Title : Simon Calder Weekend of Adventure Travel
When : 10:30 till 11:30
Where : Theatre 1
The Middle East: The World's Most Maligned and Misunderstood Region? By Frances Linzee Gordon, Lonely Planet
A Lonely Planet author and photographer for over 10 years, Frances Linzee Gordon writes books on the Middle East, Africa and Europe. She also works as presenter, consultant/producer and guest on TV and radio travel shows, including BBC 2's recent documentary series The Frankincense Trail set in Arabia. She has travelled to more than 100 countries but has a particular passion for the Middle East and is a student of Arabic. In 2006, she became the first, official independent traveller to set foot in Saudi Arabia, and has since filmed there with the BBC. Her illustrated talk will recount her many adventures and experiences in the Middle East, challenge the stereotypes surrounding the region, and offer top tips for travel and survival.
Title : Best Adventures travel theatre
When : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 2
Returning to the void. By Simon Yates, World Expeditions
Join Simon Yates to learn about his recent mountaineering adventures, and find out how you can join him on an exclusive trek in Peru's Huayuash region returning to Siula Grande - the setting for the story that made Simon and Joe Simpson household names.
Title : Wildlife Adventures
When : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 3
Clean Breaks and Wildlife. By Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith, Rough Guides.
Wildlife watching used to be the domain of wildlife film-makers and intrepid photographers, but nowadays there is a wealth of wildlife experiences easily available. Richard and Jeremy will be talking about the benefits of sustainlable wildlife viewing trips, and show you don't have to travel to the ends of the earth to experience rare wildlife in its natural habitat. From meeting orangutans in Borneo to watching dolphins in Cornwall's estuaries, discover the best way to view some of the world's most amazing creatures while helping to protect their future.
Title : Timeout Travel Theatre
When : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 4
The best white water rafting in the world. By Hamish McMaster, Water By Nature.
Water By Nature grew out of a passion for running rivers and taking a bunch of like-minded people to remote and exciting parts of the world. Hamish has spent many years guiding the best rivers around the globe, from such countries as; Nepal, Zambia, Israel, New Zealand, Australia, America and Europe.
Title : Overland and Expedition
When : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 5
Things I wish I knew - before I went travelling! By Duncan Milligan, Tour De Force
How do you stop from getting into situations that are not quite what you were expecting? What sort of mindset allows the best travel experiences? How can you avoid normal pitfalls of travelling through the developing world? Join Duncan and learn from a man who has made them all and survived to tell the tale.
Title : Theatre 6
When : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 6
STA Travel guest speaker Nomad presents: Travel Health and Essential Kit advice. By Paul.
Title : Best Adventures travel theatre
When : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 2
The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu. By Alex Stewart, Trailblazer Guides
Alexander Stewart has followed Peruvian spirits over the high Andean passes, seen the sunrise from the Roof of Africa, been airlifted from the Alps, and fallen through the floor of a Vietnamese hostel. He's been spat at by llamas and assaulted by orang-utans but undeterred, he continues to explore - producing articles, guides, and photographs for various media and publications.
Title : Wildlife Adventures
When : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 3
Africa's Big Cat Hotspots. By Jonathan Peach, Audley Travel
Join Jonathan to explore the big cat hotspots of Africa. He will be talking about where, from his experiences, you have the best chance of viewing a lion kill, catching a leopard on film or seeing a cheetah with cubs, plus practical advice on the best time of the year to go.
Title : Timeout Travel Theatre
When : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 4
Vorovoro Fiji - tribe wanted. By Ben Keene, Founder Tribewanted
Come and hear all about Fiji's innovative tourism project, Tribewanted. Ben is the co-founder of Tribewanted, the first social media network with real world projects, journeys and events. He spent the first year and a half of the project in Fiji, and now visits annually.
Title : Overland and Expedition
When : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 5
Overland from Beijing to Cape Town. By Charlie Hopkins, Dragoman
For anyone who wants to experience the thrill of getting of the tourist trail, overlanding is the perfect answer. Charlie will cover what life is like on the road and some of the must see highlights on the world's longest and most exciting overland routes. From the history of the Silk Route to the wildlife and tribes of Africa
Title : Theatre 6
When : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 6
Find out about our World Traveller Intern programme & how you can become an STA Travel Explorer! By Camille & Francisco.
Title : Simon Calder Weekend of Adventure Travel
When : 12:00 till 13:00
Where : Theatre 1
Travellers' Question Time Chaired by Simon Calder
If you're imagining a travel version of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time? Think again. Never have so many people who know so much about travel been brought together in the same room at the same time. Panellists include: Dr Ben MacFarlane, a repatriation doctor and author of Holiday SOS: Sun, Sea & Surgery; Lyn Hughes, founder and editor of Wanderlust Magazine; Neil Taylor, guidebook author, travel lecturer and tour leader, specialising in the Baltic States, Russia and China; Haydn Wrath and Paul Goldstein, a travel expert with over 20 years experience of guiding in Africa, the Arctic and Antarctica. To send in your travel queries ahead of time, click here and quote TQT in the Subject Line.
