Tomás S. Ó CeallaighApr 15, 20217 minThe Orient Unexpress: VeniceVenice is every bit as beautiful as I expected, but I chose to try and avoid crowded hotspots as much as possible.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighApr 6, 20218 minAtay Maghrebi: On The Night TrainTaking a trip on the sleeper train from Tangier to Marrakech in Morocco. The best way to travel (and sleep) is by rail it would seem.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighFeb 24, 20212 min'Ness' by Robert Macfarlane and Stanley DonwoodNess is a book by Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood. It is a piece of prose-poetry, illustrated by imagery of decaying military ephemera
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighOct 14, 20207 minThe Orient Unexpress: Milan to MestreArriving after dark for a brief stopover in Milan and being a little unimpressed, not least with my own apathy.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighApr 11, 20207 minThe Orient Unexpress: Marseille to MilanAfter a late night, I head to Plage des Catalans, before jumping on the train from Marseille to Milan, via the coastline.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighJan 18, 20207 minThe Orient Unexpress: MarseilleI needed an idea for a holiday. So I went east from Marseille to Istanbul by train. Here I meet a friend in Marseille, starting my travels.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighJan 2, 20203 min‘Edgelands: Journeys into England’s True Wilderness’ by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons‘Edgelands’ by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts attempts to look into those gaps between the urban landscape and the countryside.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighSep 15, 20196 min#Microadventure: Wild Camping in the Chilterns There comes a time when you actually have to stop talking and actually do something. Take action. Make a move. This was one of them.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighJul 28, 20193 min‘My Midsummer Morning’ by Alastair HumphreysIn theory, the concept is simple: a man reads a book about another man who decided to busk his way across Spain, wants to emulate it and...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighMar 20, 20191 minLoch Ness, ScotlandFollowing a trip to Ireland last February, I decided that maybe it was time that I headed north to Scotland. The maternal side of my...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighMar 5, 20196 minAtay Maghrebi: Climbing the Cascades in Ourika Valley Sometimes, the measure of a good summer is when one day rolls benignly into the other. When you're content with your surroundings and the...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighFeb 5, 20192 min#Microadventure: Swimming in English Channel in JanuaryWild swimming in the English Channel in January is probably at the slightly more absurd end of the Microadventure spectrum.
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighFeb 1, 20195 minAtay Maghrebi: A House Guest in TargaHaving done this trip twice previously, you would think I was used to it; dragging myself to the downstairs lobby of a concrete tower...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighDec 2, 20182 min‘Wild Nights: Camping Britain's Extremes’ by Phoebe SmithIt’s been nearly two years that I’ve been talking about my desire to go wild camping. So far I’ve bored my parents intermittently and...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighOct 26, 20187 minIconic Places: Cliffs of Moher, IrelandOn the train to Galway, I had the suspicion that something was going on. I had been talking about almost every topic under the sun with...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighSep 18, 20181 minSultanahmet Camii, IstanbulAfter recovering from sleep deprivation caused by late night plane transfers and early arrivals, I walked up the winding Alemdar Caddesi...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighSep 6, 20187 minAtay Maghrebi: The Slow Train to TangierMarrakech station is an architecturally magnificent mixture of older Moroccan motifs combined with modern palatial glass windows. It...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighAug 31, 20181 minGalata Kulesi, IstanbulThe day after arriving in Istanbul, on a visit in early April, I had done what I often do when travelling, let my feet discover the city...
Tomás S. Ó CeallaighJun 14, 20182 minGrenfell Tower One Year On: the black and sodium hoursAwake to watercolour-clear morning, broad-brushed by faded amber conflagration seen from the kitchen window. But through the lost, the...