Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meetings

7:30 PM

Meeting opens. Welcome to the Meeting - and all you need to know for a fun weeekend!

8:00 PM

Jeremy Bullard
'The Wrong Way Round'
London to Cape Town - via New York. Some of the best disasters, places, biking roads and other tales from an accidental RTW trip. www.fowb.co.uk

9:00 PM

David Lomax
Want to Travel?
Only got a few weeks holiday a year? So what! Come and find out how to make the most of whatever you've got (ooh err...!): 1 week in Ireland, 2 Weeks in Turkey, 3 Weeks in Guatemala, 4 Weeks in India, 5 Weeks in the USA, 6 Weeks in Africa, and more!!!

8:00

9:00 PM

Ian Bradshaw
Introduction to GPS.
Want to know what its all about? The basics explained

10:00 AM

Registration Opens

3:00 PM

Leslie Madge
'Tents - why compromise?'
Active motorcyclist, camper and hill walker with 40+ years, experience. Places that I have camped/backpacked include remote areas of Scotland during the winter months to dedicated summer campsites in the south of Europe. I have trained young people for survival in wild country, including The Duke of Edinburgh Scheme to gold level, nine years in a mountain rescue team and formed part of a safety team to advise the military on searching for missing persons in wild country. Business commitments dictate that I now camp mainly during the winter months.

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Phil Chaffey and Danny Taylor
'Phil and Danny’s Roadkill Cookout.'
Watch, learn, eat - how to make a fire pit, skin a rabbit, pluck a pheasant, fillet a trout - cook it and eat it!
Outside near the bonfire, weather permitting - or same time Saturday.

7:00 PM

Welcome to the Meeting - and all you need to know for a fun weeekend!

8:00 PM

Chris Smith & Liz Peel, 2 up on an Africa Twin
‘Our Holiday Snaps (The Americas)
A presentation of sights from a big trip, and how the unexpected is always just around the corner.

9:00 PM

Tiffany Coates
'The Caravana' Ecuador
As part of my Americas trip I spent four days off-roading with the 'Mad Men of Ecuador'

10:00 PM

David Lomax
3 weeks, 7000km, Lapland and back. Complete with my new KTM, a 5000km rally, a novice rider, some serious sarcasm, and plenty of vodka/ cheese/reindeer sausage eating (that’s the Finns for you...).

8:00 PM

Sam Manicom
'Getting published and all that’s involved'
"Getting your adventures published can be fun, and a new voyage of discovery. There are tips and tricks that will make the whole thing far easier, and there are a few warnings too. If you have a yen to share the fun you have had, then come and get involved."
Sam is the author of the acclaimed 'Into Africa' www.sam-manicom.com

9:00 PM

Michael Shulver
'Gilding the sow's ear: making the best of amateur DVD footage'
This presentation will not show how to make professional videos and DVDs. Instead it will share practical issues faced in the creation of a DVD of overland travel, suitable for the torture of friends, relatives and anyone else you can tie down in front of the TV. We will look at planning and preparation, shooting footage and editing. I've done two trips down to about 29N. in Morocco and back, off-road for the most part prior to that I was a roadie, but got fed up with all the fashion victims on the road. Bike: 2000 model Honda XR600R with Exel rims, CWC Bulldog spokes, heavy springs and re-valved at front, custom pannier racks, White Bro's. E-Series can, Staintune header, Renthals, Touratech risers, Trailtech dash ... and, the mother of all tanks, a 36 litre alloy job... Most abused phrase: "I'm just going out on the bike for a loaf of bread love ..."

10:00 PM

Dennis Robinson
'Scooters in the Sahara'
An epic journey from Blighty to Bansang on the mighty Honda C90

8:00 PM

Stephen Reilly
'Advanced Riding Presentation'
Presented by a fully qualified, self employed motorcycle instructor. "I will include cornering, positioning, the system of motorcycle control, hazard recognition and management, and any specific requests. On Saturday from noon I will be conducting observed rides in groups of two." Please contact me at the event if you wish to come, all welcome - no charge.

9:00 PM

Ian Bradshaw
'Introduction to GPS'
Want to know what it's all about? The basics explained.

10:00 PM

10:00 AM

Susan Johnson and panel
Panel discussion - volunteers please! Women only.
Becky Burley, Lois Pryce, Tiffany Coates, Jo Whittington

11:30 AM

Susan Johnson/Grant Johnson and guests
Panel discussion all invited
'How to get someone from the opposite sex to go with you'
Julie Downing,

2:00 PM

Grant Johnson/Susan Johnson
'The Basics'
How to ride around the world - or just the next country. The A to Z definitive guide by the folks who brought you all here.

6:00 PM

Chris Bright
'Morocco on a clapped out Transalp for 2 weeks over Christmas/New Year 05/06'
TheBrightStuff encounters a Snowstorm, a Sandstorm, a Toasted Clutch and the Lisbon-Dakar 2006 Race. More Luck than Sense Chris Bright, RTW en Moto 99 to 02 and lots of other bike and non-bike trips.
www.thebrightstuff.com

7:00 PM

Meeting wrapup, door prizes, comments and questions.

7.45 PM

 Simon McCarthy video clip

8:00 PM

Simon McCarthy
Cambodia – The Mini-Big Trip
You want to have a big biking adventure but you can’t afford the time and money! But for the same price of a fortnight skiing in the alps or a bike trip to Morocco, you could have 3 or 4 weeks riding around Cambodia – YES CAMBODIA - the land of ancient temples, the Mekong, wonderful food, smiley people and more dirt riding than you can shake a landmine at!! Simon tells us how to organise the trip, when to go and what you’re likely to see.

