From the dusty foothills of the Andes am the Flat Footed Adventure: an explorer, adventurer and aspiring writer from London, England and now living in Western Australia. My aim is to share his stories to inform, entertain and, hopefully, inspire others to explore the world — while also ex

Photos: Hike to the Lost City of the Incas

PERU | Thursday, 21 May 2015 | Flickr Photo Gallery

This is how it starts: with a trek across the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
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Standing at the Sun Gate

PERU | Thursday, 21 May 2015 | Views [452] | Scholarship Entry

In hindsight, falling down the stairs just days before I was to leave for Peru was not my finest hour. But the strange thing is, after 5 days hiking on bruised and blistered feet, when I stood at Inti Punku and looked down on the "lost" city of Machu ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Feeling the Fear in the Arctic Tundra

NORWAY | Friday, 2 Mar 2012 | Views [295]

Feel the fear, but do it anyway. This is about how I felt “the fear” but said screw it, and spent 5 days in the Arctic wilderness of Norway, driving a pack of huskies across the tundra. It’s an often-repeated mantra, but it has become ... Read more >

Tags: arctic, arctic circle, dog sledding, norway, tundra