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 readingDiscovering a side of Sri Lanka most visitors don’t get to experience
Discovering a side of sri lanka most visitors don’t get to explore
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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Pekoe Trek Highlights – October 2025
Trekking Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trails, fundraising and volunteering
Trekking Sri Lanka: More Than a Travel Guide
Sept 2025 – Upcoming events for your diary and a Free new chapter
Upcoming events and Free chapter
Continue readingFREE Chapter: Climbing Butterfly Mountain
FREE Easter read: a gift for explorers, curious minds and lovers of Sri Lanka . . . Click the link below for Chapter 4 – Climbing Butterfly Mountain from my book ‘Trekking Sri Lanka: More …
Continue readingMore exciting book events and what’s on the horizon!
Upcoming book launch dates 2025
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 readingFREE CHAPTER of Trekking Sri Lanka: More Than a Travel Guide
Free book chapter – trekking across sri lanka: the sinharaja rainforest
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 readingNew book coming . . .
I haven’t written a blog since mid-April, just after I returned from completing my trek across Sri Lanka. It’s been a busy time since then. Firstly, I’m thrilled to announce that I reached my £30,000 …
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 12 – Visit to WDC, the shop Sthree and Krystyna’s wonderful weaving
Women’s Development Centre (WDC) Women’s development censtaff were waiting for us when we arrived first thing in the morning to discuss the programmes they are working on and which we are supporting. Suzana and Gill …
Continue readingDay 10 – a magnificent breakfast visitor, the tranquil spice garden and meeting up with Suzana
During breakfast this morning a very large Elephant sauntered past just a few meters away which created a bit of stir amongst the hotel guests. Gill managed to catch him on video. On our way from Habarana …
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. …
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