Ljubljana might be one of Europe’s smallest capitals but that doesn’t mean it’s a city lacking in attitude. I walked the Slovenian capital’s streets and came across the bizarre and imaginative graffiti that uses the city itself as...
When you see the blue train hurtling along the road towards you, then you’re in the right place. Hidden in the hills of mainland Greece, near the city of Thessaloniki, the Petralona Cave was only ‘discovered’ in 1959 and what was found inside this...
New Year’s Eve, a time for remembering those old, sometimes classic, invariably embarrassing, proud or simply horrific travel tales. You might share a few of the best tonight as the beers get drunk, and then you’ll try and forget the worst...
Lake Bled In Winter Is Glorious Lake Bled is unashamedly picturesque, flaunting itself brazenly to the admiring visitors it attracts through its scenic lure and Alpine splendour. Forest covered mountain slopes encircle the beautiful calm waters,...
Chairman Mao once said that ‘Until you reach The Great Wall of China, you are no hero’, but reaching the wall at Badaling, just outside of Beijing, I could feel like no hero among the tourists that swarm this piece of history. Now, don’t get me...
Budapest, a city renowned for its architectural and scenic beauty. The River Danube cuts gracefully between the city’s two opposing sides, Buda and Pest, while thermal waters bubble up through fissures in the earth to create natural hot springs all over...
Volcanoes are strewn across the seismic landscape of the Indonesian Islands, and the island of Flores in East Nusa Tengarra Province is no exception. I ventured across this mountainous land to find the coloured lakes of Mount Kelimutu, the desolate remains...
Outside of Beijing lies a little known attraction, Long Qing Xia- the Dragon Gorge. As epic as the name suggests, this man made spectacle is still on few itineraries. I found myself on a turquoise river, beneath towering cliffs, as Chinese tourists...
The Komodo Dragon is a rare, but deadly beast, found only in a few scattered regions of the Indonesian Archipelago; I journeyed to Komodo Island, in search of the world’s largest living lizard and found myself face to face with a prehistoric dragon. ...
We waited in apprehensive silence, the waves quietly splashing around the hull of the wooden boat- as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean- the young boat crew puffing on long, hand rolled cigarettes, mixing the faint sea breeze with the harsh, brazen smell of...
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