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- 04/14/2023 - Hatching Out
- 03/18/2023 - The Laugavegur Hiking Trail - Know Before You Go and What to Expect
- 11/08/2022 - Edinburgh: a week of jarring contradictions and mild identity crisis.
- 09/27/2022 - Rok og rigning, Islay storms.
- 09/16/2022 - The Open End – Landmannalaugar, Summer 2022
- 08/24/2022 - Ghosts
- 04/01/2020 - Islands from your armchair – Muck
- 03/30/2020 - Islands from your armchair – Raasay
- 08/21/2019 - Reykjavik with sculptures and tourists in the sunshine.
- 06/30/2019 - Short and Half-Day Hikes from Landmannalaugar, Iceland.
- 06/24/2019 - How to check the weather before hiking the Laugavegur.
- 01/16/2019 - The Gambia - an Introductory Guide.
- 01/11/2019 - Christmas in Green - Dogs and Beach Cleans on Islay, Scotland.
- 01/01/2019 - Why 2019 is as good a year as any to try and save the World.
- 12/19/2018 - Train Brain Splat - "How to Save the World?" Loop.
- 11/28/2018 - From sunrise to sunset, for now we're in the half-light.
- 11/06/2018 - Why are phones so important to refugees? - introducing "Phone Credit for Refugees & Displaced People"
- 10/24/2018 - Moving East; to Winter's Edge.
- 09/30/2018 - Skalli — 15km day hike from Landmannalaugar.
- 09/21/2018 - Hiking the Strútsstígur — from Hvanngil to Strútur, Áftavötn and Hólaskjól.
- 08/14/2018 - Behind the Scenery — Plastic Pollution and Some Small Ways to Help.
- 06/16/2018 - What to Pack for Hiking the Laugavegur Trail, Iceland.
- 06/07/2018 - Popenguine - Peace and Quiet on the Petite Côte, Senegal.
- 05/28/2018 - Backpacking The Gambia and Senegal - a Complete Packing and Pre-Departure Check List.
- 05/24/2018 - "Un Peu" de la Petite Côte and Plenty of Pelicans at Mar Lodj, Senegal.
- 05/13/2018 - Practical Information - Gambia/Senegal Border Crossing (Amdallai/Karang)
- 05/11/2018 - From Bwiam to Basse, but mostly around Janjanbureh, then back west along the North Bank - The Gambia
- 05/08/2018 - Slowly, slowly up the river Gambia - from Sanyang to Bwiam.
- 05/07/2018 - Tumani Tenda - The Gambia
- 04/30/2018 - Rainbow Beach Bar and Lodgings, Sanyang - The Gambia
- 04/11/2018 - Waves and Caves in Winter - Gwithian to Perranporth on Cornwall's Coast Path.
- 04/08/2018 - Burnt trees and bumble bees - Spring between Gavião and Belver
- 03/28/2018 - Malhão - the big fishy beach clean.
- 03/24/2018 - Storms, Surf and the Plastic Tide - mostly around Vila do Bispo and Sagres
- 01/29/2018 - Skeletons and their Shadows.
- 01/23/2018 - Why you probably shouldn't hike the West Highland Way in December (but I'm glad we tried anyway).
- 01/09/2018 - Ewelina Wajgert - Illustrating Trash Hero.
- 12/03/2017 - Wind and snow up Harter Fell, the Lake District.
- 10/22/2017 - Completing the circle - þórsmörk.
- 09/29/2017 - Photographer Jason Wallien - living and working in Beijing.
- 09/23/2017 - Falling for Fjallabak.
- 08/19/2017 - 100 days of sunlight - Þórsmörk, Goðaland and Fjallabak.
- 07/25/2017 - Serra do Geres (northmost Portugal), Galicia and all the way to Calais.
- 05/31/2017 - The Wind Turbines (high on too much time to think)
- 05/03/2017 - The blob rocks and the lucky swastika- Portugal
- 05/02/2017 - Artist Hannah Simpson - finding the inspiration in daily life.
