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. Mark is a member and director of communications of the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW).
FREA : Zero Waste Vegan Restaurant in Berlin

FREA : Zero Waste Vegan Restaurant in Berlin

On his recent trip to the German capital Mark Bibby Jackson visits FREA, a vegan restaurant in Berlin that has taken cuisine to the next level becoming a zero waste…

Spreefeld: Sustainable Walking Tour in Berlin

Spreefeld: Sustainable Walking Tour in Berlin

Mark Bibby Jackson returns to the German capital to go on a walking tour in Berlin through Spreefeld, Spreeacker and Teepee Land. We are standing in the remains of the…

Ahead Vegan Hotel in Brandenburg

Ahead Vegan Hotel in Brandenburg

On his recent trip to Brandenburg Germany, Mark Bibby Jackson stays at Ahead Burghotel, a vegan hotel that is certainly ahead of its time. As a pescatarian my main problem…

The Writer’s Journey Review

The Writer’s Journey Review

Mark Bibby Jackson reviews The Writer’s Journey, In the Footsteps of the Literary Greats, a new book by Travis Elbrough published by White Lion Publishing. I find that when it…

Pilgrims’ Way from New Alresford to Winchester

Pilgrims’ Way from New Alresford to Winchester

Mark Bibby Jackson follows a stretch of the old pilgrims’ way from New Alresford to Winchester, on the recently opened St James’ Way. Perhaps it was all the Chaucer I…

Sustainable Things To Do in Vienna

Sustainable Things To Do in Vienna

Mark Bibby Jackson takes an alternative view of tourism in the Austrian capital, going on a tour looking at sustainable things to do in Vienna. It is towards the end…

Creating a Climate Friendly Travel Legacy

Creating a Climate Friendly Travel Legacy

Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Jared Meyers, Chairman of Legacy Vacation Resorts about their climate action initiatives. Sometimes the enormity of the journey we all have to make towards GHG…

Starting a Slow Adventure Movement

Starting a Slow Adventure Movement

Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Sara Mair Bellshaw, Managing Director, Slow Adventure about the movement that is regenerating the tourism industry slowly.  MJ: When and how did slow adventure come…

Wedding Weekend at De Vere Wokefield Estate

Wedding Weekend at De Vere Wokefield Estate

Mark Bibby Jackson stays at the De Vere Wokefield Estate Hotel just outside of Reading for his cousin’s wedding. Reading has never been my idea of somewhere to visit from…

5 Best Travel Accessories

5 Best Travel Accessories

Whether you are planning to travel around the world, or just going on a weekend break it pays to take the right travel accessories with you. Here is our guide…

Wedding Weekend at De Vere Wokefield Estate

Wedding Weekend at De Vere Wokefield Estate

Mark Bibby Jackson stays at the De Vere Wokefield Estate Hotel just outside of Reading for his cousin’s wedding. Reading has never been my idea of somewhere to visit from…

Sustainable Camping in Denmark

Sustainable Camping in Denmark

Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Torben Berner of Camping Outdoor Denmark about the rapid transformation in the sector and his hopes for a sustainable future. One of the undeniable ways…

Tenerife Tourism : Committed to Sustainability

Tenerife Tourism : Committed to Sustainability

Mark Bibby Jackson talks with David Perez, CEO of the Tenerife Tourism Corporation, about Tenerife Sustainable Tourism Efforts. MJ: Post-covid there has been a lot of talk about sustainable tourism…

The Last Girl To Die Review

The Last Girl To Die Review

Mark Bibby Jackson reviews The Last Girl To Die, the latest novel by best-selling author Helen Fields, which is set on the Isle of Mull Scotland. (This post contains affiliate…

On the Trail of the Battle of Arras France

On the Trail of the Battle of Arras France

Mark Bibby Jackson travels to Arras France to visit a memorial to those who died in the Battle of Arras, as well as discover the local beer. Initially it might…

Thornbury Castle Or Is It?

Thornbury Castle Or Is It?

After walking along the Herefordshire Trail, Mark Bibby Jackson checks into Thornbury Castle hotel, close to Bristol, following in the footsteps of Henry VIII. Thornbury Castle would be the ideal…

6 Festivals in Baltimore and Maryland

6 Festivals in Baltimore and Maryland

Travellers to the US’s East Coast might well head straight for the Big Apple or Boston, or perhaps pop in on Donald and chums in DC, but if you are…

Walking the Herefordshire Trail to Ross-on-Wye

Walking the Herefordshire Trail to Ross-on-Wye

After his aborted attempt to walk in the Lincolnshire Wolds Mark Bibby Jackson has more success on the Herefordshire Trail to Ross-on-Wye. One of the consequences of Covid and the…