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Robert

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Robert has worked in travel for over 35 years, running tour operators in Pakistan, Italy & the UK, writing guide books and articles and running a conservation charity that fights species extinction and habitat loss worldwide. He's trekked coast to coast across Borneo, climbed to 6,500 metres in the Himalayas, travelled the the length of the Silk Road and been chased out of a bar in Lesotho by a Warthog.
Downriver in Borneo
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Trekking Across Borneo: An Unforgettable Journey through Jungle and Time

  • July 15, 2025
  • Robert
In 1989, Borneo was still largely unmapped by tourism. There were few hotels, no smartphones, no Google Maps, and few people outside Southeast Asia could even locate Kalimantan, the Indonesian…
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Mard 1985 and me
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Bollywood and Me: How I came to be in the Amitabh Bachchan Film Classic MARD

  • June 29, 2025
  • Robert
It was 1985, and I was 19. I’d been travelling around India for 4 months and was at the end of my trip, existing with a rucksack full of dirty…
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snorkelling the silfra fissure
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Review: Arctic Adventures in Iceland

  • June 9, 2025
  • Robert
There are few places in the world where one can drift between tectonic plates. Silfra, a crack between the North American and Eurasian plates located in Iceland’s Þingvellir National Park,…
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Haveli Dharampura
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Review: Haveli Dharampura, Old Delhi’s hidden Heritage Gem

  • May 19, 2025
  • Robert
I didn’t go to Delhi with a plan to hunt down havelis. Honestly, I was just trying to escape the noise. The city’s full-on energy – the horns, the heat,…
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overseas adventure travel ideas - Nepal
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The Ultimate Guide to Overseas Adventure Travel from the U.S.

  • May 8, 2025
  • Robert
Overseas adventure travel isn’t just about ticking countries off a list – it’s about diving headfirst into the unknown and discovering what you’re really made of. I remember my first…
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Strange holiday destinations
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The 10 Strange Places to Go on Holiday This Year

  • April 30, 2025
  • Robert
Looking for a trip that’s far from ordinary? Forget crowded beaches and city breaks—2025 is the year to go weird. We’ve rounded up the world’s strangest destinations for travellers who…
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visit deception island antarctic
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How to visit Deception Island: The Hidden Antarctic Volcano

  • April 23, 2025
  • Robert
Shaun Jeary was hired as part of a specialist UK team to travel to Deception Island in the Antarctic to remove graffiti left by a visitor on the old whaling…
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what noise does a cheetah make?
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Video: What noise does a cheetah make?

  • April 10, 2025
  • Robert
What noise does a cheetah make? You’ll never guess! Does it roar like a lion? I took this short video on a morning game drive in the Mara North Conservancy…
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picinguaba
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Review: Casa Verde at Pousada Picinguaba, Brazil

  • April 7, 2025
  • Robert
A Secluded Escape with nature, tranquility and relaxation on the Costa Verde Tucked into the forested hills of Brazil’s Costa Verde, not far from the colonial town of Paraty, Casa…
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Hotel da Cataratas review Iguassu
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Hotel das Cataratas Review, Iguassu Falls, Brazil

  • April 1, 2025
  • Robert
Some hotels, as soon as you arrive you know you’ve made the right choice. It’s look, it’s ambiance, it’s style. it’s location. Hotel das Cataratas is one of those hotels.…
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