Lawrence of Arabia 1888-1935 - what is left of him? How does he affect travellers?

 

He died in the UK in a motobike accident, and his grave is in the UK. In the South west of England. His house is open to the public. Check times.

He wrote The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom. A massive tome. Reading it will keep you busy for some hours.

Lost Items

He re-wrote it after leaving it behind on the train. Moral, when you get out of a train, always check behind you, is there anything left on the seat or under it? I like the style of one of the modern designs of trains in Singapore where the seat is not suspended on spindly legs but has a panel down to the floor, so nothing can be left under the seat. Less cleaning for the cleaners, Less lost property. Less danger of dangerous items hidden under the seat. 

How does Lawrence benefit travellers? After witnessing an accident, and guessing that the person in command had made an error which a local pilot would not have made, he changed the rules. He changed the rule that on a flight the senior person in the military is in command, to the pilot is in command. The pilot knows the plane. The pilot knows the airport and the approach. The pilot makes the decisions.

(Not to be confused with D H Lawrence, who wrote Lady Chatterly's Lover.)

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Photos and tweets on WTM stands: Jordan's spaceman, Israel's caricature, Denmark's skull, Lawrence of Arabia

Jordan, Denmark and Israel all had great marketing plans plus.

Every year at World Travel Market the glamour girls in national dress attract attention. You can be photographed alongside the tall girls in revealing clothes from Las Vegas or the tiny doll-like girls in elaborate pretty dresses from the Far East.

But what was a space suit doing on the Jordan stand? Jordan managed to do what was promoted on the Greek grand press meeting, promote 'travel to the past and future.'

On the Jordan stand The past: Petra, the Romans and, at a show in England, national hero of England, Lawrence of Arabia. We had two characters on the Jordan stand, Lawrence of Arabia (a bit lost amid all the middle eastern stands, where so many of the staff are walking around wearing long white robes and Eastern gear), but the real surprise with the space man. Why a space man? Because Jordan was the setting for a space theme move.

What kept us on the stand? Not one but two opportunities for photos. Tweeting to Twitter to win a prize. Then healthy food - chicken on skewers lamb meat balls, and vegetarian balls. Plus water.

Well done, Jordan. Also their white bag was fabric and did not disintegrate like the black one from the World travel market.

Denmark
After that to Denmark. What's with the skull. Alas poor Yorick. Another link betweenDenamark and England - Shakespeare.

Israel
Finally Israel. Who can resist having their caricature drawn? Every year' I have had a caricature, two years running on the Malaysian stand from different artists. Previous years I had a large poster size drawing. I forgot to take the inside of a kitchen roll to roll up posters, drawings or other items. But this time a novelty souvenir, not a large poster to carry home. Instead the caricature printed out and given to me on a lanyard advertising the stand at the show.

Well done, marketing departments of Jordan, Denmark and Israel.

The artist Luisa Calvo is on the right. The picture of me in red dress with blonde hair is still on the screen as the next person keen for a caricature discusses which background they want. A choice of four backgrounds of the country.

I shall do a post on each of these countries separately when I have time later next week.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Here I am with the spaceman on the Jordan stand with the handy white bag promoting Jordan.

Moe information for you: 

JORDAN visitjordan.com

CARICATURES Luisa Calvo, traditional and digital caricaturist

www.wickedcaricatures.com

ISRAEL

DENMARK

(As you can imagine, I am dashing to and fro, adding pictures and websites from business cards and notes, so I am updating all my posts on World Travel Market as I go through my bags of brochures later. Do keep reading for more. Please follow me on blogger and Facebook and link to me on LinkedIn. I'll also have a video or two  to add on YouTube.)

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author, speaker.

Your safety and the Lawrence Of Arabia trail in England -Lawrence week May 11-17 2015

Lawrence of Arabia Trail

Clouds Hill
Visit Clouds Hill, home of Lawrence. I visited years ago and wrote an article for a magazine called Arab in Britain. At the house I was impressed by the way Lawrence had a dining chair with arms under a skylight, with a tray across the arms on which he could read or write.

More recently, I was impressed by the fact that Lawrence was responsible for improving airline safety. According to a biography of Lawrence, he witnessed an airliner crashing and guessed that the commander riding passenger in the plane had instructed the pilot to make an unsafe move. Lawrence changed the rules which still apply, that the pilot's decision is final.

Ironically, Lawrence paid little regard for the safety of himself whilst riding his motorcycle around English road. An article in Motor Cycle News Wednesday April 29 2015 alerted me to the Lawrence week.

Clouds Hill is now a museum operated by the National Trust.
National Trust Lawrence week May 11-17 2015, marks the 80th anniversary of Lawrence's death.

nationaltrust/cloudshill
TE Lawrence Society
telsociety.org.uk

Moreton Tearooms
wwwmoretontearooms.co.uk

Film
Lawrence of Arabia starring Peter O'Toole (who died in 2013).

Booklist
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence.
Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson.
Thunder on the Rocker Road by Steve Wilson to be published October 2015.

You can see more about Clouds Hill on TripAdvisor, Youtube and Wikipedia.

Angela Lansbury B A Hons is a travel writer, photojournalist and speaker.