Moynaq: The Rusting Ships Of The Aral Sea The rusting ships of the Aral Sea are grounded in the deserts of the once thriving fishing town of Moynaq Uzbekistan. “Mister! Taxi! Taxi!” I’d just stepped off the 24 hour train from Kazakhstan and into the...
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- or North Korea- is one of the most isolated and least visited countries in the world. Here’s a secret look inside the DPRK! A holiday in North Korea? Are you insane?! Most likely. It’s a rare traveller that...
In Georgia is the home town of the 21st Century’s most prolific, and divisive mass murderer. A certain Mr Joseph Stalin. In what is a strange situation for an outsider, the people of Gori are in a way proud of their city’s most famous, or I suppose,...
The sound of despair rose to a shrieking and terrifying crescendo as I climbed the steps towards Abkahazia’s ‘Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy’. This was supposed to be a monkey sanctuary, but as I got closer, all I could hear was...
The abandoned burnt out government building casts its long shadow over the city of Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, a dark and visible legacy in an unrecognised and conflict strewn nation. Abkhazia’s recent history is a violent...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
