Find out how to plan your own drive around the world, from exploratory travel into the unknown, amazing tales of extraordinary expeditions, to helpful tips and free advice on discovering the world on your own or as part of an organised trip.
Please note, schedule is subject to change.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 2
Pushing Limits – James Ketchell
On 16th May 2011, 29 year old adventurer James Ketchell reached the summit of Mount Everest. Nearly a year previous to that and despite running out of food and only just avoiding a near fatal collision with an oil tanker, James had rowed single handed across the Atlantic Ocean. Three years prior to that he was recovering from a serious motorcycle accident that left him with broken legs, a severely broken and dislocated ankle and the prognosis that he was likely to suffer a permanent walking impairment.
James will illustrate his story through a series of photos and videos, and will be on hand to take any questions. He’ll also release details of his next expedition.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 2
Expedition Cruising. Louis Justin - Noble Caledonia.
Join Louis Justin, Expedition Leader of Noble Caledonia’s newest acquisition, the MS Caledonian Sky (formerly Hebridean Spirit), as he shares his experiences of expedition cruising by small ship. With around 100 passengers, Noble Caledonia’s small ships have the freedom of the seas and can explore small inlets and coves that are not accessible to the large cruise liners. With Zodiac landing craft we can get up close to wildlife and land on deserted beaches. Destinations include Alaska, the Russian Far East, the South Pacific and the British Isles
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 2
Overlanding back to its roots. Charlie Hopkinson - Dragoman.
Dragoman has been pioneering overland travel for over 30 years. MD Charlie Hopkinson has been there from its early beginnings and seen it change. Dragoman’s new trips are as relevant as ever for the 21st Century but also see it going back to its roots, and Charlie tells us how.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 2
How to drive or ride around the World. Chris Scott - Trailblazer Guides
Chris Scott is a veteran of the Adventure Travel Show. His books for Trailblazer include the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, Sahara Overland, Morocco Overland and the new, 730-page Overlanders Handbook, the first fully comprehensive manual to vehicle-dependent overland travel. His talk will outline undertaking the big trip across Africa, Asia and Latin America in anything from a regular car to a 10-tonne truck.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 2
The World on a Plate. Frances Gordon - Dorling Kindersley
Food matters! According to a recent survey, 64% of travellers say that local food influences their choice of holiday. Travel journalist and fervant foodie, Frances Linzee Gordon, gives a lively and entertaining talk on Dorling Kindersley’s ground-breaking new title, Ultimate Food Journeys, illustrated with her own anecdotes and photos. Written for travellers who love food and foodies who love to travel, the lavishly-illustrated guide reveals the world’s best dishes, as well as the best cities and restaurants to sample them. If food matters, don’t miss it!
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 2
Where Others Fear to Tread. Featuring: Yemen, Pakistan, Kashmir and Afghanistan. Jonny Bealby & Marc Leaderman - Wild Frontiers.
Pakistan & Kashmir specialist, Jonny Bealby (who freely admits when he set up Wild Frontiers he didn't even know there was such a thing as FCO advice), and Operations Manager, Marc Leaderman, who has ventured into both Yemen & Afghanistan in recent years, will take you on a journey beneath the headlines to show you what life on the streets is really like in some of the world's more extreme environments.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 17:00 till 17:45
Where : Theatre 2
A World Of Multi-Day White Water Rafting. Hamish McMaster - Water By Nature.
With such iconic trips as the Zambezi and The Grand Canyon and many others under his belt, Hamish has run over 60,000 miles of river in the past 20 years. He'll explain what makes a rafting holiday a great adventure, what to look out for when you choose a company to go with and some of the best places in the world to visit. Supported by fantastic images and time to answer any questions you might have.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 2
The Inca Trail and other hikes to Machu Picchu. Alex Stewart - Trailblazer Guides.
For thousands of years the people of South America developed separately from the rest of the world. Their culture culminated in the Incas, a people whose empire was centered on Peru and which stretched further than that of the Romans, yet who governed without having discovered iron, the wheel or writing. This talk will take you from your armchair to these cities of the Incas, Cusco and Machu Picchu, and guide you along the Incas' trails, stretches of some of the best hiking in the world. The presentation includes information on getting to Peru, a guide to Peru's capital Lima, and background information on modern Peru.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 2
Insights of a Polar Explorer. Ben Saunders.
Ben Saunders is a pioneer in one of the most demanding fields on earth. A record-breaking polar explorer, he is one of three in history to ski solo to the North Pole, and holds the record for the longest solo Arctic journey by a Briton. Ben will be giving his personal insights about 10 years worth of polar expeditions which will culminate in his Scott 2012 expedition - the first return journey to the South Pole on foot, and at four-months and 1,800 miles, the longest unsupported polar journey in history.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 2
Summer Along the Silk Road. Jonny Bealby & Marc Leaderman - Wild Frontiers.
The wilds of Central Asia are amongst some of the most mysterious and fascinating regions anywhere on earth. These are lands that still stir the imagination, where glittering palaces of turquoise and gold emerge like shimmering mirages from the desert plains and the call to prayer transports us back to a time of merchant caravans and nomadic invaders. Wild Frontiers' Jonny Bealby (who's book 'Silk Dreams, Troubled Road' describes his 3000 km journey through this region) and operations manager, Marc Leaderman, who has travelled throughout Central Asia over the past 12 years, will offer an insight into not only all the wonders of the ancient Silk Road, but the unique cultures that have survived and flourished for 1000s of years in one of the most remote corners of the world.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 2
Mesopotamia IRAQ. Geoff Hann - Hinterland Travel.
Thousands of years of history and right up to today this ancient land Mesopotamia has involved us. Home to some of the oldest civilizations in the world, it has been identified as having inspired some of the most important developments in human history including the invention of the wheel and the planting of the first cereal crops. To walk over an ancient site in the sand strewn with pottery shards spanning 4,000 years overlooked by a 3,500 year old Ziggurat this stretches the imagination. From Sumerians to Saddam, now you too can visit Iraq.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 2
Adventurous Motivation. Dave Cornthwaite.
Dave’s entertaining keynote talk is designed to inspire thought and action. His journey from unhappy graphic designer to global adventurer and environmental ambassador draws on his long-distance expeditions, hilarious social projects and an honest self-assessment of grounding himself in between adventures. Dave relays the importance of realising exactly who we are and what makes us able to achieve, and the key values of balancing happiness against modern-day responsibilities.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 2
North Pakistan - where continents collide. Ibraheem Mahmood - Karakorum Jeep Treks International.
Discover North Pakistan, where continents collide. Cross the Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindu Kush, the highest concentration of 8,000+m peaks in the world. Explore thousands of kilometres of jeep treks and footpaths and discover isolated people at 12,000ft. Walk to Nanga Parbat base camp. Enter the inner sanctum: expedition to K2, the second highest 8,611m monster peak.
