Environment, Health and Travel Journalism
Stories and images from journeys of exploration and discovery through history, health and the environment
Environment, Health and Travel Journalism
Stories and images from my journeys of exploration and discovery
Image Galleries
Photographs and artwork illustrating my journeys
The Road of Hope and Sorrow, my recently published book on cycling the Western Front of The Great War
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Inspiration:
The inspiration for the material I post on my web site derives from a passion for travel and exploration (especially hiking and cycling), the natural world, history, art, photography and video, combined with my (former, although maintained now at a slower post-retirement pace!) professional work in global environmental health.
Book publication:
First, though, I’m excited to share that my book on cycling the Western Front of the Great War, about which I wrote a while back as a ‘a work in progress’, has now been published. Called The Road of Hope and Sorrow: by bike along the Western Front of the Great War, it is available from Troubador Books and other bookstores, and there is more information about the book, a blog, several reviews and galleries of selected photos and drawings on my author website.
The common theme is stories about people, issues, and places that, through my work and exploration of the world I think are important, fascinating, neglected, or otherwise worthy of our attention.
Travel on foot and by bike offer some of the best opportunities for discovery and learning; these are my favoured means of exploration.
Update on developments with the clean household energy transition
The most significant news on this topic is that, following the first International Energy Agency (IEA)-hosted Summit on Clean Cooking for Africa, held in Paris in May 2024, there will be a follow-up summit to build on and continue the momentum generated by that first meeting. This was due to be held in Nairobi on 9th and 10th July 2026, but due to concerns about the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, this was postponed, provisionally, to early 2027. In the meantime, the IEA held a high-level event on 9th July announcing US$ 900, million of additional pledged funding, and strongly worded commitments from IEA Executive Director Dr Fatih Birol, President of Kenya William Ruto, Norwegian Prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to maintain momentum with this very important initiative. An important new IEA Clean cooking in Africa 2026 Progress Report summarises th current situation in the African continent.
Climbing the Col de L’Iseran in the French Alps, on La Route des Grandes Alpes
The aim of these stories is to describe the topics, adventures and places in an informative way, and report on how humanity is responding to some of the important social and environmental challenges I am encountering.
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