I’ve seen the sunrise over the Dead Sea, jumped 25ft into a waterfall from a rope swing and waved down a passing fisherman for a lift on the Brazillian coastline. I’ve danced at an...

Emerging through deep canyons onto vast, soaring plains, a lone tumbleweed blew across the road stretching out ahead of us in the soft late afternoon light. Have you ever seen a view so beautiful...

My walking poles tapped on the stones as I leaned into them, legs pounding up the switchback trails. Squinting in the sun, I heard my grandpa’s voice say in my head. “Go on lass,...

When you tell people you’re going to Israel, the usual reaction is either “Oh wow!” or “Israel? Why?” – I always prefer the second response. I’d always wanted to go to Israel as I’d...

Costa Rica is exactly the place you imagine it to be and more. Of all countries I’ve been to, Costa Rica is up there with the most beautiful. It’s a tropical paradise of verdant,...

I was terrified of getting sea sick on the ferry over from Plymouth so I did everything I possibly could to avert nausea. I sat as still as possible, munching ginger biscuits, noise cancelling headphones...