Programme 2002-2003
2002		Speaker	Title
October	2	Jona Sparey	Iceland – Unique Land of Contrasts A paradise island for ornithologists, photographers, geologists, botanists, walkers and lovers of nature.
October	16	Chris Short	A Central Asian Journey A 2,500 mile adventure which includes Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan.
November	6	Paul Morrison	Journey through the Falklands Freelance journalist, travel writer and wildlife stills photographer, Paul will share his passion for the wildlife of the Falklands Islands and its remote and beautiful scenery.
November	20	Social	Annual Social for Members
December	4	Amelia Stewart	Tribal Peoples and Tourism The Bedouin of the Sinai Peninsula. Amelia talks about her connection with these people and the impact of tourism on their lives. As well as of her experiences of organising treks for students on which they learn survival skills and work on local projects currently being run in the Sinai.
December	18	Jane Angelini	Mistress of the World – Constantinople to Istanbul Historian and accomplished lecturer, Europe's art and historic treasures are Jane's particular field and Istanbul one of her greatest loves. Her unrivalled knowledge and experience will open the door to the opulence and technical and artistic sophistication achieved in Constantinople.
2003
January	15	Kev Reynolds	Alpine Points of View Freelance writer, photographer and broadcaster, Kev has been lecturing since 1986 on his 30 years' experience of walking and climbing in the Alps. In this talk he reveals some of Europe's most dramatic scenery, its flowers, animals and villages.
January	29	John Buckingham	American Wildlife – Florida, Costa Rica and Ecuador Naturalist and widely published wildlife photographer, John is also a well-known lecturer in birds and wildlife with universities in the SE of England. He travels extensively and leads wildlife and bird watching holidays worldwide.
February	5	James Greenwood	Ten Years on Horseback James gave up a promising city banking job to travel, then worked for ten years on horseback, looking more like Clint Eastwood than the city slicker he once was.
February	19	Josie Dew	A Ride in the Neon Sun Josie has cycled all over the world but in this talk will tell about her travels in Japan.
March	5	Phil Colley	A Caravan through the Orient There is hardly a country in Asia that Phil has not visited or a mountain range he has not trekked during the course of nearly 20 years of private exploration and leading tour groups and he will share some of his profound knowledge of all things oriental.
March	19	Chris McIntyre	Drive yourself Wild in Southern Africa Writer and author of several guidebooks to countries in Southern Africa, Chris will discuss the relative merits of Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and the Cape and the advantages and disadvantages of different styles of travel.
April	2	David Edwards	Montserrat – Snake Hunting under the Volcano David witnessed close up the eruption that disrupted life on this idyllic island in 1995. See what it is like to monitor wildlife, including frogs, lizards and bats, while a volcano rages.
April	16	AGM & Wendy Suart	Recollections of North Borneo After the AGM Wendy, who spent four years in North Borneo from 1949 when it was struggling to recover from the Japanese occupation, will share her memories, illustrating her talk with costumes and other artefacts which she brought back with her from her travels.