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Lemur Lamps on loose

My friend Marie is in Madagascar at the moment. She’s is the middle of a big around-the-world...

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Fault Lines – an eBook to help save lives

Fault Lines is an eBook that was created to raise money for the Red Cross’s relief efforts in...

Books,eBooks,Vroom with a View

Vroom with a View eBook out now!

The eBook version of my journey from Milan to Rome on a ’61 Vespa is now available on Amazon...

Books,eBooks,Swahili for the Broken-Hearted

Swahili for the Broken-Hearted eBook out now!

The eBook version of my journey from Cape Town to Cairo is now available on Amazon worldwide....

Books,eBooks,The Wrong Way Home

The Wrong Way Home eBook out now!

The eBook version of my journey from London to Sydney is now available on Amazon worldwide....

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The North-South Divide

Kikorongo, Uganda. 1992. Corny, I know. But I challenge anyone not to want to straddle hemispheres...

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  • Travel Means Freedom

    I was contacted by a guy called David Nagy a week or so ago about a crowd-sourced travel project he has helped put together. It’s called GoLibre and it’s stated aim is to help people travel around the world with a purpose, to change themselves and the world around them for the better. Their goal?  Read more »

    Posted on May 1, 2012 0 comments
  • My first crash. Ever.

    I had a stack on my Vespa the other day. I was going around a corner at Leatherhead and my bike slid right from under me. I don’t know what happened. I was picking myself up off the ground by the time I realised anything had happened. I suspect there was some diesel on the  Read more »

    Posted on April 17, 2012 7 comments
  • The pros and cons of giving travel writing advice

    I posted a couple of articles on the Wanderlust website about travel writing last week. One was titled ‘How to write a travel book in five easy steps.’ The other was ‘How to convince a publisher to put out your travel book.’ I’m always loath to dish out advice. There is no secret formula to  Read more »

    Posted on March 20, 2012 0 comments
  • Highlights of 2011

    And so another year ends. I don’t know how it was for you guys but my 2011 rocketed by. I suspect the year appeared to zoom by  because it was so eventful. One minute I’m blagging my daughter onto the end of a closed queue to meet Rapunzel from Tangled at Euro Disneyland, the next  Read more »

    Posted on December 31, 2011 3 comments
  • The new Vespa 46. What do you think?

    I love it. But I can see how it could divide opinion. What do you think? You’ll find more images here on Vespa’s Facebook page.

    Posted on November 9, 2011 14 comments

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Out Now!

The Wrong Way HomeI am thoroughly excited to announce that a selection of my books are now available on Amazon as ebooks.

You'll find them here:

Vroom by the Sea

Vroom with a View

Swahili for the Broken-Hearted

The Wrong Way Home

I've been championing eBooks for so long it's nice to have something out there. Finally.

Free Book

The 40-Year-Old Vespa VirginJump on board for a two-stroke zip through the world of The 40-Year-Old Vespa Virgin, an abridged version of Vroom with a View that first appeared in the Lonely Planet anthology, Flightless.

Best of all, if you download it from Smashwords, it's absolutely free!

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