Fast travel, honest guides, and the places nobody else writes about
Honiara is not a polished destination. The internet is a battle, the heat is relentless, and there isn’t a huge amount to do. But the WWII history is genuinely gripping and Solomon Islands has a raw, uncommericalised quality that’s rare to find.
Vanuatu is one of the most underrated Pacific islands and also one of the easiest to visit from Australia. Here’s what to do, where to stay, and how to have the best time.
Samoa is one of the most naturally beautiful islands in the Pacific. To Sua Ocean Trench lives up to every photo you’ve seen of it, Lalomanu Beach will make you want to cancel your flight home, and Apia has things to offer. Here’s everything you need to know about visiting Upolu Island.
Everyone goes to Tonga for the whales. I arrived two months after they’d left. Here’s what to do in Tonga when you’re outside whale season, and why it’s still completely worth the trip.
Amantani Island has no hot water, no heating, and no roads. It also turned out to be the most memorable nights I’ve had while travelling Peru. Here’s what the overnight homestay is actually like, and why the discomfort is completely worth it.
The two-day Lake Titicaca tour is longer, colder, and more complicated than the one-day version. It’s also significantly better. Here’s exactly what to expect across two days on the water – and why the overnight on Amantani Island makes all the difference.
Puno sits at 3,800 metres and it will let you know. But Lake Titicaca one of the most genuinely extraordinary places in Peru. Here’s everything you need to know before you go.
The world’s least visited country isn’t worth visiting for the sights. It’s worth visiting for everything else – the runway at sunset, the community, and the specific feeling of watching your only way home disappear into the Pacific.
A German-influenced town somehow stuck between the Andes and the Amazon, a 12-hour overnight bus from Lima, and the best breakfast that might kill you. Oxapampa is weird and brilliant and you should go.
Paramaribo surprised me. Not always in the ways I was expecting. Here’s the honest version of what it’s actually like.
Yopal isn’t on anyone’s Colombia itinerary. Here’s why you should probably add it anyway, and how to make the most of a day in Casanare’s overlooked capital.
Paramaribo is a stopover city, one you pass through on a Guianas trip or on the way to French Guiana or the Suriname jungle. But it has more to offer than most people expect. Fort Zeelandia, a UNESCO-status Dutch colonial downtown, and the largest Hindu temple in Suriname. Here’s how to spend a day well in this unexpected South American capital.