A Little Talk on Life in Liechtenstein – the World’s Sixth-Smallest Country, but Mighty Big on Surprises! – Interview for 2GB Radio
On a rain-soaked morning last week I got up at 3am, made myself a particularly strong coffee and tuned into […]
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 […]
Finland: A First-Time Guide – Article for Lonely Planet
Sometimes you just want to know the nuts and bolts of a country – when to go, why to go, […]
The UK’s Best Solo Hikes – Feature for i Paper
It’s all very well, as the weather warms and the flowers prettify the hedgerows again, to talk about getting out […]
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls?: The Controversial Development Planned for a Cascade-Blessed Welsh Beauty Spot – Article for the Telegraph
Wales’ Bannau Brycheiniog – formerly Brecon Beacons – National Park is a place of bald, broad rocky summits, yellow moors… […]
2025 as a Year for Pilgrimages: The UK’s Best Pilgrimage Walks from Pagan Wonders to Chaucerian Landscapes, for i Paper
The Catholic Church has designated its Jubilee Year – a year only occurring once every quarter of a century – […]
New Year, New Islands: The Isles Awaiting on Sweden’s Latest Long-Distance Hiking Trail – Articles for the BBC, i Paper & i Weekend
New year, new island? An isle – or ten – that you previously hadn’t visited or even conceived of visiting […]
Wales: Six Scenic Hikes Without the Tourist Crowds – Article for i Paper
Summer’s out – but the best hiking weather in the UK is still very much here. The problem in Wales […]
New Name, Ancient Ways: the Ultimate Guide to Bannau Brycheiniog (aka the Brecon Beacons) – Feature for the Telegraph
Bannau Brycheiniog – renamed with its Welsh moniker in 2023 – to some; the Brecon Beacons to me: this is […]
The UK’s Best Spring Walks – Feature for i Weekend
Spring has arrived: sort of! The lingering damp grey, at least in Wales, has made it a little harder to […]
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 […]
Shortlisted for Guidebook of the Year at the Travel Media Awards!
It’s a huge honour to have once again made the final shortlist for one of the top accolades possible in […]
Meditations on the Isle of Rum
Picture this. A beach – not sand but weather-strewn slate-grey and rose-pink shingle. Unkempt-looking, if truth be told: a flurry […]
Springwatch: Great British Walks – 100 Wildlife Walks Through Our Beautiful Countryside – My Latest Book is Out Now!
My latest book is, as of May 11, officially in the shops and online – and it’s a particularly special […]
Solo Hiking Around Iceland’s Hornstrandir – Europe’s Last True Wilderness – Article for Flashpack
Being a lover of extremes, when the opportunity came up to trek around Iceland’s Hornstrandir Peninsula late last summer, I […]
Hiking Coast-to-Coast Across Scotland: With No Trail – Feature for Adventure.com
With all the long-distance walking routes there are now, it’s hard to conceive of why, in winsome walker-friendly Europe, one […]
Luke and his Words... 