London: Kate Clow an experienced tour leader who specialises in developing and conducting long distance walks talked to us about the Lycian Way in Turkey. The walk is almost 500 km long and takes 4 to 6 weeks although you can join at many points. Richard Knight who has just written a guide to trekking in the Atlas Mountains regaled us with stories of his initial forays to Marrakech and some more unsavoury facts about camels.

Next April is John Pilkington ‘The royal road of the Incas’ and Jason Lewis -X360- ‘circumnavigating the world without using mechanical power’. Should be a good one!!

London meetings are held at The Church of Scotland, Crown Court, behind the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden at 2.30pm the first Saturday of each month.