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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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  • 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 2 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 9 comments
  • Kosovo for under £250

    You may have noticed from my Facebook pages and my Twitter feed that I’m currently in Kosovo. I’m doing the trip as part of Wanderlust magazine’s ’25 for £250′ promotion. The idea is to have a great adventure for under £250, including airfares. I got a great deal to Skopje with Wizz Air. And I’ve  Read more »

    Posted on October 31, 2011 4 comments
  • Steve Jobs – a traveller’s perspective

    A couple of years ago I was catching a train from Paddington to Bristol. I had a BritRail pass so I could just turn up and jump on a train. I’d just got myself an iPhone too, so when I arrived at Paddington Station I pulled it out and checked train departures on a new  Read more »

    Posted on October 6, 2011 0 comments
  • Hakuna Matatu

    The whirligig of promotional duties continue here in Kenya. This morning I was up at 6am to appear on one of Nairobi’s more unusual talk shows. One set in a matatu. Basically, a brightly coloured matatu, fitted out with cameras, drives out to the suburbs of Nairobi and the presenters try to convince punters to  Read more »

    Posted on September 16, 2011 1 comment

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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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