Using the prism of her courtyard house in Old Damascus, Diana takes us on an extraordinary journey into the heart of Syrian society and culture.
Rosie is the only person to have run unsupported around the world, over 20,000 miles, facing extreme danger, Siberian winters, wolves, axemen and loneliness over five years.
Catherine visits this oddest and most secretive country, chartering a train, an asthmatic aeroplane and a boat; reaching parts visited by few if any other Westerners.
Using his expertise as a guide to Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius, David looks at the fascinating stories to be gleaned from these world famous sites.
Join us for our annual social evening. Over the past 50 years Audrey has travelled to places no longer safe to visit and seen many endangered animals. This talk covers her most memorable experiences.
From the Masai Mara to India, the Arctic and Antarctica, an evening of wildlife through the lens with award winning photographer, guide and presenter Paul Goldstein.
Sahara specialist Chris Scott recalls four decades of travel across the Sahara, then takes a closer look at Egypt’s obscure and fascinating Gilf Kebir region.
History, wildlife, and the realities of modern rural Europe, explored on foot in a gruelling five hundred mile straight-line winter walk between Munich and Paris.
Alan explores North-East India, visiting the Buddhist communities and mountain tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, the plains of northern Assam and the head-hunters of Nagaland.
Chris cycles and walks through Jordan, seeing biblical and Roman sites, Crusader castles, plus of course Petra, the Dead Sea and Wadi Rum.
Jamie set out on a 750 mile, 63 day long, horse ride across the Great Steppe of Kazakhstan before continuing on a 100 mile camel-supported run in Uzbekistan.
Chris became the first westerner in modern times to walk the entire length, almost 500km, of Wadi Hadramaut in Southern Arabia.
The last continental land man colonised was Tierra del Fuego. John meets the last survivors and explores the region where the tribes lived a hunter-gatherer existence.
Janet explores mountains, monasteries and the beautiful landscape and historic towns of this little visited country, from the Danube to its southern border with Bulgaria.
These are the main items of the programme, but they may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. Other events will be announced at the meetings and in our newsletters.
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Members' evenings are given during the season, for members by members, either in their own homes or in the small hall at Onslow Village Hall. Full details and bookings will be available at regular Club meetings.
We would like to be able to offer a programme of Members' Evenings this season, so if you have digital photographs or slides and have some interesting travels to share, please let us know!