Speakers List - Travel, Local History and Other Topics

Neil Brazier was a partner, with his wife Kate, in Stourbridge Travel (est. 1982) and has over 50 years experience in various aspects of worldwide holiday and commercial travel before retiring in 2020

Stourbridge Travel was awarded, by national trade publication Travel Weekly's Mystery Shopper "The Best Travel Agent in Stourbridge" commendation.

Widely travelled Neil is a member of the Cruise Lines International Association, a Fellow of the Institute of Travel and Tourism as well as a published travel writer and photographer.

General topics:

Travel Related illustrated talks include - but are not limited to:-

• Pitfalls of booking travel online
• World Class Trains
• Cruising Holidays - (1) The Mediterranean (2) The Caribbean (3) River Cruises,
• The last Royal Mail Steamship - RMS. St Helena and the world's most expensive airport project.
• Cambodia and The Temples of Ankor Wat,
• Where does a travel agent have his holiday home?
• My Queen Elizabeth's - RMS. Queen Elizabeth, QE2 and Queen Elizabeth, (presented by Hon. Capt. Neil Brazier in uniform)
• The Rock - History of Alcatraz and the great escape updated 2018!
• A personal history of the Birmingham Gun Trade & Birmingham Proof House.
• The History of the Gurkha's and their khukri (display of khukri's also available).
• The Pony Express and The Birmingham and Wollaston connections
• The Life and times of Buffalo Bill Cody and the Birmingham - Wollaston connections
• The Spy Express - History and famous passengers of The Orient Express.
• The Pan Am Story (Pan American Airways)

Ask about latest talks available.

Presentations last approx 45 minutes - equipment provided (laptop based illustrated talks on a digital projector).