This page was last revised on 28th January 2020
To Eritrea and Ethiopia: Retracing a Victorian Expedition
Expedition bridge
John’s latest Eritrea and Ethiopia talk – click here for details
‘Eritrea and Ethiopia’ talks in 2020
Epiphany in Gonder
28th January – Hull (Hull Literary and Philosophical Society)
7.30 pm at the Hull Royal Hotel on Ferensway
(admission free to members) (details from the Society on 01482 651843)
19th February – Near Basingstoke, Hants (Overton U3A)
10.00 am at St Mary’s Hall on the High Street, Overton
(details from Margaret Aldgate on 01256 279157)
26th February – Dublin, Ireland (Royal Dublin Society)
An evening event – time to be confirmed – at the Royal Dublin Society
(enter via the Members’ Club on Merrion Road)
(details from Gerard Whelan on 01 240 7256)
23rd April – Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucs (Wotton Arts Festival)
Subject, venue and time to be confirmed
(details nearer the time from Anne Parry on 01453 843144)
30th April – Tavistock, Devon (Tavistock Ladies’ Luncheon Club)
12.00 for 12.30 pm at the Bedford Hotel on Plymouth Road
(details from Norma Thewlis on 01822 615174)
20th October – Midhurst, West Sussex (Midhurst U3A)
2.30 pm at the Methodist Church Hall on North Street
(admission £2.00 for members, £3.00 for visitors, on the door –
details from David Barlow on 01730 815218)
A Balkan Adventure
Greece–Albania border
John’s 2013 journey from Trieste to Istanbul – click here for details
‘A Balkan Adventure’ talks in 2020
Friendships remade
5th March – Sevenoaks, Kent (The Stag Theatre)
7.15 pm at The Stag Sevenoaks on London Road
(tickets £12.00 from the Box Office on 01732 450175)
11th March – Romsey, Hants (Romsey Library)
7.00 pm at the Library on Station Road
(tickets £5.00 from the Library on 01794 513341)
The Old Silk Road to Afghanistan
Wakhan Corridor
John’s five-month journey across central Asia – click here for details
‘Old Silk Road to Afghanistan’ talks in 2020
A helping hand
6th February – Sevenoaks, Kent (The Stag Theatre)
7.15 pm at The Stag Sevenoaks on London Road – click here for details
(tickets £12.00 from the Box Office on 01732 450175)
24th February – Hastings, East Sussex (The Stables)
7.30 pm at The Stables Theatre and Arts Centre on The Bourne
(tickets £13.50 – or £10.50 for under-18s and £8.50 for Stables members –
from the Box Office on 01424 423221)
China by the Back Door
Murghab boys
A new talk about the final part of John’s 2011 journey across central Asia
‘China by the Back Door’ talk in 2020
Dunhuang camel
1st April – Central London (‘Hand & Shears’)
7.15 for 7.30 pm at the Kings Head on Westmoreland Street
(admission free, but small donation welcomed –
details from Sarah Chanter on 01491 572499 or from John on 01962 863965)
Up the Mekong to Tibet
Upper Mekong
John’s expedition to the source of the Mekong – click here for details
‘Up the Mekong’ talk in 2020
Monks in Phnom Penh
27th February – Cork, Ireland (Cork Literary & Scientific Society)
8.00 pm at the Crawford Art Gallery on Emmet Place
(admission free to members – visitors €8.00 on the door)
(details from Dr Alicia St Leger on 021 431 0043)
Llamas and Gangsters in Bolivia
Attention-seeking llamas
John’s salt trade and Butch Cassidy talk – click here for details
‘Llamas and Gangsters’ talk in 2020
Uyuni salt lake
7th March – Central London (Globetrotters Club)
2.30 pm at the Church of Scotland on Crown Court,
behind the Fortune Theatre on Russell Street
(admission £3.00 for members, £6.00 for visitors, on the door)
An Englishman in Patagonia
Torres del Paine
John’s talk about the southern tip of South America – click here for details
‘An Englishman in Patagonia’ talk in 2020
Welsh pioneers
16th March – Chester (Society of Thirteen)
7.30 pm at the Grosvenor Museum on Grosvenor Street
(admission free to members – visitors £6.00 on the door –
details from Mike Nichol on 0151 346 1017)
Click on the links* or email John for details of each talk.
( *Other websites may not always be up-to-date)
