The Frustrations of Self-Publishing

Hello all. Today, please forgive me, I am going to be quite self indulgent. I will do my best to keep away from 'Oh woe's me!' and the like, but I can't make any firm promises. So this self-publishing ebook lark. I started back in 2011 with no real idea what I was doing. I …

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A Traveler’s Guide to Toilets in India

Howdy all. I wasn't going to blog today, I was thinking it was a good day to rest from blogging. But I was working on 'Short Journeys: India' and decided to write a small section in it about toilets, and well, I thought it was interesting and a little amusing, so I thought I would …

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The Self-publishing continues from home – Short Journeys: Japan

Whew! Well folks, I have finally managed to epublish Short Journeys: Japan. It's been a lot of work and it felt like I would never get the thing finished, to be honest, but finished it is and finally ready to buy on Amazon, Payhip and Lulu, all at the same time! Which is a first …

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Central Asian tips and photos

So I know I peddle this and that, and recently I have been peddling Central Asia, in particular Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, today I am not stopping! (LOL) I wanted to talk about the place as a region. If you take the Lonely Planet Guide to Central Asia, it considers the region to be six …

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My World – Finding me! (Oh) :D

Sorry for the very lame joke as the subject!  Today's post is something of an attempt to list all the ways to find me on the interweb.   Well I stand with two days of teaching left in Japan, but still over two months before I head back home. It means more feverish work on …

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T’riffic Tashkent

Hi all a short extract from my latest ebook - Short Journeys: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. I have been talking lately a bit about Kyrgyzstan, so here is a bit of information straight from the book about Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. The book is available now for Kindle, and is only $1.39. Please support independent epublishing! Short …

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Introducing Short Journeys: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Central Asia. It's bloody brilliant. Seriously. In 2011 I visited Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, all brilliant places. My only regret is that I didn't work in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Oh and I should have spent longer in all three countries. For travelling, they were simply brilliant. As a backpacker, kind of perfect. The transport is …

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Confessions of an Ebook Writer

I’ve been wanting to write about my experiences publishing online for a long while now, but have been looking for the right moment to sit down and bash out a page or two on the ol’ keyboard. I thought it might be interesting for those who know me, or those looking to have a go …

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