Going Off Piste in the Caribbean
Travelling the Caribbean’s ‘roads less travelled’ has been a hallmark of my travel writing of late. I’ve been working quite […]
Head in the Cloudberries – Feature for Morning Calm Magazine
Autumn comes round quickly. This tends to get drummed home to all of us once we start having to write […]
Travelling Across Europe by Rail: Some Thoughts on Why You Should
I put the following piece up on the site I keep on Slovak travel, the Englishman in Slovakia, recently. But […]
A Little Guide to My Latest Writing – By Region!
I had a moment of cold panic the other day. It was not as dramatic as waking up in a […]
Cuba’s Cayos: The Ultimate Guide! – Article for Weather2Travel
Cayo is the Spanish word for cay – in the case of Cuba, essentially dreamy sandy islets where you can […]
Guest Speaker at the Ilminster Literary Festival, June 2nd
Everyone: it’s not too late! There is still time to grab your thinking cap and head on down to Ilminster […]
Skip the Crowds: My Tips on Tour Group Dodging in the Andes and Amazon for Wanderlust
It’s not all of us (let’s face it, it’s not that many of us) that really want to be inundated […]
Ruin-Nation? The best Fortresses in Slovakia and the Czech Republic – Article for Travel SuperMag
I have waxed lyrical about the sheer quantity and quality of castles in Slovakia and the Czech Republic for years […]
Taganana: Tenerife’s Most Tantalising Hike – Article for British Guild of Travel Writers
Appearances are deceptive. I had never imagined, for example, that an island I had long associated with “fun in the […]
Yellowstone: Insider’s Guide – Feature for Lonely Planet
Coming up in 2016 is the centennial of the US National Parks – 100 years of truly wonderful wildernesses […]
The Force Hasn’t Just Awakened: It’s Giving You Itchy Feet – My Article on Star Wars Locations for Red Bull Adventure
The latest Star Wars flick hits the screens just in time for Christmas – and thus I duly wrote an […]
Wrath of the Gods: Britain’s Ultimate Hike – Article for Red Bull Adventure
I spent a lot of September doing what I love doing most (besides writing): hiking in a very remote place. […]
Luke and his Words... 