Tennets Travels

Hello again people. I have finally written a guide to London (focusing on how to get the most out of the city... for free!): London.... for free! I also have another London guide currently awaiting approval for publication, so I'll circulate that when it's available online too. In other news - my next long-term travelling trip is on the horizon. I'll be leaving for at least 9 months of Latin America adventuring in May this year. For this trip I have decided to create my own website - www.tennetstravels.com - and will be blogging on there for the duration. Everything is still in the planning and development stages (including the website) but I'll definitely be out of here again by mid-may! Watch this space! More info to come soon.... x... read more

Hello again people. After living in the city for three years as a student, and writing a sightseeing piece for the student paper last year, I've finally got around to writing a proper guide to Manchester - Making the most of Manchester. It's received a very positive response so far, and I'm very pleased with that. But please have a look if you've got a couple of minutes to spare (there's some pretty pictures included and it's not too long... ;) I've actually composed two full Manchester guides - one exploring the city in the daytime, and the other looking at activities 'after dark'. The latter has already been approved for publication as well, I'm just waiting to get permission to use a couple of photographs in the piece. Hopefully that shouldn't take too long and ... read more

Our extended, globetrotting exploits may have reached their conclusion a long time ago, but as many of you may know, James is determined to keep up the travel writing in one way or another. I've pretty much given up on the delusion of making a career out of it - my two weeks working on the travel desk at the Independent was a great experience, but didn't really lead anywhere. However, I still gain a great deal of pleasure from the writing process, so I'm determined to keep it up, even if it's only as a hobby. In order to get a bit more exposure, and feedback from people in the know, I'm going to be publishing most of my stuff from now on, here - www.simonseeks.com. They have higher standards, and there's more rules and ... read more

We know, we know - the last blog was supposedly the last report on our long-finished Far East explorations, and we said that we wouldn't be posting anymore for a while. However, we've made an exception for this entry. Looking back over some of our favourite photos recently (it helps get through the comparably mundane routine of normal, everyday life) we realised that there are a number of rather amusing images taken after our last funny photo blog and therefore not yet shared with the world. So, James has decided to put together another picture blog, celebrating comedic camera work of the highest order. This is the result - scroll down, get clicking, and start sniggering! PS. Just a further heads up - doing this blog has given us the idea of putting together more collections ... read more

Yes, it's us again - this blog is still trundling, relentlessly on. Our trip ended over 4 months ago now, but James is more determined than ever to bring this story to its proper conclusion - even if no-one's reading anymore! The show must go on...... Returning to Labuanbajo, port town on the Western Coast of Flores, Indonesia, we were utterly exhausted after our epic journey to the volcanic lakes at Kelitmutu. Our dilapidated transport spluttered into town just as night was falling, and we splashed out on a hotel room with hot, running water (providing the first proper shower in over a week), before crawling under the sheets for a long, deserved sleep. We were booked on a 2 day boat tour back to Lombok (the island we initially departed from on our mission to ... read more