How to Cross a Park Like an Explorer
Sherlock Holmes may have felt the mist of the moor under his deerstalker on occasion, but he had a distinct preference for indoor clues over…
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Credit where it’s due… in the Chianti vineyards
I end a lot of my courses, walks and talks with the joke, “You’ve now unwittingly signed up to be part of my extended research…
Times Have Changed
Whilst researching something for the book I’m working on, I came across a paragraph in the following work. (As a Fellow of the Royal Geographical…
The Desert and Back
Thank you to everyone who came to the course at the Royal Geographical Society on Friday. Also to those who came to the talk and…
People and Places
A subject that I have blogged about in the past is one I return to today. I am increasingly delighted at the diversity of background…
Moon and Latitude
Another very enjoyable Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation course at the Royal Geographical Society yesterday. The diversity of interests and experiences never fails to amaze…
Travellers’ Tales Festival
I was at the Royal Geographical Society for the Travellers’ Tales Festival yesterday, to give a talk about my book. Less than a fortnight until…
3 Courses and One More
A thick cold damp mist is bogged in over the South Downs this morning. I haven’t been out much this week as I seem to…
Men, Women, Boys, Girls and the Sixth Sense
This morning I gave a talk to 30 pupils in Year 1 at my son’s school. Much scarier than talking to 500 people at the…
Equinox Shadows
An engaging group for the Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation course at the Royal Geographical Society yesterday. Diverse in age and interests as always. When…
Yesterday’s Course
A fun and full day for the Beginner’s Guide course at the RGS yesterday. I had been worried about the heat, but nobody seemed to…
Pendulums and Pigeonholes
One of the things that I love about running my courses is that I’m guaranteed to learn something too, but because of the diverse backgrounds…
The Lost Hecklers
A combination of a low-show on Friday due to bad conditions and the fact that everyone is really getting into the idea of heading off…