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Now I’m a proud Devonian by nature – I love where I live and I feel pretty stoked to have grown up with clean air, green grass and beautiful beaches on my doorstep. Heaps of people I’ve met on my travels have no idea where I actually live (despite the fact I’ve narrowed it down [...]

The Midlands has much to offer visitors or all ages and tastes.  Easily accessible from all areas of the country, it’s a great place to visit for a day, a weekend or a longer break. To help you decide what to do while you’re there, here are the top five places to visit in the [...]

I’ve completely neglected exploring the UK on this site – it’s a bit of a shame really because it has a lot to offer! One of my favourite places to head out too is Cardiff in Wales. I went to uni just down the road in Newport, so I spent quite a bit of time [...]

Seeing as my 2 day trip to Edinburgh was very last minute, I wanted to find a bed as central as possible to make the most of the city as opposed to trekking back and forth to my bed! So when I came across Haggis Hostels – very aptly named for the city I was [...]

A Rare Glimpse of Scottish Sun This shot isn’t one from the gorgeous shores of Koh Phangan where I’m currently relaxing, nor is it from any of the more exotic places I’ve visited over the past few years. This image is from the coast of Scotland in the UK. You don’t need to fly halfway [...]

Another Perfect Start to The Day, Newquay I’m sure you’re all aware that waking up to some pumping swell is the way I most like to start the day. This image was shot on Thursday just before my beach lifeguard assessment at Lusty Glaze, Newquay. Beautiful blue lines rolling in on a sunny August morning [...]

I’ve just returned form the beautiful bonnie land of Scotland – Aberdeen to be precise – where I bugged the missus to take me for a bit of an adventure! …mainly in search of Lochs and Highlands cows to photograph but all the same I wanted to explore the lovely landscape that Scotland has to [...]

Autumn Harvest, Scotland Over the last week my film roll has been chock a block full of autumn colours. This image was shot on a walk in the fields around Aberdeen in Scotland – and although I’ve taken rather a lot of pics of maize fields in the last few days this is definitely my [...]

If you’ve paid any attention to my lovely countdown timers on the right of the page you’ll be aware that I’ve swopped the warm climates of the South West for a mini staycation at the girls place in Scotland! I’m spending the next few days in Aberdeen – aka the granite city….aka the grey city [...]

I’ve postponed the Saturday Showcase this week in favour of a quick update to my Festival Guide. This week the Relentless Boardmasters Festival down in Newquay kicked off after camping tickets sold out at the beginning of the week. Luckily we’ve scored some press passes, however my weekend was suddenly not so free…luckily I wasn’t [...]

I can’t believe it’s August already! That’s two thirds of 2011 behind us. But I’m stoked about how quickly the time’s passing because my savings going pretty well (in between spontaneous splurges and mini trips!) which means I’m edging closer and closer to my next big trip. It’s not all about looking forward though, I’m [...]