Martin Hesp
Schnitzel is one of the great dishes to be found in countries like Germany and Austria - simple but delicious - it’s the sort of food you sample at least once while on a visit
Curry-wurst is a great favourite in Germany so we thought we’d give it a try in an ancient town in Lower Saxony
German food is delicious and very filling. Here’s one typical dish - Schweinshaxe is very much for meat eaters only - a large pork knuckle cooked slowly and served with sauerkraut and potatoes
A newspaper column all about trees - and their importance - given the cavalier way some authorities seem to be treating them
We explore another hidden corner - this time on the Cornish coast - a craggy valley full of rocks and legends
A day back in school - Salcombe Distilling Co’s new Rum School, to be exact
The water’s don’t look that deep under the ancient packhorse bridge - but they were a little bit too much for Bob Bell’s Austin Champ when he tried to drive it through the ford at Dunster many years ago
In the second of our series on unknown out-of-the-way places, Martin Hesp recalls a time when he joined climber and artist, the late David ‘Kester’ Webb, an adventure to explore North Devon’s Secret Canyon
In the first of a short series we look at some of the secret corners of the South West - and we do so without naming them! We begin somewhere in central Exmoor…
Bob Bell continues his beautifully written peon of praise for the Austin Champ - a vehicle which led him towards a life-long love of the original Jeep
Midwinter is a wonderful time for the cold-water seafood caught off the coast of South West England
When a man has had a life-long love of a particular vehicle, there will come a time when he needs to reminisce as to what it’s all about. This is what my friend Bob Bell has done in this fascinating and entertaining article about the beginning of his love affair with Jeeps.
Doing a bit of research on local food and drink can help you save money and also help bolster the local economy
Here is a hidden and rather secret location on Exmoor - a few will know it, many will not - but I absolutely loved visiting one sunlit day this week and am now considering writing a whole series of articles about such locations, BUT without giving the names or exact whereabouts aways. Is it a good idea? Let me know in the comments section if you have a view. Thanks…
English journalist looks back on over 20 years of walks writing
The Deer Park: A Modern Fairytale has been made to an audiobook to join the paperback and ebook versions of the story