Verdant rolling hills are charming and good-looking. Colossal vertiginous mountain ranges are majestic by their sheer magnitude but my funky biscuit in my world of geographical pointy wonders are mighty steaming volcanoes. Dotted along the major fault lines of the […]
GETTING TO KNOW THE STANS
We hadn’t proposed to drive through The Stans when we first planned our Best Life adventure, but an unexpected 3,500km diversion around our Iranian visa issues, gave us one of the best parts of our overland adventure. It was a great reminder that arriving with […]
STRIPPED & SCRUBBED IN A TURKISH HAMAM
Before entering a hamam, I wasn’t completely sure what to expect. While I’d heard it was Turkey’s take on the historical Roman baths and a must-try local experience, I had little understanding of the unique customs and cultural nuances which […]
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GOPRO TIME-LAPSE
There have been so many times on our Best Life adventure when I could, or should, have stopped the car, leapt out and set up my GoPro to film a stunning time-lapse video. But if I’d taken every opportunity to capture the […]
JUNK ART GENIUS
If you’re a raving fan of Tim Burton and Gaudi, I’ve discovered your ultimate, wacky paradise in India. Yep, India. Tucked away in the lesser-known city of Chandigarh, is a “secret” junk art garden created by the eccentric genius, Nek Chand. Chand […]
