Visiting the Jesuit Misiones in South America

When I first looked at backpacking in South America, back in around 2012, I noticed entries…

Podcast #049: London (South of the River)

Welcome to Episode 49 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Finally, my podcast…

Neolithic Orkney Mainland

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

Overview of the Orkney Islands

I’d been eyeing up Orkney for some time, especially after I visited the Outer Hebrides back…

I Was Born In Year Zero: The Killing Fields

I was born in Year Zero. To be absolutely precise, I was born a few months…

Podcast #040: First Time Travels

Welcome to Episode 40 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Do You Remember…

Oban and Kintyre

Oban is deceiving. When you look on a map, it seems to be a large town…

Podcast #034: British Seaside Resorts

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

Rottnest Island Day Trip

On my first visit to Western Australia, I took a day trip from Fremantle to Rottnest…

Podcast #029: West Yorkshire and Ripon

Welcome to Episode 29 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. It’s been a…

Podcast #028: When Protests Work

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

Why you should visit St Kilda

St Kilda, as far as we know, never existed. The name is likely to have come…