Wishing Shelf Book Award FINALIST – More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain

Well. Huge thanks to fellow author Sharon Hayhurst for informing me that my latest book, More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain, has been chosen as a FINALIST in the Adult Non Fiction Category of The Wishing Shelf Book Awards!!!!! I was so busy enjoying my travels that I completelyContinue reading “Wishing Shelf Book Award FINALIST – More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain”

Not a Winter Olympian? Read a Funny Ski Memoir Set in Italy – With Four Dogs – for 99p/99c!

February 2026 is not only the book birthday for my funny winter sports memoir Pups on Piste – A Ski Season in Italy, it is WINTER OLYMPIC MONTH in Cortina, Italy (one of the locations featured in my book!) As an unofficial warm up act for the Winter Olympics, the Pups on Piste ebook isContinue reading “Not a Winter Olympian? Read a Funny Ski Memoir Set in Italy – With Four Dogs – for 99p/99c!”

Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up January 2026

Since 1st of January, we’re back on the road! On 7th of January, we were supposed to catch a ferry from Sète in France to Nador in Morocco, but we cancelled it because of my teeth! I broke two crowns and needed a root canal, apparently, which kept us near Castelnaudry in southern France forContinue reading “Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up January 2026”

Montségur: Mist, Martyrs, & Heavy Metal

I read that in cycling terms, the Col de Montségur is a Category 2 mountain pass, popular with those slender, Lycra-clad aliens who chase gradients for glory. The same article revealed it to be known for scenic views, the highlight of which is a spectacular perspective of a historic castle ruin. Perched atop a pogContinue reading “Montségur: Mist, Martyrs, & Heavy Metal”