Travelling Ethiopia

To celebrate our Destination of the Month we asked our friends at Rainbow Tours to share their top tips for travelling in Ethiopia.

The Lost Kingdom of Navarre

Once a proud European kingdom and a former haunt of Hemingway, Navarre still has plenty to offer curious visitors.

Lucy‘s story in pictures

Discover the trials and tribulations of a woman and her unexpected companion as they cycle from Turkey to Syria.

The Hunters Who Helped

In an extract from Me, My Bike and a Street Dog Called Lucy, Ishbel Holmes details her encounter with a group of hunters in Yenice, Turkey.

An Encounter on the Road

In this extract from Me, My Bike and a Street Dog Called Lucy, Ishbel recalls an encounter with a local Turkish woman.

Arrival at Hatay, on the Syrian Border

In an extract from Me, My Bike and a Street Dog Called Lucy, Ishbel Holmes describes her arrival at the Syrian border.

When Ishbel met Lucy

In an extract from Me, My Bike and a Street Dog Called Lucy, Ishbel Holmes talks about finding Lucy for the first time. 

Habibi

In this extract from Beastly Journeys, Sheelagh Reynolds tells of her travels through Morocco and the souvenir she didn’t expect to be bringing home. 

Painted Wolves

In this extract from Beastly Journeys, Jonathan Scott recalls his time spent living alongside a pack of African wild dogs in the Serengeti. 

Finding Gobi

In 2016, ultra runner Dion Leonard was racing in the Gobi Desert when a stray dog followed him and changed both of their lives forever. 

The White Cockerel

In this extract from Beastly Journeys, Ash Dykes tells of hiking the length of Madagascar and the unlikely companion that joined him for the last leg. 

Lost and Found in the Arctic

In this extract from Beastly Journeys, Kelsey Camacho tells of travelling through an Arctic blizzard with a pack of huskies in Svalbard. 

Impenetrable

Dom Tulett travelled to Uganda as part of his prize for winning the 2016 Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year award. This is Dom’s account of that unforgettable trip.

5 reasons why women should roam alone

Gemma Thompson, founder of  A Girls’ Guide to Travelling Alone, shares her top 5 reasons for travelling solo.

Just You’s top 5 tips for reluctant solo travellers

Embarking on a holiday as a single traveller can be incredibly daunting, but there’s no need to panic. Solo travel specialists Just You share their top tips for taking that all important first step.