There is a place in the remote lands of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela called the Great Savanna. The vast tropical grassland of unspoiled nature which is inhabited by several indigenous groups evokes the feeling of a lost world in time in the midst of technology and global modern societies. I […]

It’s always been a dream of mine to live by the sea. I find there’s something very calming about it; when I can’t sleep I think about the gentle roll of a calm sea and that usually does the trick. However, I also like it when there’s a heavier sea […]

As school terms and university semesters come to a close, the time has come to pack up your stuff, scrub down the mildew, hoover under the beds and move out of your student abode. Whether it’s your 7x5m room in halls or your shared student house, the fear of the […]

As somebody who doesn’t really appreciate the great outdoors as much as he should, I was more than happy to spread my proverbial wings for the weekend and give camping a try. A Bank Holiday weekend filled with sun, sea, alcohol and fantastic company. The weekend should have been a […]

Few people ever actually get the opportunity to live out their childhood dream. However, I am one of those lucky few. Growing up, as a female football player, America was always portrayed as the pinnacle place to play as a female ‘soccer’ star. So you can imagine my delight when, […]

If I could give any traveller one piece of advice it would be this – give all the obvious destinations a break, Europe has much more than Paris, London or Milan to offer. Having exhausted Paris, I felt it due to spread my wings and find a new corner of […]

Over the past few years, there has been a move by some Brits to try out some of the foreign festivals on offer, and why not? Rather than traipse through muddy quagmires just to get to your mates’ tent, destroying various items of clothing (not to mention dignity) in the […]

A tenuous link – an experience shared. William Bradford, the son of a Yorkshire farmer, was born in sleepy Austerfield, just outside Doncaster in 1590. What if I was to tell you this man was a factor two of mankind’s most heroic adventures? That without him Neil Armstrong may never […]