Brendan Shanahan’s compelling Travel Noir collection showcases an engaging writer happy to leave the rose-tinted glasses behind
One step too far – book review
A neat, episodic debut novel from Tina Seskis – is running away ever the answer?
The food traveler’s handbook – book review
Jodi Ettenberg’s Food traveller’s handbook is an evocative and practical distillation of hard lessons and culinary highs experienced over a decade and then some of long-haul adventures.
Koh Lipe – paradise lost no more, but still worth the effort
Once upon a time, in a cliché far, far away, Koh Lipe was THE iconic lost paradise island. Now, no more – but it’s still worth the effort.
Koh Lipe review – Sunrise Beach and Gipsy Resort
Living the Thai tourism cliche – 5 days hanging out at a great resort on one of Koh Lipe’s best beaches.
An unexpected glimpse of the Jarawa tribe on the Great Andaman Trunk Road
Most days the journey is just the journey, but get lucky and the journey is the destination. The Great Andaman Trunk Road, a skinny singletrack line of tarmac bisecting much of the archipelago, fits neatly into box number 2.
Varkala, Kerala – India Lite
Varkala Beach is a traveller cocoon, with bikinis on the sand and cookie-cutter multi-cuisine restaurants, while South of the Helipad it’s all saris for swimsuits and Indian families en vacance.
Bademiya Mumbai – street food review
If you’re looking for upmarket street food in Mumbai, then Bademiya is the place to go.