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 […]
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 […]
Exploring Cuba Through the Mojito – Feature for Destinations of the World News
Cuba is one of my very favourite countries in the world. And when I’m asked why, I invariably have to […]
On Old Ships, Sugar Mill Enslavement and Man-Eating Tribes: How my Debut Novel Became a Reality – Article for British Guild of Travel Writers
It does look, from the homepage particularly, like I’m getting egocentric (two pictures of the first six with my image, […]
Bridging the Gaps: Overcoming the Obstacles of Historical Fiction – Article for Writing.ie
Writing.ie – for those of you not in the know – is Ireland’s premier literary magazine and resource. Whatever aspect […]
Roebuck Book Launch – A Big Thank You!
AFTER an occasion which you have been looking forward to not merely for weeks, but for years (in the case […]
Roebuck Just Off the Press!
It’s been a huge amount of work over the past few months but together with my publisher, Urbane Publications, and […]
Spilling the Beans: Exploring Ecuador’s Chocolate Industry – Article for Lonely Planet
I have always been a chocoholic and once I sampled my first square of dark arriba Ecuadorian chocolate there […]
Roebuck Launch Venue is Confirmed!
I’m delighted to announce that the venue for the Book Launch of Roebuck has now been confirmed – and as […]
Six Excuses to Get Away to Puerto Rico – Article for the Independent
Today’s Bonfire Night but yesterday was more important in terms of Puerto Rican tourism – with a new flight opening […]
Going Swimmingly: Roebuck Featured on Squid Inc – With the Opening Chapter to Read for Free!
I’m honoured to announce that Roebuck is currently billing as highly regarded Squid Inc Publishing’s featured read! That’s right: THE […]
The Amazon in Fact and in Fiction – Article for British Guild of Travel Writers
The Amazon Basin is a fickle and defiant thing – even its facts are hard to grasp, and its fictions […]
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. […]
Roebuck is Coming Together!
The process of getting Roebuck all ready to make its journey to the bookshelves of WH Smiths, and Waterstones, and the teetering […]
On Separation – and Reunification: James Silvester’s Take on his New Thriller, Escape to Perdition (Especially for This Site!)
There is a talented group of writers with my publishers, Urbane Publications, and James Silvester, author of the new Czech-Slovak […]
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the new site – a space dedicated to my writing, both fiction and non-fiction. Please be […]
