Journal

Travels, adventures and events

Last talks of the year · November 2023 EdinburghJS Maps and Testing
Restarting our meetup and community · November 2023 GlasgowJS Relaunch
Four days walking with Aileen · August 2023 Settle Dales Loop
Turning 40 · April 2023 Cromwell
Road trip on the East of South Island · April 2023 Welly, Kaikoura, Christchurch, Tekapo
Starting our adventure · April 2023 Sydney
Welcome to the world · November 2022 Hello Jack
From sea to sea, coast to coast · September 2022 C2C Whitehaven to Tynemouth
Netherlands city break · August 2022 Amsterdam-Haarlem
A week in the south of France · June 2022 Blauzac
Three years in the making · May 2022 Edinbugh Marathon 2022
An intro to trail skills in the Pentlands · March 2022 Trail Running Scotland Skills
Reviving the Edinburgh JavaScript meetup · March 2022 EdinburghJS Revival
Two days in the Lake District · December 2021 Eskdale
Walking near Peebles, Scotland · October 2021 River Tweed Path
A few days on a Scottish Island · July 2021 The Isle of Skye
Overnight cycle trip to Peebles from Edinburgh · June 2021 Cycle camping Peebles from Edinburgh
Gravel biking near Edinburgh · March 2021 Cycling the Pentlands to South Queensferry
A weekend break near Dunbar, Whitesands, and Pease Bay · September 2020 Cycling near Dunbar, East Lothian
Ben A'an, Bracklinn Falls and Ben Ledi · July 2020 Weekend Hiking near Callander
Five day tramp in Buller, New Zealand · December 2019 The Old Ghost Road
New Zealands's Newest Great Walk · December 2019 Paparoa Track
A Great Walk around a great lake · November 2019 Lake Waikaremoana Track
Sunshine and rain at the north of the south · November 2019 Golden Bay
Bird photos in Wellington · November 2019 Zealandia, 2019
Running on a Scottish Island · August 2019 Coll Half Marathon
📸 Photos from a cycle and a walk · July 2019 Harrogate and Hexham
Short race in the Stewartry, followed by Hiroshige Exhibition · May 2019 Kirkcudbright 10km 2019
London running and a wee bit of Van Gogh · May 2019 Hackney Half Marathon 2019
Walking to Ryvoan Bothie and the Green Lochan · March 2019 Aviemore
An Edinburgh hack to generate ideas for future health · February 2019 Product Forge Digital Health Hackathon
Blogged: How to prepare for a holiday as a freelancer, on Rookie Oven
A showcase of technology-led innovation in the public sector · February 2019 Attending CivTech Demo Day 3.0
Fire Starter Festival: Working in the Open
Birds at Zealandia and Warriors at Te Papa · December 2018 Wellington for Christmas
Seals and birds, a short drive north of Kaikoura · December 2018 Kaikoura Seal Colony, New Zealand
From Golden Bay to the rugged West Coast, four days of tramping and a wild Takahē encounter in New Zealand · December 2018 Walking the Heaphy Track (again!)
A sunrise run on New Zealand's West Coast · December 2018 Running around Lake Matheson
From the shores of Lake Te Anau, a three day walk over mountains, through forests and into caves · December 2018 Tramping on the Kepler Track
Glacial valleys, blue-green rivers, waterfalls, high passes, wildlife and mountain sun · December 2018 Milford Track, Fiordland, New Zealand
November 2018 Mount Cook, New Zealand
A week long tour of the Blue Mountains area, as a restful Australian stopover · November 2018 Sydney & The Blue Mountains, Australia
October 2018 Prague, revisited
Blogged: How to Switch Off, on Rookie Oven
A weekend in Spain for Mark and Julia's Wedding · July 2018 Salamanca and Madrid
A long weekend in the Netherlands to celebrate Aaron and Julia's Wedding · July 2018 Leiden and Amsterdam
June 2018 Cambo Estate for Chris and Claire's Wedding
Printing photos forces you to review how you've spent your time, and prompts your memories · June 2018 Why I print photos every month
May 2018 Prague
First ever Parkrun · May 2018 Harrogate, Brimham Rocks
Hot, hot, hot · April 2018 London Marathon 2018
December 2017 Rakiura Track, New Zealand
December 2017 Milford and Doubtful Sounds, New Zealand
December 2017 Routeburn Track, New Zealand
December 2017 Heaphy Track, New Zealand
November 2017 The Red Center, Australia
November 2017 Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand
November 2017 Abel Tasman Coastal Track, New Zealand
May 2017 Snowdonia — Beddgelert and Snowdon
April 2017 Cumbria Way
March 2017 Whistler
February 2017 The Data Lab Challenge Competition
October 2016 Glentrool, Galloway Forest Park
August 2016 Cairnsmore of Fleet
August 2016 Shelter Scotland Product Forge Hackathon
June 2016 Amsterdam
Two days in the North of England · April 2016 Walking the Dales to Lakes
Travel · January 2016 Madrid
Thought for the day: feelings are like water
Thought for the day: John Adams
The quantified lives of others
April 2013 West Highland Way