Visiting Ghana’s Mole National Park

Africa. To the average Brit, the very name invokes images of vast grasslands, plains with shrubberies,…

What to Expect when Backpacking in West Africa

West Africa isn’t generally the first place on the average British backpacker’s itinerary, but as you…

Why I am “The Barefoot Backpacker”

So, The Barefoot Backpacker. It’s occurred to me that, apart from my first podcast and a…

Podcast #010: Hike Across Great Britain

Welcome to Episode 10 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. As you probably…

My First Wild Camp Experience

I did my first wild camp ever last weekend, and, yeh, I don’t know if any…

Impressions of Bangladesh

Now, I don’t know what your impressions of Bangladesh are, or even if you have any.…

The Bentinck Banks Experimental Video

I’ve realised I haven’t posted it here, though I did talk about it on both my…

Fifty Shades of Travel: Giving Up Control

Dhaka is a very large, crowded, and busy city. In fact it’s one of the most…

Podcast #009: Solo Travel

Welcome to Episode 9 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is…

Podcast #008: Uzbekistan

Welcome to Episode 8 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is…

#ThisGuyCan – A Challenge to Toxic Masculinity

This post, about toxic masculinity, is one of the first of a new section of my…

Tiraspol: Support Your Local Sheriff

“I’m the urban spaceman baby, here comes the twist: I don’t exist”. I have been told…