Title : Best Adventures travel theatre
When : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 2
Life and Hard Times. By Doug Scott, Community Action Treks
Having established a reputation as one of Britain's leading mountaineers, Doug spent over eighteen months of his life, on three expeditions committed to climbing Everest's South West Face with Dougal Haston, which they did bringing to an end the era of the Himalayan "Siege Style" climbing and ushering in an intense period of lightweight expeditions on the world's greatest peaks. He was helped along this, by the experience of surviving a night without canned oxygen or a sleeping bag in a snow cave - just one hundred metres below Everest's summit.
Title : Wildlife Adventures
When : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 3
Wildlife Wonders of Galapagos Islands. By Paul Rose, Explorer
Paul was the Base Commander of Rotha Research Station in Antarctica for ten years, for which he received HM The Queen's Polar Medal. For his Antartic work with NASA Paul was awarded the US Navy Polar Medal. He is a professional diver, dicing instructor, yacht skipper and a polar guide. Paul is also a past Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society and has spent a lifetime exploring and supporting science in the world's most remote locations.
Title : Timeout Travel Theatre
When : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 4
The essential guide to travel health. By Doctor Jane Wilson-Howarth, GP and Author
A whiz-bang tour of all you need to know [well almost] to stay healthy anywhere. Have you ever wondered..... How to get a tick or leech off? Can homeopathy prevent malaria? What is the candiru or willy fish, Where is best to access disease information? Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth is a travel writer and will cover all of this and more in her illustrated talk The Essentials of Travel Health.
Title : Overland and Expedition
When : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 5
Afghanistan, Central Asia & Iraq. By Geoff Hann
Afghanistan is slowly returning to the travellers trail despite the security situation. Under Geoff Hann, Hinterland Travel is operating a unique tour through the central mountains of Afghanistan travelling from Kabul to Bamiyan and then via Minaret of Djam to Herat and North to Mazar Shariff.
Title : Theatre 6
When : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 6
Face to Face with the world: Get to grips with gap trips. By Kate & Sarah.
Title : Simon Calder Weekend of Adventure Travel
When : 13:30 till 14:30
Where : Theatre 1
Adventurous Journeys: Trains; Planes & Automobiles Chaired by Simon Calder
Much of travel is about transport and no-one knows more about getting from A to B in the cheapest and most adventurous ways possible than our panellists. Mark Smith, world train travel expert, is founder of The Man in Seat 61 website (www.seat61.com), winner of the recent Guardian & Observer Best Travel Website Award; Nikki Davies has the low-down on new routes, fares, cheap deals and RTW tickets; Duncan Milligan has driven overland trucks and led tours through South America, Africa, India, China and Central Asia and now runs Tour De Force, an adventure logistics company which was heavily involved in the Channel 4 documentary, Flying Car Over the Sahara, broadcast in October 2009.
Title : Best Adventures travel theatre
When : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 2
The Magic of the Solar Eclipse over Easter Island. By Dr. Francisco Diegeo, FRAS
Total solar eclipses are perhaps the most spectacular events in Nature. Discover why in remote locations such as Easter Island this year, the combination of the cosmic display with the interaction of light and shadow over exotic landscapes, provide a magical experience that remains with the privileged witness forever.
Title : Wildlife Adventures
When : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 3
Work with the wildlife. By Katrina Steele, African Conservation Experience
From elephant and leopard studies in Botswana to hand rearing a rhino in South Africa - volunteering in southern Africa is a great way to get a real view of living in this stunning raw wilderness and the challenges facing conservation in our heritage region of Africa. Join Katrina and find out how you can get involved in ACE's vital conservation projects and make a difference as a conservation volunteer.
Title : Timeout Travel Theatre
When : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 4
Mother of all adventures. By Jo Thompson, OzBus
After spending 26-years bringing up a family, Jo decided she needed to see the world. So she took some time out, and embarked on an amazing 10,000 Mile bus trip to Australia. This talk will be an inspiration for anyone planning a gap year adventure.
Title : Overland and Expedition
When : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 5
Sahara Overland. Chris Scott, Trailblazer Guides
Just returned from a camel trek to the Amguid Crater in Algeria, Sahara Overland and Morocco Overland author Chris Scott has travelled in the desert for nearly 30 years and advised many expeditions including Michael Palin, the BBC and SkyCar. Here he offers suggestions and advice on how to explore the world's greatest desert aided by two wheels, four wheels or four legs and a hump.
Title : Theatre 6
When : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 6
Meaningful experiences: Volunteering opportunities around the world. By Kris.
Title : Best Adventures travel theatre
When : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 2
Run around the world. By Rosie Swale-Pope
Heartbroken when she lost her husband to cancer, Rosie set off from Wales with nothing but a small cart of food and equipment - funded by the rent from her cottage. So began a five-year solo journey that would take Rosie 20,000 miles around the world in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie's gripping story is a rollercoaster adventure of epic proportions.
