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My Via Claudia Augusta adventure – cycling solo across the Alps
Recently, while sorting through some folders full of old emails to see what I could get rid of, I came across the travel diary I
23. March 2023
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I asked ChatGPT to help me boil an egg – here’s how it went
The obligatory “I asked ChatGPT and this is what happened” article. —– The first time I heard about ChatGPT was at Christmas. The Other Half
16. February 2023
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The Soleweg: my 2007 hiking adventure
Going through old emails just after Christmas, I found a number of travel diaries from my past adventures. These ones go back to hiking the
25. January 2023
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What does it mean to integrate in a different country?
Settling down in a foreign culture is a truly exciting experience. It changes you in many ways. But what does it mean to integrate –
11. January 2023
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Kiwi shoe polish bids goodbye to the UK
The disappearance of Kiwi shoe polish from the UK market doesn’t just show a lack of interest in formal shoe care. It is a sign
8. January 2023
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The Hochblaser: this mountain & me were not meant to be
There is the Hochblaser, that’s the bugger that beat me —– If you are going to engage in the entirely pointless but extremely satisfying sport
16. December 2022
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Climbing the Gehrenspitze, Tyrol
Memories of hiking up the Gehrenspitze: a perfect day out in the Tyrolean mountains. After a relatively mild autumn, winter has arrived in Vienna. The
22. November 2022
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The Thayatal National Park – a magical autumn hike through European history
In the Thayatal National Park, the tumult of history has allowed nature to flourish —– Everybody has their favourite places. Places to which they feel
26. October 2022
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Going back to Britain – the joys and frustrations of returning to the mother ship
If you have read some of my other work, you will know that I was born and grew up in Yorkshire in the UK but
13. October 2022
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The Battle of Flamborough Head – American History in Yorkshire
The Battle Flamborough Head in 1779 was one of the first signs that the fledgling United States of America meant business on the world stage.
30. September 2022