Tom Warburton is BaldHiker’s Adventure Travel Writer and Photographer.
Based in the North of England, Tom has been documenting his travels since his school days, long before the invention of digital cameras or Google Maps.
In his younger days, he embarked on an extensive round-the-world journey, funding his travels by working harvests in North America, Australia, and New Zealand before exploring South East Asia and India.
This early spirit of adventure has never faded. After a long corporate career, Tom is now rediscovering the world with a digital camera in hand.
His articles are a testament to a life lived on the move, focusing on immersive and often challenging experiences. From the high-altitude trek in the Indian Himalayas to an 80km pilgrimage on the Jordan Trail to Petra, his writing is built on a foundation of real-world, first-person adventure.
In 2024, he undertook an incredible 1,100 km walk down the River Ganges, from its source glacier to the city of Prayagraj, returning in 2025 to document the Maha Kumbh Mela—the largest gathering of humanity on Earth.
His passion extends beyond adventure, with recent trips including humanitarian work in Ukraine and deep dives into the culture of India and Poland.
Always travelling with his camera, Tom’s articles are as much a visual journey as a written one. With a clear, insightful style, he invites readers to discover the very best of the world’s most fascinating and far-flung places.
For one week every June, the quiet, historic market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, is transformed. It becomes the site of…
For the last three weeks I have been here in Prayagraj, India photographing the Maha Kumbh Mela. The Kumbh Mela…
Not many rivers are gods. Not many gods are rivers. But the Ganges, or more properly the Ganga is, in Hinduism, exactly…
I had arrived in Petra, Jordan, a captivating destination where ancient architecture and mesmerizing landscapes combine to create a truly…
The first glimpse of Al-Deir, the Monastery of Petra, is a moment seared into my memory. It wasn’t the explosive…
Nestled in the heart of the Middle East, Madaba is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. With its rich…
New Year’s Eve in Allendale Town high on the Pennine Hills in Northern England and there was some strange goings…
On a wet August Bank Holiday Sunday in the English Lake District (I know it’s hard to believe) we took…
I’m not usually one for an organized tourist bus trip kind of day out but I’d heard the Samariá Gorge…
In the heart of Berlin, a haunting and evocative memorial stands as a poignant reminder of one of the darkest…
Berlin is a city I could visit again and again. I love its gritty, artistic vibe and its fascinating, often…
Lots of people will probably think of Tenerife as the home of cheap (ish) holidays in the sun for Northern…
