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The clip was shot in bardia, nepal by an expedition led by colonel john blashfordsnell cbe in 1992 when they found an enormous elephant, 11 feet 3 inches at the shoulder and believed to be the largest in asia. Evoking the spirit of the great british victorian explorers before him, blashfordsnell is an inspiration to what can be achieved with daring spirit, creative thinking, hard work and unerring belief in the art of the impossible. John was born on may 5 1694, in st stephens in brannel. Victoria blashfordsnell books list of books by author. John nicholas blashfordsnell was born on 22 october 1936 in hereford, england, the son of the reverend leland john blashfordsnell 19031978 of the royal army chaplains department and gwendoline ives sadler. John jr snell was born on month day 1752, at birth place, to jonathan john snell and phillipa snell born. Blashford snell is an english cookbook author and caterer, and this huge recipe compendium was originally published in the united kingdom. Victoria blashfordsnell trained at le cordon bleu cooking school, worked in the famous books for cooks in london and now runs a highly successful catering company. Colonel john blashfordsnell obe is an explorer who has influenced, mentored and inspired several generations of explorers and adventurers. Its about the travels of john blashford snell down the blue river of papua new guinea and his encounters with the people and wildlife. Her publishing success also includes her role as editorinchief of the cooking book. In search of great paititi and the trade routes of the ancients by blashford snell, john, snailham, richard 2002 hardcover jan 1, 1609.
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