Features

Our trademark longform travel stories from all around the world.

Self-Drive Safari: Venturing Across the Namibian Desert

Christmas in the Devil’s Lair: Rachel Pieh Jones in Djibouti

Way, Way Off the Beaten Rails: The Iron-ore Train of Mauritania

Okinawa: Japan’s Mad, Mad Salad!

WHERE THE RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: Team Outpost in Nunavik, Quebec

In the northernmost region of Quebec, where the Inuit have lived for centuries, the Nunavik tundra and Koroc River and Torngat Mountains converge on a corner of the planet where the Arctic light shines.

Africa and the Winds of Change: How Meeting Heroes of the Anti-Apartheid Movement Forever Changed One Man’s Life

How meeting Stephen Biko and other heroes of the anti-apartheid movement forever changed one young man's life.

Ask Many a Traveller: India by Train is the Only Way to Go!

India's railway system is not only one of the most spectacular in the world it’s also one of the largest—criss-crossing the country with more than 120,000 km of track.

Travelling to the Halayeb Triangle, a Desert Caught Between Two Worlds

Both Egypt and Sudan claim ownership of the Halayeb Triangle, a 20,000-square-kilometre piece of smooth desert and lush coastal scenery. Now, after decades of struggle, it’s finally—barely—open to tourists.

Retracing Marco Polo: Cycling the Silk Road in China

One cyclist traces Marco Polo’s trail through deserts and over mountains along the back roads of China.

A Motorbike Ride Through the Himalayas

The mountains of Mustang, a rugged chunk bordering on Tibet, are meant to be hiked. All the more reason to ride them on two wheels.

How to Buy Black-Market Petrol in Uzbekistan

Rugged travellers may be drawn to drive across the fringes of Uzbekistan, but be warned: don’t do it in a Ford Fiesta.

Sin City Seoul: Welcome to the New Side of South Korea

All work, no play once made the Korean capital a sober and somber city. But the dictators are gone, the economy is booming, and the culture and nightlife are exploding.

Born to Run: Dogsledding in Finland’s Arctic Circle

Far in northern Finland, novices mush their own dogsled teams across the frozen tundra, where speed and spills are part of the adventure.

The Peruvian Amazon is Not a Place for Nervous People

When a young couple spends New Year’s in Peru's Amazon jungle, they learn they can depend on the kindness of strangers.