TOM NAPPERFRGS

I finally made it out there as an Expedition Artist! Except I can't tell you anything about it. This is a journal of my post-expedition recovery journey. It's been a bumpy ride but through hobbies past and present I've reconnected with nature and started to find joy again. Who doesn't love a bit of fossil hunting!

I guess at this point I shouldn't be too surprised when I find myself in completely ridiculous situations that are completely beyond my...

It's been a long time since I've been to a festival. In my late twenties, I had a short sharp stint of a few years prancing around...

Sometimes when you're travelling, the closest thing you have to home comforts is just being in the same place twice. I was tempted to...

I woke up miserable. Being scammed the day before had really done a number on me and my trust in people had been shaken. The streets I'd...

Day 21 was not a great day for my travel confidence. In fact it was a very very bad one. I'd just said goodbye to the remaining people...

I woke up to a really mixed bag of emotions. I was tired and my head was busy with the failed Base Camp trek, past relationships and...

Arrrrrrgghhhhhhhhh, I'M BACK IN NEW ZEALAND!! The Remarkables from Kelvin Peninsula - Prints Available After seven months of bimbling...

Back from Chitwan it was time to start exploring Kathmandu. Which, for the record, as someone who is nervous of solo travel, is...

Five days in and I'd been helicoptered off the Everest Base Camp trek, diagnosed with HACE. In all honesty, as life threatening...

Last year I was an extremely lucky chap and won a trek to Everest Base Camp with 360 Expeditions. I'll never forget the moment. I went in...

Waiting for my New Zealand tourist visa to reset, I've been dabbling with nomadic living in the UK. It's been a rather weird Summer full...

Straight off the back of walking the Speyside Way I only had one day left in Scotland and ever since I'd arrived I'd seen a really big...

A three day loop hike via Roberts Ridge to Angelus Hut. Sunset Saddle and Angelus Peak. Then down to Hopeless Hut. Drama ensued. As usual!

Freshwater Hut to Mason Bay Hut - 3-4 Hours - 15.5km My New Zealand visa was running out for the fourth time so I needed to get the hell...

Day 1 - Dart Valley to Scott Basin Another weekend. Another Otago outdoor epic! This time I hopped in the car with Tamasin Christina...

Day 1 - Copland Track to Welcome Flat Hut With the visa deadline looming (for the fourth time) I joined a "girls hike" up the Copland...

Eighteen months into my five week holiday and I found myself having a second birthday in New Zealand. The first one was pretty epic, with...

Day 1 - Te Anau to Luxmore Hut Kepler Track Ridge Prints Available The Kepler Track is one of @docgovtnz's Great Walks. A 60km loop from...

Queenstown from Wye Creek - Prints available Queenstown is a tricky for someone who travels by bike because although there is 160km of...