Fier, Albania, A Lakeside Layover

“We need to stop talking about it, for Kai’s sake.” Mark and I were still trying to rationalise the incident. How Kai got out of the truck. How a small pup, normally fearful of other dogs, got close enough to a wild canine behemoth to be bitten and shaken to within seconds of death. ThenContinue reading “Fier, Albania, A Lakeside Layover”

Berat, Albania – A Tale of Two Brothers & A Stroll Through ‘The City of 1000 Windows’

In central Albania, nestled between mountains with the Osum river running through its historic centre, Berat is justifiably seen as one of the country’s most beautiful towns. It is UNESCO listed, and the legend of its founding is a Tale of Two Brothers, Tomorr and Shpirag, who might have been giants, and were inseparable –Continue reading “Berat, Albania – A Tale of Two Brothers & A Stroll Through ‘The City of 1000 Windows’”

World Wide Walkies – The Story So Far!

I took a blogging break at the end of last year to launch and market my latest book, To Hel In A Hound Cart – Journey To The Centre Of Europe. This was the fifth and last book in the Adventure Caravanning With Dogs series, which follows our journey since we gave up work inContinue reading “World Wide Walkies – The Story So Far!”

Living Large By Living Small – Why I Chose An Alternative Lifestyle

I’ve been featured in a magazine in Pittsburgh by a journalist I met in Sarajevo. Click on the link below to read the article about our alternative lifestyle, featured in @postindustrial: Living Large By Living Small After losing their jobs, a couple converts an Army truck and hits the road The journalist, Carmen Gentile, wroteContinue reading “Living Large By Living Small – Why I Chose An Alternative Lifestyle”