Focus On Imaging Show

Backchat column - Focus on Imaging Show 2011
Backchat column – Focus on Imaging Show 2011

Amateur Photographer magazine:

Thousands of photographers descend upon the largest photographic show in Europe, every year. You’d think they’d know what to do by now, wouldn’t you?

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Lovely Day For ‘It’

Lovely Day For It by Simon Whaley
Lovely Day For It by Simon Whaley

Cumbria magazine:

Who says fellwalking’s not a competitive sport? Not Simon Whaley, that’s for sure …

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The Long, Long Mynd Hike

The Long Long Mynd Hike by Simon Whaley
The Long Long Mynd Hike by Simon Whaley

Trek and Mountain magazine:

A challenging UK 24-hour hillwalk doesn’t have to be based in a national park. Simon Whaley discovers one such event, less than 50 miles from Birmingham City Centre.

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The Miracle on the Mynd

Miracle on the Mynd by Simon Whaley
Miracle on the Mynd by Simon Whaley

BBC Countryfile magazine

The astonishing survival, despite the fury of the elements, of one very determined Reverend …

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Highland Ways

Highland Ways by Simon Whaley
Highland Ways by Simon Whaley

Outdoor Pursuits magazine

Simon Whaley takes a wander along one of Scotland’s popular walking routes and steps back in time to explore how it came into existence.

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Hay Fever

Hay Fever was published in Holiday Cottages magazine
Hay Fever was published in Holiday Cottages magazine

Holiday Cottages magazine

Online book buying is booming, but for many the magic of browsing packed and dusty shelves endures … and nowhere more so than the small Welsh town that’s Britain’s second-hand book capital.

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National Treasures

An opening double-page spread in Country & Border Life magazine
An opening double-page spread in Country & Border Life magazine

Country & Border Life

In the year Wales’ national parks celebrate their 50th birthday, Simon Whaley walks through history and discovers that the idea behind these gems is much older …

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Thank you 232,078 times.

Amazingly, my latest royalty statements show that since it was published, One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train Its Human has now sold over 232,000 copies. My thanks go …

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Love on the Rocks

Love on the Rocks was published in Country & Border Life
Love on the Rocks was published in Country & Border Life

Slow Journey County: Anglesey

Slow Journey Destination: Llanddwyn Island, Newborough

Slow Journey Distance Travelled: 3 ½ miles

The love of lore may have been unrequited here in the past, but on Anglesey’s Llanddwyn Island the passion many visitors now have for this ancient land is boundless. We meet one such visitor who was so smitten, he decided to stay …

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Well I’ll Be Fogbow-led Over!

Well, I'll Be Fogbow-led Over was published in Cumbria magazine
Well, I’ll Be Fogbow-led Over was published in Cumbria magazine

Cumbria:

A new weather condition requires a new word for the day …

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