Spango Valley

Just south of Greenock, in Inverclyde, western Scotland, is a derelict business park called Spango Valley,…

Podcast #073: The Cathcart Circle

Welcome to Episode 073 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. As you know,…

A guide to Queen’s Parkrun, Glasgow

Queen’s Parkrun is the edition of Parkrun that takes place in Queen’s Park, in Glasgow’s Southside.…

Spaces #008: Hiking Across Great Britain

Welcome to the recording of the eighth edition of my semi-regular Twitter Space sessions. This episode…

The Sefton Coast

The Sefton Coast is the part of England just north of Liverpool, and stretching some 15…

Hiking The Pennine Way

On my Hike Across Great Britain in the summer of 2019, I hiked the Pennine Way.…

Podcast #051: London (NorthEast of the River)

Welcome to Episode 51 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This is Part…

Podcast #050: London (NorthWest of the River)

Welcome to Episode 50 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This is Part…

Podcast #049: London (South of the River)

Welcome to Episode 49 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Finally, my podcast…

Hiking the West Highland Way

The West Highland Way is the archetypal and most famous of the long-distance Scottish footpaths. In…

Hiking on Orkney

Hiking on Orkney was one of my major reasons for travelling there. My original aim was…

Neolithic Orkney Mainland

I always wonder about the pre-Roman peoples of Western Europe. Looking through the lens of a…