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Though she inherited a deep love of travel, it was only after a battle with cancer that a daughter went east to the land of her ancestors.

“Of all the titles I’ve held, hunter feels the least natural.” Diving for lionfish in Carlisle Bay. Plus, don’t ever waste the catch — a recipe for lionfish ceviche.

For centuries, the fleece grown by Himalayan sheep was harvested for the world’s cultured capitals. How did it get there? Jeff Fuchs headed to the Himalayas to find out.

In his exclusive series for Outpost, Jeff Fuchs reflects on the fascinating people and indelible moments of his travels, and the role tea has played. Here, he writes of partaking in a formal “tea ceremony” in Tokyo.

Between the Baltic Sea and the Russian Bear is a corner of Europe where once-nuclear bunkers are modern-day museums. Here’s one traveller’s take on the democratic Baltics, and here’s to keeping them that way as Putin threatens to bomb us back to 1945.

For her first-ever big backpacking adventure, Tori Baird hits the trail with her husband (and dog) across the spectacular wilds of Jasper National Park.

From ancient nomadic people to modern-day wanderlusters, why does the human animal get the itch to up and go?

From his (working) base in Dakar, Senegal, with a few new local friends, a Canadian expat road (and back-road) trips across the lush, glorious beauty that is West Africa.

Frank Wolf has trekked, kayaked, canoed, camped and cycled in some of the world’s coolest and most rugged places, including with Team Outpost. In this excerpt from his book, he follows an old Viking route across the spectacular wilds of Scandinavia, and lives to write the tale.

The glory that is a Canadian winter: three friends spend eight snow-filled days in the heart of Algonquin Provincial Park.