Urban Exploration or ‘Urbexing’ is exploration of manmade structures – predominantly abandoned or derelict buildings. This talk will be an overview of urbexing, using previous explores of mine as a vehicle to chat about what’s involved and some of the interesting and cool things I've found along the way. Among other things I’ll cover how to prepare, what to bring, how to scout and find locations and a frank discussion of the legality and safety (or lackthereof) of this unusual hobby. The latter two points especially, much as I enjoy urbexing I think it's important that anyone seeing this stuff on social media has a realistic view of what's involved and how when things do go wrong it's really not funny. I’ll then go over the most recent ‘big trip’ I’ve done: exploring for 36 hours underground in the Paris catacombs without coming up for air. And yes, I am eating artisan bread and terrine in that photo – I might be camping in a disused bunker but I’m not an animal!