Having had our taste of the city, we’ve had a great few days with the Boorman’s out in the countryside in nearby Gisbourne. Some seamless logistics made for an easy transition, without having to haul our big bags too far. We began by leaving our city studio in the same airport transfer bus that had… Read more

Melbourne is a cool city. Fact. Apparently it’s mid-winter here, but for those of us who’ve just arrived from North Wales, it seemed pretty fine in the mid-morning sunshine! One of the great things about the city is how small it actually is. You can pretty much walk across the entire place within twenty minutes. … Read more

I seem to have lost a few days over the last week. Days have turned into nights and nights have suddenly turned back into days at the least expected moments; yet I don’t seem to have even been to bed in between. On Monday, I was in England, heading down the drive of Fort Martin…… Read more

Catfish and the Bottlemen & Stereophonics played live in Wales today and thanks to some huge amounts of  kindness and generosity, Clare and I were on the guest list! I’ve been big fans of both bands since each first started out – I first saw the Stereophonics with a few hundred people in a club… Read more

An early flight to somewhere exciting or an early ascent of a mountain are probably the only two good reasons to be crawling into the back of the van and setting an alarm like this before going to sleep… Thankfully, it was well worth it – when the sun rose at 5am, we were treated… Read more

There has been a bit of a lack of summer conditions these last few days, which have kept me out of the hills for a bit. Probably a good job too as there has been much to organise and prepare for our next, forthcoming adventure and time is rapidly running short… Meanwhile, it turns out… Read more