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Destinations Show Travel Writers Festival 2025 - Manchester
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show
Manchester Central
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show the essential events for travel inspiration are back for 2025. We are delighted to be on board with our annual offering of talks from the Stanfords Travel Writers Festival and we have great lineups for both the Manchester and London shows.
16-19 January
Manchester Central
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Stanfords Travel Writers Festival timetable
Time: 1:00pm
An Adventure through the Small Towns & Big Issues of the USA
Simon Parker in conversation with Andrew Dickens
About the Talk:
A fascinating – and frequently funny – tale of one man cycling the breadth of America. Frustrated by the shallow headlines focusing only on Trump, guns and division, award-winning travel writer Simon Parker decided that to better understand the USA, he would have to travel across it, slowly.
Time: 2:00pm
Benedict Allen: A Life of Adventure
In conversation with Andrew Dickens
About the Talk:
Benedict Allen is an explorer and broadcaster best known for his hazardous expeditions through rainforest, desert and Arctic - journeys achieved without companions, phone, GPS or any of the usual backup. He talks to Andrew Dickens, sharing exclusive insights into his life as an explorer and broadcaster.
Time: 1:00pm
John Torode & Lisa Faulkner
in conversation with Andrew Dickens
About the Talk:
Chef John Torode and home cook Lisa Faulkner are household names as the stars of ITV’s popular weekend show, John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen. For the first time they have created a cookbook together, and will be talking to Andrew Dickens about the multinational inspiration for their favourite foods.
Time: 1:00pm
Charles Dickens: The First Modern Travel Writer
Lucinda Hawksley in conversation with Andrew Dickens
About the Talk:
From childhood, Charles Dickens was fascinated by tales from other countries and other cultures and he longed to see the world. Lucinda Hawksley talks to Andrew Dickens about the journeys made by her great great great grandfather in Europe, long before the arrival of high-speed rail, toured America (twice) and Canada and, before his untimely death, was planning a tour of Australia.
Time: 1:00pm
Stuart Maconie: The Full English
In conversation with Andrew Dickens
About the Talk:
Stuart Maconie is one of the keenest observers of English identity. Who better to take the temperature of the nation at this uncertain waymark on our national journey? He joins Andrew Dickens for a journey round Britain, talking about his latest book, The Full English.