NEWS & EVENTS

Keep bringing on the snow! After a couple of days of fun and varied non-ski adventures, it’s time to pick up my skis in the afternoon. Much to my relief, I’m not hitting the slopes that day, as they close at 3pm when it starts getting dark, but at least now I have my skis… Continue reading

I recently had a lovely evening, giving a talk on hiking destinations in different parts of the world, at the library in Arvika, Sweden. My hiking-themed photography exhibition, also at the library, runs until the 13th of October. This is the second exhibition of my photos in Sweden.  I give travel, food and adventure talks… Continue reading

Just back from a fantastic writer’s retreat at Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre, Moniack Mhor (https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/). A writer can’t ask for a more peaceful setting or a friendlier place. Highly recommended to anyone looking to take time out and really focus on their writing. And the weather was unusually “un-Scottish”… Continue reading

For my very first public speaking engagement, my thoughts ran along the lines of “I love talking – surely it can’t be that hard?”. A tad flippant, perhaps, but initially I was proven right and, having forgotten all about that friendly concept, “beginner’s luck”, I jumped to some unfortunate conclusions – i.e. that public speaking… Continue reading