I went swimming in the Antique Pool of Hierapolis, in the ruins of an ancient city by the travertines of Pamukkale. Pamukkale. Turkey’s busiest tourist attraction. And I was right in the middle of it all. Evading touts and dodging tour guides. It was like a...
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...
I am no where near Lhasa. I set off in October of 2015, leaving cold, cold England behind on a monumental journey that I envisaged would, 8 months down the line, have landed me in Tibet by now. That was the goal. I’m a long, long way off. I’m taking slow...
There’s nothing better than escaping the chaos of city life. If you find yourself in Skopje, and need a break from the urban sprawl, then head on down to Matka Canyon, Macedonia’s scenic river gorge. The Matka Canyon is a mere 20 kilometres from the city...
Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. It’s landlocked, there’s conflict with breakaway territories and most of the population live below the poverty line. It’s got its problems and during my stay in the capital Chisinau, I learnt first hand that...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
