BROWSE BY DESTINATIONS
Raw travel stories, wildlife encounters, field journals, and strange histories from deserts, jungles, coastlines, and the roads between them.
Practical guide for travellers who might want to follow the same route.
Preveza Greece: The Real Hidden Gem for a Slow Mediterranean Summer
Preveza Greece was not the trip I planned, but it became one of those places that stayed with me: a slow Mediterranean town with warm evenings, affordable food, nearby beaches, Roman ruins, sea turtles, family memories and a feeling that was both foreign and strangely like home.
Khao Sok National Park Tour: Jungle Camp & Floating Bungalows
I stayed in a cheap jungle camp near Khao Sok National Park entrance, booked a night safari and lake tour through the campsite, and ended up on Cheow Lan Lake at the floating bungalows. It was beautiful, organised, slightly school-trip for my soul, and exactly the experience that made me realise I wanted a slower kind of travel.
How to Get to Puerto Viejo Costa Rica from Tortuguero by Boat
How to get to Puerto Viejo Costa Rica from Tortuguero or Parismina by boat, through the Caribbean canals to Moín and onward by shared taxi. This is the real route I took after avoiding the bus route through Limón: scenic, strange, full of jungle, howler monkeys, crocodiles, a fallen tree, and one passenger with a machete clearing the way.
Amman Citadel Jordan: Ancient Ruins & One Wrong Turn
I tried to visit the Amman Citadel and accidentally walked into a hostel with the same name. One confused elevator ride later, I finally reached the Roman ruins, sunset views, and Temple of Hercules above Amman. Here’s the story, plus the practical links to plan your own visit without booking a bedroom by mistake.
Sleeping Under the Stars in Wadi Rum Bedouin Camp
I went to Jordan only as a route into Palestine. After hours of questioning, phone searches, humiliation, and being refused entry at the border, I was left stranded with no plan. Then a Bedouin stranger saw my tears online and invited me into Wadi Rum, where I spent three nights sleeping under the stars.
Tortuguero vs Parismina: The Costa Rica Village I Didn’t Expect
From Parismina, you can still visit El Tortuguero if you want to. That is what makes it such a good alternative. You do not have to stay inside the most touristy part to experience the wider area. Boats can take you towards El Tortuguero, or to smaller places along the canals that do not appear on Google Maps. Some are just known by villagers, fishermen, or guides who grew up reading the jungle better than any app ever could. This is where asking locally matters.
Remote Costa Rica jungle, turned into a horror story
But then something about him started to feel… off.
It wasn’t what he said, it was how he said it. The way he kept lowering his voice mid-sentence, like there was no real reason for it but he felt there should be. The pauses, slightly too long, like he was filtering his own words before letting them out. And the constant glances around, quick but frequent, like he was checking who was listening even though no one was paying attention. It felt like he was trying to be discreet, but in a way that made the whole thing more obvious instead of less. Like someone playing a role they hadn’t quite mastered.