Neolithic Orkney Mainland

I always wonder about the pre-Roman peoples of Western Europe. Looking through the lens of a…

Podcast #039: The People’s Republic Of South Yorkshire

Welcome to Episode 39 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. In this episode…

Podcast #034: British Seaside Resorts

Welcome to Episode 34 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is…

Podcast #033: Kinder Scout

Welcome to Episode 33 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is…

Podcast #028: When Protests Work

Welcome to Episode 28 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I hope if…

History in the Outer Hebrides

As you may know, the Outer Hebrides have been inhabited for several thousand years. My limited…

Five Days in Lesotho

I only had five days in Lesotho, but it was enough to let me see that…

Great Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe is the largest ruined civilisation you have never heard of. Part of the ruins…

The Matapos and Cecil Rhodes

It’s hard to talk about Africa and not mention colonialism; its effects down here in Southern…

Livingstone: The Town, The Man, The Tree

The heat hit me as soon as I stepped off the plane. Tentatively hopping across the…

Podcast #014: Travelling in West Africa (Part Two)

Welcome to Episode 14 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I’m still a…

Podcast #013: Travel in West Africa (Part One)

Welcome to Episode 13 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Again, this pod…