Monthly Archives: August 2011
Swimming in Slovenia with Martin Strel
I wrote about a trip with Strel Swimming Adventures for Guardian Travel. Text is below: “You are going to meet Martin Strel?” a woman says to me in Ljubljana. “You know who he is?” I ask. “Yes, of course. He is famous in Slovenia … But a lot of people here think he is a […]
How do you pronounce ‘lido’?
H2Open magazine, July 2011 If you’ve never been quite sure how to pronounce the word ‘lido’, or even exactly what it means, rest assured that you are not the first to have this problem. In fact, these are – even now, almost 100 years after the name was first used on British soil – contentious […]
Ancient Wisdom – Why Study Classics?
Club UK magzine, July 2011 I don’t like Cicero,’ says Rachel Cunliffe, a second-year undergraduate reading Classics at Cambridge University. ‘I think he was an arrogant so and so who thought he was far more important than he actually was. But I recommend that every modern politician who wants to give inspiring speeches should study […]
Take the Plunge – Wild Swimming in Cornwall
First published in Cornwall Life magazine, July 2011 As I walk through a persistent drizzle past the masts of the tall ships moored in Charlestown harbour, near St Austell, I pass a group of triathletes making their way up the hill. The wind has stirred up quite a swell, forcing them to abandon their sea-swimming […]
