Adventures

Tales from the road

Stories from our crew of incurable wanderers — solo escapes, group misadventures and slow-travel epics from every corner of the map. Each one built around real tours you can go and book yourself.

Overland Through Colombia: Medellin to Mountain Finca
📍 Colombia

Overland Through Colombia: Medellin to Mountain Finca

A slow-travel journey through Colombia's hidden neighbourhoods, high-altitude fincas, and the locals who make the place tick—not the postcard version.

After Hours in Australia: When the Wild Comes Out to Play
📍 Australia

After Hours in Australia: When the Wild Comes Out to Play

Australia transforms after dark. Here's where to find the adventure, the creatures, and the honest conversations that only happen when the sun goes down.

Slow Roads and Sacred Stupas: My Myanmar Hippy Trail
📍 Myanmar

Slow Roads and Sacred Stupas: My Myanmar Hippy Trail

I chased the hippy trail through Myanmar's ancient kingdoms and tea plantations, sleeping on riverboats and in hilltribe homestays, eating my way through markets and up mountains.

Slow Through Ecuador's Vertical Soul
📍 Ecuador

Slow Through Ecuador's Vertical Soul

Overland Ecuador on your own terms: cloud forests, whitewater, Quito's heights and the messy joy of slow travel through the Americas.

Ten Days Slow Through Panama: Valleys, Rivers & Real Food
📍 Panama

Ten Days Slow Through Panama: Valleys, Rivers & Real Food

Skip the Panama City tourist gauntlet. A slow-travel loop through valleys, farms and jungle reveals the country's real rhythm—and its best meals.

Vertical Thrills and Favela Grit: My Adrenaline Week in Rio
📍 Brazil

Vertical Thrills and Favela Grit: My Adrenaline Week in Rio

Paragliding Rio de Janeiro, hiking favelas, and chasing adrenaline across Brazil's most electric cities. A travel adventure.

Manila to Cebu: A Solo Woman's Unplanned Philippine Reckoning
📍 Philippines

Manila to Cebu: A Solo Woman's Unplanned Philippine Reckoning

Solo travel in the Philippines isn't always Instagram. Here's what happens when you chase street food, history, and your own limits across islands.

Midnight in Kuala Lumpur: When the City Gets Honest
📍 Malaysia

Midnight in Kuala Lumpur: When the City Gets Honest

After dark in Malaysia means skyscrapers, street food at 2am, and a city that finally stops pretending. Here's what I found when I stayed up.

Dust and Djinn: Chasing the Hippy Trail Through Dubai's Hidden Heart
📍 United Arab Emirates

Dust and Djinn: Chasing the Hippy Trail Through Dubai's Hidden Heart

The hippy trail hit Dubai differently. I retraced it through souks, salt flats, and midnight conversations with travellers who refused the glitter.

Chaos and Hot Air: Chasing Adrenaline Across Cappadocia
📍 Turkey

Chaos and Hot Air: Chasing Adrenaline Across Cappadocia

Cappadocia adventure: hot air balloons, cave churches, Ottoman ruins, and the unhinged travel moments that make Turkey unforgettable.

Alone in Nicaragua: Volcanoes, Grit and the Art of Getting Lost
📍 Nicaragua

Alone in Nicaragua: Volcanoes, Grit and the Art of Getting Lost

Solo travel in Nicaragua: sandboarding volcanic peaks, trekking remote islands, and discovering why this country breaks people open.

Seoul After Midnight
📍 South Korea

Seoul After Midnight

Seoul after dark isn't about nightclubs. It's about hanok kitchens, market vendors, and the kind of history that tastes like kimchi and regret.

Slow Burn in Budapest
📍 Hungary

Slow Burn in Budapest

Overland Hungary means skipping the tourist script entirely. I found ruin bars, firing rifles, and a chimney cake workshop that felt like a family secret.

Spain's Forgotten Middle: Night Trains, Walls & the Long Way Down
📍 Spain

Spain's Forgotten Middle: Night Trains, Walls & the Long Way Down

Slow travel through central Spain: overland from Madrid's boozy nights to Segovia's fortress, then down the coast for kayaks and sea caves.

Midnight Temples and Motorbike Confessions in Cambodia
📍 Cambodia

Midnight Temples and Motorbike Confessions in Cambodia

I ditched the temple alarm clock in Cambodia and found something stranger: a Siem Reap that only reveals itself after dark, solo and slightly sleepless.

