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Back to Sydney after 34 years

Back to Sydney after 34 years

Dec 15, 2025 | Adventures all over the world, Most Recent Trips and Tips

From BBC Breakfast Show Host to Travel Writer There are two major passions in my life – broadcasting and adventure travel. They don’t mix. To build a radio audience and survive in a tough industry you have to commit 100% of your time. In order to travel...
Hidden, Unforgettable Gems in Japan – how to get the best out of Kyoto and tips to avoid the crowds

Hidden, Unforgettable Gems in Japan – how to get the best out of Kyoto and tips to avoid the crowds

Apr 2, 2025 | Deep into the soul of Japan, Most Recent Trips and Tips

The famous Arashiyama Bamboo Forest is worth a visit but it can be hugely crowded so here’s a great tip for making the most of this area. We took a taxi higher up the Arishiyama hillside to the Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple and spent a couple of dreamy hours exploring this...
Jersey – Binging On Baywatch  

Jersey – Binging On Baywatch  

Aug 17, 2024 | Fun and games around the UK, Most Recent Trips and Tips

Binging on Bay Watch  I love an adventure that starts with the sensation of gentle butterflies in the stomach ahead of a journey involving a few “unknowns”. You wouldn’t have though a simple hop to the Channel Islands would include such precariousness but ours did. On...
The London Edition Hotel

The London Edition Hotel

Nov 1, 2023 | Fun and games around the UK, Most Recent Trips and Tips

The London Edition I am a big believer in doing your homework before heading off for any writing job and I have to say this wasn’t just any ordinary experience. The London Edition in the heart of the capital is celebrating its 10th birthday and I needed to digest the...

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Mark is a multiple award-winning radio presenter, journalist and writer and has been broadcasting for over 40 years. For nearly half of that time he presented the BBC Radio Gloucestershire Breakfast Show. He’s presented several “West Country” travel series for BBC Points West and writes a monthly column for Cotswold Life which he first started twenty years ago. Having travelled extensively as a back packer, now as an empty nester, he writes travel pieces that will inspire you to follow in his footsteps.

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