Ten of Europe’s Best Autumn Walks, from Bear Watching to the Prosecco Harvest – Article for i Paper
Summer might be over but there is plenty (if not more!) to adore about autumn. From forests full of flaming […]
The Greatest Train Journeys in the UK and Europe – Talk to the CSMA
It’s a great pleasure to be talking again to CSMA members in conjunction with CSMA Boundless on Thursday February 11 […]
The Course of True Love: 9 Best Budget Honeymoons for 2024 – Article for Lonely Planet
Who doesn’t need a little bit of extra love in their life at this cold, dark time of year?! Light […]
15 of the Best Autumnal Hiking Holidays – Article for iPaper
Summer has segued into autumn, greenery into burnished oranges, heat into crispness, wildflowers into ripened vines and shiny conkers. From […]
A Little Post-Lockdown Update
Lockdown was never going to be any travel writer’s finest hour. Writing about travelling… within five miles of your front […]
Dream Trips: Adventurous Journeys From Across the Parts of the Globe I Know and Love for the Telegraph
Hiking across the causeway to Lindisfarne in Northumberland on the St Cuthbert’s Way can seem, from certain angles when the […]
Uttermost Ends of the Earth? My Work for Hiking/Trail Running Site GetSweatGo on Some of My All-time Favourite Treks
The classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru. Hiking Eastern Europe’s most mountainous terrain, the High Tatras in Slovakia. […]
Out on a High: Exploring Slovakia’s High Tatras – Article for Lonely Planet
Mountains. I get a nostalgic dewy-eyed gleam to my eyes just thinking about them: those I have visited and those […]
Cruise control – my Latest Articles for the Telegraph
No one ever really thought cruises would become as big a thing as they have in Britain of all places, […]
Music to Watch Sheep By – Cover Story for Morning Calm Magazine
I returned to Slovakia recently for the first time since I was living there between 2012 and 2015. This time […]
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 […]
The Best Hotels In and Around Bratislava!! – A Series of Reviews for the Telegraph
Over the coming weeks I’m writing a series of reviews of my favourite hotels in the Bratislava area for the […]
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 […]
The Englishman in Slovakia Returns!
The radio silence over the recent weeks has all been in a good cause. I’ve been working flat out on […]
Bratislava, Slovakia: Pretty Cool at Christmas for its Fantastic Free Things to Do – Article for Lonely Planet
Bratislava: one of Europe’s most unknown capital cities and one in which I have lived for three years. As I […]
Luke and his Words... 