Stories

In 1975, as a 25-year-old newlywed, I travelled to Morocco for a road trip in a shiny blue Renault. 42 years later, I returned to walk with the Berber nomads.

One traveller’s story of her search for wild elephants in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountain range and what she learnt from the locals in Chi Phat who protect them.

As a travel writer and producer, one of my favourite parts of adventuring is the build up of nerves, and subsequent feelings of euphoria, that come with throwing myself well and truly out of my bubble.

‘I’m going to India,’ I told myself. ‘I’m not waiting any longer to make this dream come true.’

“I’m travelling on an 8-day adventure through Kenya and Tanzania’s incredible national parks, landscapes and villages. It’s my first visit to Africa, but I know it won’t be my last.”

When you leave your creature comforts at home and hit the road, the concept of openness takes on a whole new meaning.

Lauren Wigham’s perceptions of Australia were skewed, and she completely overlooked the country’s enormity. That was until she landed in Brisbane…

‘Welcome’ wasn’t just a word; it was a feeling. A feeling that accompanied me from the streets of Cairo to the banks of the Nile. From the markets of Luxor to the temple of Abu Simbel.

As a teenager, Faye Wilkinson travelled on several Intrepid family holidays. We spoke to her about her memories of them and the lasting impression they’d had.