Mongol Rally Finish Line
We made it – what an unforgettably epic adventure it was driving from London to Mongolia with 3 of my best mates!
As noted in my blog, we covered some 10,600 miles (or 17,000 kms) and traveled 1/3rd of the way...
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My Five Favourite Experiences in Guatemala
If you’re looking for a county big on variety and easy on the wallet, look no further than Guatemala. I spent three fantastic weeks exploring this Central American country and these were my five favourite activities:
1. Relaxing in...
Trekking in the Torres del Paine National Park in the Chilean Patagonia
Situated way down at the southern end of South America and shared by Argentina and Chile, the Patagonia is a region of unbelievable natural beauty that plays home to snow-capped mountains, beautiful lakes and blue-iced glaciers. It’s one of the most beautiful parts of the world I’ve...
Nepali Himalayas
This is one of my favourite jumping pictures of all time and was taken as we made our way over the Cho La Pass.
Here is my post on our unforgettable month’s trekking in the...
Hiking in the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains
Situated in the Toubkal National Park in the High Atlas Mountains, Jebel Toubkal looms large not just in Morocco as the country’s highest peak but also the highest in northern Africa at 4,167m. It’s a very ‘doable’ and affordable hike given its proximity to...
A mad dash through Europe
The team enjoying breakfast in the sunshine just after crossing into Bulgaria. We’d been on the road for 36 hours at this point and it would be another 16 hours of driving before we made it into Istanbul late on Tuesday night.
To read more about our first few days on the road,...
Mongol Rally 2013
Tomorrow I’m heading off with three great mates as team ThereAndBactrian on a 10,000 mile adventure to Mongolia in what’s known as the Mongol Rally.
In a...
Swimming through caves in Belize
The small town of San Ignacio on the Guetamalan-Belize border, is largely non-descript border town in all respects except one – it’s home to an incredible series of caves known locally as ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal).
I heard about these caves from...
Nepali Himalayas
A few more pictures taken during our month’s trekking round the Himalayas in Nepal – here’s my post on our crazy and unforgettable month.
Incredible diving around Indonesia
After some amazing diving in the Middle East, the bug had firmly re-bitten and I smashed the budget diving at a number of locations round Indonesia during my month Read More