Cute Cafes in Glasgow

Now, a blog post about ‘Cute Cafes in Glasgow’ (or anywhere else to be honest) isn’t…

Podcast #078: The Merchant Navy

Welcome to Episode 078 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Well, this is…

Podcast #077: New Series, New City, New Nel

Welcome to Episode 077 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Well, that was…

What is a Numbers Station

There is a famous quote from a spokesperson in what was at the time the Department…

Spango Valley

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

The Russian Woodpecker

On my visit to Chernobyl and Pripyat, one of the places I was taken to was…

Visiting Pripyat

Whenever anyone thinks of visiting Chernobyl, what they think of often isn’t the power plant itself.…

Chernobyl City and the Exclusion Zone

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station was the scene of an explosion in April 1986. It was…

How to Visit Chernobyl

At the time of writing this blog post, Chernobyl has been off-limits to visitors for a…

Podcast #076: Everything Is Going To Be All Right

Welcome to Episode 076 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. So, why did…

Podcast #075: Travel Podcasting with ChatGPT

Welcome to Episode 075 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Yep, I’ve created…

Podcast #074: Chernobyl

Welcome to Episode 074 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast episode…