uninhabitable. LeRose's commentary illustrated with photos of icescapes, ice bergs, animals, birds and historical outposts will give you a feel for and taste of this part of our amazing planet.    

The final travelogue features Mary Stebbins' return journey to Nepal on Friday, Jan. 31.         

Discover, or for some rediscover, Nepal with Stebbins who 鈥�31 years ago I took my young son, Gabriel, to Nepal where we made three treks into the Himalayas. That began my love affair with the land and the people.鈥�  

In late 2024, her return journey began in the busy city of Kathmandu, a city of chaos, deep spirituality and ways old and new.  

Next, Stebbins will take you to the jungles of Chitwan National Park, home to wild elephants and the one horned rhinos of Asia. 

Then off you will go on a mountain trek following the Kalagandaki River, descending from the arid desert mountains of the lower Mustang region with traditional homes and ways of life to lush green fields and small villages, where, in shared narrow alleyways, 鈥渕otorcycles vie with sack-laden water buffalo.鈥�  

Throughout the trek, Stebbins was surrounded by some of the highest mountains of the world.