If you are planning an expedition that will take place in 2017, then don’t miss the new application deadline for the Neville Shulman Challenge Award. Run by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) since 2001, the award offers up to £8,000 for a journey that furthers the understanding of our planet – its cultures, peoples and environments. Continue reading Calling all explorers! Neville Shulman Challenge Award
Melanie Windridge, In Search of the Northern Lights // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Do we really understand the northern lights? Speaking about her new book and describing Arctic journeys culminating in a spectacular solar eclipse, Melanie Windridge brings together space, place and science in style. With Julia Wheeler.
Continue reading Melanie Windridge, In Search of the Northern Lights // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Nicholas Crane, The Making of the British Landscape // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Geographer, broadcaster, explorer and writer Nicholas Crane will explore the natural and human history that has shaped our landscape from the Ice Age to the present day in this illustrated talk which celebrates the wonderful diversity of our countryside and cities. Continue reading Nicholas Crane, The Making of the British Landscape // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Culinary Adventures // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
If your travel motivation is to discover new flavours, this culinary panel will take your tastebuds on an adventure. Caroline Eden & Eleanor Ford (Samarkand), John Wright, author of the River Cottage Foraging Guides (A Natural History of the Hedgerow) and Elisabeth Luard (Squirrel Pie And Other Stories) discuss how exploring different countries’ food can help you gain a deeper insight into their cultures, and have a good time doing it. Continue reading Culinary Adventures // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Simon Reeve, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival Day 4
TV presenter and author Simon Reeve talks to Julia Wheeler and shares tales from more than 110 countries he has travelled to making programmes for the BBC, including his new series on Turkey, due to air this spring. Continue reading Simon Reeve, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival Day 4
Tim Marshall, The Power and Politics of Flags // Stanfords Travel Writers
What is the origin of the ISIS flag? Why are so many African flags red, yellow and green? Sunday Times bestselling author Tim Marshall will be here to discuss his latest book, revealing the histories, the power and the politics of the symbols that unite us – and divide us: flags. Continue reading Tim Marshall, The Power and Politics of Flags // Stanfords Travel Writers
Jon Holmes, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Paul Blezard talks to the award-winning comedian and broadcaster Jon Holmes as he shares a personal journey of how he went from being an unwanted baby in the Midlands to a wanted man in the state of Texas, and everything else that happened along the way.
Continue reading Jon Holmes, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
John Gimlette, Travels in Sri Lanka // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Award-winning travel writer John Gimlette turns his keen, ever-curious eye on the island nation of Sri Lanka, as explored in his latest book, Elephant Complex. Join him for this engaging and witty talk as he reveals a country struggling to free itself from trauma, and to embody an identity to match its vitality, its power and its people. Continue reading John Gimlette, Travels in Sri Lanka // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Travellers’ Wisdom: How to Save Money and Stay Safe // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Join holiday bargain-hunter Andrew Fraser, travel safety guru Lloyd Figgins and Author and Wanderlust Magazine Editor Phoebe Smith as they talk to Julia Wheeler about how to fly further for less, and how to stay safe as you explore the world.
Simon Reeve, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival Day 3
TV presenter and author Simon Reeve talks to Julia Wheeler and shares tales from more than 110 countries he has travelled to making programmes for the BBC, including his new series on Turkey, due to air this spring.