These photos will inspire you to grab a bike and motorcycle Bali! Jordan Simons from hit YouTube channel Life of Jord, takes time out from creating videos around the world to show you the road less travelled in Bali. He motorcycled around the entirety of this...
Skopje. The Macedonian capital and a city of statues. This ancient city has stood in the heart of the Balkans for centuries, it’s changed hands between Empires, Kingdoms and rulers and now it’s a city that’s found its own independence, a diverse city...
Here’s my travel round up for April! I’m writing this round up from a secret, undisclosed location, somewhere in the Caucasus. I’ll be able to give you more details later, but for now- mainly for visa reasons and potential ramifications- my location...
There’s nothing better than kicking back, ordering an extra large pizza with every topping imaginable and watching a good movie. Well, there’s nothing better except for travelling that is, and these are the films that will inspire you to travel! I used to...
In December 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu gave his last speech as leader of communist Romania from the balcony of the Communist Party Headquarters in Bucharest. Romania’s dictator fled as the crowds began to jeer, and within days the country was up in arms against the...
The Lycian Way stretches for over 500 kilometres along the Mediterranean coastline of Turkey. From Fethiye to Antalya this challenging trail follows ancient paths, Roman roads and historic routes that have been walked for centuries by the inhabitants of Lycia....
Resting on the seabed off of Amed’s volcanic, black sand beaches is the Japanese Shipwreck. This is one of Bali’s greatest snorkelling spots, where the ruins of a rusting sunken vessel have become a rich coral garden swamped with sea life. I took a dip...
“Hey guys! Fancy spearfishing?” Mad Jon came out of his beach side hut, with spear gun in hand to tempt us out onto the ocean. It didn’t take much persuading before we were climbing into the boat and getting ready for our first experience...
War and Peace in Ukraine. Is Kiev Safe To Travel To? This was a question I pondered furiously over in Moldova when deciding where in Eastern Europe I should travel to next, is Kieva safe to travel to? I could go back to Romania, but that was the way I’d just...
I hit the road in Bali, on nothing but a 125cc motorcycle and armed only with a mask and snorkel and some questionable driving skills. Indonesia’s most popular island is a magnet for tourists and travellers, and some would say it’s over run, that the...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!