Esperance: The Gem of Western Australia
Kangaroos living on the beach, pirates, explorers, gold, and the biggest wave in Western Australia; ‘The Cyclops’. It seemed like my childhood story books were starting to come true. I was on my way to...
View ArticleKeep Austin Texas Weird
It was hot, way too hot, and I just came back from a whiskey distillery. Civilization was floating by through our window, while Eddie Vedder’s Society was playing in the background. The thermostat read...
View ArticleCenote Diving in Tulum
Sunshine blazes through dense greenery and I wobble on one foot, trying to balance while tugging a wetsuit over my sweaty skin. The two big guys next to me also struggle, squeezing themselves into...
View ArticleA Break from CoVid-19 in Finland
As the fireworks exploded over Kalajoki Finland, I reflected on the past two weeks of travel, how easy it had been, and how far away CoVid-19 had felt. The Finn’s don’t wear masks, they don’t queue...
View ArticleChitwan National Park, NepalSearching for the One-horned Rhino
As a traveler, I often hear terrible things about wildlife decline so I was thrilled about going to find rhinos in Chitwan National Park. This elation was because I knew I stood a real chance of seeing...
View ArticleChristchurch, New Zealand: Beyond the rubble
“Everyone knows someone who died,” Julie says. “Nobody came out of it unscathed.” In truth, it doesn’t sound like the sort of place that would appeal to even the most intrepid traveller. Christchurch...
View ArticleBaba: Video Night on the Ganges
I hope I still have some of his hair on my headphones. They got tangled when he put them on to watch the video. His hair was wispy and dry as tinder: the sort of hair that would burn fast in a...
View ArticleQuiet Corners in the West of Wales
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Even if you tour Europe, you’re probably not going to go here.” These were the words, spoken by my mother, that enticed me to take a break from my busy Los Angeles...
View ArticlePlymouth, Massachusetts: Enjoying A Trip Back in Time
My family and I wanted to go on a short trip from New York City, to a place within a driving distance of 4 hrs. Having been to most destinations nearby, I chose Plymouth, Massachusetts, which seemed to...
View ArticleFinding the Bogs Outside of Riga Latvia
It’s not often that there are more highlights outside of a small country’s capital city than there are in it. Latvia’s capital city Riga is quaint in an ex-soviet, medieval, tourist-hot-spot, type of...
View ArticleSierra Leone – A Diamond Road Trip
I don’t know what day it is anymore. Time is something marked as the sun passes through the sky and then it is night and the dogs start to bark, and then it is light again. My world is three colours,...
View ArticleNavigating Northern Albania
When I first announced I would be traveling to Albania, I was met with utter confusion — by colleagues and local Albanians alike. Why was I going to Albania, of all places? Where is it? What are you...
View ArticleGolden Temple at Amritsar, India
My Visit to the Golden Temple I’ve wanted to visit the Golden Temple ever since I read about it in my history books. It was the last summer when I finally got the chance to visit the holy city of...
View ArticleTravels in Armenia
Armenia in Video From Armenia with love I know I rarely write “as the Editor” and this needs to change. Mostly, because ITKT has been doing building a number of big projects for the new year. Still, in...
View ArticleMinca Jungle: In Search of Black Gold
When I say Colombia, most people think about a notorious drug lord and the most dangerous comuna in the world. But when I hear Colombia, my mind drifts off to the one thing that is able to wake me up...
View ArticleDog-sledding in Svalbard, Norway
After a late night wandering the streets of Longyearbyen, under the midnight sun, I was up early. Waiting in the crisp Arctic morning air, my breath visible despite it being June, I could see the tour...
View ArticleStranded in No Man’s Land on the Pamirs
I watched the Sun crawl behind the snowy peaks that belong to no country and are ruled only by wolves that roam the wasteland at night. Now, how am I going to survive through it? Central Asian...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Is Africa!
South Sudan is Africa’s wild Wild West. It’s also the world’s newest country, fairly recently independent from its northern namesake. If you are looking for a real adventure truly off the beaten path,...
View ArticlePanic in Puerto Rico!
The mood across the table was gloom. A heavy aura of tense suspense had descended into the living room. You could see worried expressions on our faces if there had been enough light to do so. I was...
View ArticleMauritania – Rail Journey to Atar
A blazing blue sky that is so far above you can see into the universe’s soul. Not a cloud for miles. I’m standing at the window of a small white cement hut with a bakery sign painted on its side, it...
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