Inspiring Travel Writing from Tom Kay
Tom Kay has grown up and lives in Norfolk. An avid surfer, sailor and waterman, much of his childhood was also spent in Cornwall. He studied Biology at Bristol University, with a strong slant towards the marine side, before going on to a Masters at Reading. He has travelled through Europe, South America, the Indian Ocean, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Although Tom loves to travel, his roots stay firmly embedded in the coasts of Norfolk and Cornwall.
Articles by Tom Kay
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Before You Die: The Valley of the Moon
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Tom Kay
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Chile
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Atacama
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San Pedro de Atacama
See the valley of the Moon in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The driest and one of the most intense places on the planet, the Atacama Desert is situated in the north of the same country that is home to some of the heaviest rainfalls way down south. It...
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Before You Die: Sail in the Southern Ocean.
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Tom Kay
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Cook Islands
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Cook Islands Region
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Rarotonga
Sail in the Southern Ocean. The equivalent of a maritime Sahara, you feel the insignificance of man when faced by the awe-inspiring forces of nature. Periods of calm and beauty are viewed with suspicion, as more than likely they are soon to be...
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Surfing in South West Ireland
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Tom Kay
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Ireland
You’ll definitely remember the first time you hear about surf in Ireland. It’s not as if there’ll be a long list of named spots that are talked and dreamed about; surfers who have made the trip will simply tell you they had scored...
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Mariner's Cave
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Tom Kay
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Tonga
‘Mariner’s Cave can be found along the north-west side of Nuapapi, a couple of hours sailing from Vava’u, in the northern-most islands of the Tonga group. Proceed along the cliff in a south-westerly direction approximately 50...
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Snorkel with Humpback Whales
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Tom Kay
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Tonga
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Tonga Region
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Vava'u
Snorkel with Humpback whales in Viv'au, Tonga. This is the only place in the world that will allow you to swim with whales. Head out in a boat and already you’re all gabbling away trying to imagine what it will be like to dive with some of the...
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Essence of The Indian Ocean
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Tom Kay
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Mauritius
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North Western Mauritius
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Grand Baie
Mauritius; 22° east, 18° south. Found at the core of the Indian Ocean, this dreamy isle sits smack in the middle of one of the most consistent swell directions in the world. The same roaring forties of the southern Ocean that brings swell to South...
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Here be Fish
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Tom Kay
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New Zealand
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North Island
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Bay of Islands
We’d been at sea now for about two or three hours. A medium southerly swell and cross wind were not making things too uncomfortable on deck, but our insides definitely were aware that something was up, and we had not been on dry land for a while....