Don't listen to the all-money all-corporate entity that is, the tourism industry. Their very existence depends on you, the consumerist, to buy their all-inclusive packages, buy-one-get-one-free tours and commercialised cruises. You DO need to be wealthy (and gullible) to buy into these, but the concept of travel is something that stretches far above and beyond... Continue Reading →
Ten Reasons Why Iceland is the Best Country on the Planet
Elves, ice, lava and peace - four words that could only ever be related to that stunning lump of lava rock that sits tranquilly between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. They call it the Land of Fire and Ice due to its severely paradoxical nature - geysers and volcanoes erupt furiously over the endless deserts... Continue Reading →
The Secret Leopard Societies of West Africa – The World’s Most Notorious Cannibals
"Some time before Chief Dapaba died, many people had disappeared from that area. While they crossed the river in a canoe, 'leopard people' grabbed them, pulled them under the water, cut their heart out and left the corpses. These 'leopard people' would dress in leopard skins and put on claws of steel with which they... Continue Reading →
K2 – The Mountain of Death
"Blinded by altitude sickness, his mind and body seemed to crumble in slow motion due the starvation of oxygen to his brain on these menacing slopes. 'Dark days are coming', he whispers to himself as he inexorably staggers and stumbles helplessly down the precipitous abyss of the mountain" - K2 survivor Any form of derivative... Continue Reading →
The Devil’s Pool, Victoria Falls – Swim with Satan
As much as I'm the exact opposite of what anyone could call a 'traveler' having never set foot out of my own home country (Scotland), I have to say, this is certainly another compelling thrill for my travel bucket list. Perching my pale Scottish cheeks on the brink of the largest waterfall on Earth, in... Continue Reading →