The Friday Photo: The Leang-Leang Caves
Maybe 17,000 years ago, maybe 40,000 years ago, someone scrambled up to the wall of this cave and left his handprint. It’s a large hand...
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A Bit of Green Without The Greenwash
Out of my ever-expanding portfolio of “THINGS ON THE INTERNET THAT MAKE ME REALLY SHOUTY AND CAPS LOCKY”, my current number one has to be...
Göreme, Cappadocia — Definitely Worth It
It’s around 6am when we get into Göreme, Cappadocia, and I have that baleful air that’s only acquired after a long and painful overnight bus...
Roadtripping Lebanon: Jeita and Byblos
“Will you not gasp like that, Mum?” says Z. “You’re embarrassing me.” Even after over two years of travel, the Jeita Grotto quite literally takes...
The Friday Photo: Inside an Underground River
In Khammuan, Laos, we took a boat inside a mountain, up the underground river that runs 7.5k through the Konglor cave, and out into the...
Cave Tubing: Every Bit As Dangerous As It Sounds
“Where have all the rope swings gone?” I ask the chap at the Slingshot bar, on the Nam Song river, in Vang Vieng, Laos, where...
The Friday Photo: HOW Beautiful Is Central Laos?
We’ve been off the grid for the last few days, riding the Khammuan loop around Khammuan province, central Laos. And I’m coming to the conclusion...
The Sunday Six: Things To Do In Timor Leste
1: Go To An Exhibition There are few books on Timor Leste, so the best way to get a handle on this young nation’s story...
The Sunday Six: Greece
Every Sunday, we’ll be featuring six favourite places in a favourite country or region. Our first? Greece. A lot of people think of Greece as...
Of Canopies and Caves
This is the view down over the lower storey of the rainforest canopy, in Mulu National Park, Sarawak, from the longest canopy skywalk in the...