“This is not the best time to be here”, said the official at the Ministry of Foreign affairs, “but thank you for visiting my country”. I had travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh, a country which doesn’t technically exist. It’s a small, breakaway territory between...
War Torn But Still Beautiful, These are the photos from Nagorno-Karabakh. I visited Nagorno-Karabakh in April 2016. Immediately before my trip, violence had flared up along the border with Azerbaijan, threatening to reignite a bitter conflict which has never...
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I'm Richard. Penguin author. World traveller. History lover. Border nerd and travel journalist.
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!