Levison Wood talks to Paul Blezard about his life as an adventurer and his latest book Arabia. Continue reading Levison Wood in Conversation with Paul Blezard: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
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Reading the Landscape: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Achieve a level of outdoor awareness that will enable you to understand the landscape around you. Tristan Gooley shows how it is possible to sense direction from stars and plants, forecast weather from woodland sounds and predict the next action of an animal from its body language – instantly. Mary-Ann Ochota shares her archaeological expertise to reveal the historic features you can spot in the countryside around you – from Bronze Age burial mounds to turnpiked toll roads. Continue reading Reading the Landscape: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Sir Don McCullin in Conversation: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Just ahead of his retrospective exhibition at the Tate Britain Sir Don McCullin talks to Julia Wheeler about his highly celebrated career as a war photographer spanning six decades. Continue reading Sir Don McCullin in Conversation: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Paddling Britain and Beyond with Lizzie Carr: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
In 2016 Lizzie Carr became the first person to paddle board the entire length of Britain’s waterways. In 2017 she became the first woman to paddle board solo across the English Channel. In 2018 she became the first person to paddle board the entire length of the Hudson River. She combined her paddle boarding with raising awareness of plastic pollution. Continue reading Paddling Britain and Beyond with Lizzie Carr: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Ed Gorman in Conversation with John McCarthy: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Ed Gorman talks to John McCarthy about his career as a journalist covering conflicts in Northern Ireland, the Gulf, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Balkans and Afghanistan. Looking at how these experiences can completely change your life, they will also be talking about Ed’s book Death of a Translator which is a searingly honest description of a mind haunted and eventually paralysed by the terror of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Continue reading Ed Gorman in Conversation with John McCarthy: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Brewing Beer in the Loire: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Micro-breweries are popping up every day making styles of ale that are re-defining beer as a luxury drink, so Tommy decides to start a micro-brewery in his barn in France. Sadly, it turns out 20 years of drinking beer doesn’t qualify you to brew it. Continue reading Brewing Beer in the Loire: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Why We Walk with Kate Humble: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Kate Humble talks to Julia Wheeler about the benefits of walking and her book Thinking on My Feet in which she recorded her walks (and runs) throughout a single year, but also charted her feelings and impressions throughout. Continue reading Why We Walk with Kate Humble: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
A Modern Pilgrim’s Journey: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
For centuries people have been making spiritual journeys in search of enlightenment or following some kind of sacred footsteps. Emma Slade, Justin Butcher and Guy Stagg have all recently written very different books following this theme. Continue reading A Modern Pilgrim’s Journey: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Divided: Why We’re Living in an Age of Walls with Tim Marshall: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Informed by 30 years commenting on world affairs, Tim Marshall’s illuminating explanations of global politics made Prisoners of Geography an international bestseller. In his latest book Divided he brings that wealth of experience and insight to explain what has divided us, past and present, showing how it informs much of what is going on in the world today.
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All At Sea: Another Side of Paradise with Julian Sayarer: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Former Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year winner, Julian Sayarer talks to Paul Blezard about his experiences on the small island of Surin, near the navel border of Thailand and Myanmar. Continue reading All At Sea: Another Side of Paradise with Julian Sayarer: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019