It’s crazy to think that despite my book being launched in early 2020, this week I did my first proper book signing courtesy of Mental Health Motorbike. The A4 show card and roll-up banner were still unused and fresh out of the box. After all the troubles with a global pandemic, it felt good to […]
Read More Signing books with Mental Health Motorbike at Motorcycle LiveIn the spare bedroom I have three boxes and two suitcases. The contents are all that remains of a life lived. These are the possessions of my late father. You may initially think that it’s sad that at the end of a lifetime there should be such little to show for it but on reflection, […]
Read More All the travel that lies ahead of usMy writing comes from my experiences. When the experiences are limited, then so is the writing. I am reminded of this while browsing my posts over the last year, or rather lack of. To further reinforce this I stumbled upon a stub of text that I wrote back in November 2019. I was barely home […]
Read More Looking forward to a fresh startYou wake up, you stumble into the shower, get dressed and do work. You eat, you drink, you get some brief entertainment from the show on TV that you aren’t really bothered about. You go to bed. Occasionally you get to go out and ride that motorcycle you keep in the garage. Sometimes you get […]
Read More Helping the community with training, or how to be less of a dickIt was Friday 20th March 2020. It had been a busy week as we prepared to facilitate as much remote working as possible and I had taken the day off to gather my thoughts. We rode out to Snowdonia with flasks and a packed lunch, cautiously keeping our distance from any crowds. In fact we […]
Read More A return to Welsh WalesRecently Adventure Rider Radio invited me to chat with host, Jim Martin, about my approach to planning for a trip. The focus was on how my trip planning can benefit and enhance a shorter tour. These often lasting no more than a couple of weeks and can still feel like an adventure. The constraints of […]
Read More Adventure Rider Radio – Planning a short tour