A Guide to the Best Things to do in Nizwa Oman Nizwa Oman is a city that’s steeped in history, culture and legend. It’s an ancient place, found in the mountains inland of the Omani capital of Muscat, a place that has long acted as a crossroads between the rugged...
The Ultimate Guide of Things To do In Cappadocia The unreal, lunar-like landscapes of Cappadocia have fast gone from being a wilderness in Central Anatolia to one of Turkey’s fastest growing tourist attractions. The ever-growing popularity is down to the surreal...
Camiguin Tourist Spots and Ultimate Travel Guide Camiguin Island is how places like Boracay and Palawan used to be before the rest of the world found out about them. Here’s my list of the best Camiguin tourist spots and my ultimate Camiguin travel guide, to help...
Jyrgalan: From Soviet Coal Mining Town To Tourism Hub Hidden away on the far, eastern shores of Issyk Kul Lake, is one of Kyrgyzstan’s most picturesque and dramatic valleys. It’s a place of high altitude treks, where snowy mountaintops are framed by...
Exploring Kyrgyzstan’s Fairy Tale Canyon Dreamy red spires of rock rose gracefully into the sky from the dusty brown earth of the desert-like landscape I was standing in. All around me, pillars of red earth were stacked upwards, jagged cuts of rock punctuated...
The Unusual Sports of the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan After a week of epic nomadic events and wild Central Asian sports, the third edition of the World Nomad Games came to a close, with a closing ceremony that was every bit as extravagant as the opening...
In Pictures: The Landscapes and Locals of Issyk Kul Lake Issyk Kul Lake is the second largest, high altitude lake in the world. Found at a height of over 1600 metres, this is a destination that’s surrounded by alpine-esque mountains and snow-capped peaks that...
Exploring an Abandoned Soviet Young Pioneer Summer Camp in Kyrgyzstan The doors were locked, the concrete paths underfoot were heavily overgrown, the windows were boarded up and shattered glass covered the floors. The dilapidated remains of this Soviet Young Pioneer...
The World Nomad Games: The Kok Boru Grand Final! The national flags of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan were flying on either side of the open-air Hippodrome on the shores of Issyk Kul Lake, as the Kok Boru players readied their horses and the crowd cheered as the...
Horseback Archery at the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan Arrow after arrow thumped home into the targets as the horses galloped across the field and the competitors from Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Turkey, and the USA battled it out for glory in the women’s finals of the...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
