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TALES FROM THE ROAD
Make tracks to the Telegraph Travel Stage for inspiration, undiscovered gems and adventure stories from some of the great and good of the travel industry
Frank Gardner
Life took an abrupt turn for Frank Gardner in 2004 when he was shot at close range by Al-Qaeda gunmen while filming on the
streets of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Surviving but with major injuries and left dependent on a wheelchair, he returned to Saudi last
year as part of a BBC2 documentary ‘Frank Gardner’s Return to Saudi Arabia’. As the BBC’s award-winning full-time security
correspondent, Frank Gardner has devoted his life to reporting for TV, radio and online on issues of UK and international security, with a particular focus on the Arabian Peninsular. His bestselling book, Bl
ood and
Sand, covers his 25 years of Middle Eastern work, a new edition of which will be out this spring, and at the Show he’ll be sharing tales of his offbeat travel experiences. Saturday
Lois Pryce
Having previously motorcycled solo through the Americas and
Africa, travel writer and broadcaster Lois Pryce set her sights on Iran. Her month-long solo journey took her
Daniel Raven-Ellison How better to mark National
Geographic’s 125th anniversary than with a series of 125 adventures, undertaken by the magazine’s Emerging Explorer and Guerrilla
Geographer Daniel Raven-Ellison and his son, 10-year-old Seb. The pair have journeyed across the UK, from Lizard in Cornwall to Unst in Scotland, trying everything from climbing Ben Nevis to freerunning in the City. For an amusing take on adventure parenting, don’t miss this talk. Every day
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across mountains and deserts, from remote villages to the death-defying traffic of Tehran, home of the world’s most dangerous drivers. Yet rather than being greeted with flag-burning extremists she found a sophisticated land of warm, friendly people who welcomed her wherever she went, despite their surprise at finding a lone
female motorcyclist in their midst. Stop by for her talk, Helmet and a Hijab, and prepare to be equally surprised. Friday
Chris Leadbeater
Everyone’s heard of New York, Florida and Los Angeles, but what the remote secrets of the northern portion of Michigan and the far-west beauty of Washington state? Travel journalist Chris Leadbeater has, over the past decade, fallen in love with the USA’s hidden corners and unknown areas. His talk will take you to the parts of America you’d never think of visiting – such as the back-woods of South Carolina – and reveal why not just the top-billed
attractions are worthy of your time. Sunday
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