WRITER
As well as my comprehensive blogs, I’ve also written several books, screenplays and dozens of articles about travel, filmmaking, music, life, the universe and everything.
BOOKS
I am the author of The Odyssey Expedition trilogy, the first part of which, Man of the World, was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Books of the Year for 2018.
MAN OF THE WORLD
THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION: BOOK ONE
The Odyssey Expedition is the story of the first journey to every single country in the world without flying, a feat of such epic cunning, derring-do and dumb luck that it has become the stuff of legend. MAN OF THE WORLD covers the first year of my travels, up through the Americas, to every country in Europe, all the way down and all the way back up the great continent of Africa. MAN OF THE WORLD is available as a signed paperback, ebook and audiobook.
TOP OF THE WORLD
THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION: BOOK TWO
TOP OF THE WORLD picks up the action from where Man of the World left off, at the timeless and ancient pyramids of Giza. I want to carry on the journey, my girlfriend wants me to call it a day. I make her a promise that I’d be in Australia by Christmas. Only Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, fifty other countries and the Himalayas stood in my way.
END OF THE WORLD
THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION: BOOK THREE
I thought that after 2 years and 184 countries, finishing off the “final few” would be easy. It was not. Island nations thousands of miles from anywhere, pirate infested waters and a series of personal tragedies turned the final two years of The Odyssey Expedition into both a psychical and emotional roller-coaster. Will I make it back home to the UK before the End of the World? You’ll have to read the book to find out.
ARTICLES
I have written dozens of professional articles over the years, covering topics such as travel, film, music and politics.
Here is a small selection of my work.
How I visited every country in the world - without a single flight
I would be travelling alone, on a shoestring budget and with no professional support: no camera crew following in 4x4s. It was me against the world.
How Star Wars conquered cinema with help from The Hidden Fortress
Akira Kurosawa’s classic was a key influence on George Lucas’s evergreen sci-fi. Graham Hughes explores the parallels between them.
Easily Overlooked Countries to See on Your Next Big Vacation
You might not ever consider going to these places. But they're enchanting -- and are worth checking out!
The Hardest Countries to Visit
These forbidding places put out the un-welcome mat. They prefer that you stay home.
A World-Record Traveler Shares His Top Money-Saving Secrets
He's been to every country -- and did it as cheaply as possible.
Serious Road Trips: The Most Epic Drives on Earth
Don't just hit the road. Get behind the wheel and go on the adventure of a lifetime.
10 Cheap-ish Trips Abroad to Squeeze in Before the Holidays
Get out there while there are deals to be had and before much of the world turns cold.
Avoid These Worst Tourist Scams, Says World Record Traveler
A man who's in the Guinness book for visiting every country says watch out for these common travel rip-offs.
Incredible Autumn Festivals From Around the World
You can fall into fun and amazement all across the globe.
The Cheapest Places to Travel
You'll be amazed how far your vacation money goes in these places.
Cheap Alternatives When You Can't Afford an Iconic Vacation
Instead of having one of those classic travel experiences, go slightly off the beaten path -- and save.
10 Places to See Beautiful Blooms, Besides Washington, DC
The capital's cherry blossoms are legendary, but spring is spectacular in other places, too.
The Worst Travel Rip-Offs — and How to Steer Clear of Them
Don't fall into these spending traps on your next trip.
Insanely Cool Vacations If You Love Pop Culture
You already know these places from movies, TV and music. Now, get out there and experience them for real!
World Record Traveler Reveals His 10 New Year's Resolutions
A man who has literally been everywhere says make 2019 your year to get out there!
SCREENPLAYS
It should come as no surprise that I have a somewhat fertile imagination!
Here are some of the feature-length screenplays I’ve created.
THE AMAZON
FEATURE-LENGTH SCREENPLAY
THE AMAZON tells the incredible story of Isabela Godin — a landed lady from Riobamba in what’s now Ecuador — who in 1769 set off with an entourage of over 40 people on a quest into the dark heart of the Amazon Rainforest to find the husband she had not seen nor heard from for over 20 years.
BLOODY BONES
FEATURE-LENGTH SCREENPLAY
It is 1988. 11 year-old Jack Stone, an orphan from Liverpool, must team up with his friends to enter the labyrinthine underworld that exists beneath the city streets and face his greatest fear in order to retrieve not only his brother’s lost soul, but the soul of the city itself.
INDIANA JONES AND THE HEART OF DARKNESS
FEATURE-LENGTH SCREENPLAY
(While I was in jail in Congo, I had a lot of time to think about what would make the perfect Indiana Jones movie. It would have to feature biblical relics and Nazis, that’s a given, but also voodoo, zombies and the threat of nuclear apocalypse? Hell yeah.)
Dragged out of retirement by a mysterious Israeli assassin, Dr Henry Jones Jr embarks on an electrifying quest which takes him to Jerusalem, Leningrad, Berlin and Timbuktu in order to thwart the apocalyptic schemes of a Nazi death cult that threatens to use the power of the Occult to set in motion an unstoppable chain of events that will lead to all-out nuclear war.
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