Mountains Magazine Issue 1 snapshot: Wild and Welcoming: British Columbia's Mountains for Everyone by @mattdennistravels.bsky.social. Buy your copy from £2.99 here: www.mountains-magazine.com/shop

Have you got your copy yet? Here's a list of all the shops across the UK and Northern Ireland from which to buy Issue 1 of Mountains Magazine: mountains-magazine.com/Shop-Locations

In the new issue of @geographical.co.uk, I reviewed two brilliant books: Moonlight Express by @monisharajesh.bsky.social, a sharp, perceptive and evocative exploration of night trains. Cádiz by Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart, an engaging history of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited city.

Ok. They’ve pissed me off. I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards: 1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

In the new issue of @geographical.co.uk, I reviewed two brilliant books: Moonlight Express by @monisharajesh.bsky.social, a sharp, perceptive and evocative exploration of night trains. Cádiz by Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart, an engaging history of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited city.

🎙️ A pleasure to be back on the Intrepid Times podcast to talk about travel writing, South America, Bruce Chatwin, lost histories and the inspiration behind #SmallEarthquakes. intrepidtimes.com/2025/09/podc...

Happy publication day to @megaheid.bsky.social for the brilliantly titled An Inconvenience of Penguins 🎉 A killer opening chapter - looking forward to reading the rest 🐧 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/an-i...

🎙️ A pleasure to be back on the Intrepid Times podcast to talk about travel writing, South America, Bruce Chatwin, lost histories and the inspiration behind #SmallEarthquakes. intrepidtimes.com/2025/09/podc...

Many thanks to @alcs.co.uk for the September round of payments 🙌🏽 If you’re a professional writer in the UK, make sure you’re signed up to get your share of royalties 👇🏽

"There were five of us judges. Stanfords put together the shortlist, then we read the six books over a couple of months before coming together to discuss them." fivebooks.com/best-books/b...

Looking forward to taking part in the National Geographic Traveller Masterclasses next week. I’ll be on the panels for two travel writing webinars on the 30th. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-master...

Looking forward to taking part in the National Geographic Traveller Masterclasses next week. I’ll be on the panels for two travel writing webinars on the 30th. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-master...

🎙️I had a blast on the @outsidewrite.bsky.social podcast discussing the British pioneers of football in South America and their legacy today, as featured in #SmallEarthquakes ⚽️ Cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...

What can cemeteries tell you about South American history? 🪦 Quite a lot, as it happens. Here are three national football pioneers, William Leslie Poole 🇺🇾, Charlie Miller 🇧🇷, and Alexander Watson Hutton 🇦🇷 More in this week's podcast with @shafikmeghji.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...

🎙️I had a blast on the @outsidewrite.bsky.social podcast discussing the British pioneers of football in South America and their legacy today, as featured in #SmallEarthquakes ⚽️ Cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...

Chuffed to have been highly commended at the LATA Media Awards for my @jrnymag.bsky.social feature on Argentina’s Mar Chiquita, the biggest salt lake in South America and a biodiversity hotspot.

A kind reminder that both editions are available for pre-order. Pre-orders mean so much – they inform how well a book does on bestseller lists and up the chances of it being sold in more shops and finding more readers. Links to pre-order from retailers in the UK & US: meganeaves.com

A truly unmatched life moment: my first book galleys (uncorrected proofs) through the letterbox. Ironically, these are the US version, which comes out after the UK version. Still a thrill to hold them!

My last newsletter of the month - I really, really need a holiday. Share with your fave freelancer. freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/freelance-...

NEW PODCAST 🎙️ I discuss the British pioneers of South American football with @shafikmeghji.bsky.social, whose new book looks at the broader British legacy in South America Find it wherever you get your podcasts Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...

Dropping Sunday 🎙️ My guest is @shafikmeghji.bsky.social, discussing the role of the British community in introducing football to South America Here's a taster...

Excited to be part of the #WhatInTheWorld exhibition at Brighton’s 35 North Gallery from 11 September. A limited run of prints will be available to buy, including my shots of king penguins & the Bolivian Amazon, to raise funds for @sussexbay.bsky.social. www.illume.eco/whatinthewor...

Excited to be part of the #WhatInTheWorld exhibition at Brighton’s 35 North Gallery from 11 September. A limited run of prints will be available to buy, including my shots of king penguins & the Bolivian Amazon, to raise funds for @sussexbay.bsky.social. www.illume.eco/whatinthewor...

Spotted some copies of @aplantogo.bsky.social’s brand new @mountains-magazine.com in good company out in the wild (aka WH Smith, Lewisham).

This message from Palestinian journalist, Wael Al-Dahdouh, must echo across the world. Wael continued to report from occupied Gaza after his wife and children were killed by Israeli forces.

