I am a hermit in Lappland, a tinker by origin from the Orkney Isles, with simple messages: a view from a peak must be earned by a climb, a night in the desert gives the best sleep, and stories are found deep in forests.

Just contact me with a smile. For me, hospitality is sacrosanct – high up on a mountainside when the winds gather, or in the desert when the mirage is no longer real, and especially just after dawn among pine needles, sheltered by mighty branches.

And those who shared their bread with me shared more. What I share in writing is always a tale from one of the four corners of the world, a street corner, souk, ship or café. Then the scenes come with me on walks in my forest far in Lappland; there the story forms among trees in storms and soft breeze.

I travel because I write: if you want to climb a mountain, you must start at the top. Visit me on my website or blogs below - let me entertain you!