In Georgia is the home town of the 21st Century’s most prolific, and divisive mass murderer. A certain Mr Joseph Stalin. In what is a strange situation for an outsider, the people of Gori are in a way proud of their city’s most famous, or I suppose,...
St Dunstan in the East is a blitzed and abandoned church in the centre of London that offers a retreat from the madness of the city. Recently I took a quick jaunt back to the homeland, and I found a little time to explore a few abandoned buildings. In London, I...
These Photos Will Inspire You To Travel To Sabah! Borneo, the huge island landmass to the east of the Malayan Peninsular and the Indonesian archipelago is a tantalisingly diverse and beautiful land. Its interior is thick, tropical rain forest, home to some of the...
I’d always wanted to hike the long road to Ushguli from Mestia, high in the mountains of the Svaneti region of Georgia. But the weather here is unpredictable. It was April, almost May, and yet the road- if you can even call it that- had only just opened up....
Avalanches And Snow: The Hike To The Chaladi Glacier It was April in Svaneti. And the sun was just beginning to shine on this mountainous and isolated region of Georgia for the first time in months. That meant the snow was melting. The high peaks were icy in...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!