Archive

2024

24 Jan – Getting ready for the trip to Morocco

01 Jan – Motorcycle parking at Westfield

2023

30 May – Becoming a motorcycle Master

2022

25 Oct – Nepal: last post

24 Oct – Bhaktapur

23 Oct – Kathmandu

22 Oct – Pokhara

21 Oct – Trek: Day 11 of 11

20 Oct – Trek: Day 10 of 11

19 Oct – Trek: Day 9 of 11

18 Oct – Trek: Day 8 of 11

17 Oct – Trek: Day 7 of 11 - Annapurna Base Camp reached!

16 Oct – Trek: Day 6 of 11

15 Oct – Trek: Day 5 of 11

14 Oct – Trek: Day 4 of 11

13 Oct – Trek: Day 3 of 11

12 Oct – Trek: Day 2 of 11

11 Oct – Trek: Day 1 of 11

10 Oct – Kathmandu to Pokhara

08 Oct – Annapurna: Travel from Herefordshire to Nepal

20 Aug – Bike trip to Slovenia 2022

2021

12 Dec – Nepal: first post

20 Sep – Bike trip to Slovenia 2021

07 Jun – Broken foot

21 May – About a snake named Pablo

2020

10 Nov – The KTM beast

2019

05 Oct – Day 15: Going Home (Day 8 of Kilimanjaro part)

04 Oct – Day 14: The Descent (Day 7 of Kilimanjaro part)

03 Oct – Day 13: Uhuru Peak / Horombo Hut (Day 6 of Kilimanjaro part)

02 Oct – Day 12: Kibo Hut / Uhuru Peak (Day 5 of Kilimanjaro part)

01 Oct – Day 11: Horombo Huts and Mawenzi (Day 4 of Kilimanjaro part)

30 Sep – Day 10: Horombo Hut (Day 3 of Kilimanjaro part)

29 Sep – Day 9: Mandara Hut (Day 2 of Kilimanjaro part)

28 Sep – Day 8: Marangu (Day 1 of Kilimanjaro part)

27 Sep – Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater / Mto Wa Mbu

26 Sep – Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater

25 Sep – Day 5: Serengeti National Park

24 Sep – Day 4: Serengeti National Park

23 Sep – Day 3: Lake Victoria

22 Sep – Day 2: Kisii

21 Sep – Day 1: Nairobi

20 Sep – Itinerary

10 Aug – Spending a day at a Birmingham police station

22 Jun – Brecon beacons: Cribyn - Pen-y-fan - Corn Du

22 Jun – Travel vaccinations

19 Jun – Mt. Viševnik, 2,050m

15 Jun – Mt. Krim 1,107m

13 Jun – Mt. Debela Peč, 1,014m

05 Jun – Puncture prevented further training

25 May – Time for new boots

12 May – The full Malverns, up and down

04 May – Another training day

22 Apr – A hike up Pen-y-fan

03 Mar – Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro - The start of the adventure

15 Jan – Slovenia, December 2018

2018

11 Nov – A great evening autumnal joyride near Brockhampton and the river Wye

26 May – Lawrenny and Creswell Quay

2017

24 Oct – A visit to Slovenia, October 2017

16 May – RIP Dad

15 Apr – Tŷ Canol nature reserve, Pentre Ifan and the original site of the Stonehenge bluestones

13 Apr – A little boat trip on the Cleddau

2016

28 Dec – Bohinj still rocks in the winter

29 Aug – Ladyclough woods, Ashop valley and Stanage Edge

2015

01 Sep – Aberglasney Garden

05 Apr – Uber blunder in Essex

08 Feb – Carriacou - the island surrounded by reefs

04 Feb – Appeal for donations for Carriacou Animal Hospital

28 Jan – Tobago Cays

25 Jan – White island

17 Jan – First impressions

13 Jan – Setting off

05 Jan – Chikungunya what? Is that a local chicken dish?

2014

21 Dec – Volunteering for the Worldwide Veterinary Service on the island of Carriacou

03 Nov – Luggage FUBAR riding a motorcycle

2013

30 Nov – Yet another energy provider

22 Oct – Riding the Honda GL1800 Goldwing

04 Sep – Winter warmth by croud sourcing

01 Sep – Krim

30 Aug – The map of my travels

25 Aug – No self-service at Oregon petrol stations

18 Jul – My biking retrospective

09 Jul – The end of the road

05 Jul – Chicago

28 Jun – The quick run towards Chicago

25 Jun – Grand Canyon

24 Jun – Death Valley, Las Vegas and the Hoover dam - 4 states in one day

23 Jun – San Francisco and the Yosemite national park

21 Jun – Avenue of the Giants

21 Jun – Redwood forests of northern California

20 Jun – Oregon

19 Jun – The Cascade mountains

19 Jun – Seattle

16 Jun – Glacier national park

13 Jun – Yellowstone national park

12 Jun – Day 7 of 29 - South Dakota

11 Jun – Day 6 of 29 - The prairies

09 Jun – Dodging storm clouds

09 Jun – Day 5 of 29 - Cold and hot

09 Jun – Day 4 of 29 - Just the Interstate 94

08 Jun – Day 3 of 29 - Hitting the road

07 Jun – Day 2 of 29 - Got the bike

05 Jun – Day 1 of 29 - Flying there (for a long time)

