Stories

Everything I thought I knew about wildlife (and myself) was completely wrong—in the best way.

In a labyrinth of ancient bustling streets, Susan Gough Henly peels back the skin of Fez culture and discovers the beating heart of Morocco.

On twin Caribbean isles, Flash Parker discovers the type of tropical paradise most of us believe disappeared long ago.

With its collision of Berber, Islamic and French cultures, the mesmerising North African city of Marrakech has inspired artists, designers and musicians for centuries, as Eddie Hart discovers.

Graeme Green treks through Ethiopia’s mysterious highlands in search of red-chested geladas and hungry wolves.

Colombia’s Caribbean coastline is home to a city that has seen the worst of history. Thankfully, as Cam Cope discovers, it now seems destined for a far more creative future.

There’s more to carnival than dancing in the streets. Geoff Stellfox discovers celebration and protest coursing through the Uruguayan capital.

Far from Marrakesh, Danika Porter discovers another Morocco, where the ruins of ancient trade routes are all that’s left behind, the Sahara seems to stretch on forever and dunes offer a playground in the desert.

The wildlife almost plays an understudy role to the epic desert and coastal scenery on a soaring safari.

While neighbouring Iceland pulls almost two million travellers each year, the Faroe Islands are among Europe’s best-kept secrets. Freya Muller discovers an untamed archipelago rich in legend.

Paddling across once-troubled waters in Montenegro, Lisa Perkovic learns a little about espionage and international relations from a small country with a colourful past.

In the chilly waters off the Scottish coast, Andrew MacIntyre gets up close to some giant beasties on one of the ultimate underwater wildlife expeditions.

Dive into icy waters and explore the wild landscapes of Scotland’s best-kept secret, the island of Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

Susan Gough Henly is charmed by mysteries of Portugal’s Eden, the Azores.

There’s a place of hallucinogenic potions, where green fairies stash liquor in the woods, absinthe distilling is a family tradition, and bootleggers once did a roaring trade – and it’s called Switzerland, as Tim Charody discovers.

In the whiteout of an Arctic winter, Ewen Bell meets a group of modern Swedish outdoorsmen inviting visitors to experience 
their sub-zero wonderland.

Pamplona is famous for San Fermín, but the rest of the time this ancient city is almost unknown to outsiders. Mark Eveleigh travels to the Kingdom of Navarre to discover Spain’s best-kept secret.

In the wilds of northern Iceland, the only way to take on the white water of the East Glacial River is on a raft.

In the spice-fragrant hinterland of Kerala’s Malabar Coast, David Stott encounters an endangered river culture and finds deliverance aboard a bamboo raft.

An annual Taiwanese festival celebrating the start of the New Year lights up Adam Gibson’s life.

In a city home to almost as many people as the entire population of Australia, there’s always something exciting going on. Nina Karnikowski stays up all night in the southernmost tip of Mumbai.

Dave Stamboulis dives into a digital detox as he explores the untouched isles of Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago.

A surf trip along Taiwan’s scenic east coast proves rich in the unexpected, writes Kirk Owers.

It was once an untouched paradise, far off the radars of most travellers. Now Mirissa is best known for some very large attractions residing in the ocean. Mark Daffey returns to the place he once called home for some unparalleled whale watching.

Straight-laced Singapore doesn’t seem like a place to scope out street art. But away from shiny Orchard Road shopping malls its walls are licked with subversive creativity.

In Nepal’s ancient Tantric city, Cam Cope celebrates the New Year.

Travelling through Mongolia’s dramatic landscapes, Tatyana Leonov discovers a land of ancient monasteries, soaring mountains and people with a penchant for vodka.