If you’ve checked out the kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the narrative account of my journey retracing the steps of my great uncle during the Second World War, entitled Into adventure and sunshine, you might have already come across the companion work – Photographs from the Mediterranean Theatre. As the name… Continue reading
Today I’m launching a crowdfunding campaign for my new book Into adventure and sunshine. Based on my behind the lines adventure, it is a travelogue with a difference. More than 70 years in the making, it’s the story of my attempts to retrace my great uncle’s footsteps across 1,000 miles… Continue reading
Take a listen to my latest interview with Paul Schmid of the Pursuit Zone podcast for the first insights into my 660 mile / 1,000 kilometre trek across Bangladesh. Having finished the journey roughly a month ago, this was my first chance to really look back over what was by… Continue reading
After a short delay of a month I’m now all set to begin my next adventure, walking the length of Bangladesh. I’ve completed some week-long walks along Hadrian’s Wall and around the Isle of Man in the past, but this is going to be a huge challenge both physically and… Continue reading
I’m one of the last few passengers still aboard the ageing local stopping service as it trundles slowly north along the historic rail line, connecting otherwise isolated communities perched halfway between the valley floor and forested foothills. Check out the website of the excellent Let’s Explore Magazine, from where you… Continue reading
4 minute read This taxidermy class is the most fun you can have with a dead mouse for The Londonist Continue reading
10 minute read Sierra Leone’s Turtle Islands: the ultimate digital detox, on the Africa Geographic magazine blog (click to keep reading). Continue reading
When I began my Behind the Lines adventure (see the various previous posts for more) I realised to make sense of the journey I was to embark on, I was first going to have to do a hell of a lot of digging into the how my great uncle ended… Continue reading
The past weeks (and actually, months) have raced by like the pages of a flipbook. Taking my freelance status to heart, it means I’ve had my fingers in a variety of different pies, and have been able to explore a little of the Balkans – a part of Europe missing… Continue reading
There’s a reason old adages pass the test of time, and it turns out a change is as good as a rest. You would think that having spent most of my week sat in front of a tiny ten inch laptop writing I would be loath to settle down in… Continue reading
