My new book – Secret Lands, Petrol Clams and a Bagful of Bolivar is now available from all good retailers. Links for the major retailers […]
First world dilemmas… Who’d have thought that back in February 2019 there would be a worldwide pandemic killing over a million people? In my first […]
Oxford – so familiar yet I’d never been! After watching every episode of Inspector Morse I felt like I knew Oxford but didn’t. Familiar but […]
The Thomas Cook debacle… I do like a good trek up a high mountain so where better than the highest mountain in North Africa? At […]
70th Anniversary National Day celebrations Sunday 9th September 2018. The 70th Anniversary of the country’s founding. There was rumour of a Military Parade. “To be […]
Initial reactions after announcing my intention to visit North Korea When I told friends and family I was going to North Korea their initial reactions […]
Meet ‘shake a leg’ Sonia… ‘I need you to shake a leg guys’ was Sonia’s mantra as she took us back in time to the […]
Danakil Depression – One of the hottest and driest places on Earth The Danakil Depression is one of the remotest and hostile places on Earth […]
The weather and deaths The weather and deaths. Topics the Irish love to talk about. In Ireland the locals tune into the radio station at 9am, […]
Over the years either through my own experiences or fellow traveller tips I now have some very strange items in my backpack! I use them all […]