02 Jun – Almost ready to go…

12 May – Pre US-trip motorcycle warm-up

17 Apr – Dust storm in Lancashire

12 Feb – Preparations for my bike trip to the USA

2012

25 Nov – Floreat Salopia

19 Sep – Some more Snowdonia trekking

19 Sep – My latest cat bite

12 Aug – Rediscovering the Glyders

16 Apr – Haverfordwest drivers beware! Well, sort of :-)

2011

31 Dec – Ski Wednesday

15 Oct – Exploring the Carnedds

21 Sep – Filming Snow White and the Huntsman at Marloes Sands

03 Sep – My 2011 Three - Day Three - Peak Challenge

16 Jun – The lake of: Now you see it, now you don't

16 Jun – Rakov Škocjan

14 Jun – Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia

14 Jun – The Miramare estate

10 Jun – The Savica falls and Lake Bohinj

04 Jan – London visit 2010 – day 6 of 6

04 Jan – London visit 2010 – day 5 of 6

04 Jan – London visit 2010 – day 4 of 6

04 Jan – London visit 2010 – day 3 of 6

04 Jan – Experiencing the M25 car park

03 Jan – London visit 2010 – day 2 of 6

2010

10 Dec – London visit 2010 – day 1 of 6

30 Nov – Some of the autumn Pembrokeshire snow 2010

23 Nov – My GMail account hacked by 115.52.213.93

18 Oct – Waterfall of the Snow

04 Aug – Tragična zgodba Tommya Jonesa

22 Jun – Climbing the eminence, and then some

21 May – Cwm Gwesyn and the Llyn Brianne reservoir

07 Jan – Dedek Mraz inkognito

03 Jan – Stranded sheep in the Blue Lagoon

2009

30 Dec – Zadenite valežansko gostilno za 20 funtov

23 Dec – Ubijanje v imenu Faktorja X

18 Dec – The winter fear of December 18 & 19

14 Dec – London visit - day 4 of 4

13 Dec – London visit - day 3 of 4

12 Dec – London visit - day 2 of 4

11 Dec – London visit - day 1 of 4

09 Dec – How I got bullied by three horses

12 Nov – Nepriznavanje kratice dr.vet.med. v Veliki Britaniji

01 Jul – Snemanje Robina Hooda - malce bližje

28 Jun – Snemanje Robina Hooda - od daleč

20 Jun – Fighting tinnitus and the Ménière syndrome

11 Jun – Trekking the hills of Snowdon

10 Jun – Robin Hood filmset all ready at Freshwater West

29 Mar – The Hill of Angels

24 Mar – Rhydwilym

15 Mar – Great Treffgarne Mountain

09 Feb – Ko v Britaniji sneži

08 Feb – Carn Llidi

01 Feb – Stonehenge = Made in the Preselis

2008

30 Dec – Skiing on Vogel

01 Dec – Marloes Sands

15 Nov – Ooops, or how I ripped my container on a Cessna 206, part 2

08 Nov – Ooops, or how I ripped my container on a Cessna 206, part 1

11 Oct – Swalec and a gas meter reading error

07 Oct – Sands of speed

30 Sep – The red dragon will lead the way

17 Aug – Tenby

27 Apr – PST od Johnstona do Neylanda

02 Mar – Z-Hills

26 Feb – Day 6 in Deland - a great day for jumping

25 Feb – Day 5 in Deland - back in the air again

24 Feb – Skydive Sebastian

23 Feb – Day 4 in Deland

22 Feb – Day 3 in Deland (really spent in Daytona Beach)

21 Feb – Day 2 at Deland

20 Feb – My first parachute reserve

18 Feb – Day 4 in Orlando

18 Feb – Day 3 in Orlando

16 Feb – The first Saturday in Orlando

16 Feb – First day in Orlando

13 Feb – First leg to Florida: Hickstead

10 Feb – Moje prve ure Valežanščine

12 Jan – A great tragedy

11 Jan – RIP Fata and Som

2007

12 Dec – Moje prvo srečanje z lokalnim nesocialnim vedenjem

22 Oct – Skydive London for a day

27 Sep – To have a face on Facebook

24 Sep – Return to skydiving

18 Sep – Johnston 2 Ljubljana = 2,080 km

09 Sep – Še en teden do odhoda

06 Aug – Končno, selitev

05 Aug – No smoking, please

14 Jul – Bodyflight Bedford indoor skydiving [or how to fly around a room and not having a hangover the next day]

10 May – My second start as a vet

08 Apr – The trip to Wales (the UK)

08 Apr – The trip to Wales (from the The Netherlands to the Channel tunnel)

08 Apr – The trip to Wales (Germany)

08 Apr – The trip to Wales (Ljubljana to Salzburg)

14 Mar – Reserve parachute and AAD

17 Jan – The skydiving grandma

16 Jan – Is this 21st century plumbing?

15 Jan – The ghost B&B

2006

14 Dec – The curse of the Christmas cards

01 Dec – The London trip 2006 (days 4 and 5)

29 Nov – The London trip 2006 (day 3)

28 Nov – The London trip 2006 (day 2)

27 Nov – The London trip 2006 (day 1)

21 Nov – OK, go