9:00 PM

Chris Colling and Rory Elliott
"It be Reet"
Two novice motorcyclists (one passed his test three months before leaving) who had only met six times before starting their trip, attempt to ride from China to UK raising money for SOS Children’s Villages. Shipping line loses bikes, China goes to poo, then a month spent cavorting with the Vietnamese government until eventually gaining legal entry. Half way through trip planning they realised they were born on the same day… of the same year. Includes a long period in the aid camps for the recent earthquake in Pak-Kashmir.

9.45 PM

50-50 Raffle draw

10:00 PM

Austin Vince
A to Z of Morocco (for adventure motorcyclists).

10.15 PM

Austin Vince
'Filming your trip and getting on TV'
Mr Vince of Mondo Enduro/Terra Circa fame highlights the ups and downs involved.

10:00 AM

Sam Davidson
'Basic bike preparation for Overland bikes'
Generic to all makes and models of bike and should be within the ability of most riders/ home mechanics. For this demo I will bring along an overland/ rallye bike and an enduro competition bike to show some of the different approaches that can be used. The bikes will be located near the front door of the pub.

11:30 AM

Tiffany Coates
'Your Safety on the Road' - Strictly Women Only
Some good practice tips and advice as well on those all important physical techniques to ensure you are safe whilst travelling. Delivered by an experienced and qualified tutor with 12 years teaching who has crossed every continent by bike and without a bloke to do the bolshy bits.

1:00 PM

Iain Woolley / Andrew Jones
'Round the Baltic States'
A joint presentation giving 2 very different perspectives of the same region.

2:00 PM

Leslie Madge
'Tents why compromise?'
Active motorcyclist, camper and hill walker with 40+ years, experience. Places that I have camped/backpacked include remote areas of Scotland during the winter months to dedicated summer campsites in the south of Europe. I have trained young people for survival in wild country, including The Duke of Edinburgh Scheme to gold level , nine years in a mountain rescue team and formed part of a safety team to advise the military on searching for missing persons in wild country. Business commitments dictate that I now camp mainly during the winter months.

3:00

Paula Fidge
" ....but I've only got two weeks!"
"FIM Rallies: a mini-adventure in your summer holiday or an introduction to touring"

4:00 PM

Michael Wadiman
'First Aid for Travellers'
Paramedic Michael will be able to answer all your questions on what to take and how to use it.
We hope to have his ambulance in attendance as well.

5:00 PM

Paul Pratt
'Pan American Highway Part 1. To include Motorcycle activities worldwide'.
Traveller and author, Paul is one of the original overlanders with a 13 year trip under his belt, on an aging Triumph twin.

8:00 PM

Grant Johnson
‘Photo Composition’
The one that everyone should take but no one does. Learn the simple, but very important basics of how to make photographs you'll be proud of, instead of happy snaps that get relegated to the shoebox.

9:00 PM

Richard Lees
'Remote rides and hospitals of the world'.
Michelin Guide 2002- 2004, to include repatriation.... 

10:00 PM

 Chris Stone - 'Uk to Iran and back'
The Original plan was India and maybe Tibet, but then life and bureaucrats took over and things turned out a little different.

10:00

11:00

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2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Mark Manley
'What to take and how to pack it'
The essential guide on what to take and what to leave at home when heading off on that trip from a veteran traveller.

4:00 PM

Steve Mercer
UK accountant, Steve is back again giving answers to any questions you have - eg: can I rent my house out, can my business buy my bike, can I sell my house and not pay capital gains tax, how can I claim my tax back before going on my big trip.

5:00 PM

Phil Hawksley
'All you ever wanted to know about a BOXER'
BMW specialist and hugely experienced 'THE BOXER MAN' is taking a Q. and A. session on all topics relating to BMW's and in particular the Airhead BMW's - covering renovation, problems, servicing, spare parts etc. www.boxerman.co.uk

6:00 PM

Dinner break - food served ALL day!

7:30 PM

Sam Davidson
A Basic Guide to Changing and Maintaining Motorcycle Tyres
Tyre Changing/Tyres/Rims/spoked or tubeless/punctures as well as a tyre changing competition with prizes all covered by a hugely informative talk telling you everything you ever wanted to know about the black stuff.
The competition will be held in the car park outside the front door. £1 Entry fee and prizes!

9:00 PM

Ian Bradshaw
'GPS and all that’s involved'
A detailed overview to help, understand & get the most from GPS, covering the system from satellites through to receiver accessories, followed by a hands-on workshop.

10:00 PM

10:00

11:00 AM

Chris Bright
TheBrightStuff.com cruises the Indian Himalaya on an Enfield Bullet. Same talk as last year so if you’ve seen it before, stay in bed.

12:00

'Jasper Ditton
Morocco and the Sahara'
A moving account of life without water...

10:00 AM

Sam Davidson
A Basic Guide to Changing and Maintaining Motorcycle Tyres
Tyre Changing/Tyres/Rims/spoked or tubeless/punctures as well as a tyre changing competition with prizes all covered by a hugely informative talk telling you everything you ever wanted to know about the black stuff. The competition will be held in the car park outside the front door

11:00 AM

 Tiffany Coates
'Your Safety on the Road' - Men Only
Some good practice tips and advice as well as those all important physical techniques to ensure you are safe whilst travelling. Delivered by an experienced and qualified tutor with 12 years teaching who has crossed every continent by bike and without a bloke to do the bolshy bits.

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