So my own mother hadn't realized that my blog has moved temporarily over to Blogspot - despite the fact that she and I are sharing a house at the moment and I thought she was a devoted reader of my blog. This made me worry - not just about my mother, but also that other people may have missed the changeover. [...]

My website is about to retreat behind builders' hoardings while we carry out some exciting redevelopment work. But don't go away! It will still be very much business as usual behind the hoardings, with blogs, photos, and micro-updates galore. Read on to find out more.

The last week has seen two intrepid adventurers forced to abandon their separate bids to cross the Pacific solo. On Wednesday it was announced that Anne Quemere, veteran of two oar-powered Atlantic crossings, had been forced to abandon her kite-boat [...]

As if sharing a listing with the likes of Robin Knox-Johnston, Joshua Slocum, and Ellen Macarthur wasn't [...]