Armchair travel archive

Armchair travel archive

Join us for an Armchair Travel Series, where trip scholars will transport you to fascinating destinations around the world, from the comfort of your own home. You will learn about the history, culture, and nature of these places, and get a glimpse of what awaits you on our Alumni Travel Programme tours.
Milecastle - Hadrian's Wall

“And it was the greatest glory of his reign”

27 February 2024

Join Professor Jim Crow as he explores the changing views of research into one of Rome’s most enigmatic monuments, Hadrian's Wall.
Woman looking over the Himalayas

A Tibetan Kingdom within a Kingdom

7 February 2024

Join Professor Charles Ramble, as he explores some of the lesser-known pathways in the cultural legacy of this extraordinary mountain kingdom. 
Adelie Penguin on snow

The Ultimate Adventure: Discovering the Wildlife and Wonders of Antarctica

11 July 2023

Join Cambridge alumnus, former Antarctic ship naturalist and award-winning author James Lowen (Emmanuel 1991)  on a virtual cruise along the Beagle Channel and across the fabled Drake Passage to explore the Antarctic Peninsula.
Burgundy

Burgundy - A Forgotten Power

16 May 2023

Join Nirvana Romell, as she explores how Burgundy's ground-breaking advances in politics, art and culture affected the course of European history.
Temple in South Korea

Korea and Japan over Two Millennia

30 March 2023

Professor Jay Lewis, Associate Professor at Oxford University, will take the long view over two millennia and consider migration, kingship and statecraft, Buddhism, warfare, Confucianism, trade, colonialism, and modernity, to better understand the similarities and the unique aspects of both.
Italy Amalfi Coast - man walking

In the Footsteps of the Gods: Naples and The Amalfi Coast

24 January 2023

Join Dr Koller (Magdalene 1993) as he attempts an overview of the culture and history of a region long considered as the climax and finale of the Grand Tour.

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