Moynaq: The Rusting Ships Of The Aral Sea The rusting ships of the Aral Sea are grounded in the deserts of the once thriving fishing town of Moynaq Uzbekistan. “Mister! Taxi! Taxi!” I’d just stepped off the 24 hour train from Kazakhstan and into the...
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- or North Korea- is one of the most isolated and least visited countries in the world. Here’s a secret look inside the DPRK! A holiday in North Korea? Are you insane?! Most likely. It’s a rare traveller that...
“The boat leaves late!” The border guard yelled as I arrived at Azerbaijan’s ferry terminal. “6 hours!” My Caspian Sea ferry cruise was supposed to depart at 11pm. Now it looked like I was spending the night in the harbour. “Watch...
Koh Rong: Cambodia’s Island Paradise? In today’s guest post, avid traveller Samantha Lego goes in search of paradise on Cammbodia’s island of Koh Rong, but she gets more than she bargained on. Nursing a hangover made harder by the rocking of the...
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...
From Jack Kerouac to Paulo Coelho, These Travel Books Will Inspire You To Adventure! It’s good to take a break from all that travelling, to wind down with a book, and flick through the pages of classics and tales of outrageous adventures or fearless journeys!....
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