Travel Writing Library

The Marrakech boys gathered round the economy flight smelling fresh meat that had just landed in the centre of the spice filled Jemaa el fna.

Total silence is a commodity rarely afforded to anyone these days, and should you happen across it, it can be a little unnerving, until you come to terms with it.

As the van pulled away, I stood on the porch of my Nebraska home and wondered what life would be like now that I was fatherless.

Chiang Mai is a beautiful little town in Northern Thailand situated along the Ping River. Home to ancient temples and history, the town offers an inviting ambience

On my second day in Nha Trang, Vietnam, I met Kim, a fellow Dane who had lived in Vietnam for the past fourteen years. Kim had a small bar in the western quarter of Nha Trang and had done pretty well for himself, selling watered down beer to tourists.

Look out for red eye! said Lewis, pointing to his own squinting torchlit eye. This was the last piece of advice I heard from the Peruvian biologist, who had disappeared suddenly with the rest of the group into the sticky night.

My hands. My God, my hands. So cold. I am convinced if I struck them carelessly against my ice axe they would shatter like porcelain and tumble down the side of the mountain.

Theres a building in downtown Cairo, an imposing off-white structure that sits in the tempest of noise swirling around Tahrir Square. Its called the Mogamma.

Naturally we wanted to see more of the south island of New Zealand and, heading north from Hanmer Springs, our plan was to cut through the Molesworth Station crossing the Acheron river and 200km on to Marlborough and Blenheim.

Ghana. It isnt mind- blowing, fun or inspirational. There is no respect for hygiene or no sense of adventure. Its pretty banal... and its my home.