I am a British guy who has spent the last thirty five years travelling the world, spending a third of my adult life abroad. I have now been to 103 countries and climbed and trekked in most of the world’s major mountain regions. Over the years I have written about my experiences all of which you can read on this site.

New articles and the attached blog continues the adventure.

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April 2013 In England

I’ve just spent the weekend away in the lovely countryside of the Cotswolds staying in the small town of Chipping Camden. This is quintessential England, small, quiet streets, old buildings made from the soft honey coloured limestone of the local area. Beautiful and understated, gardens, union flags, fine churches and rolling countryside. Wandering across the landscape, I discover small churches where the bell ringers are county champions, National Trust tea rooms, and pubs with good food. Because of our late and harsh winter, nature has been set back a month, there’s no bustle in the hedgerows yet but the Chiff Chaffs have arrived and I saw the first Swallow but of course that doesn’t make a summer.

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Trekking to Everest

This is my description and notes on the route I took to get from Jiri to Everest following the 'Expedition Route' which I hope will be of interest to travellers wanting to follow the same path. If you think it's long it's worth pointing out that the 1953 Expedition had to walk from Kathmandu!

Part One - Jiri to Junbesi

Part Two - Junbesi to Namche Bazar

Part Three - Namche to Everest

Part Four - Trekking Practicalities

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Books and the Traveller

As an avid reader and traveller I’ve always been handicapped by having to lug around a decent supply of books. One of my great fears is not having enough to read. Some years ago I was caught up in a ‘strike’ on a road in India where our bus was held captive for a whole day. I didn’t mind this particularly except when I realized that all my books in my pack in the hold, and there was no way I was going to have access to it today, with all the demonstrators about. Read more......

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India Revisited - September 2012

This was my first visit to India since 2007 so I was interested to see what changes had been made in that time. The news in the West is of India the rising power that will soon be one of the top dogs. Certainly on my last visit I could see signs of change and thought that India was becoming a more modern society.  Read More.....

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Oman

I visited this country as a stop over on the way to India, making it the 103rd I've been to. Read more......

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My Travel Writing

See my complete list of travel articles, written over the last seven years.

My Philosophy of travel