backpacking – Page 2

Investigating an age-old Polynesian mystery in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Rapa Nui is the most isolated inhabited island in the world.

BOLIVIA: HIGHWAY TO HELL

From the world’s highest capital city in La Paz, to the depths of the Atacama desert, Bolivia leaves me feelin’ salty.

PERU: THE LOST CITY

High in the Andes of Peru a wonder of the world lay hidden for centuries. Then I found it and had a beer.

PERU: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

The amazon is home to pink dolphins, venomous spiders, and a parasite that can swim up your willy. Home sweet home.

TIBET: ARE WE THERE YETI?

A journey from Lhasa, ancient home of the Dalai Lamas, into the heart of Tibet and eventually, the snow capped Himalayas.

XI’AN | CHINA JUNE 2014 XI’AN IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CITIES IN THE LAND. IT IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE FIRST EMPEROR OF THE COUNTRY WHICH WOULD BE KNOWN AS CHINA. IT’S ALSO A BITCH TO FIND SOMETHING TO EAT. I was feeling a little weird getting off the train that morning.Continue reading “CHINA: THE EMPEROR’S TOMB”

CHINA: THE FORBIDDEN CITY

BEIJING | CHINA JUNE 2014 HERE IT WAS. BEIJING. PEKING. ONE OF THE WORLDS GRANDEST HISTORICAL CITIES AND THE HEART OF THE OLDEST CONTINUOUS CIVILISATION IN EXISTENCE. TIME TO GET LOST TRYING TO FIND OUR HOSTEL. AGAIN. There are two Leo Hostels in Beijing. That explains it. And of course we had to go toContinue reading “CHINA: THE FORBIDDEN CITY”

CHINA: ALL UNDER HEAVEN

GUILIN | CHINA JUNE 2014 THIS WASN’T GOOD. It was early morning and we found ourselves in Nanning, China with no money and no clue of where to go or what to do. The previous night was spent on a train from Hanoi, and after a long period of detention, Ben’s dodgy looking cabin matesContinue reading “CHINA: ALL UNDER HEAVEN”