<p class="">On hot day when hordes of Brits are racing off to the seaside - even during the pandemic - Martin Hesp recalls the time he spent on a very hot and fragrant coast indeed…</p>

<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp goes for a bit of escapism and remembers a truly magical rock music festival he attended in the rainforests of Borneo </p>

<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary article Martin Hesp tells how a trip to a bat cave in a jungle almost cost him his life</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp remembers a trip he made to the remarkable Town Tree Farm private nature reserve exactly one year ago</p>

<p class="">If the world does come to an end for we humans, then bracken will win the day, say Martin Hesp in his latest blog</p>

<p class="">In his 46th consecutive lockdown diary Martin Hesp begins to dream of the many hot deserts he’s visited down the years. </p>

<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp recalls living at a local manor house for a decade-and-a-half</p>

<p class="">In Switzerland with the Sherlockians - Martin Hesp joined the very special visit that members opf the Sherlock Holmes Society of London arrange once every seven years</p>

<p class="">In this Lockdown Diary Martin explores the island of Flat Holm</p>

<p class="">In this Lockdown Diary Martin recalls a visit to the island of Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel</p>

<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin considers the loneliness of the old lighthouse keepers and we feature a podcast interview with one of the men who used to serve on some of the loneliest lights of them all…</p>

<p class="">A stay at the fabulous Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain resorts in St Lucia</p>

<p class="">Quick tour around the Malaysian isle of Langkawi</p>

<p class="">A journey through the souks of Tunisia</p>

<p class="">A stay at the Thurlestone Hotel in the South Hams, on the Devon coast</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Annual trip to the remote island of Lundy with Dan The Fishman</p>

<p class="">Staying at the new Ruby Lucy Hotel in London’s South Bank area</p>

<p class="">The big winter storms of the English West Country</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A walking tour of the mountainous north of Gran Canaria</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A quick tour around Ciutadella in Menorca</p>