Given the increasing scope of these presentations, I have listed what is currently available and what is planned to be available in the near future under the broad headings of ‘What I Saw Last Winter’, ‘What I Saw in ,,, (country) and ‘Where I Saw … (genus or group in a genus).’
Please note the actual or proposed duration of each title as they are not the traditional ‘evening’s worth’ per title. The intention is to offer organisers a list of modules that can build into an entertaining meeting with something of interest for all attending. If you are looking for a particular subject or title and it’s not there, please ask – chances are that I have the images to meet your need provided that there is enough time to build a programme.
Currently the range of titles that I have available are:
What I Saw Last Winter
Travelogues focussing on the plants, scenery, people and adventures
| Year | Duration | Description | Availability |
| 2007-2008 pt 1 | 45 min. | Travelogue: Chile Region IV – Coquimbo, III – Atacama, II – Antofagasta, Metropolitan, V – Valparaiso, VI – Bernardo O’Higgins, VII – Maule | Retired, but available on request |
| 2007-2008 pt 2 | 45 min. | Travelogue: South American Tourist Highlights – Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil plus Baja Double | |
| 2008-2009 pt 1 | 45 min. | Travelogue: Chile Region IV – Coquimbo, III – Copiapo, II – Antofagasta, I – Tarapaca, XV – Arica, Metropolitan, V, VI VII and NW Argentina | |
| 2008-2009 pt 2 | 45 min. | Travelogue: Peru south of Lima, Mexico: Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango and Chihuahua | |
| 2009-2010 pt 1 | 45 min. | Travelogue: 3 months trip through Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Bahia | |
| 2009-2010 pt 2 | 45 min. | Travelogue: Cuba, BajaCalifornia, Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Durango, Chihuahua and Sonora) | |
| 2010-2011 pt 1 | 00:46:28 | Travelogue: Chile, NW Argentina (Juyjuy, Tucuman, Salta), Patagonia (Mendoza, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz) | current, 2012 |
| 2010-2011 pt 2 | 00:45:22 | Travelogue: BajaCalifornia, Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato), USA (Big Bend) | current, 2012 |
| 2011-2012 pt 1 | 00:49:00 | Travelogue: Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Oruro, Potosi, Tarija) | current, 2012 |
| 2011-2012 pt 2 | 00:45:06 | Travelogue: USA – Colorado Plateau: focus on Pediocactus and National Monuments & Parks | current, 2012 |
| 2012-2013 pt 1 | 45 min. | Travelogue: South Africa and Namibia – may become two talks: 45 for each of the countries | planned for 2013 |
| 2012-2013 pt 1 | 45 min. | Travelogue: Mexico – focus on Thelocactus | planned for 2013 |
What I Saw in …..
I have visited some areas on a number of occasions and here present a country by country review of the high lights of these trips, featuring plants in habitat, scenery and stories from succulent plant country.
| Area | Duration | Description | Availability |
| Patagonia | 45 min. | Plants in habitat | planned |
| Argentina – the North West | 45 min. | Plants in habitat | planned |
| Bolivia | 00:49:00 | Plants in habitat | done |
| Brazil – Bahia | 00:13:09 | Plants in habitat | done |
| Brazil – Minas Gerais | 00:21:50 | Plants in habitat | done |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 00:25:28 | Plants in habitat | done |
| Chile – Peru border to Santiago | 45 min. | Plants in habitat | planned |
| Chile – South of Santiago | 00:33:26 | Plants in habitat | done |
| Cuba | 00:14:41 | Plants in habitat | done |
| Europe – collections | 45 min. | Images from Botanic Gardens, Nurseries and private collections in Europe | planned |
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| Mexico – Baja | 00:45:33 | Travelogue: images from several trips to Baja California | done |
| Mexico – BajaIslands | 00:20:23 | Travelogue: images from several trips to Baja islands-excl. San Esteban & Isla Cedros | done |
| Mexico – Baja East | 00:05:17 | Travelogue: images from several trips to Baja California: Ensenada – San Felipe – Mexicali | done |
| Mexico – Baja Credits | 00:03:13 | done | |
| Total | 1:14:26 | ||
| Mexico – Northern mainland | 45 min. | Plants in habitat | planned |
| Namibia 2012 | 45 min. | Plants in habitat, scenery and stories from succulent plant country | planned |
| Peru – south of Lima | 45 min. | Plants in habitat, scenery and stories from cactus country | planned |
| South Africa 2012 | 45 min. | Plants in habitat, scenery and stories from succulent plant country | planned |
| USA, California – collections & parks | 00:38:06 | Images from National / State Parks, Botanic Gardens, Nurseries and private collections in the USA | done |
| USA – collections | 30 min. | Images from National / State Parks, Botanic Gardens, Nurseries and private collections in the USA | planned |
| USA – Arizona | 45 min. | Plants in habitat, scenery and stories from cactus country | planned |
| USA – Texas (Big Bend) | 15 min. | Plants in habitat, scenery and stories from cactus country | planned |
Where I Saw …..
Reviews of individual Genera or of a group within a large genus: their history, plants in habitat, cultivation, myths and tips
| Group | Duration | Description | Availability |
| Austrocactus | 15 min. | Plants seen on our travels in Patagonia | planned |
| Copiapoa | 30 min. | Plants seen on our travels in Chile | planned |
| Discocactus | 15 min. | planned | |
| Dudleya | 00:41:11 | done | |
| Eriosyce – Pyrrhocactus group | 00:15:06 | done | |
| Eriosyce – Thelocephala group | 00:15:35 | Plants on our travels in Chile | done |
| Eulychnia | 00:15:25 | Plants on our travels in Chile & Peru | done |
| Some Frailea | 15 min. | Plants on our travels in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | planned |
| Some Melocactus | 30 min. | Covers Melocactus seen on our travels in Brazil, Cuba and Peru | planned |
| Parodia – Eriocactus group | 15 min. | Plants seen on our travels in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | planned |
| Pterocactus | 15 min. | Plants seen on our travels in Patagonia | planned |
| Tephrocactus | 15 min. | Plants seen on our travels in Argentina | planned |
| Thelocactus | 30 min. | Plants seen on our travels in Mexico and in the Big Bend, Texas, USA (2013) | planned 2014 |
| Uebelmannia | 15 min. | Plants seen on our travels in Minas Gerais, Brazil | planned |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Duration | Description | availability |
| But I Don’t Like Opuntias! | 60 min. | Group by group review of a huge genus, often tripped over in habitat but rarely featured in talks. Commissioned by the Tephrocactus Study Group for their 2009 AGM | Current, evolving |
| Prickly Issues | 2×45 min. | Audience participation: Conservation issues: Discussion illustrated by images from habitat | Current, evolving |
| So what is a Cactus? | 60 min. | Presentation aimed at audiences who are new to cacti and explains and illustrates the features that make a plant a cactus plus why some some plants that look like cacti are not. | Planned |
The Cactus Trip Diaries 
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