Talks
The 2006 – 2007 season
A list of this season’s talks appears below; click on an individual entry for more information.
- 03Oct 2006Next talk
The Legendary Silk Road
Elisabeth Parry · Tuesday 3 October 2006, 8pm
A 21st century journey overland from Beijing to Tashkent.
- 17Oct 2006Next talk
Travels Through Newfoundland & Labrador
John Gimlette · Tuesday 17 October 2006, 8pm
Travel writer John takes us to this beautiful, barren fishocracy where we encounter icebergs, seal flipper pie & a full cast of eccentrics.
- 31Oct 2006Next talk
The Heart of the Sahara
John Pilkington · Tuesday 31 October 2006, 8pm
A 450 mile camel journey from Timbuktu to the Taoudenni salt mines in remotest Mali.
- 14Nov 2006Next talk
From the Amazon to the Inca Trail
Jarrod Kyte · Tuesday 14 November 2006, 8pm
Peru offers Lake Titicaca, the Colca Canyon, the Amazon Jungle and best of all Machu Pichu at sunrise viewed from the ‘sun gate’.
- 28Nov 2006Next talk
Wildlife, Flora and Scenery of South Africa
John Buckingham · Tuesday 28 November 2006, 8pm
A natural history lecturer & photographer, John travels from the Cape with its stunning scenery, through the Kalahari Desert to see the exciting animals of the Kruger National Park.
- 12Dec 2006Next talk
Seasonal Social for Members
Xmas Social · Tuesday 12 December 2006, 8pm
- 09Jan 2007Next talk
Adventure with a Grand Piano
Colonel John Blashford-Snell · Tuesday 9 January 2007, 8pm
The story of transporting a grand piano to the Wai Wai Tribe of Guyana.
- 23Jan 2007Next talk
Easter Island or Rapa Nui
Michael Ackroyd · Tuesday 23 January 2007, 8pm
Some impressions from the navel of the world. Michael is a lifetime traveller & he will talk on the culture & history of this remote island.
- 06Feb 2007Next talk
Doing the Douro
John Harrison · Tuesday 6 February 2007, 8pm
A canoe journey through Spain and Portugal.
- 20Feb 2007Next talk
In Ethiopia with a Bicycle
Chris Beynon · Tuesday 20 February 2007, 8pm
Cycling the historical circuit in the Highlands, including Axum Stelae, Lalibela churches plus people and villages well off the tourist trail.
- 06Mar 2007Next talk
- 20Mar 2007Next talk
Borneo, The Philippines and Thailand
Jack Jackson · Tuesday 20 March 2007, 8pm
Jack is a familiar traveller in SE Asia & will take us on a fascinating journey through these far-flung lands.
- 03Apr 2007Next talk
High Hawaii
AGM & Tess Burrows · Tuesday 3 April 2007, 8pm
Tess is a founding Director of Climb for Tibet & this is about a recent expedition to run up Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii taking peace messages to the highest places on earth.
These are the main items of the programme, but they may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. Other events will be announced at the meetings and in our newsletters.