Preparation behind my trek across Sri Lanka and around the Pekoe Trail
Continue readingPrep Behind the Adventure – 8 Weeks to Go
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Past Pekoe Trail Stages and Local Heroes
Past Pekoe Trail Stages and Local Heroes I’ve met along the way
Continue readingFacing The Fears
Facing the Fears – Why this Sri Lanka Trek feels bigger than ever
Continue readingA Wander on the Wild Side
sinharaja rainforest – a wander on the wild side
Continue readingHow to Trek around Sri Lanka Responsibly: A Trekker’s Guide to Giving Back (2026)
Trekking in Sri Lanka is easy to fall in love with. I certainly have. The landscapes are beautiful, the people are extremely welcoming and the experiences we have can feel deeply personal, but there’s something …
Continue readingTop Alternatives to Adam’s Peak: Hidden Trails and Epic Views (2026 Guide)
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Sept 2025 – Upcoming events for your diary and a Free new chapter
Upcoming events and Free chapter
Continue readingUnforgettable Adventures: Highlights from My Sri Lanka Trip (Feb 2025)
WELL I’M back home, sprained ankle on the mend with the aid of rest and some physiotherapy. I didn’t complete walking all of the Pekoe Trail this time. I had to finish a couple of …
Continue readingHelp me blaze the Pekoe Trail: Support my Fundraiser journey
Trekking the Pekoe Trail, Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands to raise £10,000 for grassroots projects
Continue readingIt’s launching – Trekking Sri Lanka: More Than a Travel Guide
Book launch for Trekking Sri Lanka: More than a Travel Guide – about a 1,000km trek across Sri Lanka in three stages with each chapter focussing on a different off-the-beaten-track unique experience
Continue readingPlanning your trek? Check out my route and sum up
From Galle on the south coast to Point Pedro at the northernmost tip on the Jaffna peninsula My route trekking across Sri Lanka Above is my route that I’ve just highlighted in thick green ink …
Continue readingSri Lanka Trekking Guide: What to expect on Stage 2 of the Pekoe Trail
Yesterday’s Lesson trekking the Pekoe Trail Lesson learnt from yesterday – set off as early as possible, and than even earlier, and be walking the trails by sunrise – we were out by 05.45 and heading by …
Continue readingDay 13 & 14 Hanthana arrival and trekking Stage 1 of the Pekoe Trail
We left our Kandy guest house for Hanthana, a remote tea picking area an hour’s drive from Kandy where we’re now staying for 3 nights. Uduwela is the local village about a 20 minute walk …
Continue readingBlog 9 – Sigiriya summit by sunrise and Suzana’s volunteering
Alarm set for 4am today so we could climb Sigiriya Rock in time for the 6.05 sunrise. I wrote a blog last year with a brief history of Sigiriya when doing this with Kiran so I …
Continue readingBlog 8 – From Nilaveli to Habarana
First non big walking day today, but we managed to saunter a few kilometres around Kantalle tank, stopping at a roadside food seller for the unique to this region buffalo curd (fresher, richer, thicker and tastier …
Continue readingDay 7 – To Trincomolee via Kokkalai lagoon and sanctuary
Fundraising and trek update The best news today is that I’ve now completed my planned trek across Sri Lanka, achieved over three trips since Easter 2022. I’ve raised over £27,000 so far, with the support …
Continue readingDay 6 – a scuttling cockroach and the places we couldn’t find
We spent ages today trying to find the Puthukkdiyiruppa War Museum and when we eventually did we were told that only locals can go and that they need to obtain special permission to do so. …
Continue readingBlog 4 – Elephant Pass
We learnt only this morning that the place we’ve been staying for the past three nights, Fox Resort Jaffna, was used as the headquarters for the (LTTE) Tamil Tigers’ Commander during the Sri Lankan Civil …
Continue readingDay 3 – Kayts Island
Kayts, Leiden or Velanai depending on whether you’re British, Dutch or Tamil, is one of the islands off Jaffna’s mainland that you get to by driving or cycling over a 21km causeway, or in our …
Continue readingAugust 2023 update
The 10th anniversary of the passing of Pearl Stephen The 31st July this year was the anniversary of the death of Pearl Stephen who was my inspiration for returning to Sri Lanka to volunteer following …
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