The future of travel writing – that sounds as if a certain genre is facing extinction, or at the very…
In Banff: On night duty
Of course I hated it, as I’ve always hated the addiction, and suddenly, in a wave of anger fuelled by…
In Banff: Hotel duty with Archibald
I’ve worked in a hotel in Banff for two years. One of my colleagues was Archibald, an Englishman of 26…
In Zaanse Schans: An efficient introduction to the Netherlands
Foreign visitors to the Netherlands like to remain in Amsterdam. Of course: there’s plenty to do in the city, such…
In Banff: At the Banff Park Museum – The Legacy of Norman Sanson
On the downtown side of the Bow River Bridge, one finds a magnificent wooden building. The 1903 structure that houses…
In Amsterdam: The Haunted Hostel
On the late evening of October 16th 2009, after a Green Day concert in Rotterdam, I returned to the hostel…
In Banff: The Top 15 Things To Do
You won’t be bored in Banff. This quaint little town and its stunning environment revolve completely around tourism and there’s…
In Wyndham: Australia’s loveliest shithole
‘There’s nothing there.’ ‘The lookout is the only thing worth doing in Wyndham.’ ‘It’s a shithole!’
The full first chapter of “In Britain: The Long Path to Cape Wrath”
Britain began at Brussels South Station. Its government insisted on a hard border in the middle of the idealistic European…
The art of travel writing
When we think of the travel book, we generally think of the solo traveller who took a trip, went home…
