Talks
The 2019 – 2020 season
A list of this season’s talks appears below; click on an individual entry for more information.
- 01Oct 2019Next talk
To Eritrea and Ethiopia: A Victorian Quest
John Pilkington · Tuesday 1 October 2019, 8pm
Partly on foot with a donkey, John retraces the route taken by an 1868 British expedition to the Abyssinian highlands, meeting spirited people in extremely challenging lands.
- 22Oct 2019Next talk
Kayaking the Amazon
Olie Hunter Smart · Tuesday 22 October 2019, 8pm
Olie and a friend took on the immense challenge to travel the length of the Amazon, a self-supported 4,000-mile journey from its source in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic.
- 05Nov 2019Next talk
The Back Roads of Iberia
Duncan Gough · Tuesday 5 November 2019, 8pm
Duncan has travelled over 50,000 miles on back roads around Iberia and will encourage visitors to get off the beaten track to experience unique insights.
- 19Nov 2019Next talk
On the Road in North America
Chris Forse · Tuesday 19 November 2019, 8pm
A celebration in words, pictures and music of the great American Road trip, including the deserts and mountains of the American and Canadian west and the Appalachians
- 03Dec 2019Next talk
Members' Social & Talks
Club members · Tuesday 3 December 2019, 8pm
Members’ only evening with quiz and buffet. Then a number of our members will talk about their latest travelling experiences from their journeys all over the world
- 17Dec 2019Next talk
On Foot in the Middle East
Leon McCarron · Tuesday 17 December 2019, 8pm
Leon travelled on foot from Jerusalem to Mount Sinai,following ancient trading routes and modern-day hiking paths, to search for another side to a misunderstood region.
- 07Jan 2020Next talk
Freewheeling from the UK to Vienna
Paul Gillingham · Tuesday 7 January 2020, 8pm
We all remember that magical first trip abroad. Over sixty years on, Paul celebrates his first journey by cycling across France to Freiburg, then along the Danube to Vienna.
- 21Jan 2020Next talk
Modern Mongolia
Jess Brooks · Tuesday 21 January 2020, 8pm
Be delighted, challenged and surprised by 21st century Mongolia. The rewards for those who make the effort to get to Mongolia are, like its land, immense.
- 04Feb 2020Next talk
A Journey Around Our Archipelago
Patrick Barkham · Tuesday 4 February 2020, 8pm
Patrick travels from small to ever tinier islands around Britain in search of the essence of island life. Do small islands have big lessons for us on the mainland?
- 18Feb 2020Next talk
Saudi Arabian Journeys
John Weatherburn · Tuesday 18 February 2020, 8pm
The Weatherburns lived in Saudi Arabia from the Gulf War to the Arab Spring and travelled the country experiencing desert, volcanoes, pilgrimage routes and coral reefs.
- 03Mar 2020Next talk
Tokyo to Yonaguni-Jima
Mike Laird · Tuesday 3 March 2020, 8pm
Mike journeys from Tokyo to a remote Japanese island, all without a plan, taking in some less well known sights, as well as a good helping of Japanese culture and cuisine along the way.
- 17Mar 2020Next talk
Walking with Bears
Andy Skillen · Tuesday 17 March 2020, 8pm
Join award-winning photographer Andy on his experiences photographing bears on foot: an evening of unique images and close-up encounters with grizzlies and polar bears.
- 07Apr 2020Next talk
Travels in Tusheti
Chris Wills · Tuesday 7 April 2020, 8pm
Chris and family explore the Tusheti region of Georgia on horseback, learning about the Tush, their way of life and discovering ancient settlements and villages on the way.
- 21Apr 2020Next talk
AGM & From Transylvania to Tallinn
Janet Parsons · Tuesday 21 April 2020, 8pm
After our AGM, Janet takes us on a journey across eastern Europe from Romania via East Slovakia and Riga to Tallinn, the best preserved medieval city in Northern Europe.
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.