Funding for my South Pole project Paying clients Non-paying clients Track shoes (so that I am able…) To run a 4-minute mile (or, rather, to have fun trying and learn something from the... Read more
If you could do anything, what would it be? I’ve had this conversation on more than one occasion recently (not dissimilar to “What would you do if you had a million pounds?... Read more
On more than one occasion in recent weeks, I have had to pinch myself to check that this is real. Emails, phone calls and encounters that just keep blowing me off my feet. I’ve been so... Read more
I assume the walls were once cream but now they’re a mosaic of scuff marks from black rubber and grubby patches where sweaty palms rested and slick finger tips gripped. The strip-light... Read more
A bus driver took the time to wind down his window and thank me for stopping to let him pull out (and this, the day after I wrote about Bicycle Karma!) I ended up naked but for my socks in t... Read more
1. Shepherd’s Bush bus station at 4am having fallen asleep on a night bus after a particularly big night out in Clapham 2. The guest bedroom of my friend’s house at an inappropri... Read more
Warning: This article contains references to, and discussion of, the term “chafe”. Those under 18 and/or of a weak constitution are advised to seek advice before reading Why does... Read more
People keep asking me what I do and how I fill my days. The truth is, I’m never quite sure. But here are a few of the projects I’m working on at the moment (and another great exc... Read more
I spent last weekend at my favourite event of the year – the RGS Explore Conference – at which I was very lucky to be a speaker and a panellist. I was also privileged to both ask... Read more
Eureka moments don’t happen. There’s no such thing as a split-second moment of inspiration or a lightning strike, flash bulb of an idea. At least, not for me. Instead, there... Read more
The bright shades of Autumn awake me from the revelry of driving slumber. Take me out of the car, off the road and into a memory with the taste of sugar on baked grapefruit. It’s cold.... Read more