Solo in Mexico: A Balloon, a Catamaran and a Baja Canyon
📍 Mexico

Solo in Mexico: A Balloon, a Catamaran and a Baja Canyon

Solo travel in Mexico: five days, five tours and zero itinerary, from a balloon over Teotihuacán to Cozumel, Chichén Itzá and a hidden Baja waterfall.

Phnom Penh After Dark: When Cambodia Bares Its Soul
📍 Cambodia

Phnom Penh After Dark: When Cambodia Bares Its Soul

Skip Angkor's dawn crush. After-dark Cambodia reveals street food, boxing rings, and stories the guidebooks miss.

Alone in Costa Rica: One Week, Five Tours, Zero Plan
📍 Costa Rica

Alone in Costa Rica: One Week, Five Tours, Zero Plan

A solo week in Costa Rica: night-walk frogs in La Fortuna, tubing a turquoise river, cooking with locals, and learning to surf while scared of water.

Desert Stars and Dusty Adrenaline: Chile's Best-Kept Pulse
📍 Chile

Desert Stars and Dusty Adrenaline: Chile's Best-Kept Pulse

Chase Chile's wildest adventures: kayak pristine rivers, explore Easter Island's mysteries, and photograph Atacama stars under Andean guidance.

Mexico Alone: The Strangers Who Made the Trip
📍 Mexico

Mexico Alone: The Strangers Who Made the Trip

Solo travel in Mexico isn't about the itinerary. It's the wrong turns, the strangers who become mates, and the moments that quietly reshape you.

Rewinding the Hippy Trail: Portugal's Forgotten Soul
📍 Portugal

Rewinding the Hippy Trail: Portugal's Forgotten Soul

Rewinding the hippy trail through Portugal: from Lisbon's broken-down neighbourhoods to Madeira's wild forests, chasing the real stuff.

Seven Days, Five Tours, One Unforgettable Argentine Crew
📍 Argentina

Seven Days, Five Tours, One Unforgettable Argentine Crew

Five friends. Five Argentine adventures. From asado gardens to Patagonian 4x4 chaos, here's what happens when you stop touring solo.

Chasing the Old Hippy Trail Through Modern Thailand
📍 Thailand

Chasing the Old Hippy Trail Through Modern Thailand

Follow the faded hippy trail through Thailand: market chaos, cooking with Akha elders, limestone caves and the real cost of paradise.

Bangkok After Midnight: When the City Shows Its Real Face
📍 Thailand

Bangkok After Midnight: When the City Shows Its Real Face

Solo in Bangkok after dark: street food, longtail boats, and the unscripted nights that make Thailand unforgettable. A candid after-dark adventure.

Solo in Guatemala: Five Tours That Rewired My Brain
📍 Guatemala

Solo in Guatemala: Five Tours That Rewired My Brain

Solo travel in Guatemala means ditching the map. Five unforgettable tours turned my trip upside down—and I'm still recovering.

Solo in Mexico: From Cenotes to Pyramids
📍 Mexico

Solo in Mexico: From Cenotes to Pyramids

Solo travel in Mexico doesn't require a plan. I chased cenotes, hot air balloons, and private ruins, learning that the best adventures happen when you're properly lost.

The Hippy's Gamble: Lost in China's Stone & Steam
📍 China

The Hippy's Gamble: Lost in China's Stone & Steam

Backpacking through China without a fixed route taught me that the real hippy trail isn't built—it's stumbled upon, one shared meal at a time.

Midnight Noodles, Monsoon Hearts: Yangon Unplanned
📍 Myanmar

Midnight Noodles, Monsoon Hearts: Yangon Unplanned

Five solo travellers met in Yangon and decided to explore Myanmar together. What followed was chaos, street food, temples, and unexpected friendships.

Tikal, Markets and Madness: Solo in Guatemala's Pulse
📍 Guatemala

Tikal, Markets and Madness: Solo in Guatemala's Pulse

Solo through Guatemala: haggling in Antigua's market, two days among Tikal's jungle temples, and a capital city bike ride that changed my mind about it.

Colombia's Slow Burn: Barrios, Forests, and Finding Myself
📍 Colombia

Colombia's Slow Burn: Barrios, Forests, and Finding Myself

Overland through Colombia: hiking remote forests, eating street food with locals, and discovering why slow travel beats the tourist circuit every time.

Nocturnal Rites: Chasing Shamans and Star Maps in Cusco
📍 Peru

Nocturnal Rites: Chasing Shamans and Star Maps in Cusco

After dark in Peru's Sacred Valley: horseback rituals, textile witchcraft, and the night the Incas never left.