- 04/28/2017 - Surf and Turf (the more literal, vegetarian variety) -Southern Portugal
- 04/26/2017 - Artist Helen Lucy Wyatt on painty massages, empathy and living in Bristol.
- 04/21/2017 - Six pristine beaches around Sagres, Portugal.
- 04/07/2017 - Countless vultures, a few waves and a very long tunnel (South/West Spain).
- 03/26/2017 - Several Spanish Sierras
- 03/23/2017 - The river Ebro & its tributaries, the Spanish Civil War and alternative uses for shoelaces.
- 03/15/2017 - Pantà de Rialb and the lost villages.
- 03/12/2017 - France: a journey of three seasons and several lakes.
- 02/28/2017 - Burt is buried in snow- Morgins, Switzerland
- 02/17/2017 - Take two, step one - grazing through six countries.
- 01/28/2017 - Why and how we should be trying to preserve our Oceans.
- 01/02/2017 - 2016, thanks...
- 12/21/2016 - Christmas Camping
- 12/19/2016 - Trying to be a human after Calais.
- 12/01/2016 - The Jungle is finished, but we haven't quite...
- 11/02/2016 - The fate of the "Jungle" Bambinos.
- 10/28/2016 - Disconnected stabs of consciousness from Calais.
- 10/24/2016 - Jungle halas.
- 10/01/2016 - Uncertainty in Calais...
- 09/03/2016 - "Converting" the carpet van for under £200.
- 08/11/2016 - Some time on Islay, Scotland and the carpet van makes it to France.
- 07/19/2016 - ...and we're off! The beginnings of life in a carpet van.
- 06/21/2016 - Storms, sea shells and sand boarding in Mui Ne, Vietnam.
- 06/14/2016 - Illustrator Laura Wilson on art, feminism and the odd mermaid.
- 06/11/2016 - Hitchhiking, camping and other less advisable adventures on the island of Milos, Greece.
- 06/01/2016 - Five ways in which I'm still stubbornly refusing to join the 21st century.
- 05/19/2016 - Dan's birthday on Dartmoor.
- 05/12/2016 - Tips for women planning an adventure in Morocco.
- 05/01/2016 - How to survive an English music festival.
- 04/16/2016 - Architectural details of Vienna, Austria.
- 04/09/2016 - "Building" in the new Dunkirk refugee camp, France.
- 03/24/2016 - Camping spots that make you wonder why we ever sleep indoors.
- 03/19/2016 - Volunteering for l'Auberge des Migrants in the Calais "Jungle"
- 03/02/2016 - Artist Louis Masai on the environment, music and travel.
- 02/22/2016 - Panama- a budget travel guide by Jess Signet.
- 02/13/2016 - An interview with artist Olivier Leger.
- 02/01/2016 - Thirteen great reasons to visit Gozo this Spring- Malta.
- 01/27/2016 - Festival Fact File: Secret Garden Party
- 01/16/2016 - Why we shouldn't pretend that everybody can just quit their jobs and travel...
- 01/03/2016 - Christmas on Islay.
- 11/28/2015 - Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels (weird and wonderful things to do if you find yourself in Exeter- part 4).
- 11/02/2015 - Weird and wonderful things to do if you find yourself in Exeter- part 3.
- 10/06/2015 - Finding our green fingers in Langkawi, Malaysia.
- 09/06/2015 - Boomtown: still the UK's maddest city, just a little bit bigger...
- 08/20/2015 - Living like a local in Vienna, Austria
- 07/22/2015 - Backpacker highlights of Australia's East Coast...
- 07/08/2015 - Just a little hitchhiking, Mull and Islay- the Hebrides, Scotland.
- 06/16/2015 - Weird and wonderful things to do if you find yourself in Exeter (part 1)...
- 05/26/2015 - Floating down the Mekong to Luang Prabang, Laos.
- 05/20/2015 - The Forest of Dean and canoeing along the river Wye- border between England and Wales.
- 04/29/2015 - D7606 on street art.
- 04/19/2015 - Bumbling through central Bolivia- crazy cities and very many monkeys.
