Not content with taking Afternoon Tea in London, Philadelphia, Madrid, Sydney and Edinburgh, we also hot-footed it to the fabulous Shambala Festival for a three-day tea session on August 25-28 2011, where we took Afternoon Tea with a medley of excellent adventurers.

All of the talks took place in Shambala's splendidly named Wonky Cock public house. Here's a brief guide to who spoke when at Shambala Festival this August.

Friday 26 August, 16.00

Dan Wedgwood, Co-director of The Adventurists

In 2001, whilst studying art in the Czech Republic, Mr Tom and his friend Joolz decided to drive the most ridiculous car they could find to the most ridiculous destination they could think of. Armed with only £12, a hip flask and a hunting knife, they set off in a rusty Fiat 125 in the direction of Ulanbaataar, Outer Mongolia. Although they never made it further than the Iranian border, Tom decided this was a bloody good adventure and hence the Mongol Rally and The Adventurists were born.

Ten year’s later, the gangly tentacles of The Adventurists stretch worldwide and we now runs seven adventures on four continents.

As well as founding what National Geographic dubbed an ‘adventure revolution’ Tom was also awarded the Shell Livewire Young Entrepeneur Award in 2007. Dan will regale us with the comic and sometimes rather hair-raising tale of how The Adventurists was born and is slowly but surely taking over the world...

Friday 26 August 16.45

Nathan Millward, Marathon Moped Man

In early 2009 Nathan Millward, a young English chap who had ‘chased a girl’ to Australia, decided it was time to go home. He didn’t want to do the conventional thing and fly, so instead he enlisted the help of an ageing 105cc Honda moped - or as the Aussies call it, a ‘postie bike’ - and set off in the direction of England. Over the next nine months Nathan and Dorothy, his beloved bike, trundled 23,000 miles through 18 countries. Nathan had never been travelling before, didn’t have any visas when he set off  and knew nothing about mechanics.  In true Adventurists style he fixed Dorothy with some glue and a toothbrush and rode all the way in the same pair of shorts. Nathan, we salute you.

Since miraculously returning in one piece from this epic adventure Nathan has written a book, Going Postal, and is planning his and Dot’s next trip.

To read more about Nathan and Dot’s travels see www.thepostman.org.uk, Dot also came to Shambala.

Saturday 27 August 16.00

Joff Summerfield, Pennyfarthing Legend

Flying holy crumpets this chap deserves some sort of OBE for his adventuring efforts.

Between  2006-2008 the 43-year old former Formula 1 engine builder cycled 22,000 miles around the world on his hand-built Pennyfarthing bicycle. At an average speed of 10 mph he pedalled through 24 countries, doffing his Pith helmet on the way at the Taj Mahal, Everest Base Camp, Angkor Watt, Grand Canyon and Great Wall of China. All with just one fixed gear, a hard leather saddle, a small brake, solid rubber tyres and just £5 a day to live on.

His efforts are even more amazing given the fact he had had to abandon two previous efforts through injury.

Joff was the second person to cycle around the world on a Pennyfarthing, the first being Thomas Stevens who made the trip between 1884 and 1887. To find out more about his trip have a gander at www.pennyfarthingworldtour.com

Joff even cycled from his home in East London to Shambala festival.

Sunday 27 August 16.00

Peter Moore, travel writer extraordinnaire

Peter Moore is a prolific Australian travel writer who specialises in the sort of adventure we love; unplanned, ridiculous and overflowing with hilarity. He's travelled overland from London to Sydney, ridden an ancient moped around Italy and written an eye-popping seven books about his peregrinations. Irreverent, self-deprecating and humorous, Peter has found himself in bizarre situations the world over and survived to pen the tales.

Perhaps his most famous book is The Wrong Way Home, an extremely funny account of his attempt to get home to Sydney from the UK overland. During the journey, which took him through 25 countries he “kept company with Czechs with bad haircuts, Mujaheddin with big guns and ravers with bags of E.”

To find out more about Peter and order his books check out  www.petermoore.net