About

This is the personal website of Mikeachim, also less better known as Mike Sowden.

(There’s something deeply worrying about that).

I’m a British travel-writer, blogger and all-round thrill-seeking geek. Elsewhere is my portfolio – and this here is my personal site, Fevered Mutterings, subtitled “The Art Of Unfortunate Travel” because I enjoy my mistakes and hope I never stop making them.

(Luckily there’s little fear of that happening).

Take the above photo of me, for example. I’ve got a lovely tan there, haven’t I? This is because I spent the previous day on Naxos getting burnt to a crisp, and now, as I look at the camera with agony-narrowed eyes, I’m longing for Aftersun lotion and/or sweet death. The day after this photo was taken, I had to walk 5 miles with a fully-laden rucksack hung on those oh-so-very-sunburnt shoulders, shrieking like a cheerleader.

Take this as indicative of the kind of exploits you’ll find in here.

The rest of the time, when I’m not cataloguing my misadventures, I’m interested in the Why of travel. My portfolio has examples of my freelance work, and you can read some of my personal posts here – some of which have been linky-loved by Lonely Planet, World Hum, Matador Network and the like. Check out my Advertising page if you want the specifics (and if you’d like to place advertising).

Please check by later for details on my upcoming new travel project on the Web, See Differently.

Stories cook my noodle. I’m all about stories. So what’s yours? Drop me an e-mail and tell me.

My e-mail address is:    maximusowden AT yahoo.co.uk

My phone number is:   guarded by enraged leopards. Sorry.

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Thanks for dropping by!