Wildlife Encounters

Komodo dragons, manta rays and island-swimming deer in a single day. What Komodo National Park is really like, and whether visiting is …

Ethical travel in Egypt is easier than it looks: see the Pyramids, the Nile and the Red Sea, skip the animal rides, …

Why Dahab is the most vegan-friendly and most relaxed base on Egypt’s Red Sea: snorkelling off the beach, proper vegan cafes, and …

I was offered a camel ride a dozen times at Giza. What the camels looked like, why I said no, and why …

I did a lot of research before going to Bukit Lawang. Mainly trying to figure out how to get there, how the…

I’d wanted to see orangutans in the wild for years. Since childhood, honestly. (My favourite toy was a stuffed gorilla, which probably…

Here’s the thing nobody tells you before you book a jungle trek in Bukit Lawang: most of them are doing it wrong.…