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Swimming With Whale Sharks (2024): All You Need to Know
Explore the exciting world of swimming with whale sharks! This guide reveals fascinating facts, top destinations like Maldives and Mexico, and essential safety tips for your adventure. Discover ethical practices for interacting with these gentle giants and learn how to make your experience unforgettable. Ready to dive in? Read the full article and start planning your next whale shark tour today!
Shark Cage Diving (2024): All You Need to Know
Discover everything you need to know about shark cage diving in my comprehensive research. From safety tips and requirements to the best locations and conservation efforts, this article covers it all.
What to Pack for Socotra: Expert Tips and Prep Guide
Discover the ultimate guide to packing and preparing for Socotra in 2024. Get expert tips on what to bring, how to prepare, and essential travel advice to ensure a seamless adventure on this remote island.
How to Travel to Yemen in 2024: Border Crossings and Flights
Your guide to navigating the border crossings.
Is It Safe to Travel to Yemen in 2024?
I’ve run over a dozen trips since 2019 when I first visited Yemen and can speak about the safety and security over there, how to stay safe, and where it is generally okay to go.
Travel to Socotra (2024): All You Need to Know
Planning a trip to Socotra? Look no further! Here's everything you need to know to make it happen!
Safari and Gorilla Trekking in Uganda: All You Need to Know (2024)
Planning to combine gorilla trekking and a safari into one trip? Look no further! Here, you'll find everything you need to know to make it happen.
Swimming With Sperm Whales in 2024: All You Need to Know
Where and when to swim with sperm whales, surprising facts, safety precautions and things to take with you.
The ultimate regenerative travel guide to uganda
An in-depth travel guide to wildlife and culture in Uganda with an emphasis on responsible and regenerative travel practices.
Ancient Babylonian and Mesopotamian Archeological Sites You Can Visit in Iraq
Iraq is home to many archaeological sites that are of great historical and cultural significance. Here are some of the main archaeological sites still standing in that you can visit today.
Is it safe for women to solo travel in Uganda?
Uganda is well known for its gorilla and chimpanzee trekking and abundant wildlife. As one of the safest countries in Africa to travel to, more and more solo women are making their way to this beautiful country.
Can Women Travel to Afghanistan?
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, there have been reports of women’s rights being decimated. Despite this, there are people still travelling to Afghanistan and for the woman traveller we’ll guide you through travelling the country safely.
Updated: How to Get to Socotra Island
With weekly flight options from Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Aden and Mukalla, getting to Socotra is not exactly easy, but it’s certainly possible,
Iraq Is Open for Tourism, Here's What You Need to Know
In the face of years of conflict, invasions, terrorist attacks, ISIS, and then COVID, the government of Iraq has taken a big step in opening the country to foreign tourism.
Mbuti: Congo’s Last Forest Pygmies Persist Despite Violence and Loss
The Mbuti Pygmy people of the Congo’s Ituri Rainforest have largely avoided external pressures to abandon traditional practices and integrate into modern society, but their way of life is continuously at risk.
Best Sustainable Places to Trek for Organutans in the Wild
Orangutans are one of the most intelligent and majestic great apes left on our planet, but due to continuous habitat loss as well as the pet trade, wild orangutans have been reduced to just several thousand animals on two islands: Borneo and Sumatra.
Where to Go Off-the-beaten-path Gorilla Trekking
We break down the known and lesser-known options for gorilla tracking and trekking in central Africa.
The Ultimate Packing List for Gorilla Trekking
The ultimate packing list for gorilla trekking trips.
Female Solo Travel Through Yemen-- Done the Wrong Way
Read a harrowing account of travelling to Yemen as a solo female. But, as the author alludes to, there’s a better way going forward.
Safety Guide to Yemen
Wondering how to stay safe as a tourist in Yemen? Here’s your updated 2021 guide to tourist safety and security in Yemen.
Follow along on a 68-hour rail journey from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East.