Other Talks

As well as her Arctic talks, Sue now offers a selection of other talks, in which she talks about her travels in light-hearted way yet informative manner.  She is in much demand as an after dinner speaker and her talks are often humorous and very inspiring.

Seven Days In Tibet
Sue was lucky enough to be in Tibet at the time of the New Year celebrations and this talk looks at the Tibetan culture and people.  It is illustrated with some stunning photographs.  Join her as she journeys to Tibet from Beijing via the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Xian, with Lhasa and the Tibetan New Year as the highlight, finishing her wanderings in Yangshuo before recovering in Hong Kong
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Riding with the Mongolian Nomads
Sue had always wanted to follow in Genghis Khan’s footprints, and this was her opportunity.  The lecture is a fascinating insight into the nomadic life in central Mongolia, Sue rode and camped amongst the local people in central Mongolia and talks about the everyday life of the nomadic people.  She also was in Ulan Baator, a city at the end of the world.
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A Month in Petra
Imagine arriving in an airport with only your suitcase, a whip, and your mother; not speaking Arabic, not knowing who is to meet you and having only had two weeks in which to organise yourself.  A few years ago, Sue, and her mother were invited by the Jordanian government to go to Petra in order to teach the local Bedouin how to carriage drive.  The pollution down the Siq was getting progressively worse as four-wheel drive vehicles were increasingly being used to transport disabled and elderly tourists into Petra.  The only solution would be to use pony carts, however no one knew how to drive.  Join Sue and her mother as they spend a month in Petra, getting to know the locals, eating sheep’s heads and eyeballs and exploring the rose red city whilst teaching driving skills – an opportunity given to only a very few.
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Intrepid women
A unique opportunity to meet some of the great female adventurers – including Isabelle Bird (perhaps a Victorian gap year traveller?) and Lady Hester Stanhope (an eccentric English woman in the Arab world of the early 19th Century).  Sue presents her talk as another intrepid woman!

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