Get the diaries out!!

The third Horizons Unlimited Ireland meeting will take place in Enniskillen on the weekend of

29 June-1 July 2012.

The meeting will be at the same location as the last two years with excellent camping, food and craic guaranteed.

Keep an eye out on this thread for more information as plans unfold and we gather together our list of speakers. It is early days for speakers to firmly commit but at this stage the list includes:

Grant and Susan Johnston world travellers and founders of Horizons Unlimited

Jim mcCausland back by popular demand for his excellent and practical “personal safety for motorbike travellers” demonstration.

Norman and Margaret Magowan. check out their website at Adventures in Yellow by Norman Magowan : Motorcycle Journey on the Pan American Highway Come along and chat with these well travelled adventurers from Belfast.

Hana Ptackova website www.adventours.com Hana has travelled extensively in Spain and Morocco and will be able to tell you everything you want to know about that area. For those who were at last year's meeting she was the lady who donated the fantastic prize to our charity raffle.

Roddy Warriner Roddy is the transport manager at James Cargo in London and knows everything there is to know about transporting bikes round the world. He takes care of all the freighting arrangements for Globebusters and other motorbike adventure companies. Come along armed with lots of questions.

Stephen Baker. An expert on motorbike travelling and Apricot Yoghurt!

Brian Byrne Brian has agreed to do a First Aid course aimed particularly at motorcyclists. What you learn at this course could one day make all the difference.

Les Madge website Traveldri Plus Les will give us the benefit of his vast knowledge of the best travel kit to take with you on your adventure. He is also hoping to bring a selection of quality kit with him.

Declan McEvoy Declan has recently returned from an Eastern Europe trip. His chosen talk title is "Back home to Belarus" Interesting!

Gerry Christie Gerry will give the lowdown on his foray into central Africa 1n 2011.

There are others in the wings but more of that at a later time!

We have already received confirmed registrations from Australia, England and Ireland. So what are you waiting for? If you are planning to be there (and if not why not!?) get registered now at

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/meetings/Ireland2012

The Team

A few more presentations to add to the list and motivate you into registering for HUI 2012!

Some of you may have met Manuela Beis at previous HU meetings in England. For those who haven't, check out Ela's website at

Pumpernickel on Tour

Great pictures and an inspiring journey. A must hear presentation.

Dave Flooks gave talks in previous years on trips to Japan and Vietnam. This time round he has been cajoled into giving a "no holds barred" talk on a forthcoming trip to West Coast USA. As some people known to you all will be on that trip you may find the exaggerated tales of derring-do interesting!!

Watch this space for more details to come.

Please note that numbers attending will be limited to 150. That is one very good reason to register now at

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/mee...p#registration

Could I also suggest that you consider adding a Horizons Unlimited membership fee to your registration? The Horizons Unlimited website is freely available no matter where you are in the world. These membership fees, together with any surplus from the weekend help to maintain this invaluable free "bible" for all motorcycle travellers. In other words...us!

The Team!

Almost the end of April, the Invasion of Wexford over (and much enjoyed by those attending) the first Irish road race of the year this weekend (Cookstown) and the sun is shining (at the minute!)

Summer must be just around the corner and planning for of the Horizons Unlimited Ireland meeting in Enniskillen on weekend of 29 June/1 July is continuing apace.

Here are a few more speakers we have lined up to tempt you into registering now for this great annual event.

Frank McNellis was caught in an unguarded moment during the "Invasion of Wexford" and after a few pints agreed to give a wee talk on the subject

"Alaska to Argentina..a way to ride the Americas with limited time and money"

You don't have to take a year off work (who wouldn't if given the chance!) and spend a fortune to travel on a motorbike. There are other ways to fulfil that dream. Come along and hear how Frank managed it.

David Kyle many of you will know from previous years. He is the guy who works tirelessly at each meeting keeping the Audio/Visual equipment running!

David will give a talk entitled

"So you wanna be a Tour Guide"

David has considerable experience helping to lead recent Globebusters Transamericas and Eidelweiss/Globebusters "Discover our Earth" expeditions.

Come along and learn what got him interested, how he applied, what they were looking for and what happened next...........

Stephen Clarke's talk is entitled

"But I only have two weeks.........How can I get the most out of a two week trip without it turning into an "Iron Butt" ride"

An interesting subject which could give us all pause for thought.

Feargal O'Neill is also hoping to be available to give an update on plans for the "Carl Stearns Clancy centenary run" in October this year. If you missed Feargal and "The Celt" 's talk last year or want to learn more about this amazing adventurer check out

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...2-2013-a-59581

Now what are you waiting for? Remember that numbers will be limited to 150 and registration is on a "first come first served" basis. You can register now at

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/mee...reland2012.php