26th October 2009 ‘Which home is it tonight’? Life, death & a cyclone on the island of
Mauritius. Hallam, Carole and Quin Murray (aged 3 ½) visited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius where they
were the first to circumnavigate the island on mountain bicycles with a young child. Caught by a scale
2 cyclone, this turned into something more of an adventure than they had bargained for! Power Point presentation?
Hallam Murray
Lecturer, writer & photographer who has travelled in over forty countries

Biography/Resume:
Hallam Murray spent 15 years in publishing and is now a freelance lecturer, writer and photographer. He has
travelled in over 40 countries but his passion is Latin America. He cycled from Los Angeles to Tierra del Fuego
- over 17,000 miles! He spent 3 months in Ecuador with his wife, Carole, and 6 month old son. When Quin was 18
months old they travelled in Chile and Patagonia. The three of them circumnavigated, on bicycles, the island of
Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, Their last major expedition was to Bangladesh for 6 weeks.
Subjects:
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Travel
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Travel with Children
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Andean Pottery
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Andean Countries
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Mauritius
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Bangladesh
Popular Presentation Titles:
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Wheels Without Frontiers: travels by mountain bike through the Peruvian & Bolivian
Andes.
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Wheels without Frontiers: part 2.
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Ecuador on Five Nappies a Day.
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Mauritius: which home is it tonight? Life, death & a cyclone on the island of
Mauritius.
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Bangladesh
"Hallam Murray is a born lecturer": Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO
"Let me repeat how brilliant your talk was." John Hatt, Travel ‘ Editor Harpers & Queens ’ ... he has a
great talent in being able to keep the attention of 200 people throughout an entire afternoon...." Catherine
Treasure, Globetrotters Club.
Speaking Experience:
Royal Geographical Society, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, numerous travel and literary societies in the
UK & Europe. British Council, Quito, Ecuador. Chairing and organising seminars.
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