This page was last revised on 20th September 2017
Russia and Europe: What Next?
Army recruits
John’s latest talk – click here for details.
‘Russia and Europe’ talks in 2017
JP in Ukraine
4th October – Bristol (Wilderness Lectures)
7.30 pm at the University of Bristol’s Chemistry Theatre on Cantocks Close, off Woodland Road
(tickets £9.00 – concessions £8.50 – from Stanfords’ Bristol store at 29 Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1HT, or £9.50 on the door)
9th October – Eastbourne (Eastbourne Ashridge Circle)
2.30 pm, and again at 7.30 pm, at the Devonshire Park Theatre on Compton Street
(admission free to members – details from Harry Lederman on 01323 301997)
17th 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)
18th October – Ringwood, Hants (Ringwood Travel Club)
7.30 pm at the Greyfriars Community Centre on Christchurch Road
(admission free to members – visitors £3.50 on the door – details from Ann Cole on 01425 478764)
30th October – Fleet, Hants (Fleet Library)
7.00 pm at the Library on Fleet Road (entrance on Gurkha Square)
(tickets £7.50 including refreshments – advance booking essential – from the Library on 01252 612709)
7th November – Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria (Grange Lecture Society)
7.15 pm at the Victoria Hall on Main Street
(admission free to members – visitors £4.00, students £2.00, on the door –
details from Dr Jeff Pattison on 015395 52398)
21st November – Guildford (Guildford Travel Club)
8.00 pm at Onslow Village Hall on Wilderness Road, Onslow Village
(admission free to members – visitors £7.00, or £3.50 with a student card, on the door –
details from Carol Busby on 01293 871219)
A Balkan Adventure
John’s route
John’s previous talk – click here for details
‘A Balkan Adventure’ talks in 2017
Cross-cultural greeting
26th September – Fareham, Hants (Fareham Library)
7.00 pm at the Library on Osborn Road
(tickets £6.00 including refreshments – advance booking highly recommended – from the Library on 01329 284902)
27th November – Ringwood, Hants (Ringwood Library)
7.00 pm at the Library on Christchurch Road
(booking available nearer the time from the Library on 01425 474255)
Georgia to Afghanistan
Caucasus farmer
John’s talk about Central Asia – click here for details
‘Georgia to Afghanistan’ talk in 2017
Helping hand in Afghanistan
25th October – Romsey, Hants (Romsey Library)
7.00 pm at the Library on Station Road
(tickets £6.00 including refreshments from the Library on 01794 513341, or later via the online shop)
Travels in Extraordinary Countries: Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
Syrian bazaar
Some highlights from John’s Middle East and Afghanistan trips
‘Travels in Extraordinary Countries’ talk in 2017
Wakhan Corridor
13th October – Esher, Surrey (Royston Pike Lecture Series)
1.30 pm at King George’s Hall on Community Walk, off the High Street
(admission £3.00 on the door – no advance booking needed, but details from Tristen Hennigs on 01372 474584)
Inside the Middle East: Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran
Iranian city of Qom
John’s eye-opening 2009 trip – click here for details
‘Inside the Middle East’ talks in 2017
Gulf coast woman
21st October – Alton, Hants (a fundraising talk for Alton Counselling Service)
7.30 pm (canapé reception and licensed bar) for 8.00 pm at Alton Assembly Rooms on the High Street
(tickets £15.00 from Alton Counselling Service on 01420 89207)
9th November – Carlisle (Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery)
7.30 pm at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery on Castle Street
(tickets £12.00, or £10.00 for members, from the Box Office on 01228 618700 –
bar open from 6.30 pm, and the very popular pre-talk tapas can be ordered on 01228 618117)
An Englishman in Patagonia
Torres del Paine
A classic story from John’s early travels
‘An Englishman in Patagonia’ talk in 2017
Welsh settlers
1st November – Blackpool (International Travel and Holidays Association or Fylde Travellers)
7.30 pm at Blackpool Sixth (Blackpool Sixth Form College) on Blackpool Old Road
(admission free to members – visitors £4.00 on the door – details from Joan Gaffiney on 01253 700799)
‘The Abyssinian Difficulty’: Retracing a Victorian Expedition
Expedition bridge
John’s forthcoming Eritrea and Ethiopia trip – click here for details
‘Abyssinian Difficulty’ talks in 2018
On the march
21st September – Winchester (a fundraising event for Oxfam and Practical Action)
7.30 pm at Winchester Discovery Centre on Jewry Street
(booking available nearer the time from the Discovery Centre on 01962 873603 or from John)
4th October – Winchester (a fundraising event for Oxfam and Practical Action)
7.30 pm at Winchester Discovery Centre on Jewry Street
(booking available nearer the time from the Discovery Centre on 01962 873603 or from John)
12th October – Winchester (a fundraising event for Oxfam and Practical Action)
7.30 pm at Winchester Discovery Centre on Jewry Street
(booking available nearer the time from the Discovery Centre on 01962 873603 or from John)
19th November – Chester (a joint meeting of the Society of Thirteen and the Cheshire and North Wales Region
of the Royal Geographical Society, with the Institute of British Geographers)
7.30 pm at the Grosvenor Museum on Grosvenor Street
(admission free to members of either society – visitors £6.00 on the door – details from Mike Nichol on 0151 346 1017)
‘Abyssinian Difficulty’ talk in 2019
Post-mortem report
5th January – 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 – details from John on 01962 863965)
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