By Greyhound Bus around America - 1969 and 2019

Tim Albert


Region:
Anywhere
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Paid: 75; 50 Zoom
Category:
Travel
Updated:
15th August 2022

I fell in love with America in 1969 when I was lucky enough to travel 12,000 miles around the country on Greyhound buses. Half a century later (to the day) I went back on the buses again. It was an extraordinary trip, which not only tested my resolve but also showed me - in a way that 'normal' tourism fails to do - the huge upheavals taking place in this beautiful country. The talk is illustrated with my photographs from both eras.

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About Tim Albert

I am an experienced writer and public speaker and currently offer three talks. The first tells of my adventures on two Greyhound Bus road trips around America half a century apart - and of how I coped with the changes in the country, bus travel and myself. The second describes my experiences as a junior reporter in Devon in the 1970s, and laments the demise of local newspapers. The third is a personal look back at the second half of the 20th century, and argues that we baby boomers have been a lucky generation.

I spent two decades working as a journalist for local, national and medical publications, and two decades running courses on writing and editing skills for health professionals. I have also published four books on medical writing, including Winning the Publications Game, now in its fourth edition. I am a former president of the Mole Valley Speakers Club and former president d’honneur of the Wimereux Cricket Club in France. I live in Surrey with a saintly American wife and a needy garden. I am willing to Zoom anywhere, but I would expect most of my live talks to be in the south-east.


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