Four Days in Valli Giudicarie, Trentino, Italy
Most visitors to Italy make a beeline for the celebrity places, and I must admit I was the same. I’ve ticked off Rome, Naples, the…
25th August 2019
Most visitors to Italy make a beeline for the celebrity places, and I must admit I was the same. I’ve ticked off Rome, Naples, the…
25th August 2019
There are hundreds of music festivals all around the world, from famous ones like Glastonbury to more niche ones like the Southern Soul Festival in…
10th August 2019
Group holidays can get a bit of a bad press. Horror stories abound of being forced to spend your trip with a tedious bunch of…
11th March 2019
Most climbers travelling to Tanzania have only one target in mind: the towering summit of the six-kilometre high Mount Kilimanjaro. Ask them if they’re planning…
14th January 2019
“Does everyone have waterproofs?” asks the ranger, looking around him. The thirty-two of us, crammed into the tiny room, nod grimly. Yes, yes we do. …
28th December 2018
In September I finally got round to ticking one of the top things off my bucket list – I climbed Kilimanjaro. I’m an organiser and…
14th December 2018
So your itchy feet have got the better of you and you’ve decided you want to climb Kilimanjaro? Excellent decision! But now you’ve got to actually organise…
9th December 2018
The 42-year-old chimpanzee lounges lazily on the branch, eyeing us congenially. Far from being bothered by our presence, he seems to be actively enjoying it,…
25th August 2018
Imagine a place straight out of fantasy and mythology: a portal to the centre of the earth. A fiery pit, spewing red-hot smoke and flames…
22nd May 2018
Africa. The Serengeti. The Ngorongoro Crater. The names alone conjure up thrilling images of vast open plains, with hundreds of wildebeest peacefully grazing while a…
17th April 2018
Uganda is known for being one of the greenest countries in Africa. Not for her the dry yellow grasses of the Serengeti, the orange dunes…
24th March 2018
Uganda isn’t only famous for breathtaking scenery and incredible wildlife. There’s another reason travellers flock here: to brave some of the most thrilling and accessible…
2nd March 2018