Guildford Travel Club - Events 2011-2012

Programme 2011-2012
2011		Speaker	Title
October	4	John Blashford Snell	1) In the Footsteps of Colonel Fawcett and 2) An Ancient Waterway Between the Pacific & the Atlantic 1) First John follows the path taken by Colonel Percy Fawcett in Bolivia & after the break will describe the seeking & finding of a water way across Nicaragua before the building of the Panama Canal
October	18	Mike Unwin	Swaziland A tiny kingdom but harbouring wealth of delights – breathtaking scenery, pageantry, big game and Excellent rock art and much more.
November	1	Mike Laird	Burke and Wills – on Your Bike! Mike Laird’s solo cycle marathon of 3400kms across Australia in the footsteps of the first trans Australian crossing in 1860.
November	15		Members Social
November	29	David Edwards	New Zealand – Land of Wonder Join David for two months of exploring and trekking in this beautiful and varied country.
December	13	Nick Laing	Vladivostok and Bust Nick recounts his 8000 mile journey by motor bike from London to Vladivostok across Russia Passing through St. Petersburg, Moscow,across Siberia to Irkutsk & on to the east coast.
2012
January	3	John Richardson	The Falklands & South Georgia Wildlife and wild scenery of this wonderful part of the world, and a little about the endurance and leadership of Sir Ernest Shackleton during his escape from the grip of Antarctica.
January	17	John Gimlette	The Wild Coast – Guiana The Guianas have always defied human kind. Despite 400 years of colonial effort, they remain some of the wildest,weirdest and most beautiful lands on the continent.
February	7	Chris Bradley	Treasures of the Silk Road Stretching 8,000kms across deserts and mountains from China to the Mediterranean, the Silk Road is the greatest trade route the world has ever known.
February	21	John Pilkington	A Short Stroll Through the Middle East Lebanon,Syria, Iraq and Iran are in the news for all the wrong reasons, but John spent six months travelling through them and found nothing but warmth and generosity.
March	6	Robin Bayley	Two Journeys to Mexico – A Hundred Years Apart (note programme change) Acclaimed author, Robin Bayley, talks about his great grandfather’s journey to Mexico in the 1890s and the journey he himself did in his footsteps and the extraordinary discovery he made when he got there.
March	20	Fran Sandham	A Solo Walk Across Africa Critically acclaimed author & former Rough Guides editor, Fran Sandham, tells the humerous &engaging story of his remarkable 3000 mile trek from Namibia’s Skeleton Coast to the Indian ocean near Zanzibar.
April	3	Paul Whittle	1) Hill Stations of the Raj and 2) Steaming On 1) Nostalgic reminders of the Raj: tea gardens, stunning mountain scenery & 4 very special rail journeys, including the ‘Toy Train to Darjeeling. 2) The very best of the UK’s steam heritage railways. Old locomotives,carriages,stations and scenic views recreating travel from a more leisurely time.
April	17	AGM and Jean and Harry Wickens	Easter Island A trip to see the mysterious statues on one of the remotest islands in the world, & the Tapatai Nui Festival.

2011-2012 Calendar