Hello!

I've always loved walking. On a sunny day, there's nothing else I'd rather do than pull on a pair of Salomons and head off into the hills. Unfortunately, the need to earn a living often prevents this, and my ambition to thru-hike a really big walk remains, as yet, unfulfilled.

Recently, I've started to combine business with pleasure by launching a career as a writer of walking guides. I've already completed one book (a series of circular walks on the Gower Peninsula) and I'm close to finishing a second on the Cambrian Way, a long-distance trail between Cardiff and Conwy. Both these guides will hopefully be published by Northern Eye Books next year.

I'm still going to be tied to the day job for some time to come, though, and for the forseeable future most of my walking will continue to take place close to home in Newport, South Wales. This is not all bad. People who know Newport may be surprised at the amount and variety of beautiful countryside that surrounds the city.

In this blog, I hope to share some of my favourite local walks as and when I do them, as well as update interested readers on progress on other projects. My other half already has her own blog, The Walker's Wife, in which she takes a lighthearted look at our walking adventures. While my own blog may not be quite so entertaining, I hope walkers out there will still find it useful.