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Hawthorn Rotary member and one of the current crop of sergeant’s who softly extract dollars from us with their entertaining ploys, Trevor Jones took his first job and got exposure to the travel industry at Ansett in 1972 as in his words as an “office boy”. That was the precursor to a life in the industry with various successful businesses and associations with American Express Travel. In the latter association he has been honored with several prized acknowledgements and served in the capacity as a committee/board member.
Introduced by Chairman of the day Ken McNamara Trevor gave us his impressions of Israel today. Prompted by daughter and son-law for a holiday in December somewhere warm and different (they reside in the Netherlands) Trevor selected Israel.
In his short lunch time address we got a birds eye tour starting at Tel Aviv moving north to Haifa, across to Nazareth, and then down to Jerusalem. Trevor told of great modern cities, yet quaint historic counterparts , but wonderful scenery and beaches. Food and services were great. In short Trevor felt such at trip must be added to one’s top ten wish list of holiday destinations.
He noted that the fervent religious culture from all sects was fascinating to observe throughout the country. Despite commonly perceived security issues he commented that with carefully planned excursions and applied common sense he had no concerns.
We were treated to selection of family photos ….as a true photographer Trevor explained this was so to provide the viewers focus for many classical images of Israel for example, the Dead Sea , the Sea of Galilee, desert panoramas , Kibbutz’s and iconic features such as the Wailing Wall all captured in the background.
Completing his address, was the story of a friend’s research into a cave (perhaps the garden tomb of Jesus-notwithstanding the usual held site in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher). This was identified first in a post WW2 shot of a British checkpoint in a barren area near Jerusalem and had sustained his interest over the years. He established its early AD construction status, acquired the piece of land, but subsequently notified the authorities of his thoughts and saw the land leveled. Currently ( as shown from Trevor’s recent photo) the vacant site is in a poor state and now being considered as a possible Peace Garden by his friend.
An entertaining and interesting address, thanks Trevor.
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