Category My Forthcoming Book

My Books – Discount Promotion
To mark the imminent release of my crime fiction book, ‘Drip by Drip’, those nice people at Amazon are running a promotion on my two existing ebooks on the Hornbill Publishing label from today and for the next 7 days. Wilbur’s Travels Part One – Travelling By Train Across The Balkans, is discounted to £1.99/$1.99 […]

Sunday Photo – My Forthcoming 3rd Book
Cambodian Drama I am currently going through the editing process of my latest book, which will be released on Amazon soon. The ebook cover is ready and is this weeks’ Sunday Photo. It is my first foray into fiction writing and it follows an average English couple who unwittingly get mixed up in a terrifying […]

Hornbill Publishing – My New Website
To coincide with the imminent release of my third book, a fictional novel entitled ‘Drip by Drip’, I am absolutely delighted to launch my new publishing website – http://www.hornbillpublishing.co.uk. The label will initially feature my own works only, the number of which I am actively aiming to increase. In time I hope to be able […]

Minsk Circus
In 2012 I travelled to Minsk by train from Kaliningrad and amongst the fabulous things to do in the Belarus capital was a visit to the circus. The performance was great, but just as memorable was the purpose built venue and the fabulous statues that adorned its outside. Take a look…. You can read more […]

Mostar
I visited Mostar during a trip to the former Yugoslavia in October 2007. What a wonderful place, which has bounced back from a troubled past to become a thriving compact city once more. This is typified by its famous bridge over the River Neretva, which was completely destroyed in the ’90s conflict but has been built back […]

BLACK & WHITE 5 DAY CHALLENGE: DAY 5
Thank you once more to Gypsy Woman for nominating me for the Black & White Challenge. It has been fun and got me looking back through some of my photos and stirring some great memories. I started with boats so I thought it apt to finish with them too. I am actually cheating somewhat as I will […]

Kaliningrad
This is a picture taken of the Pregolya River in Kaliningrad, whilst stood outside my hotel. You can see in the distance the vessels that make up the maritime museum, which I visited. The vessel in the middle is a Foxtrot class submarine. I clambered aboard and with just a few tourists it felt cramped, so […]

Rural Moldova
I visited Moldova, Europe’s poorest country in monetary terms, in 2011. It was a brilliant experience and my favourite part was getting into the countryside to see farming carried out the old traditional way. Here are a few pictures – you will be able to read more about the journey in my forthcoming book.

Flagging In Eastern Europe
These are some of my favourite flags that I have taken during my European travels. Do you recognise them? A clue – they are all from countries that will be featured in my forthcoming book.

Travels In Eastern Europe
Exciting news! I made the deal to publish my new book last night so should be on for the spring. It will be an approximately 300 page paperback and an e-book. Now time to crack on with final editing, cover design, picture selection etc. I will keep the website posted with progress and also post […]