Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro

“No trees have been felled in the park since the 19th century. Some trees in this forest are five hundred years old,” said Radovan. He was a local, and one of the many who had come to look inside our truck, The Beast, the evening we arrived. Biogradska Gora is the smallest of Montenegro’s fourContinue reading “Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro”

Kidnapped By Aliens In Slovakia! – The Perils of Being a Brit Abroad

I am thrilled that my piece Kidnapped By Aliens In Slovakia! – The Perils of Being a Brit Abroad has been featured by Robert Fear on his Fred’s Blog Creative Writing Showcase. What happened at Bzovic should really stay at Bzovic. But if you really want to know the true story about what happened atContinue reading “Kidnapped By Aliens In Slovakia! – The Perils of Being a Brit Abroad”

Trial by TRILEX – Coming to Terms with Split Rim Wheels!

In 1973, the Welsh rock band, Budgie, sang about being in the grip of a tyre fitter’s hand. Part of the soundtrack of my teenage years, I could never have guessed how prophetic this song would become one day, almost half a century later.