In Britain, talking about the weather is an accepted, even expected, way to start, finish and sometimes fill a conversation. Every time it snows, the country grinds to a halt and…
Explore.org, a non-profit educational and inspirational multimedia organization, is inviting film submissions that tell the story of…
The Okavango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta. Between reeds and palm trees, “the Delta” in Botswana nurtures crocodiles and herons, impala and elephants, locals and, for a while at least, me. While wildlife is abundant, electricity is scarce. So, here’s a taste of what I’ll be blogging about in the weeks to come [...]
“Is it weird to be back?”
I hear that a lot each time I return to this jigsaw-shaped island…
These days, a lot of offers float into my inbox and I’m only one reflex away from the delete button. This email, however, from the Radisson hotel chain really caught my interest…
So, yesterday was the summer solstice (in the northern hemisphere at least), an important-sounding and fairly random point in the calendar for pausing for breath and catching up.
Last week, I wrote about NO8DO, the mysterious motto of Seville. Later that day I received…
Download a free book on travel (featuring yours truly!) and $1 goes to help get clean water for developing countries…
For the very first “Unusual Journeys” interview, I’m thrilled to catch up with talented dancer and choreographer Laila Diallo. Through her work, she’s travelled across the world, worked with Kevin Spacey and side-stepped Milosevic…
Travel the world from the comfort of a blog, that’s (kind of) the promise from…
If you have been following this blog for a while, you may remember reading about a good friend of mine who died last September…
There’s something imposing about these giant stone columns, high in the heart of the former Toltec civilization. These warriors reminded me of one Toltec legend in particular, the curse of their former leader Quetzalcoatl.
Every ash cloud has a silver lining, as the new saying goes. One unexpected advantage, though, was…
Yesterday, the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano in Iceland erupted, spreading a thick cloud of ash across western Europe. This…
Guest author Robin Locker explains why she recommends The Reluctant Tuscan.
Portugal’s Albufeira has both the blessing and the curse of a smooth sandy beach, striking white houses and good weather…
“We’ll always have Paris,” as the immortal line goes. Now, it seems, Paris will always have something to remember as well…
The streets of Seville have thronged with Semana Santa this week. Between Palm Sunday and Easter itself, the city hosts a delicate combination of solemn religious processions and a candy-floss-coloured carnival…
A few weeks ago I spent a day joining in with the olive harvest in Jaen, a mountainous region in Andalusia. After a hard day at work, it was time for cerveza and tapas…
In the autumn of 2009, the indomitable travel writer Nellie Huang from Wild Junket approached me. She asked me to write about my wildest adventure but how should I decide…
The Broken Chair jolts out of the dreary Place des Nations in Geneva. Surrounded by steady traffic and standing opposite the European UN Headquarters, I found its size, odd rust-green colour and geometrical..
London. A vast metropolis with skyscrapers, a spaghetti-tangled underground system and arguably more than four international airports, not to mention a parking system so complex that even residents need a helpline.
Teddington Gate – One Entrance to Bushy Park
Yet…
Sawai Madhopur is a small town on the edge of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, a base for tiger safaris.
Both in and outside the park, however, monkeys roam freely…
Inside the Travel Lab has been travelling around travel blogs recently…
TravelPod have been compiling their list of the web’s best travel blogs – and guess what? Inside the Travel Lab is right there in the thick of it.
A Photo Journey Through the Capital of Wales The Taff Trail strides through the valleys of South Wales, taking in castles, countryside and what has been optimistically described as “industrial archaeology.”I’ve strolled, cycled and even rollerbladed along its path, although I’ve never made the complete trip from the capital city of Cardiff through to the [...]
In Morocco, the colours dazzle.
Marketplaces, in particular, fire up my photoreceptors faster than I can manage to take photos.
The astute among you will have noticed that it is not January 1st, so what am I doing making New Year’s Resolutions? It’s the Chinese New Year, of course.*
Death isn’t something that most of us like to think about, particularly when we’re young. Sadly, that doesn’t make any difference. I’m not here to frighten you because there are things that you can do…
Geneva is a city with an international reputation and Place du Molard clearly wants people to feel at home. Snuggled among the charcoal cobbles, glowing squares say hello in languages from around the world. At least I assume that’s what they mean. I couldn’t translate them all…
ABOUT ME: I’m a journalist with a passion for travel and a background in Neuroscience and Emergency Medicine.
Inside the Travel Lab blogs about the world of unusual journeys.
