I was unceremoniously dumped off the bus by the harsh Abkhazian bus conductor on the edge of Novy Afon. He didn’t take too kindly to my severe lack of Russian language skills- the lingua franca of the region- when I asked if this was the stop....
My Paragliding Crash In Oludeniz Turkey This is the tale of my Paragliding crash in Oludeniz, Turkey. Don’t worry I didn’t die… “Are you ready?” The pilot screamed in my ear above the roaring winds. I was as ready as I would be. This was...
“I am not Turkish. I am Kurdish”. This was the hundredth time I’d been vigorously told that this day. This was Van, in the Turkish province of Eastern Anatolia, or as I was told, the Kurdish lands. Van is a sprawling metropolis. It’s the...
This is pure Tbilisi travel inspiration! Ahh, Tbilisi! These photos will give you all the reason you need to pack up your bags and travel to the Georgian capital! I spent a month living in the city, and I’ll be honest, like many travellers that arrive in the...
The sound of despair rose to a shrieking and terrifying crescendo as I climbed the steps towards Abkahazia’s ‘Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy’. This was supposed to be a monkey sanctuary, but as I got closer, all I could hear was...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
