EPISODE 8 OF MY EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST OUT NOW – SURVIVING THE BAM EARTHQUAKE, IRAN! IN THIS EPISODE, I SWAP SEATS AND SPEAK TO DON ROBBIE ABOUT THE MOST EXTREME JOURNEY I’VE EVER BEEN ON! [CLICK ON THE ABOVE TO LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITE]
EPISODE 8 OF MY EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST OUT NOW – SURVIVING THE BAM EARTHQUAKE, IRAN! IN THIS EPISODE, I SWAP SEATS AND SPEAK TO DON ROBBIE ABOUT THE MOST EXTREME JOURNEY I’VE EVER BEEN ON! [CLICK ON THE ABOVE TO LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITE]
‘AFTERSHOCK’ WINS THE 2021 PAGE TURNER AWARDS, WRITING AWARD FOR NON-FICTION! “It’s an honour to receive this award for a memoir that was extremely challenging to write. I’m thrilled my work has been recognised, and I dedicate this award to the thousands who died or were affected by the Bam earthquake.” – Ruth Millington I …
‘AFTERSHOCK’ LONGLISTED IN THE 2021 PAGE TURNER AWARDS I’m thrilled to announce that my unpublished memoir, Aftershock, has been longlisted in the international 2021 Writing Award category of the Page Turner Awards. Originally declared a finalist on 7 September, Aftershock, was selected out of 123 finalists to go on the longlist.
‘AFTERSHOCK’ WINS TWO FURTHER AWARDS I’m delighted to announce that my debut memoir, Aftershock, has been honoured with two further literary awards: 2021 Yeovil Literary Prize An extract of Aftershock has been shortlisted in the prestigious 2021 Yeovil Literary Prize, Writing Without Restriction category after initially being longlisted on 15 August 2021. Steve Voake was the judge. …
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO EVERYONE KEEPS ASKING ME ABOUT A lot of people have been asking me where this photograph was taken. As many of you know, I’m a big fan of Nepal having travelled there at least seven times. Some have been relatively short trips of between two to three weeks, but the …
STAYCATION: YOU MEAN I’M ON HOLIDAY IN MY OWN COUNTRY?! The world is full of buzzwords and travel isn’t exempt. As marketing tools, they are very effective in getting us to try things out although, in reality, the concepts they are promoting are rarely new. The latest to hit the travel scene is the ‘Staycation’ (as …
A QUINTESSENTIAL ENGLISH SUMMER HOLIDAY Someone asked me the other day what I would describe as a quintessential summer holiday in England. Being a travel writer, I usually travel abroad for my holidays and work, but Covid has forced me to rediscover my home country of England. Part of me had forgotten what a typical …
LOCKDOWN 2: WHEN THE NOVELTY WORE OFF Lockdown 2 has been hard. There’s no denying it. It’s affected everyone in some shape or form. We’ve all had to adapt; we’ve all had to cope; we’ve all had to deal with the frustration of being locked in our homes for an unforeseeable amount of time. I live on my …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: GANESH HIMAL 2001 This photograph was taken 20 years ago in a small village up in the Ganesh Himal region of Nepal. It had taken me four days to get there through knee deep snow up mountain sides and across dangerous ravines. One night I had to pitch my tent on icy ground …
THANK YOU! A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent me your stories for my EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST. Wow! There are some cracking tales out there and I can’t wait to get recording! Talking of which, look what I’ve just received in the post. I LOVE these AKG K92 headphones to go along with …
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