A guide to essential winter hiking gear 28 May 2012 If you wrap up well, crisp days are ideal for hiking. Here's a guide on... read more
Rounding Cape Horn 30 April 2012 We called in at Deception Island and Whalers Bay in the South Shetlands on the... read more
The Antarctic: one of the world’s last great wildernesses 17 April 2012 The Antarctic is one of the world’s last great wildernesses - for most an once-in-a-lifetime... read more
A penguin in my passport 12 April 2012 We watch thousands of penguins at play on our first landing at Half Moon Island... read more
Rendezvous at the end of the world 15 March 2012 While waiting to join an expedition to the Antarctic, I explored the town at the... read more
Walking Bolivia’s edge: Santa cruz, Sucre and Salar de Uyuni 25 January 2012 Bolivia, bless her soul, has some chronic bipolar personality issues to deal with.... read more
Book review – Blue Ice: Travels in Antarctica by Don Pinnock 10 October 2011 Blue Ice: Travels in Antarctica is the work of Don Pinnock, award-winning storyteller and photographer.... read more
Saving the planet with flies 29 August 2011 The world is turning into a place we have difficulty even imagining. To put it... read more
The possibility of wilderness 2 February 2011 You can look up wilderness in a dictionary, no problem, but can it still be... read more
Practical packing tips for long-term travel 25 January 2011 We have recently returned from a 9 month trip through South America. Here's how we... read more
