I can’t quite believe 2018 is already nearly over. More than 31.5 million seconds have tick-tocked, transferring their unfulfilled potential into the secure achievement of the past. It hasn’t all been easy, but here are seven of the more mind-blowing things that have happened for me in 2018, some of which I’ve written about before: … Continue reading 7 things I’m grateful I did in 2018
There are many varieties of adventure, so what do I mean when I use the word? I like this definition: A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful). Adventure, by any definition, is not limited to epic bike tours through foreign lands, climbing mountains and sleeping in cold huts. Rather, adventure is a way of … Continue reading I believe in Adventure
Ask me how I’ll remember 2018 and I won’t say ‘typing words into a computer’, even though that’s how I spent far too much of almost every single day. Not all of that typing was unmemorable, of course. Writing the second series of Foiled was fabulous and I’m sure I’ll be writing about how I … Continue reading The Memory of Adventure
I’m a slow traveller. I’ve taken only one return flight in the last 8 years – and that was to prove to myself that I wasn’t not flying out of pride or habit. So while the other Thighs of Steel cyclists packed up their bikes and drove out to Sofia airport for a three-hour flight … Continue reading Why I travel slow, or “Delays? Really?”
In 2016 I embarked on the somewhat ambitious target of cycling from London to Syria, reporting on the refugee ‘crisis’ from the saddle of my bicycle. In 46 days, I got as far as Vienna, before rushing back to work on Foiled at the Edinburgh Festival. It was a busy summer! I always said that … Continue reading Cycling to Syria – Back in the Saddle!
This question has fascinated me for a long time. Why does anyone do a Thing, when doing no-thing is so much easier, more secure, and more comfortable? What makes a middle-aged computer programmer with a young family do a complete career swerve and retrain as a chiropractor? What makes a retired marketing manager, who had … Continue reading What Makes a Person Do a Thing?
Writer I write stories that help you and me understand the world (and ourselves) a little better. Every Friday, I send said stories out to a self-selecting group of well-regarded and discerning readers. You can join our ranks by signing up here. I am co-writer (with Beth Granville) of BBC Radio sitcom Foiled, set in … Continue reading About me Writer, Speaker, Outdoor Leader and Cyclist-At-Large
