Slow Train to Damascus &
In the ‘Land of the Gods’ – Exploring Eritrea
7th October 2014
Paul Whittle
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In a change to our previously advertised talk we will now hear two talks from regular club speaker Paul Whittle.
Slow Train to Damascus:
Petra, the Dead Sea, Roman cities and a rare desert train ride on the Turkish-built Hedjaz Railway wrecked by ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ in WW1.
In the ‘Land of the Gods’ – Exploring Eritrea
A visit to this secretive former Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. Includes a spectacular train ride from Massawa to Asmara.
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