- 04/07/2015 - Unusual Easter celebrations on Morley Road, Exeter.
- 03/19/2015 - Dangers, disasters and dodgy situations in Peru and how to avoid them.
- 03/08/2015 - International Women's Day- Why is Feminism still a dirty word?
- 03/04/2015 - El Jardin eco-campsite and accommodation, Samaipata, Bolivia.
- 02/14/2015 - Architectural details of Cusco.
- 02/05/2015 - Camping for beginners: how to build a cooking fire.
- 01/26/2015 - Falling down the rabbit hole- life in the woods at Espiral de Luz, Samaipata, Bolivia.
- 11/24/2014 - El Vergel permaculture farm, camping and accommodation, Sorata.
- 11/17/2014 - Coiroco- tropical garden of the Yungas, Bolivia.
- 11/10/2014 - Lake Titicaca: Copacabana and the Isla del Sol.
- 10/31/2014 - The high road: Ayacucho to Cusco
- 10/19/2014 - The high road: Huancayo, the train and Huancavelica.
- 10/15/2014 - The high road: Cerro de Pasco and the rock forest.
- 10/14/2014 - The High Road- La Union to Huanuco
- 10/08/2014 - Huaraz, Nevado Pastoruri and a long walk up to Laguna Churup.
- 10/03/2014 - Huanchaco and the ruins of Chan Chan.
- 09/23/2014 - The friendly city of Chiclayo.
- 09/21/2014 - Cabo Blanco- a safe haven in Peru.
- 09/20/2014 - Safety warning: Huanchaco taxi robbery, Peru.
- 09/14/2014 - Whale watching, fishy street-art and hitchhiking Puerto-Lopez to Ayangue.
- 09/06/2014 - Fishing boats of Manabi province, Ecuador.
- 08/28/2014 - Hitchhiking the coast between Puerto Lopez and San Lorenzo, Ecuador.
- 08/19/2014 - Wandering along the beach at Canoa
- 08/07/2014 - Mindo: hummingbirds and butterflies, but not really a waterfall.
- 08/03/2014 - A final few days of celebration and a sad farewell to La Esperanza.
- 08/02/2014 - Casa Aida- A Home Away From Home.
- 07/30/2014 - The third house we've painted this year...
- 07/21/2014 - Why are we still in La Esperanza? -Northern Ecuador
- 07/08/2014 - Casa Aida- a story to restore your faith in life.
- 07/03/2014 - San Agustin- Ancient Civilisations, Tasty Colombian Specialities and an Incredible Mountainous Landscape.
- 06/25/2014 - Bogota- Street-Art, Couchsurfing and World-Cup Madness.
- 06/24/2014 - Our first Work-Away experience.
- 06/24/2014 - A short note on flying to Colombia with a one-way ticket.
- 06/15/2014 - Cooking on Tobago- How to make Coconut Bake.
- 06/10/2014 - Castara, Tobago- "Just a Small Part of Paradise"
- 05/30/2014 - Sun, smiles and coconut trees?
- 05/24/2014 - Trinidad: Immigration officials, a journey up North and a few days on the beach doing absolutely nothing.
- 05/07/2014 - Festival Fact File: Pitch
- 04/22/2014 - Festival Fact File: Glastonbury
- 04/21/2014 - Architectural details of Marrakesh
- 04/07/2014 - Hitchhiking the Great Ocean Road...
- 04/06/2014 - How to beg, borrow and steal* your way around Australia when all you have in your pocket is a collection of receipts and an old toothpick...
- 04/06/2014 - The Street Art of Stokes Croft, Bristol.
- 04/06/2014 - Sydney and its surroundings... a medley
- 04/06/2014 - Hitchhiking in Australia- some Feathery tips...
- 04/06/2014 - Melbourne, its Street Art and why it would be cool to live there…
- 04/06/2014 - Hitchhiking Sydney to Melbourne.
- 04/06/2014 - Caqalai- my favourite place on Earth.
- 04/06/2014 - Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge and the Killing Fields.
- 03/25/2014 - How to beg, borrow and steal your way out of Athens during a riot...