DESTINATIONS

WHERE I'VE TRAVELLED
South Africa - Zambia
Find the best places to travel in South Africa and Zambia with travel stories and travel tips: from the ultimate South Africa road trip itinerary to near-death experiences white rafting the mighty Zambezi and Victoria Falls.
Find the best places to travel in the USA, Central America and South America with travel stories and travel tips: from an unsavoury experience of the salt flats in Bolivia to taking an internship abroad in the capital of Honduras.

WHERE I'VE TRAVELLED
Brazil - Bolivia - Chile - Costa Rica - Honduras - Peru - The Caribbean - USA

WHERE I'VE TRAVELLED
China - India - Japan - Mongolia - Thailand
Find the best places to travel in Asia with travel stories and travel tips from Bangkok to Beijing, from Ulanbataar to Goa.
Find the best places to travel in Australia and New Zealand with travel stories and travel tips: from the best New Zealand road trip itinerary to a tale of a night spent camping out in the Australian bush.

WHERE I'VE TRAVELLED
Australia - New Zealand
The Russian Outback – Trans-Siberian Rail snapshot
Travelling the Trans-Siberian rail is a surreal experience. Days and days float into one another, and the rolling landscapes and Russia through to Mongolia blend into one. With eyes almost always gazing out of the window, it comes as a welcome reprieve to see signs of life on the way. A smattering of grazing animals, a handful of houses in a remote village by the railway, or the rush of a bustling town as the train hurtles through. Trans-Siberian Rail: a Snapshot This is one of those snapshots of life besides the Trans-Siberian Rail. Miles and miles in the middle of the vast countryside of Russia, a tiny fishing village sits undisturbed but for the huge train roaring past. You can't help but wonder what life is like out there, on the edge of the wilderness with so few people living around you you can count them on one hand. Is it boring or is it liberating? Is it bleak or is it full of purpose? I never found out the answer to those questions. I was on a schedule set by the bosses at SPAR International, halfway through my four-month journey around the world as a travel reporter for SPAR. I wasn't allowed to get off and go wandering until I got to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Doing the Trans-Siberian Rail was the strangest journey of my life. Without stepping off the train from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar, time lost all meaning. After a couple of days, nothing but vodka and cheap instant noodles permeated the boredom that settles after days in the same confined space with the same company. It was something I’m definitely glad that I did… but perhaps you won’t find me doing it again any time soon.
