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 […]
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 […]
Interview With A Writer of History…
Back in December, in an event which got a little lost in the general festive season furore, I had 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 […]
On Wales
I haven’t even wished anyone a Happy New Year yet on this site, so consider wonderful tidings for a […]
Want to Get Your Hands on a Copy of my Debut Novel Roebuck? Here’s How…
As of December 4th my debut novel hit the shops – here’s a guide to where and how you can […]
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 […]
Luke and his Words... 