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My Favourite Pubs in Hebden Bridge
Ah, Hebden Bridge. If there’s one town in Calderdale people know, it’s here. It’s one of those places that appears…
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My Favourite Pubs in Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge is a small town in the centre of Calderdale. It stands where the River Calder is joined by…
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Seven Best Pubs In Todmorden
Todmorden is a small town in the far west of Calderdale; indeed until 1888 the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire…
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My Favourite Pubs In Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is the ‘capital’ of Calderdale, and a place you’re likely going to pass through if you’re hiking on the…
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Heptonstall
Signpost welcoming the visitor to Heptonstall. Heptonstall is a truly life-shortening mile walk up a hill from Hebden Bridge, the…
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Things to do and see in Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen is, to all intents and purposes, the only town on Svalbard. It’s home to the harbour and the international…
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A visit to Svalbard Bryggeri
Svalbard is home to the world’s most northerly brewery: Svalbard Bryggeri. It’s situated close to the harbour in Longyearbyen, it’s…
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How I Spent Three Nights On Svalbard
In August 2025 I spent three nights (four days) on Svalbard. It coincided with the very end of the midnight…
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Crossing the border between Guyana and Suriname
I was recently on a backpacking trip in the southern Caribbean with my friend Laura. Part of our plan involved…
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Three Days in Dominica
We didn’t know much about Dominica before we arrived for our three-day trip while travelling the Caribbean on a budget;…
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Soufrière
Soufrière is a small town on St Lucia’s west coast, about an hour from Vieux Fort, and further along the…
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Introduction to Saint Lucia
St Lucia isn’t the sort of place you’d expect someone like me to visit. However “everywhere is interesting”, and it…
Travel
I started this website believing I was a travel blogger, and, let’s face it, I’ve now been to over 100 countries so travel is still a fundamental part of my identity and why I write.
In this section are all my posts about my travels, and destinations I’ve been to across the world, as well as basic aspects of travel, like transportation, accommodation, food, and how to travel on a budget.
