Meeting Himba and visiting Epupa Falls
Why a trip to the far North of Nambia is totally worth it Epupa Falls is a natural wonder that has taken me by surprise, perhaps because all of the…
Seeing the waves of Nazaré
A few times per year the waves in Nazaré, a small town on Portugal's Atlantic coast, swell to epic proportions. Watch how surfers defy all odds on these monster waves.
Beyond your imagination: the Grand Canyon on foot and by helicopter
The Grand Canyon is quite possibly the world’s most famous natural wonder. It is easy to understand why – a 435 km (270 miles) chasm in the earth’s crust speaks…
Endless steppe, stunning mountain peaks and glaciers – why a 27 hours bus ride to Patagonia is totally worth it
For hours and hours all I see is flat tussock fields stretching out to the horizon. Our journey through empty and deserted Patagonia has started about 26 hours ago in…
Back to basics in the Swedish wilderness
An outdoorsy type We are standing on half a metre of ice, at the junction of Torne River and Rautas River. The ice is solid enough to carry snowmobiles but…
Visiting a rumbling giant in Pucón, Chile
“Come, come!” is shouted at me while I see a wildly gesturing hand telling me to follow. I put down the kitchen knife and follow the hostel owner outside.…
In search of the Northern Lights in Tromsø
Seeing the Northern Lights is on many travellers’ bucket list. To make this dream a reality, I decided to search for the Northern Lights in Tromsø, Norway. Read my travel…
