New York Times Bestseller
I’ve just heard that How to Read Water has become a New York Times bestseller – A huge thanks to everyone who has bought it!
Tag: extraordinary
Wall Street Journal Review
The Wall Street Journal has reviewed How to Read Water. “If you like water, as I do, you will learn a lot.” Angus Phillips The…
Waterfront Podcast
I’m honoured to have been interviewed for the inaugural Waterfront podcast from the Canal and River Trust. You can listen to my interview with the…
How to Read Water Book Tour
The How to Read Water Book Tour dates have just been released. More info on this page, as well as course dates, but here is…
A Surreal Sunday Brunch
Thanks to the Sunday Brunch team at Channel 4 and Princess Productions for a very enjoyable, if slightly surreal Sunday morning. I was there to…
Wayfinding on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 are broadcasting a programme about ‘intuitive wayfinding’ this afternoon at 16.30. (That’s 15.30 GMT for those not in the UK). It is…
Tudor Navigation
I went to an interesting talk about navigation methods used at the time of the Mary Rose last night. It was given by Rear Admiral…
The 20th Century Through Maps
The team at the British Library – what a wonderful place – are busy putting together a major exhibition: “The 20th Century Through Maps.” I…
Navigating with Alice in Wonderland
The Cat only grinned when it saw Alice. It looked good-natured, she thought: still it had very long claws and a great many teeth, so…
New Book Cover Preview!
The cover of my new book, How to Read Water, has now been unveiled. Hope you like it! More information about the book and how…
Napoleon’s Drummers
Last night I came across an interesting snippet in Andrew Robert’s excellent biography of Napoleon . Napoleon’s experiences in Russia stir images of bitter winter…
The Northern Lights in Brighton
I took this picture of the outside of the Northern Lights bar and Scandinavian restaurant in Brighton recently. The algae high on the wall in…
A Classic Early January Sign
Whilst taking our dog for his constitutional walk in the woods this morning, my eyes were drawn down to a strange pattern amongst the broad,…
The Chandler Circle
We have now passed the December solstice, the northern hemisphere days are getting longer, albeit very slowly. The solstices are key dates in the orbit…
A Kea with an Idea
A guest post for a change today. This one from Gregory Ross, a hunter who has extensive outdoor experience in the southern hemisphere. An event…
TGO Awards – Thank You!
A huge, huge thank you to everyone who voted for my book! Last night, The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues & Signs won “Book of…
Protein Compasses Found in Fruit Flies
A team from Peking University have discovered that fruit flies have clumps of proteins that are sensitive to the Earth’s magnetic field. This is not…
How to Find Your Way Out of a Maze or Labyrinth
There is a simple method for finding your way out of a maze or labyrinth: Touch the wall or hedge with the hand nearest to…
BBC The One Show
I did a bit of instructing for BBC1’s The One Show last Friday. If you missed it you can catch up on iPlayer (for a…