PALM SPRINGS: Desert Modern
A hundred miles east of Los Angeles lies the desert city of Palm Springs. It has drawn visitors for over a century for its dry heat,...
THE ATACAMA DESERT
The Atacama Desert in Chile lies 1000km north of the capital Santiago. It’s a two hour flight to Calama then a 90 minute bus trip to the...
TAKING THE HIGH LINE IN NYC
The High Line has become one of New York's key tourist attractions, and very popular with the locals too. A disused and abandoned...
THE TIPPY TOP OF SOUTH AMERICA
The La Guajira peninsula is the northern most tip of the South American continent shared between Colombia and Venezuela - a thin strip of...
TRAVERSING THE MOUNTAIN TRAILS OF NORTHERN ITALY
It’s that time of year when social media newsfeeds are taken over by images of European summer: scooters, beaches, Aperol spritz and...
TIBET TO NEPAL: Overland on the Friendship Highway
When Dad announced that he wanted us to join him on a family road trip at the end of the year, my brothers and I thought he must want to...
THE MAGICAL PYRAMIDS of Meroe, Sudan.
Waking up to the sunrise over the pyramids of Meroe in Sudan is one of the most magical experiences I’ve had in all my travels to date....
SAKURA SEASON
Springtime in Japan brings the fleeting season of 'sakura' (cherry blossoms), a major annual event that has been celebrated here for...
THE KINGDOM OF UNEXPECTED TREASURES
When one steps first outside the airport in Brunei Darussalam, two things hit you in the face. There's the humidity of course, which...
POSTCARD FROM TOKYO
I've been in Tokyo for four weeks now. Generally weather has been mild since arrival, a jacket barely required on some days and even...
