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In Search of Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is a novel published in 1847, and written by Emily Brontë. It tells the tale of the families…
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Heptonstall
Signpost welcoming the visitor to Heptonstall. Heptonstall is a truly life-shortening mile walk up a hill from Hebden Bridge, the…
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Podcast #120: Ultramarathon in Northumberland
Welcome to Episode 120 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Last year I released a podcast episode…
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How I Spent Three Nights On Svalbard
In August 2025 I spent three nights (four days) on Svalbard. It coincided with the very end of the midnight…
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Podcast #116: Svalbard
Welcome to Episode 116 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Last year, off the back of my…
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Visiting the Jesuit Misiones in South America
When I first looked at backpacking in South America, back in around 2012, I noticed entries in the guidebook about…
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Visiting Vienna
You may remember in the summer of 2023, Jet2 sent me off on a trip to an all-inclusive resort on…
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Podcast #090: Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be
Welcome to Episode 090 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about…
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Podcast #083: Hanno The Navigator – A case study of Instagram v Reality
Welcome to Episode 083 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. And so to the second part of…
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Football History in Glasgow Southside
The Southside of Glasgow is fundamentally important for the history of the game of football (soccer). The Scottish Football Association…
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Podcast #073: The Cathcart Circle
Welcome to Episode 073 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. As you know, I’m always touting the…
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Podcast #066: Inter-Rail 2000
Welcome to Episode 066 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. As a traveller, trains are by far…