It is also the story of an ordinary woman who dared to attempt something truly extraordinary and somewhere along the way, rediscovered her passion for life.
Title : Wildlife Adventures
When : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 3
The Falklands Islands - a true life wildlife wilderness. By Ben Box
Introducing Falklands Islands - a must for intrepid travellers passionate about wildlife in abundance, wilderness and discovery. The Falklands are unique and deserve to be at the top of any true traveller's wish list. Ben Box, author of the Footprint South America Handbook, parts with his wisdom and brings to life his first-hand experience of the destination with practical advice for independent travellers.
Title : Timeout Travel Theatre
When : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 4
Travel photography - How to shoot everything. By Chris Coe, founder TPOTY, travel photographer and contributor to numerous travel photographic books and articles.
Travelling with a camera opens up lots of opportunities to photograph everything from people to landscapes and wildlife to festivals. In this talk Chris Coe looks at how to get the best images whatever you're photographing, and at some of the practical issues you need to consider before you travel, so that you return with a collection of images for yourself to sell.
Title : Overland and Expedition
When : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 5
The Long Haul. By Alex Hibbert
After 7.5 Million ski steps, 195kg sledges and temperatures in the -30's Alex and his team-mate, George Bullard, "wrote a piece of expedition history". Enduring the hostile and dark Arctic Spring, they skied further than any previous polar expedition without support of any kind. Their journey took nearly four months and the team had to overcome tent fires, crevasse fields and ten days on emergency rations.
Title : Theatre 6
When : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 6
Face to Face with Australia. By Justine.
Title : Simon Calder Weekend of Adventure Travel
When : 15:00 till 16:00
Where : Theatre 1
Back in the USSR: Adventures in the former Soviet Union With Neil McGowan, the Russia Experience, and Dan Richardson of Rough Guides Interviewed by Simon Calder
The former Soviet Union is an adventure playground made up of the most remote, extreme and little-visited places on earth; the Mongolian Gobi, the Siberian Steppe, the Taklamakan Desert. It is home to the Trans-Siberian Railway and the exciting cities of Moscow and St Petersburg. Neil McGowan lives in Russia; he set up and runs The Russia Experience. Dan Richardson has written the Rough Guide to St Petersburg and the Rough Guide to Moscow.
Title : Best Adventures travel theatre
When : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 2
Living the dream - rowing and capsizing in the Atlantic. Rachel Smith
It was a friend and solo trans-Atlantic rower, Debra Searle, who encouraged Rachel to take on the Atlantic challenge. Rachel decided to row in the two-handed Atlantic race with her friend Lin to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care having lost her Grandmother to the disease and to take on an extreme challenge that she really believed was achievable. In February 2008 after 76 gruelling days rowing across the ocean, Rachel and Lin, arrived in Antigua surviving a terrifying capsize just 300 miles from the finish line. They won the woman's pair class and Rachel describes the experience as both the most rewarding and yet the most difficult thing she has ever done!
Title : Wildlife Adventures
When : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 3
Exploring the Arctic & Antarctica - Above and below the ice. By Charlotte Caffrey, Aqua-Firma Worldwide Ltd.
Close encounters with wildlife and marine life - Aqua-Firma Marine Scientist, Charlotte Caffrey, will describe personal experiences and provide information about voyages, sailing, kayaking, camping, photogtraphy and diving in Spitsbergen, Greenland and Antarctica.
Title : Timeout Travel Theatre
When : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 4
Overland - go it alone or use the professionals? By Mark Middleton.
London to Mongolia and back - on a wing and a prayer. Classic routes and a mad trip; 16,000 miles, 5 mountain ranges, 2 deserts, Russian police, bandits, no back-up, and a 19-year old 1.1 Ford Fiesta called Lotta.
Title : Overland and Expedition
When : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 5
Cycling in the Himalaya. By Chris Scott, Traliblazer Guides
First time adventure cycle tourer Chris Scott rides from China across the Karakoram to the Hindu Kush in Pakistan, and a year later as winter closes in, takes a late-season ride through Ladakh to Spiti over some of the highest passes in the world and the dreaded Kibber Span.
Title : Theatre 6
When : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 6
Face to Face with North America. By John & Mike.
Title : Simon Calder Weekend of Adventure Travel
When : 16:30 till 17:30
Where : Theatre 1
Hostile Environment Training By Charlie McGrath, Objective Travel Safety.
What do you do in an earthquake? How would you survive if kidnapped? Could you negotiate your way across a guerrilla road block? Charlie McGrath spent 15 years as an Army officer in Northern Ireland, Central America and Southern Africa. His company, Objective, provides safety training for travellers, journalists and NGOs operating in hostile environments. He provided training for Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman prior to their Long Way Round and Long Way Down motorbike adventure.
