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Nov 28, 20204 min read

Storm surfing on the Anatolian Steppe

The Anatolian Steppe is flat, dusty and deadly. I was cycling across a section of it when I was hit by a huge storm.

Nov 28, 20204 min read

First night, first adventure

Sometimes the adventure starts slowly. Other times, like this time, it can happen the first night.

Nov 27, 20201 min read

A donkey was waiting at the bus stop

Early one morning I was walking down to a tiny coastal village along an empty road, when I saw a donkey waiting at a bus stop.

Dec 19, 202011 min read

Downriver on a Homemade Raft

10 days on Bolivia’s River Tuichi floating through primary forest, navigating rapids and living off the river.

Dec 19, 20207 min read

With a Strong Hand and an Outstretched Arm

The closest I've come to dying on an adventure was in Peru rafting on some of the most dangerous white water in the world.

Dec 19, 20207 min read

A Night Walk

Often adventure happens when things don’t go to plan. Everything went wrong on my journey from Cusco to Machu Picchu.

Nov 28, 20203 min read

Dogs

From fearful foes to grateful companions, how I learned to get along with the massive and ferocious Turkish sheep dogs.

Nov 28, 20201 min read

Small villages

Chickens scatter as I bump into town down a rocky track.

Nov 28, 20203 min read

A fox came for breakfast

After a hairy night being shot at by gun totting locals, I was now enjoying the calm of a remote coastline when a fox came to breakfast.

PERU & BOLIVIA, 2011