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.…

The Sefton Coast

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

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…

Papa Westray

Papa Westray, also known as Papay, is one of the smaller islands in the Orkney archipelago.…

Overview of the Orkney Islands

I’d been eyeing up Orkney for some time, especially after I visited the Outer Hebrides back…

Podcast #044: Orkney Islands

Welcome to Episode 44 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast is…

Hiking the Norfolk Coast Path

As I’m sure you all know, in the summer of 2019 I hiked across Great Britain,…