Hi, I’m Tom, and I am an explorer and adventurer.

Welcome to my page!

Among other things, I have crossed the Eurasian Continent from Tokyo to Moscow using any means except air travel, which involved travelling the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian railways, and have also travelled the lengths of Vietnam and Australia.

I have walked the shores of Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the World; driven a camper-van around Iceland; run a marathon near the equator in Uganda; and walked the full 40km circular route of Tokyo’s Yamanote train line – in both directions.

Having long been fascinated by explorers throughout history, I believe that travel should always involve learning from this rich and varied planet, to avoid reducing our appreciation of ‘adventure’ to simple thrill-seeking. True exploration relies on education and engaging with all the people and places we encounter.

So, this collection of blogs, vlogs, and photographs are my life’s journal. Hopefully they will inspire the “Indiana Jones” inside of you; in the very least I hope you have a good read!

The Falkland Islands – a journey to the bottom of the Earth

21 NOVEMBER, 2019 The Falkland Islands - a journey to the bottom of the Earth The Falkland Islands are about as far as it’s possible to reach from the UK, but they somehow feel like being at home too. Lying about 300 miles East of South America in the South Atlantic...

Taal Volcano, The Philippine Islands

15 SEPTEMBER, 2019 Taal Volcano, The Philippine Islands Manila, like a lot of the Philippines, has many American and Spanish cultural influences. The country was a colony of both nations, and although fought over, was ultimately traded for cash when it was tactically...

The Canadian Badlands: A road trip through time

23 MAY, 2018 The Canadian Badlands: A road trip through time At the heart of the Albertan prairie sits a landscape of dramatic expanse, inviting the prospect of an adventure as limitless as the skies which sit stark and omnipotent above it. The area also gives a rare...

Caribbean hurricane season: tackling the aftermath of Irma

28 SEP, 2017 Caribbean hurricane season: tackling the aftermath of Irma Every year the Caribbean experiences its Hurricane season. In August 2017 Hurricane Irma, which started near the Cape Verde Islands, was officially classed as a Category 3 Hurricane. By 4th...

Inside Somalia: Africa’s ancient ‘land of plenty’ reduced to a modern-day land of chaos

18 AUGUST, 2017 Inside Somalia: Africa’s ancient 'land of plenty' reduced to a modern-day land of chaos Hugging the coastline all the way round the Horn of Africa sits a nation that is relentlessly sun-seared. But the climate here in Somalia is the least of your...

Mont Blanc du Tacul and the Aiguille du Midi

12 AUGUST, 2017 Mont Blanc du Tacul and the Aiguille du Midi This summer I did a spot of mountaineering in the Alps as part of the Duke of Edinburgh affiliated Mont Blanc 17 expedition. The views were fantastic and the experience definitely to be repeated. Despite not...

Walking Britain’s oldest road: The Ridgeway National Trail

16 JULY, 2017 Walking Britain's oldest road: The Ridgeway National Trail Spanning 87 miles across southern-central England, the Ridgeway is an ancient path which has been used for over 5000 years by traders, soldiers, drovers, and even Viking invaders (yes!) alike, as...

Pazaislis Monastery, Lithuania

16 JUNE, 2017 Pazaislis Monastery, Lithuania Nestled neatly atop ‘Peace Mountain’ on a peninsular of the Kaunas Reservoir in Lithuania sits the magnificent baroque Pazaislis Monastery. I recently had cause to be driving through the Baltic states and came across...

Rakvere Castle, Estonia

12 JUNE, 2017 Rakvere Castle, Estonia. The video below shows the ruins of Rakvere Castle, which lie in rural Estonia at a valuable hill-top site inhabited since the 3rd Century AD. The castle sits at the very crossroads of the Baltics, Scandinavia, and...

Exploring the Blue Mountains: a micro-documentary

2 JUNE, 2017 The Blue Mountains: a micro-documentary So here is a vlog rather than a blog this time - my own take on the concept of micro-documentary. Typically 2-3 minutes long, these short, factual films are finding a life of their own due to the newer and more...