I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-promo)

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I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-promo)

Postby Ozymandias » Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:27 pm

It would be great to see some BFC people there. Tunisia isn't quite a DP these days, but I'll be sharing tales of spending 3 years living there while writing the new Bradt Guide to Tunisia (1st Edition). Tickets are £7, but you get a drink (and £5 off the book if I persuade you to buy one!) https://www.stanfords.co.uk/event-tunisia-off-the-beaten-track-by-oscar-scafidi-626238204327.

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Or, failing that, I'm giving another talk the previous day at the British Arab Chamber of Commerce as part of the British Tunisian Society's Summer Reception. That one's a bit more expensive at £20, but you get drinks (plural). https://www.britishtunisiansociety.org/events-1/summer-reception-2023
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby Kurt » Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:40 pm

7 pounds and a drink included? That is a bargain.

Alstom is doing a security thing for National Rail that week and I should be in London for the 26th to the 29th.

I'll introduce myself.
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby ROB » Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:09 pm

Shit, get Lee and Niko and Mike and make sure you all embarrass Ozy together!
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby Kurt » Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:11 pm

ROB wrote:Shit, get Lee and Niko and Mike and make sure you all embarrass Ozy together!


I have not been there since 2011. Gotta dig up Johnnyfishfinger info as well
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby rickshaw92 » Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:52 pm

Tickets are £7, but you get a drink


Just like the Spoons!
Im reallly fuclimg pissed but fespite that I can still hit a tarfet at 1000m plus. mayVRVe bnot tonight but it qint beyond the wit if man. Nowhammy.
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby Ozymandias » Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:23 am

rickshaw92 wrote:
Tickets are £7, but you get a drink


Just like the Spoons!


Ha, indeed!
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby Darcy » Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:11 am

Must be middle of the night there now. I hope it went well Mate. Kudos for making it happen.
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby Kurt » Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:22 pm

I got Norovirus or food poisoning so I never left NYC.

How did it go?
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby Ozymandias » Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:46 am

It went great thanks! Am on my mobile so can't upload images, but lots of event photos from Tuesday and Wednesday on the book's official Facebook page (BradtTunisia), Twitter pages (BradtTunisia & ScafidiTravels) and my Instagram (oscarscafidi).

Had 90+ in the audience at the British Tunisian Society event on Tuesday, including representatives from Tunisia's Tourism Ministry and the Tunisian Embassy in London. Smaller crowd at Stanfords on Wednesday, but sold a lot of books and fielded some really interesting questions.

Now off to Tunisia to do it all over again!
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Re: I'm giving a talk in London 28 June (shameless self-prom

Postby ROB » Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:28 am

Was there a nudy run?
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