Learning to spearfish in the tropical paradise of Dorset, UK

Walking to Britain's most remote pub - (Financial Times 3rd July 2010)

Two day solo hike in the Highlands

Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon - (Financial Times 8th August 2009)

My toughest mission to date - longer, pre-edit version

Skiing in County Durham - (Financial Times 24th January 2009)

How does skiing in England compare to the Alps?

Ridgeway - the big story. Totally different, much longer version of FT article with lots of pictures - (Financial Times 11th October 2008)

86 mile hike, mostly solo, along Europe's oldest road

Three Men In A Boat, 2008. Totally different, much longer version of FT article with lots of pictures - (Financial Times 8th August 2008)

Three of us recreate Jerome K Jerome's idyllic Thames Journey

Snorkelling in Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset - (Financial Times 15th September 2007)

I've snorkelled in the Coral Sea. Dorset's not going to be up to much, is it?

Walking across the Isle of Wight - (Financial Times 28th July 2007)

The dry and mellow alternative to Cowes Week.

Biking from Bristol to London - (Financial Times 16th June 2007)

A friend and I cycle from Bristol to London, off-road pretty much all the way.

Cycling John O Groats to Land's End - (Unpublished)

The same guy and I take on one of the worlds' great bicycle journeys. Written before journalist days and never published.

Three Peaks - (Financial Times 28th October 2006 )

Seven muppets take on Britain's three highest mountains in 24 hours.

Hot Air Ballooning - (Financial Times 20th November 2004)

Vertigo challenged fearful flier researches balloon accidents, then goes up in one for Enduring Love based article.