Norseman: The Decline of a Gold Rush Town The dust blown town of Norseman WA was eerily quiet as I drove through the half empty streets after arriving off the highway between Esperance and Kalgoorlie. Petrol stations stood derelict, shops were closed up and in the...
Venilale and the Japanese Caves of East Timor My journey across East Timor had taken me from Dili to the country’s second city of Baucau, as I travelled to the mountains of the interior, towards the hilltop village of Venilale in search of the mysterious peak...
Off The Beaten Track Luxury At The Momo Beach House In Bohol Okay, so a luxury hotel review? I know, I can hear you asking, what has a luxury hotel review got to do with Travel Tramp’s usual exploits? Where are the war zones here, how is a beach house...
Baucau: Swimming Pools And Crocodiles In East Timor’s Second City Baucau East Timor. The country’s small second city might only be 125 kilometres from the capital Dili, but the two cities may as well be islands apart. Dili is sprawling, urban and as modern...
The Hike From Hell: A Brutal Cave Hike In Coron Sweat, blood, mud and a few salty tears of despair dripped from my broken body as I stumbled and fell the last few metres down the mountainside and onto the scorching hot sands of the beach. There was no respite yet from...
White Island Camiguin: Is This The Whitest Sandbar In The Philippines? White Island in Camiguin is the whitest sand bar I’ve ever seen in my travels across the world, and it’s the site of some of the whitest sand I’ve ever been able to set foot on, on any beach. This...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
