Mark Bibby Jackson

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Mark Bibby Jackson

Before setting up Travel Begins at 40, Mark was the publisher of AsiaLIFE Cambodia and a freelance travel writer. When he is not packing and unpacking his travelling bag, Mark writes novels, including To Cook A Spider and Peppered Justice. He loves walking, eating, tasting beer, isolation and arthouse movies, as well as talking to strangers on planes, buses and trains whenever possible. Most at home when not at home.
7 Luxury Christmas Hotel Breaks in England

7 Luxury Christmas Hotel Breaks in England

With the UK leaving lockdown, why not consider treating yourself to one of the many luxury Christmas hotel breaks on offer in England, or say good riddance to 2020? For…

Local Travel in Aldeburgh Suffolk and Orford

Local Travel in Aldeburgh Suffolk and Orford

Mark Bibby Jackson returns to the East of England for a UK Staycation, visiting the seaside resort of Aldeburgh Suffolk and nearby Orford for a local experience. It seems somehow…

North Pole Marathon: Running on Water

North Pole Marathon: Running on Water

For many people the ultimate sporting challenge is to run a marathon, a fearless few decide to tackle an ironman, but for Seth Wise none of these was quite enough…

Three Best Isle of Wight Walks – and Pubs

Three Best Isle of Wight Walks – and Pubs

A frequent visitor to the island off the south coast of England, Mark Bibby Jackson shares his favourite Isle of Wight walks. Ever since a child I have been a…

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2020

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2020

The book Landscape Photographer of the Year contains full colour photos of the winning and commended entries for the 2020 competition. Mark Bibby Jackson takes a browse. “Has there ever…

Trekking the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

Trekking the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

Mark Bibby Jackson travels to the Swiss canton of Valais to walk along the Aletsch Glacier, only to encounter a million-dollar view, a dish of cholera and cowbells that drove…

Sustainable Hastings Fish and Ships

Sustainable Hastings Fish and Ships

Hastings has the biggest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe, and its iconic Net Shops. Travel Begins at 40 chats with Stella Landau, Fish Festivals Organiser, about the sustainable Hastings Fish…

European Health Insurance Card after Brexit

European Health Insurance Card after Brexit

The current impasse in negotiations between the EU and UK over the terms of the latter’s exit from the former raises the increased likelihood of a No-Deal resolution to Brexit…

A 1066 Country Walk – Winchelsea to Hastings

A 1066 Country Walk – Winchelsea to Hastings

Mark Bibby Jackson goes on a 1066 Country Walk from Winchelsea to Hastings to discover it is anything other than a stroll in a country park. Perhaps it epitomises the…

Crathorne Hall Hotel: an Edwardian Delight

Crathorne Hall Hotel: an Edwardian Delight

Mark Bibby Jackson ventures to Yorkshire to stay at Crathorne Hall hotel, an Edwardian stately home, with incredible views and a rich history, ideal for a UK staycation. Checking into…

Isabella Garofanelli: Luxury Travel on the Go

Isabella Garofanelli: Luxury Travel on the Go

Travel Begins at 40 chats with Isabella Garofanelli who gave up a corporate job with a blue-chip multinational media company to travel the world full-time. The founder and CEO of…

1066 Country and All That

1066 Country and All That

The area around Hastings might be called 1066 Country, but as Mark Bibby Jackson discovers there is more to pique your historic interest than the Battle of Hastings and all…

Major Sporting Events To See At Least Once

Major Sporting Events To See At Least Once

Attendance at sporting events might be on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but when fans are allowed back in the stadium, perhaps you should set your sights high on…

Serene Silence on a Cornwall Holiday

Serene Silence on a Cornwall Holiday

Now that the UK is reopening to tourism staycations are very much in vogue. Shortly prior to the lockdown, Mark Bibby Jackson took a Cornwall holiday that was destined to…

Things to Do in Bury St Edmunds in a Nutshell

Things to Do in Bury St Edmunds in a Nutshell

Before the Coronavirus pandemic gripped the UK, Mark Bibby Jackson took the short trip to Suffolk to discover a plethora of things to do in Bury St Edmunds, from drinking…

Future of Myanmar Travel Post-COVID19 Podcast

Future of Myanmar Travel Post-COVID19 Podcast

Welcome to the third Travel Begins at 40 podcast. In it we will discuss the future of Myanmar Travel post-COVID19. I’m Mark Bibby Jackson, one of the founders of the…

Up Close with Alan Heywood Ffestiniog Travel

Up Close with Alan Heywood Ffestiniog Travel

To say that Ffestiniog Travel Director Alan Heywood is a veteran of the rail travel industry would be something of an understatement. Alan’s rail industry experience stretches all the way…

Cambodia Travel Tales Past and Future Podcast

Cambodia Travel Tales Past and Future Podcast

Welcome to the second Travel Begins at 40 Podcast – Cambodia Travel Tales Past and Future. Following the success of our first podcast on Cambodia and the Coronavirus we have…

Cambodia and the Coronavirus Podcast

Cambodia and the Coronavirus Podcast

Welcome to the first ever Travel Begins at 40 podcast – Cambodia and the Coronavirus. I’m Mark Bibby Jackson, one of the founders of the website as well as a…

Viktor Wynd: Gone with the Wynd

Viktor Wynd: Gone with the Wynd

Viktor Wynd, proprietor of The Last Tuesday cocktail bar, Museum of Curiosities in East London and eccentric travel agency, Gone With The Wynd, chats with Travel Begins at 40 about his new…

Coronavirus and Travel: the End and the Future

Coronavirus and Travel: the End and the Future

The world of travel has changed perhaps for ever. There can be no doubting the impact that the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has had on tourism. Many of the people who…