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On Travelling Alone

September 5, 2014 by antsbk

One of the most frequent things I’m asked about my Ho Chi Minh Trail trip is why I chose to travel alone, and what it was like. Here are a few thoughts on the matter. From the moment I decided … Read More

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A Short Ride in the Jungle launch tour

April 2, 2014 by antsbk

OK, well it’s not quite a tour in the sense of the Rolling Stones or Justin Beiber, but over the next few weeks I shall be pootling to London, Norwich and Bristol for a series of gin-soaked soirees in celebration … Read More

Adventure | General | Ho Chi Minh Trail

A Short Ride in the Jungle: It’s nearly here…..

February 16, 2014 by antsbk

A friend recently told me that when Edward Gibbon presented King George III’s brother The Duke of Gloucester with a copy of his second volume of The  Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire, the Duke replied;  ‘Another demned thick book. … Read More

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Bombs and bikes: riding the real Ho Chi Minh Trail

July 10, 2012 by antsbk

[wowslider id=”6″] “You’ve got to ride a dirt bike like you’ve stolen it” said Digby through gritted teeth, as he accelerated through a particularly gnarly section, the wheels weaving between rocks, mud spraying up from the bike in all directions. … Read More

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UXO clearance, a Laos wedding and a spot of turbo-pampering: a sneaky peek behind the scenes of a BBC shoot

March 30, 2012 by antsbk

A few days ago I crawled off the plane to England in a state of total exhaustion after nearly a month in Vietnam and Laos filming a programme for  the BBC. The show, due to air on BBC2  in May, … Read More


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This morning - a soul-firing walk into the mountai This morning - a soul-firing walk into the mountains to watch a new day, a new month, break across the land. Through the dark tangle of hawthorns, a Song thrush singing in the pre-dawn gloom. Up the steep shoulder of Y Das beneath a high, gibbous moon. Then hot tea drunk in a grassy hollow, away from the scouring wind, watching the sun set fire to the eastern horizon and the sky bleed pink. Magic.
A week ago these hills slumbered under the icy gri A week ago these hills slumbered under the icy grip of winter; the earth as hard as iron, waterfalls suspended in sharp curtains of ice. Today, the sun shone from a cerulean sky and Song thrushes trilled in the bare branches. At 2 pm, unable to sit at my desk a second longer, I pulled on my boots and tripped out of the door, not even bothering to get dressed properly. The sun was like a siren call - I HAD to be out in the hills. Puffing up to the top of Mynydd Buchan, feeling the warm sun on my face, I realized I hadn't felt as fizzingly happy in months, and thought how quickly life can change. Just as easily as things can slip into the shadows, so too they can emerge joyously, unexpectedly, into the bright light of hope, of Spring. I hope that, wherever you were today, the sun was shining for you too. x
So far February has felt like wading through treac So far February has felt like wading through treacle with a ball and chain. Bad sleep. Lack of motivation. A general feeling of malaise. I've even resorted to reading Jilly Cooper for goodness sake; something I haven't done since I was a wide-eyed 14 year old, balancing the scandalous tomes on my knee in the back row at school. But today I put on some make-up (why the hell not?), wore some real trousers and went out for a brisk walk in the rain. Spring really is coming, after all....
The road to Anini, Arunachal Pradesh. Dreaming of The road to Anini, Arunachal Pradesh. Dreaming of taking these corners on again one day. 

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Up at six to watch a new day, a new month, dawn over the mountains. Mist creeping up the hillsides. The moon glowing in a pink sky. A Song thrush singing in the Hawthorns below. Magic. #MondayMotivation https://t.co/BERyBl9SdU
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  • Journeys
    • The Naga Hills
    • Arunachal Pradesh
    • The Ho Chi Minh Trail
    • Tuk to the Road
    • Black C90
  • Books
    • Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains
    • A Short Ride in the Jungle
    • Tuk Tuk to the Road
  • Journalism
  • Speaking
  • Other Stuff
    • About Antonia
    • Blog
    • Get in Touch