Fourteen kilometres of sea and sky are all that separate two continents. At 9am, the Mediterranean sun is already warming the air and sparkling on the calm waters. It’s early autumn, and this narrow – but potentially deadly – stretch of sea is all that stands between countless millions of birds and the next leg…
“There’s a place I know that nobody knows, where the river flows and I call it home.” Deep in the jungles of Central America lies a place called Jalova—it’s waters warm, it’s forest thick and it’s creatures alive from morning to night. As we depart from the city on a 6-hour bus ride, sounds of…
Is this the most romantic place on earth? If you want to visit the most romantic place on Earth make sure you take a visit to the Tunnel of Love in the Ukraine. The Tunnel of Love, a tunnel formed over a forgotten railway in the Ukraine is a eco friendly, hidden gem waiting to…
The west coast of Ireland never disappoints. The unexpected is nearly always just round the next corner if one takes time to not rush to the next must see location. This requires a discipline to allow oneself to enter the ambient world of one’s surroundings; and of its people. In the rural west, this attribute…
Allow me to paint a picture of the happiest night of my life. I was covered in sand, drenched in sweat, and burned from sand fly bites. Not to mention exhausted. It was 2 AM, and I was starting to feel grateful that my shift at the sea turtle hatchery was almost over. I was…
3am and black dark. Time to get up. Brief, successful wrestle with the mosquito net liberates me to make my way across camp to the kitchen to replenish the cool box with flasks of hot water, tea, coffee and rusks. I’m back in Zululand after 3 years – and I couldn’t be happier. The bush…
There is a big dilemma for those of us who enjoy traveling but worry about climate change. We have a hard time justifing yet another trip to an exotic destination. The carbon footprint of our flights is enormous. The new Swedish word flygskam (flight shame), popularized in the wake of Greta Thunberg’s popularity, is aimed at those of us who travel the world for personal pleasure. This is where global…
I have been fortunate enough to travel to some of the world’s most amazing wild places – the jungles of Borneo, the plains of Tanzania and to the see Northern Lights of Iceland. But my most recent trip to Costa Rica blew every expectation I had of the country out of the water. Costa Rica,…
Madagascar is probably one of the most preserved and beautiful places on Earth, but it is not the only reason why it’s my favourite place! The kindness of its people and the dimension of its unique nature make it a trip of a lifetime! How I know Madagascar My mother is born in Madagascar, and…
I would like you to meet someone. Honestly, the truth is I don’t know their name but this boy is a Samburu cowherd who lives in the middle of Africa. He is the breadwinner of the family and works alone every day with his herd of cows, each of which weighs almost ten times more…