by Richard Collett | Jun 21, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD, Malaysia
In the wild interior of Malaysian Borneo I set off in search of the Kinabatangan River, on a cruise to the Heart of Darkness itself. I’ve always held in my mind the romantic notion of getting lost in the jungle and wilderness of Borneo. To me there’s...
by Richard Collett | Jun 18, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD, Turkey
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...
by Richard Collett | Jun 16, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD, Turkey
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...
by Richard Collett | Jun 14, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD, Northern Cyprus
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...
by Richard Collett | Jun 2, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD
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...
by Richard Collett | May 10, 2016 | FROM THE ROAD, Macedonia
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...
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