If you are looking for your next read, this is it!! I have just finished @shafikmeghji.bsky.social ‘Small Earthquakes A Journey Through Lost British History in South America’ And what a brilliant read it has been! Just fascinating! @stanfordstravel.bsky.social have copies!! ✍️📖 Get yours 🙌

Happening today 👇🏽

For @outsidemag.bsky.social I wrote about an epic Bolivian railway journey — the Expreso del Sur, a relic of a long-gone economic boom that cuts across the inhospitable altiplano and skirts the world’s biggest salt flat. www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...

For @outsidemag.bsky.social I wrote about an epic Bolivian railway journey — the Expreso del Sur, a relic of a long-gone economic boom that cuts across the inhospitable altiplano and skirts the world’s biggest salt flat. www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...

Delighted to get my hands on the launch issue of @mountains-magazine.com - it’s a fascinating read. Thanks to @aplantogo.bsky.social for including a review of #SmallEarthquakes. www.mountains-magazine.com/Blatten-Swit...

31 Aug 2025. The International Association of Genocide Scholars: Declares that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide; Declares that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...

Delighted to get my hands on the launch issue of @mountains-magazine.com - it’s a fascinating read. Thanks to @aplantogo.bsky.social for including a review of #SmallEarthquakes. www.mountains-magazine.com/Blatten-Swit...

Thoroughly enjoying Small Earthquakes by @shafikmeghji.bsky.social, a fascinating history of the British in South America. Some truly surprising nuggets here.

Looking forward to reading the first issue of @mountains-magazine.com 👇🏽

Print copies now available from www.mountains-magazine.com/shop

There are a limited number of copies available, don't miss out! 100 pages of top-quality travel writing for just £4.99

The first copies of Mountains Magazine are in the post to those who pre-ordered. Get your copy for just £4.99 (+ UK delivery) here: www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop

Looking forward to chatting to Laurence Blair about our books #SmallEarthquakes and #Patria at Canning House in London on 4 September. 🎟️ There are a handful of free tickets left - email [email protected] to reserve a spot. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.canninghouse.org/events/book-...

Looking forward to chatting to Laurence Blair about our books #SmallEarthquakes and #Patria at Canning House in London on 4 September. 🎟️ There are a handful of free tickets left - email [email protected] to reserve a spot. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.canninghouse.org/events/book-...

Congratulations to @monisharajesh.bsky.social for the launch of her brilliant new book Moonlight Express at @dauntbooks.bsky.social last night. I was lucky enough to read an advance copy and can highly recommend it 🚂 www.stanfords.co.uk/moonlight-ex...

I have recorded all podcast episodes until mid-October 🎙️ There are some great interviewees in the coming weeks, including @shafikmeghji.bsky.social on British football roots in South America @drpetewatson.bsky.social on Maradona, and @footballheritage.bsky.social on how we mark football history

‘Small Earthquakes marries vivid travel writing with rigorous historical research… immersive yet scholarly.’ Wonderful to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in The Travel Memoir Review. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social travelmemoir.review/2025/08/26/s...

Looking forward to speaking about #SmallEarthquakes at the @bradtguides.bsky.social Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov at the @rgsibg.bsky.social 🌎 There’s a great programme of talks, masterclasses & more. For a £5 discount, use the code BRADT5 🎟️ bradtlatinamericafestival.eventbrite.co.uk

700+ arrested. 70 charged with terrorism-related offenses for holding a placard. Amnesty International calls it for what it is: absurd and unlawful. We can't let this go unchallenged. Sign the letter: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-...

I had a blast on the Destination Eat Drink podcast chatting about the unexpected British impact on South America’s culinary history & culture, from Welsh Patagonian tearooms to Fray Bentos. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social shorturl.at/qeWjC

I’m halfway way through this absolutely fascinating one … 📖 ‘Small Earthquakes A Journey Through Lost British History in South America’ By @shafikmeghji.bsky.social It’s so good!! 🤗📙 Signed copies @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

I had a blast on the Destination Eat Drink podcast chatting about the unexpected British impact on South America’s culinary history & culture, from Welsh Patagonian tearooms to Fray Bentos. 📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social shorturl.at/qeWjC

🚨 The latest round of the Talking Travel Writing mentoring scheme is now open for applications. I’m delighted to be part of a panel of 11 mentors. 🗓️ The scheme is free & the closing date is 14 Sept. @travmedia.bsky.social @travwriters.bsky.social travelwriting.substack.com/p/2025-trave...

Together with @stephdyson.bsky.social and @travmedia.bsky.social, we're using the Talking Travel Writing newsletter to launch our latest mentoring scheme for aspiring travel writers! Details here - please share: travelwriting.substack.com/p/2025-trave...

🚨 The latest round of the Talking Travel Writing mentoring scheme is now open for applications. I’m delighted to be part of a panel of 11 mentors. 🗓️ The scheme is free & the closing date is 14 Sept. @travmedia.bsky.social @travwriters.bsky.social travelwriting.substack.com/p/2025-trave...