"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".

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The UNESCO Landmarks of Hoi An.

The UNESCO Landmarks of Hoi An. May 2018. I had a good feeling about the Vietnamese city of Hoi An the moment I left my hotel on the first day. I’d been walking for just a few minutes, but could already see that this was my kind of town. Despite being one of central Vietnam’s […]

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2021: A Travel Blogger’s Balkan Odyssey.

2021: A Travel Blogger’s Balkan Odyssey. So that was 2021? I don’t know about you, but for us it went by in a flash. Indeed it seems like only yesterday I wrote my first ever end of year review, 2020: The Highs and Lows of a Nomadic Travel Blogger. I really enjoyed writing that piece. […]

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Childhood Memories at Fitzneal Street in London.

Childhood Memories at Fitzneal Street, London. July, 2019. With thanks to my dad and Uncle Doug for their help in making this article possible.  —— I had butterflies in my stomach as I turned off Old Oak Common Lane into Fitzneal Street. Butterflies because, dear god, the street hadn’t changed a bit in over 35 […]

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Finding Grandad at Kensal Green Cemetery.

Finding Grandad at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. July 2019. With thanks to Uncle Dave Powell for his help during the writing of this article. —— As regular readers of these pages well know, I do love exploring the world’s cemeteries and graveyards. Call me weird, but there’s just something special about that mix of silence, […]

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Trafalgar Square: The Heartbeat of London.

Trafalgar Square, London. May 2019. Cover photo by David Iliff. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. It was a grey afternoon in London when I arrived at one of the English capital’s most iconic and historic public squares. It felt surreal to be back here. Indeed I have vague memories of running among the pigeons as a kid. […]

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Capturing the Energy of Westminster Bridge.

Westminster Bridge, London. May 2019. Cover photo courtesy of Martin Dunst.  It had been a long time since I last felt the fresh air of the Thames on my face from Westminster Bridge. In fact, I believe the last time I’d been here was around fourteen years ago. That had been a hectic afternoon guiding Belgian English […]

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Cool Spots Around Danang.

Cool Spots Around Danang, Vietnam. April 2018. Well folks, you surely know the drill by now. Following my individual articles on Dragon Bridge, The Marble Mountains, The Danang Coastline and Monkey Mountain, here’s my roundup of the best of the rest. Yup, it’s another Vietnamese city wrapped up with my Cool Spots Around Danang. Having […]

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