Pasta, Vespas & Broken Maps: Rewinding Italy the Slow Way
📍 Italy

Pasta, Vespas & Broken Maps: Rewinding Italy the Slow Way

Ditch the tour bus. Trade Instagram for real connection on Italy's hippy trail, cooking pasta by hand and riding Vespas through the messy, gorgeous south.

The Hippy Trail Never Ended: Finding It in Modern Sri Lanka
📍 Sri Lanka

The Hippy Trail Never Ended: Finding It in Modern Sri Lanka

The hippy trail lives on in Sri Lanka—if you know where to look beyond the temples and tea estates.

The Throttle and the Thin Air: Nepal's High-Stakes Dance
📍 Nepal

The Throttle and the Thin Air: Nepal's High-Stakes Dance

Everest Base Camp in five hours, then down to earth with local women teaching Nepali cooking. Nepal's adrenaline and soul in one dizzying week.

Egypt's Slow Routes: Temples, Markets, and Midnight Streets
📍 Egypt

Egypt's Slow Routes: Temples, Markets, and Midnight Streets

Overland through Egypt on foot and by felucca: temples without crowds, street food with families, and why the desert teaches patience.

Four Days, Five Tours, One Improbable Group in the Cape
📍 South Africa

Four Days, Five Tours, One Improbable Group in the Cape

A group adventure across South Africa's Cape: mountain scrambles, penguins, wine, safari, and the friendships that form when plans fall apart.

Five of Us, Two Continents, One Ridiculous Week in Turkey
📍 Turkey

Five of Us, Two Continents, One Ridiculous Week in Turkey

Five misfits. Zero planning. One week that proved Turkey rewards the curious and punishes the timid.

Five Days Chasing Adrenaline Through Taiwan: E-bikes, Cliffs, and Dumplings
📍 Taiwan

Five Days Chasing Adrenaline Through Taiwan: E-bikes, Cliffs, and Dumplings

I came to Taiwan for the food. I stayed for the vertigo, the near-collisions with scooters, and one very honest dumpling master.

Lost in the Cosmic Haze: Chasing Stardust and Good Vibes Across Southern Brazil
📍 Brazil

Lost in the Cosmic Haze: Chasing Stardust and Good Vibes Across Southern Brazil

I landed in Brazil with a notebook, zero itinerary, and a vague memory of someone mentioning stars. What followed was exactly the kind of beautiful mess I needed.

Hippie Trail Redux: Chasing Ghosts and Turquoise Water Through Croatia's Dalmatian Backstage
📍 Croatia

Hippie Trail Redux: Chasing Ghosts and Turquoise Water Through Croatia's Dalmatian Backstage

I came to Croatia hunting the spirit of the old hippie trail. What I found was better: locals who still believe in chaos, boats that actually go where you point them, and bars where the owner's mum lives upstairs.

Chasing the Hippy Trail in Sri Lanka: Tea, Temples, and the Road Less Paved
📍 Sri Lanka

Chasing the Hippy Trail in Sri Lanka: Tea, Temples, and the Road Less Paved

I came to Sri Lanka looking for enlightenment. I found it in a jeep, a kitchen, and a very opinionated tea merchant.

Chasing Ghosts on the Hippy Trail: My Messy Love Letter to Greece
📍 Greece

Chasing Ghosts on the Hippy Trail: My Messy Love Letter to Greece

I went to Greece hunting for the ghost of the old hippy trail. What I found was better: bad wine, limestone cliffs, and locals who still remember.

Chasing the Shire: A Hippy Trail Redemption in Aotearoa
📍 New Zealand

Chasing the Shire: A Hippy Trail Redemption in Aotearoa

One woman, zero plan, and five tours that reminded me why New Zealand still owns my heart.

Dropped Into the Void: Five Days Chasing Chaos Across Nicaragua
📍 Nicaragua

Dropped Into the Void: Five Days Chasing Chaos Across Nicaragua

Nicaragua doesn't ask permission. It just happens to you—volcanoes, markets, islands, and pure unfiltered weirdness.

Midnight in the Desert: My 48 Hours Chasing Ghosts in Jordan
📍 Jordan

Midnight in the Desert: My 48 Hours Chasing Ghosts in Jordan

I went to Jordan expecting postcards. Instead, I found myself underwater in a shipwreck, lost in a Bedouin canyon at dusk, and very much questioning my life choices.

