What are the Seven Summits (2025 update).

What are the Seven Summits? A List in the Order of Height, Cost, Difficulty etc I’ve now climbed all 7 summits! As well as a few other disputed mountains. Looking back at this blog post makes me so happy! Anyway, so what are the 7 sum...

How many countries in the world in 2025?

How many countries in the world in 2025? UPDATED JANUARY 2025: If you ask how many countries in the world are there in 2024. Well, the answer is that technically speaking there are 197 countries in the world. From a travel perspective, you...

My 2025 Goals and plans for the year

My 2025 Goals and plans for the year Woah I’m busy. And already late on my 2025 resolutions. You know this year, it’s been a weird process writing my 2025 plans. Way back, since 2012, all the way up to the 2024 plan blog post, I...

MY 2024 YEAR END REVIEW; NEW BABY! $300k+ online, South Pole, Sahara Ultramarathon etc

MY 2024 YEAR END REVIEW; NEW BABY! $300k+ online, South Pole, Sahara Ultramarathon etc It’s the time of year when I look at back at the blog post I wrote in the last week of 2023, to see my plans for the year of 2024. Then I see what...

How I donated $300,000 Thanks to My Blog

How I donated $300,000 Thanks to My Blog The title may be a little ‘clickbaity’. Apologies. But I want to show people what’s possible when they take action. The $300,000 has been donated, raised and responsibility for buil...

Join me on my 2025 Trips; Syria, Mauritania, Turkmenistan and more!

Join me on my 2025 Trips; Syria, Mauritania, Turkmenistan and more! I haven’t been in an airplane for 6 weeks, and I must admit, it feels pretty good! Why? I have some personal stuff going on in Thailand so I need to be home for a bit...

A380 Emirates First Class Review (Dubai to London DXB to LHR)

A380 Emirates First Class Review (Dubai to London DXB to LHR) I hope my A380 Emirates First Class Review helps you understand whether the ABSOLUTE LUXURY of flying First Class with Emirates is worth the price (or air-mile points). TLDR? If...

How Much does it cost to go to the South Pole

My 2024 Plans, Goals and Resolutions

My 2024 Plans, Goals and Resolutions If you just read my 2023 year recap, then you may know I do these every year. I spend days thinking about what I want to achieve in the year ahead, and I even though I too am full of self-doubt, I know t...

MY 2023 YEAR END REVIEW; Money Made, Countries Visited, Life, Stresses and Family

MY 2023 YEAR END REVIEW; Money Made, Countries Visited, Life, Stresses and Family Another year in the locker. So time for another recap of my year. Each year, in January I write about my goals, plans and resolutions for the year ahead (you...

Lessons from turning 40

Lessons from turning 40 I turned 40 yesterday. And I do it with gratitude, with no negative attachments to getting older. Equally, I don’t have it all figured out, and mostly I make it up as I go along but it’s going ok for me s...

Marathon Des Sables; My Experience Running 6 Marathons in 6 Days in the Sahara

Marathon Des Sables; My Experience Running 6 Marathons in 6 Days in the Sahara What is the Marathon Des Sables? It’s a slightly less cool version of the Eye of the Sahara Ultra Marathon in Mauritania, one of the hardest marathons in t...

Running the Serengeti Marathon for Parkinson’s at 72 Years Old

My 72yo mum doing the Serengeti Marathon for Parkinson’s I want to be honest with you guys. Starting my blog changed my life, and then it changed my mum’s life. But the industry can drain you. Nowadays, writing content like...