Welcome to Episode 13 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Again, this pod…
Tag: Dark History & Tourism
West Africa and The Atlantic Slave Trade
I’ve alluded to this before, but remarkably, as Brits, we don’t really learn too much about…
Podcast #005: Vanuatu
Welcome to Episode 5 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. As mentioned last…
Nambas & Cannibals: Culture & History of Malekula
Malekula, the second largest island in Vanuatu, is noted in culture for two things, and they’re…
The Ballad of August 1993 (and other stories)
So, let me take you back to the heady days of the mid 1990s. What were…
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
I’ve always been interested in history. But history on my own terms, about topics I can…
Flanders – … But there *are* no poppies!
Flanders. And no, nothing to do with Ned. I’m sure you’ve all been subjected to the…
Pendle Hill – Religion, Witchcraft, and Meteorology
Part of the Pennine range of Northern England, and geologically part of the same branch as…
Snip Snip Snip – the Cragg Vale Coiners
“I heard the coiners took the scissor to the Union Jack, with a snipper and a…
The Other Dead Sea
The Aral Sea shoreline. It’s pretty cold; I’m even wearing socks. The sky above, coupled with…
A morning at Pere Lachaise cemetery
Although the breeze was light, and the rain had stopped before sunrise, I was glad of…