In this group test for T3.com, I ask which backpack will see you travelling with a grin rather than grimace on your face? Each bag I selected for our top five is fit for purpose, be that purpose a cycle commute, a week canyonning, a hike up Mount Snowdon or just a trip to your mum’s for the weekend… Read my reviews here.
Where will you be chilling in 2100? What does the future hold for thrill seekers, beach bums, technology buffs and eco tourists? In this feature for LV, I discover that our holidays will be ‘Out There’ in the truest sense…
Caravanning is cool again. Seriously. Believed to contribute more than £6 billion to the UK economy, caravanning has been enjoying something of a renaissance of late. This piece I wrote for LV deals with all the practicalities so you can enjoy it as much as Bonnie Tyler, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Jamie Oliver, Paul Merton and Wayne Rooney, who are all devoted fans.
You’d be hard pressed to find a person who loves Devon more than me. At weekends I’m more than happy exploring our coastal towns and beaches and walking the moors. Sometimes you just need to change it up though, right? I’d heard the Gower’s beaches were the best in Wales and I found a company with luxury Shepherds Huts overlooking Rhossili beach, so off I went… You can read about my glamping adventure on the Gower in this month’s One Magazine, or online here.
I was commissioned by Best Western to write a holiday guide for dogs and their owners pinpointing the best hotels and holiday destinations in the UK to take our four legged friends. Poppy, my rescue pup, and I had a great time on our expedition around Great Britain, staying everywhere from a Scottish Lodge with sheep and cows for neighbours through to a grand Georgian mansion in beautiful Buxton. My guide features full, honest reviews of the hotels we visited, as well as a tips for safe and happy travels with your dog. If you’re determined to make your next adventure a dog-friendly one grab a cup of tea and be inspired by my guide, which you can read here.
To coincide with the launch of my guide last week, Best Western commissioned a survey of more than 1800 dog lovers, where over half said they plan their holidays around their four legged friend and one in seven said they opt to stay in a dog friendly hotel. Being chastised for having a dog is one of the great fears of most dog owners when on holiday with 40% saying that they avoid pubs and over 30% avoiding hotels because they felt their dog wouldn’t be welcome… Along with TV Vet Mark Evans I launched my guide and spoke about the survey finding to a number of different radio stations. A great experience!
Brandon Elijah Scott has a job that’s guaranteed to make you envious: travelling the world and then blogging his experiences through both words and photos on his brilliant blog, Eye & Pen. In this interview I did for Autographer, he talks to me about humble beginnings, travel as a catalyst for change, integrity and passion. Read it here.
Read my interview with Gary Arndt of EverythingEverywhere and prepare to be inspired. Crowned Travel Photographer of the Year 2014, Gary is currently travelling the world on a true adventure of a lifetime and producing some insanely dynamic photographs as he goes. Surprisingly, both travel and photography haven’t always been part of his life….Read my eye opening interview here.
“The secret to great travel photos is to put yourself in front of beautiful things.”
Digital Photographer magazine carries a Career Advice section each month and I’m lucky enough to write it, shedding light on a different topic each month and answering readers’ questions. This month I look at the vast and varied sphere that is the photography job market and the more unusual career choices out there. Have a read below, the side panel on the taboo subject of funeral photography is particularly interesting.
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