Cliffs, Caves And Shipwrecks On Black Island In Coron The limestone cliffs of Black Island Coron grew ever larger on the horizon as the wooden outrigger boat crashed through the waves and sped ever closer to our destination. We were far out in the northern Calamianes...
Pass Island: Coron’s White Sand Paradise Pass Island Coron is one of the whitest, sandiest, tropical islands I’ve ever travelled to. Imagine pure white silica, soft underfoot, and tall, green palm trees towering skywards and casting blissful shadows over...
The Remains of the Dutch Colonial Fort of Maubara in East Timor The old Dutch colonial fort of Maubara was hidden beneath creeping vines and overgrown trees on the main highway that extends from Dili to the border of East and West Timor. I stopped at the fading brown,...
The Ruins of the Ai Pelo Prison in East Timor The crumbling ruins of the Ai Pelo Prison in East Timor stare hauntingly out to sea on the windswept coast twenty five kilometres west from Dili. This stone walled and weather beaten prison is a colonial stain on the...
Things To Do In Musandam and Khasab The Musandam Peninsular is one of the most rugged, mountainous and remote places in Arabia. It’s part of Oman, but Musandam is an exclave separated entirely from the rest of the country by oceans, mountains and the United Arab...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
