This is a piece I wrote after our route in South America joined a popular trail: Because our route today took in part of a relatively popular walk, we have the luxury of an information sheet... Read more
Back after a brief hiatus whilst in Patagonia, here are half a dozen articles that I’ve read in the last month or so and thought that you might enjoy. I do a similar post each month and have... Read more
I didn’t write the entire contents of my book all on my own. I had help. Here are the great people who assisted me with the chapter on How To Cross A Desert: Charles Foster Charles Fos... Read more
I have recently started a new diet. Last year, Laura and I began swimming the Thames as part of our Greater London Triathlon. We would drive out west, put our wetsuits on then swim until I g... Read more
Every month last year I picked one song I liked that was new to me and added it to a list. At the end of the year, I downloaded all the tracks from Fair Share Music and created a playlist. I... Read more
Here are two forgotten diary entries from the start of our trip to South America. Forgotten because we couldn’t find the diary at the time so Laura wrote them on some scraps of paper w... Read more
It may be surprising to learn that desert travellers often live for many weeks and months at a time, working hard in hot conditions with only a few litres of water each day. Conventional wis... Read more
These two entries come after a long period of travel in an attempt to reach the west coast of Chile. Laura first: Dusty clothes, sandpaper throat, gritty eyes. Thirsty. Sun-induced headache,... Read more
It’s London Explorers again next Thursday and I’m pretty excited to hear what Andy Torbet has to say about his adventures with a snorkel and mask in the UK: Last summer Andy Torb... Read more
This is something I wrote shortly after reaching Patagonia last month: From Rio De Janeiro to Buenos Aires and Comodoro Rivadavia, things have gotten stranger. Big cities the world over have... Read more
THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Mark Cooper who has spent 24 hours on a treadmill, set a record for running the length of Hadrian’s Wall and run from Amsterdam to Barcelona. That last trip... Read more
Our diary entries one week before departure for South America. This is what Laura wrote (probably at her desk): Christmas is coming and Patagonia preparations are going well. Parcels contain... Read more
