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This Fortress is the Stronghold of our Earth. Ramparts and spires raise the sky, ridgeline after ridgeline. A sacred place of...

I’m proudly part of the new wave of interpreters and translators, diligently training behind the scenes of the pandemic. With the shift...

This blog is about as long as the cycle itself so feel free to dip in and out, free-wheel the pictures, or skip to the section on...

Growing up with regular trips to the Lake District, my love for the Mountain has always been distinct. But travels to the Peruvian Andes...

The stresses of life hold you down, coil constricts around diminishing esteem. Fortified angst like the four walls around you. Ideas too...

It’s been a while since I chatted to you all. Today is my 25th birthday and I’ve decided to spend the morning putting this post together,...

An aspect of the human experience that spellbinds many is our need to travel, to experience that which is different, to ignite senses...

I spent six months on the butterfly island in 2018, adjusting to its slower mode de vie, amphibian air and unrelenting heat. I fell in...

Burrowing in for Christmas after one of the most exhausting but rewarding academic terms, I’m marking this milestone with a reflection on...

Spending my reading week feeding the soul, with books only lightly related to my MA, I’ve gifted myself some time to rekindle creativity....

Growing up on the rugged Cornish coastline, after school we'd be throwing ourselves into a shore dump or competing to get the highest...

Following the latest homicide of George Floyd and violent protests across the United States, solidarity against racism is critical. Being...

Unfortunately, the book I'm going to chat about isn't a blockbuster film yet so those of you who hate reading, this one may not be for...

Firstly, I want to reinforce that I am aware that the plights of solo travel can be as daunting for men as for women. But to retain the...

People have, and will continue, to make remarks that running for days through the mountains can only be classed as lunacy. That...

Anyone else got a Dad whose idea of a ‘short family walk’ is just a quick wiz up Britain’s highest Munros, maybe a few per day for good...

One minute you’re accepting a job offer on the other side of the Atlantic, the next you’re chatting with a Nobel Prize laureate over a...

Welcome fellow linguists, travellers and sport enthusiasts. Firstly, I hope you are all finding some peace and positivity in during these...