On Travelling Alone
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
A Short Ride in the Jungle launch tour
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
A Short Ride in the Jungle: It’s nearly here…..
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
Bombs and bikes: riding the real Ho Chi Minh Trail
[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
UXO clearance, a Laos wedding and a spot of turbo-pampering: a sneaky peek behind the scenes of a BBC shoot
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