Libya has had its fair share of problems. ‘Hiking Libya” is fixing through bringing communities together. Libya has had its fair share of problems in the recent past. However, a group of people calling themselves The Maghthet Team, are organising events in order to bring people together and take on extreme challenges. One of these […]
Photos from a trip volcano walking in Ethiopia. North east of Addis Abeba stands Erta Ale,. The searing heat of the magma is intense as you gingerly peer over the side, to get a glimpse of the red hot molten liquid. A 4×4 is a must for traversing the large Danakil desert, which takes you […]
Niamey is a vibrant city, unlike anything I had experienced before. Here is a run down of all the cool stuff to do in Niamey. From wrestling to ornate mosques its all here. A Sparcely populated country with 3/4 of it being desert. Consequently most of the population live in the cities. Niamey is bustling […]
Experiencing every day life in a rural village in Chad, was an extremely eye-opening to what people have to go through just to make it through the day. Chad is a land-locked country with a life expectancy of 51. That is 30 years less than the UK. Chad is a place of extreme poverty and […]
Doing the Trans-Siberian railway in third class does not mean you won’t have a good time. You’ll meet some very interesting people! The Trans-Siberian railway is the longest single rail track in the world. Ever since it opened in 1916, it has connected Moscow to Vladivostok or Beijing on the far eastern side of continent. […]
Taking a cargo boat for 1,400 kilometers to get to the Galapagos Islands was certainly an adventure! It had always been a dream of my friend and I to visit the Galapagos Islands. On a tight budget, we simply could not afford flights, so we looked for other alternatives. Our Couchsurfing family mentioned that if […]
Visiting Chocó in Colombia is an experience like no other! We spent a week in the secluded department of Colombia, a region called Chocó. The area is situated on the pacific coast of Colombia and hugs half the shoreline all the way up to Panama. The place is so remote that the only way you […]
Alone with the locals on a paradise island, camping on Cayos Cochinos was everything I hoped it to be. Protected by the government, and off limits to any sort of commercial fishing, these islands are dream for any marine enthusiast. There are even creatures in these seas that may not even names, due to it’s […]
Nestled to the north west of China, Kyrgyzstan is the second smallest “Stan” out of the seven in the region, both by population and area. It’s a mountainous country, with 88 mountain ranges resulting in over 90% of Kyrgyzstan being at least 1,500m high. Despite the relative inaccessibility, it was a vital part of the […]
