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  • A guide to Queen’s Parkrun, Glasgow

    Queen’s Parkrun is the edition of Parkrun that takes place in Queen’s Park, in Glasgow’s Southside. It’s one of several…

  • Spaces #008: Hiking Across Great Britain

    Welcome to the recording of the eighth edition of my semi-regular Twitter Space sessions. This episode was all about hiking,…

  • The Sefton Coast

    The Sefton Coast is the part of England just north of Liverpool, and stretching some 15 miles to Southport. It’s…

  • Podcast #057: Myths & Legends

    Welcome to Episode 057 (kind of) of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is all about…

  • Podcast #053: Off-Season Almost-Post-Pandemic Last-Minute Travel

    Welcome to Episode 53 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast episode talk about my recent…

  • Hiking The Pennine Way

    On my Hike Across Great Britain in the summer of 2019, I hiked the Pennine Way. Much like the West…

  • Hiking the West Highland Way

    The West Highland Way is the archetypal and most famous of the long-distance Scottish footpaths. In many ways it’s also…

  • Hiking on Orkney

    Hiking on Orkney was one of my major reasons for travelling there. My original aim was to walk around several…

  • Neolithic Orkney Mainland

    I always wonder about the pre-Roman peoples of Western Europe. Looking through the lens of a 21st century human, I…

  • Papa Westray

    Papa Westray, also known as Papay, is one of the smaller islands in the Orkney archipelago. It’s around 7km north-south…

  • Overview of the Orkney Islands

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

  • Hiking the Norfolk Coast Path

    As I’m sure you all know, in the summer of 2019 I hiked across Great Britain, along with my friend…