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"We live in a world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
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The Harvard Travellers Club is an organization that has provided a venue for adventurous travelers to gather and socialize since 1902. An affiliation with Harvard University is not required for membership.

The Club meets 8 times each year, and held its 900th meeting since inception in November 2022. Our speakers include many legendary -- as well as up-and-coming -- explorers, scientists, mountaineers, and adventurers.
​If you are not currently a member of the Harvard Travellers Club and would like more information about the Club, or would like to attend a meeting as a guest, please contact Bruce Chafee at brucec@harvardtravellersclub.org.
Club meetings are generally held in the Massachusetts Room of the Harvard Club on Commonwealth Avenue. Cocktails (cash bar) begin at 6:00 PM, dinner ($86) at 6:45, and the presentation commences at 8:00. Club meetings are attended by members and their guests. 

The dress code for our meetings is business casual.
The 2022-2023 Season at a Glance
(Meetings are held on Tuesdays, unless otherwise noted.)​​
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v = via Zoom
All other meetings are (currently) to be in person.
Speaker
Subject
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The Great Houses of Yorkshire
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Curt DiCamillo
Architectural historian Curt DiCamillo  will guide us on a tour to some of the best country houses in Yorkshire, including Castle Howard, famous as the starring player in the two filmed versions of Brideshead Revisited; Sledmere House, a jewel-like Neoclassical masterpiece still in the ownership of its original family; Newby Hall, a glorious Robert Adam house with a core very likely by Christopher Wren; and the mysterious Wentworth Woodhouse, which boasts the longest façade—over 600 feet—of any house in Britain. Travel to Yorkshire’s great houses without leaving home!
 
 Curt DiCamillo

The Great Houses of Yorkshire: Travelogue and Virtual Tour
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Around the World on Foot: Little Steps, Big Feat
Polly Letofsky
Polly Letofsky left her home in Colorado and headed west across 4 continents and over 14,000 miles—by foot—to become the first woman to walk around the world.
 
As an awareness campaign for breast cancer, strangers welcomed her into their homes. But it was never an easy road. Polly struggled with earthquakes, muggings, languages, even religious riots. The ultimate challenge came in the middle of Polly’s journey when September 11 flung us all into a crossroads in world history and she found herself navigating a vastly changing world.
 
Polly will share her story with humor and honest reflection, the good times and the hardships in her spirited presentation.

Polly Letofsky

Around the World on Foot: Little Steps, Big Feat

https://www.pollyletofsky.com/
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Ladakh, the Great Silk Road, and Snow Leopard Conservation
Behzad Larry
Behzad will speak about Ladakh and give a context of regional history of the Great Silk Road. He will focus on culture, geography, what it’s like today, and most importantly, he will weave in the conservation challenges they face in their snow leopard expeditions across high Asia.

Behzad Larry

Ladakh, the Great Silk Road, and Snow Leopard Conservation

http://behzadlarry.com/

TBD


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Iran: Not the Headlines
Jennifer Craig

Despite the glimmers of hope we hear about the recent protests in Iran, most of what we read in the papers about this country is negative.  Yet there is often a disconnect between the people in power and the population at large. 
Jennifer will take us on her 2016 countrywide trip to this fascinating country that was once Persia, reminding us of their storied history, represented in art and architecture, and sharing her experience of feeling welcome and intrigued by the similarities and differences between Persian and western culture. We will visit the cities of Tabriz and Tehran in the north; Kerman, Shiraz, and other small sites in the south; and end our travels in beautiful Isfahan, seat of the Safavid Dynasty.
If a Stream Flows in the Wilderness, Do We Know Where It Starts?
 Cathy Poppenwimer
Cathy, GIS Scientist at the Appalachian Mountain Club, will explore the streams of the Maine Woods Initiative and their work to protect and enhance brook trout and Atlantic salmon habitats. This work was in part sponsored by a HTC Permanent Fund grant.

Learn about how the AMC is mapping the small upland streams (which are under-estimated by national-scale stream maps) and connecting these species to high-quality spawning habitat which is their historic habitat range and to which they have not been able to travel for a hundred years.

Members Night

​Baffin Island Explorations: Cynthia Fenneman
Adventures in Archeology: Kathryn Bard

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