How Do I Climb Kilimanjaro?
With a high success rate, gorgeous views and guaranteed adventure, summiting Kilimanjaro remains one of the most popular things to do in East Africa. However,...
Category: Adventures
THIS Is Why I Love Indonesia
I whine about Bali a lot, both because Bali and because British. But I love Indonesia. And this trip I’m on has reminded me why....
Five Reasons You Should Totally Dive Malapascua
We loved diving Malapascua, a pretty, white-sand island off Cebu, in the Philippines. And, frankly, it would be hard not to. Malapascua is one of...
Why Diving Dahab Rocks
Diving Dahab the visibility is always stellar, the colours crystal clear. Looking up through the Canyon, the sun beams a bright, bright blue – at...
The Tsaatan: Mongolia’s Reindeer People
The temperature drops at least 15°C as we head up into the taiga, the home of the Tsaatan, Mongolia’s reindeer people, the focus of our...
A Narrow Escape – and a River WASH!
As we set out from Tsagaannuur, I mount my horse. Eleven days in, I’ve got the routine down pat. Tight hold on the reins, rein...
Charon the Ferryman and Tsagaannuur
In news from the department of the bleeding obvious, drinking horse dung juice, even mixed with vodka, has not improved Maahar’s tummy. He heads back...
Way to Treat a Stomach Bug, Dude
The ger we are visiting belongs to Baatar’s sister, and a second sister is visiting. As is a young man so drunk his eyes are...
The One Where I Almost Get a Shower
I am more than a little discombobulated when a bunch of other tourists show up at the best ger ever, and make camp. Despite the...
Best… Ger… EVER
This is the view from the best ger ever, a herd of horses passing by, untrimmed manes trailing in the breeze. It is, in fact,...