Trip write-ups that last, and a community to plan the next one.
Brussels, Belgium to Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
A first-person account of a 380km, 20-stage hike from Brussels to Luxembourg, done a day at a time over a year using Belgium's trains and buses, taking in battlefields, castles, forests and half-forgotten history along the way.
Around the World
A continuous round-the-world cycling expedition to raise funds for Ukraine, spanning over 35,000 kilometres across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Oceania, and Asia. Driven by a commitment to avoid flights where possible, the journey took in everything from the sands of the Sahara to the Carretera Austral and the Australian outback.
New Zealand to Ireland
Baden Brown's motorcycle journey from New Zealand towards Ireland, raising funds for a hospital in Chennai in honour of Colleen Redit; the ride crossed Australia, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Nepal and India before a crash in Albania interrupted it on the way through the Balkans.
Great Britain
A 1,907-kilometre off-road gravel ride from Land's End to John O'Groats across Britain, undertaken by two cyclists managing Type 1 diabetes to build community and exercise confidence.
Iceland
A 31-day solo bikepacking expedition covering 2,358 kilometers and 24,000 meters of climbing around the Westfjords and across the rugged highlands of Iceland.
Isaan, Thailand
A four-day gravel and backroad cycling tour around the Ubonrat and Lam Pao reservoirs in Thailand's Isaan region, mixing unpaved tracks with quiet rural lanes.
Upper Isaan, North East Thailand
A twelve-stage cycling tour across Upper Isaan in northeast Thailand, following field trails, rural gravel, and the Mekong River overlooking the mountains of Laos.
Europe
Stephen embarked on a year-long bicycle expedition across Europe toward Asia, riding and wild camping from the UK through France and Italy to the Balkans.
England to Greece
I rode from England to Greece at 18 years old, documenting the journey along the way.
Chile and Argentina
The Greater Patagonian Trail (GPT) is a long-distance route network in the southern Andes that spans from the outskirts of Santiago all the way to southern Patagonia.
France/Spain
Cross the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The HRP has a reputation for being one of the toughest, but also one of the most worthwhile, long-distance trails in Europe.
New Zealand
Hike across New Zealand on the TA
The Americas
Drive or Ride from Alaska to Argentina
Tajakastsn
I truly wild Thruhike across Tajakastsn
Georgia and Armenia
Thruhike across Georgia and Armenia
Nepal
Crossing the Entire Himilaya Range in Nepal - On the Highest Thru-hike on Earth.
Scotland
Walking the west highland way in 3 days
Szczawnica Poland
Classic Dunajec
Southwestern Bolivia to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A 4WD crossing across the high-altitude desert and passes of southwestern Bolivia, stopping at Laguna Colorada and the Sol de Manana geysers before crossing the border into Chile at Hito Cajon and descending to San Pedro de Atacama.
United Kingdom
A two-year motorcycle journey from Germany to the Algarve finished with a ride through the United Kingdom, following the Trans Euro Trail from the South West through Wales and up to the Scottish Borders. The trip challenged preconceptions and revealed spectacular landscapes across narrow lanes, rocky climbs and vast moorlands.
Alberta, Canada
A 29.5 km day traverse linking Helena Ridge, Stuart Knob, and the north summit of Mount Castle in Alberta, featuring steep scree and easy scrambling.
Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
A late-season ascent of Mount Romulus in Alberta via Alan Kane's alternative scramble route, covering nearly 30 kilometres from the Little Elbow trailhead.
Kananaskis Country, Alberta / British Columbia border, Canada
A long day hike and scramble up Mount Warrior from the Upper Kananaskis Lake parking lot, passing Aster Lake and ascending loose rock walls to the 2,973-metre summit.
Austria
A Little Adventure in the Austrian Alps
Netherlands to North Africa
In 1985 and 1986, I set off on my first big European and North African cycle tours with my boyfriend Ward, riding over 4,000 miles from Amsterdam down to the Sahara before a collision in southern Spain cut the journey short.
Scotland
A 939-mile weekend motorcycle tour for the Wildcat Rally, riding from the Borders through Glencoe to Strontian, out to Ardnamurchan Point, and back via the Applecross pass.
The Balkans
A 600km solo, unsupported bikepacking route across the Balkans on Dervla, my gravel bike, largely following the Trans Dinarica cycle route: four countries by bike and three mountains on foot, starting in the hills outside Sarajevo and finishing on the summit of Konjushka, right on the border with North Macedonia.
Sweden, Denmark and Norway
Three months riding the coastline of Sweden and beyond on an electric mountain bike, starting from Denmark and looping north to the Finnish border and into Norway.
Bali, Indonesia
A five-day solo motorcycle loop across Bali aboard a Royal Enfield Himalayan, exploring mountain routes, northern villages, and unique open-air stays.
Godów, Poland
Packrafting Szotkówka. A forgotten stream.
Porto Covo to Odeceixe, Portugal
A four-day, 75-kilometre trek along the Fishermen's Trail from Porto Covo to Odeceixe, following cliff edges, deep sand dunes, and wild Atlantic beaches.
Southwest France
An 11-day, 600-kilometre bike journey across southern France from Bordeaux on the Atlantic coast to Montpellier on the Mediterranean, following historic canal towpaths and greenways.
Nepal
A hike into the Langtang
Old Petauke Road, Zambia
A ride along Zambia's famous Old Petauke Road, through a wildlife corridor thick with elephants, hippos and tsetse flies, ending with a bout of malaria and a farewell to a riding companion in Chipata.
Armenia
The Transcaucasian Trail stretches roughly 1,500km across Armenia and Georgia. This is an article accounting for the first four days on the trail. Lights, camera, adventure!
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
An account of a flawed attempt at South Africa’s famous Pondo Trail Expedition (Gone Wrong)
Paarl
Paarl to Franschhoek, the long way
Argentina
A short but spectacular hike that gives a taste of all that Patagonia has to offer, from lush green forests to glacial valleys, and of course, the iconic Mount Fitz Roy.
Torres del Paine, Chile
An epic trek spanning wind-scoured forests, suspension bridges, and dramatic glacial valleys, leading straight to the spectacular granite towers of Las Torres.
Peru
The Ausangate Trek is a 70 km hiking trip that runs through one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Andes. Starting at 3600m above sea level and reaching high passes close to 5200 m, the Ausangate Trek reaches some seriously high elevations. Along the way, we passed by small villages, glacial lakes, towering snow capped peaks, and herds of alpacas.
Italian Dolomites
A four day hut to hut loop through the Fanes Sennes Braies Nature Park in the Italian Dolomites. It starts and finishes at Lago di Braies, dips onto the famous Alta Via 1 for the first half, then peels off it to find the quieter stuff.
Vietnam
Twelve stages up the length of Vietnam on a motorbike I should never have bought, from Saigon to Hanoi via Đà Lạt, Măng Đen, the Ho Chi Minh Road and Ninh Bình. First time in Asia, first proper trip, and mostly solo until it wasn't.
Atlas Mountains, Morroco
A six stage road and gravel loop out of Marrakech, over the Tizi n'Tichka, down through the Ounila Valley to Aït Benhaddou, then west along the spine of the High Atlas and back. Roughly 460 km, four mates, one taxi we don't talk about.