The strange travertines of Pamukkale are a bizarre sight to behold when travelling to Turkey. The travertines of Pamukkale rise up out of nowhere. Driving through the flat, arid landscape of central Turkey on the road from the city of Denizli, ahead of me a pure white...
On one side you have the Greeks. On the other, you have the Turks. Welcome to Nicosia the world’s last divided capital city. The border crossing is curiously relaxed. Nicosia has been divided for a long time now. Since 1974 in fact, when a Turkish invasion...
Here are a few of the things I saw on my travels to The Channels Islands of the United Kingdom. The Channel Islands, geographically, are closer to France than England, but they still remain staunchly British in character. I travelled to The Channel Islands to see this...
I explored the insanely creepy and abandoned hospital on the edge of Turkey’s Lake Van. The city of Van lies in the East of Turkey, a sprawling metropolis situated on the pleasant banks of Lake Van, the largest of large lakes in the country. There’s only a...
I visited the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia. Here’s a secret look inside this self declared nation state. Abkhazia is war torn. It’s been in conflict with Georgia since the Soviet Union collapsed and the people decided they were better off on on...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
