My peregrinations took me to Gibraltar today, raising my country and territories count to 171, or 64% of the world’s total (based on the...

The British Far-Right is currently in charge of the British Conservative Party and therefore in charge of the British government....

They say you should not do unaccompanied road trips in Mongolia. The weather is unpredictable and the distances enormous. There is no...

On 5 January 2023, Brazilian Marcio Freire, a 47-years old veteran of big wave surfing, fell off his board mid-wave during a practice...

Built out of necessity following an 1833 cholera epidemic, Alto de Sao Joao is the largest cemetery in Lisbon. It does not feature on...

After successfully completing its Atlantic round trip, Twende is now for sale. If you are interested please contact Stephen Abery at:...

Today I caught the ferry from Heysham near Morecambe Bay in England to Douglas on the Isle of Man. Isle of Man is known for Bee Gees,...

Twende has now completed its great round trip from UK via the Caribbean to Spain! Going forward, Twende's home will be the Marina Mataro,...

Twende arrived in Gibraltar on 20 April 2023 after a pleasant sail from Azores. After dropping off one crew member, Twende is now...

Twende has just reached the Azores under the capable captaincy of Liam Shannon. Liam is taking Twende from Grenada to Barcelona, where we...

At first sight, Bali can seem a lot like Thailand. The tourism industry is extremely well-developed, the island is warm and tropical,...

Komodo Dragons do not celebrate Mother's Day, because mother Komodos eat their own babies. As soon as they hatch, the 30cm long baby...

The Netherlands colonised Indonesia starting in the 1600s through the Dutch East India Company. In 1796, the Dutch government took over...

The wildlife of Kalimantan is awesome! This is the story of a boat ride up a river in Borneo to see Orangutans.

This post describes a raid, that is, a visit to a country undertaken with the sole objective of bringing me closer to my aim of visiting...

Today, 1 April 2023, I touched down in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. This takes my country tally to 169 countries and territories, or...

Like Bhutan and India, Nepal’s history of Democracy is surprisingly recent. Nepal only adopted its first genuinely democratic...

Top of the world! Passed Mount Everest this morning on a flight from Paro (Bhutan) to Kathmandu (Nepal). After a week of clouds, today...

Today, 27 March 2023, I touched down in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The arrival in Nepal takes my country tally to 168 countries and...

Bhutan’s only international airport is located in Paro, but the airport is the least important reason to visit this town. Paro is a...