Faffing Around The World

Before my first solo trip in 2009, to Japan, I was excited about all the new experiences I would have. I envisaged getting lost in small tow...

I’d slacked off a social engagement with my work friends the night before, in order to gain an early start. But, come 9.30am I was only jus...

Building shelters, jumping walls, scrapes, falls, tears, and avoiding streams... No, not the life of a child in the countryside, but mine...

I set off on a quick trip on Tuesday – Now finding the time to sit down, basking in the sun, in the back garden I have written down my obse...

Stalked by the infamous Newfoundland winds, lashings of rain, and the onset of a brisk Autumnal evening I was starting to lose hope of ever...

I'd bagged two days holiday from work, and vowed to make the most of my, what I was (probably irritatingly) terming 'midweek bonus w...

There’s nothing more liberating than a backpack and no plan. Or in the case of last night, a backpack and a rough plan. A very rough plan....