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Lonely Planet Founder coming to Waterford

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  • 22-05-2012 3:16pm
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    depaor
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    The tenth IMMRAMA Festival of travel writing in Lismore County Waterford includes founder of The Lonely Planet Guide Tony Wheeler on the 2012 programme.

    The festival takes place in Lismore from june 7 to 10 and has a programme for Travel enthusiasts and Family Festival Fun.

    Some of the worlds top International travel writers will descend upon the the town for the weekend, enthralling audiences with tales of their travels and adventures including Ireland’s finest writers Paul Clements, Mary Russell and Diana Gleadhill, as well as Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler and award winning international authors Colin Thubron, Anthony Sattin, Artemis Cooper and Jan Morris.

    Festivalgoers’ young and old will have the opportunity to follow ‘In the Footsteps of Marco Polo’ for the weekend exploring the 2012 festival theme. In addition to the adults having the opportunity to listen to fascinating tales from some of the most famous travel writers in the world, younger Festival goers will have the opportunity to compete for literary awards, participate in poetry workshops and to join in the traditional ‘Free Family Fun Sunday’ afternoon programme.

    A number of ‘Fringe Events’ will also take place throughout the weekend, including a Gregorian Mass, which will take place on Sunday morning at St Carthage’s Catholic Church, and a Farmers Market will take place on Sunday morning at Lismore Castle Avenue.

    Full details of the festival schedule and bookings are now available online at www.lismoreimmrama.com or by calling (058) 53803.


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