Today was another wonderful day. The day had started with breakfast at last night's lodgings, and then off to get permits and the...

Lukla, Tuesday 23rd In Mike's briefing email last night he said "another special day I hope". He could not have started to actually...

Those who have been to Kathmandu will understand. For those who haven't it's hard to simply describe. Chaotic and a bit grotty at one...

I thought that this morning's post would be the last before I landed in Nepal. Not so. The following arrived a little while back. ...

In just three days I had up to Perth and then the next day Singapore for a sleep-over, then KL and finally Kathmandu late Friday. This is...

I'd had no doubts that the events of 29th May 2023, Everest Day, were going to be pretty special. But to confirm it, this morning I...

It's now less than 8 weeks until I head off to Nepal. The trip news continues to grow, with details of the May 29th events (the actual...

In 132 days I will walk down the stairs from the Malaysia Airlines 737 onto the tarmac of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu...

Over the years I have come to the realisation that travel has, for me, three main parts. The first is the journey itself, and the...

England, 02-07 October. Picking up the story to date … we spent the previous nine days in Scotland, and after dropping Nat off at...

Scotland, 23 September – 02 October. [Due to its size, this post has been split into two.] The previous plan was to write a daily blog as...

Scotland, 23 September – 02 October. Day 5 Adventure day today. Stroll up a hill named Ben Nevis. I’d read the various guides. Just...

Going to Finisterre (in Galician Fisterra) ... the end of the world? Arriving into Santiago de Compostella - St James' city of the stars...

[Thursday 20th September; Spain Day 9, Camino Day 12. Today’s walking distance 29.4 klms (total journey – 307.3 klms)] Mea culpa, mea...

[Wednesday 19th September; Spain Day 8, Camino Day 11. Today’s walking distance 25.3 klms (total 277.9 to date)] I suggested yesterday...

[Tuesday 18th September; Spain Day 7, Camino Day 10. Today’s walking distance 23.7 klms (total 252.5 to date)] The word mosaic is usually...

[Monday 17th September; Spain Day 6, Camino Day 10. Today’s walking distance 21.9 klms (total 228.8 to date)] So much to say about today...

* with apologies to Nicholas Cage et al. [Sunday 16th September; Spain Day 5, Camino Day 9. Today’s walking distance 22.4 klms (total...

[Saturday 15th September; Spain Day 4, Camino Day 8. Rest Day] Today was a rest day, in the truest sense. I was butchers for much of the...

[Friday 14th September; Spain Day 3, Camino Day 7. Today’s walking distance 26.7 klms (total 184.5 to date)] So today was a special...