Slow Burn: Two Weeks Chasing Volcanoes, Geysers, and My Sanity Through Southern Chile
📍 Chile

Slow Burn: Two Weeks Chasing Volcanoes, Geysers, and My Sanity Through Southern Chile

Overland through Chile: kayaking turquoise lakes, soaking in forest gong baths, summiting active volcanoes, and discovering that slow travel isn't boring—it's church.

Lost in the Limestone: Five Days Chasing Ghosts Through Jordan's Desert
📍 Jordan

Lost in the Limestone: Five Days Chasing Ghosts Through Jordan's Desert

We arrived in Amman with loose plans and looser luggage. We left Jordan fundamentally altered, smelling of desert sand and regret.

The Defector's Table: Adrenaline and Unfiltered Korea
📍 South Korea

The Defector's Table: Adrenaline and Unfiltered Korea

I crossed the DMZ with a North Korean refugee, learned to cook bibimbap at dawn, and nearly threw up on a cliff train—all in five days.

The Long Way to Agra: What Happens When You Stop Rushing and Start Arriving
📍 India

The Long Way to Agra: What Happens When You Stop Rushing and Start Arriving

A reformed accountant gets properly lost in India's Golden Triangle, discovers that slow travel isn't about the monuments—it's about the people you meet along the way.

Chasing Ghosts in Stone: Five Days Hunting Magic Across China's Middle Kingdom
📍 China

Chasing Ghosts in Stone: Five Days Hunting Magic Across China's Middle Kingdom

A food writer stumbles into China's most visceral landscapes and discovers that adrenaline tastes better when you've earned it.

Five Days in Hanoi: How I Learned to Stop Planning and Love the Chaos
📍 Vietnam

Five Days in Hanoi: How I Learned to Stop Planning and Love the Chaos

I went to Hanoi for three days. I stayed for five. Here's what changed my mind.

After Dark Down Under: When Australia Wakes Up at Night
📍 Australia

After Dark Down Under: When Australia Wakes Up at Night

From penguin-spotting on Phillip Island to midnight wine runs through the Yarra Valley, I chased Australia's nocturnal magic and found myself transformed.

Five Days in the Cape: When a Solo Writer Becomes Reluctant Tour Guide
📍 South Africa

Five Days in the Cape: When a Solo Writer Becomes Reluctant Tour Guide

I went to Cape Town for solitude. I left with a WhatsApp group and new definition of 'commitment issues'.

The Nile Made Me Cry (And Other Honest Things About Uganda)
📍 Uganda

The Nile Made Me Cry (And Other Honest Things About Uganda)

I went to Uganda expecting adventure. I wasn't prepared for how much it would sting.

Chasing Watermills and Quad Bikes: My Hippy Trail Detour Through Croatia
📍 Croatia

Chasing Watermills and Quad Bikes: My Hippy Trail Detour Through Croatia

I ditched the Game of Thrones tours and found Croatia's real soul: in a guide's stories, a private boat, and some gloriously reckless off-road riding.

Chasing Ghosts on the Hippy Trail: My Feral Week Rewiring Greece
📍 Greece

Chasing Ghosts on the Hippy Trail: My Feral Week Rewiring Greece

Volcanic cliffs, climbing rope burns, and old men who've seen everything. How I accidentally lived the hippy dream.

The Dirtbag's Panama: When a Crew of Misfits Takes On Bikes, Fish, and Jungle
📍 Panama

The Dirtbag's Panama: When a Crew of Misfits Takes On Bikes, Fish, and Jungle

We arrived in Panama with loose plans and looser luggage. We left muddy, sunburnt, and already planning our return.

Uganda Almost Killed Me, and I've Never Been Happier
📍 Uganda

Uganda Almost Killed Me, and I've Never Been Happier

I came to Uganda for the gorillas. I left with river water in my lungs, jerk chicken oil under my fingernails, and a profound respect for whitewater.

Lost in the Clouds: What Happened When I Tried to Summit My Own Ego in Nepal
📍 Nepal

Lost in the Clouds: What Happened When I Tried to Summit My Own Ego in Nepal

I went to Nepal to find enlightenment. I found a kitchen instead—and it changed everything.

Pisco, Prophecy & the Thing I Can't Unsee in Cusco
📍 Peru

Pisco, Prophecy & the Thing I Can't Unsee in Cusco

After dark in Cusco, the lines blur between archaeology and the occult. Here's what happens when you actually listen.