Britain’s greatest mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington talks to Paul Blezard about his career spanning six decades of climbing peaks, across all continents. Continue reading Sir Chris Bonington in Conversation: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
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A Brief Guide to the World with Nicholas Crane: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
One word binds us all: geography. We are all geographers, human beings who care about the places we think of as ‘home’ – our habitat. Continue reading A Brief Guide to the World with Nicholas Crane: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Solo Motorcycle Adventures: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Travel writers Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent and Lois Pryce talk to Julia Wheeler about their extensive solo travels by motorbike in many regions all over the world including India’s Arunachal Pradesh, Iran and South America. Continue reading Solo Motorcycle Adventures: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Travel Etiquette: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
When travelling, what is appropriate behaviour when greeting people? Should you offer a handshake, a kiss on the cheek or two kisses? Continue reading Travel Etiquette: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Levison Wood in Conversation with Julia Wheeler: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Levison Wood talks to Julia Wheeler about his life as an adventurer and his latest book Arabia. Continue reading Levison Wood in Conversation with Julia Wheeler: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Ottoman Odyssey: Travels through a Lost Empire: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Alev Scott’s odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey’s borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Continue reading Ottoman Odyssey: Travels through a Lost Empire: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Cycling with a Rescued Street Dog: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Ishbel Holmes was determined to cycle the world but her journey took a completely unexpected turn when she rescued a street dog in Turkey. Continue reading Cycling with a Rescued Street Dog: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Around the World in 80 Trees: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Calling all nature lovers. Join us as Jonathan Drori talks about his new book Around the World in 80 Trees. From India’s sacred banyan to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration – not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. Continue reading Around the World in 80 Trees: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Running Britain with Sean Conway: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Sean Conway talks to Phoebe Smith about the third and final leg in the world’s first length of Britain Triathlon. Having already cycled and swum the length of Britain, Sean completed his trilogy by running all the way from John O’Groats to Land’s End entirely unsupported. Continue reading Running Britain with Sean Conway: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Travel Safety: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Lloyd Figgins, travel risk expert & author of the The Travel Survival Guide offers up-to-date, no-nonsense, practical advice on how to prepare for a trip, recognise warning signs, avoid potential hazards and cope with emergencies should they occur. Continue reading Travel Safety: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019