My travels in South Africa by Brian Robinson
A group of engineers, who are all members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London, along with some of their partners went to South Africa on a part technical […]
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Reflections on dental study tours By Professor Phillip Dowell
One of my first recollections of being involved with Jon was running around the original Olympic track in Olympia, a sacred site near the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, […]
Landscape and Memory by Helen Bynum
Landscape and Memory: Simon Schama’s book is still sitting on my shelf. I’ve read a lot in lockdown but I’ve also allowed myself the pleasures of memory and landscape. At […]
Travels in Ethiopia, Armenia and Georgia by Richard Marsh
Looking out from my home in the West of Ireland I can see a wide valley bounded by Sheeffry Hills to the South, and to the West, Clew Bay, and […]
My Recent Travels – By Dame Cathy Warwick
Over the years I have travelled the world as a tour leader on Jon Baines Tours midwifery tours. I’ve visited Cuba, Vietnam, India, South Africa, Nepal, Brazil and Sri Lanka, […]
My Top Three Favourite Books – Natasha McEnroe
A special post on ‘My Top Three Favourite Books’ by Natasha McEnroe – Tour Leader and Keeper of Medicine at the Science Museum 🙂 Dear Jon Baines Tours Friends, I […]
An enriching experience for Occupational Therapists in Sri Lanka
National Rehablitation Hospital Meeting, Sri Lanka Occupational Therapists from the UK and Australia […]
Turkey: a safety briefing by Jeremy Seal
It’s a challenge getting anybody excited about a visit to Turkey just now, with suicide bombers in Ankara and trigger-happy anti-aircraft gunners on the Syrian border busy stirring up mayhem, […]
GEISHAS, GOLD AND GARDENS – JON’S TRIP TO JAPAN – PART TWO
We fly from Tokyo past Mount Fuji on the bullet train and arrive two hours later in Nagoya, the manufacturing centre of Japan, where its cars, trains and planes are […]
“ABSORB INFORMATION AND MOVE WITH PURPOSE” – JON’S TRIP TO JAPAN – PART ONE
My first impression as I arrive at a hot, humid Narita airport is of the 1970s – lots of beige. My second is the excellent signage. I am fond of […]
