Reading Time: 5 minutes Travellers are only just starting to discover the tiny village of Maly Turysh, where they can experience what life in the community is really like.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Just in time for International Women’s Day, we’re bringing you some brand new Women’s Expeditions.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Your friends and family might think you’re crazy for wanting to travel to Pakistan, but you’re not alone: plenty of women are doing it. Come prepared, and the country will welcome you with open arms.

Reading Time: 8 minutes Seeing female porters in Nepal isn’t really the norm; the trekking industry here is very much male-dominated. Women are generally considered to be not strong enough, not fast enough. But these women look pretty strong to me.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Sure, you want to see the Red Square, travel on the Trans-Mongolian and eat borscht until you burst. But these are the experiences to have in Russia if you really want to feel like a local.

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Nenets have set up camp for us high above the Arctic Circle. They’ve raised the poles and rolled out the canvas, laid down reindeer pelts and stacked firewood inside the stove in preparation for our arrival. Now they wait, tending their herds and weaving lassos.

Reading Time: 7 minutes Today we explored the world’s oldest rainforest, with a local who lives in the heart of it.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Australia is an amazing country. Here are seven reasons to add Intrepid’s Sydney to Brisbane adventure to your Down Under diary.

Reading Time: 6 minutes In many ways, travelling in Australia is akin to travelling to more than one part of the world at once. So rather than umming and ahhing about your next holiday to one or two countries, here’s how you can reap the rewards of multiple countries by visiting just one: Australia.

Reading Time: 5 minutes If you’ve spent a few nights on the Gold Coast and think you’ve ‘done’ Queensland, I’m here to tell you that you haven’t.

Reading Time: 4 minutes If trekking’s not your bag, you prefer a day walk over a multi-day hike, or you want to up the exercise ante on your Inca adventure, there are so many other active adventures to be had in Peru.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Cycling Morocco was not only an exhilarating physical adventure, it was the best way to truly experience the gorgeous geography and diverse cultural regions of this country in a way that is still somewhat a secret.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Although February 14 has become synonymous with Hallmark in many parts of the world, not every culture chooses to declare their love via a romantic greeting card or overpriced rose…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Just a few minutes from Cusco’s main square, is one of the most important cafés in Peru. It doesn’t have Michelin stars, an extensive wine list, or a celebrity owner. But it’s got some of the happiest staff in the country. 

Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s not much to see out here. Rice paddies, villages, a few roadside stands selling fruit and eggs. You certainly wouldn’t expect a tourism project; a village-run community of homestays and activities for international travellers. But that’s exactly what you’ll find at Madi Valley.

Reading Time: 9 minutes Some of my friends threw big birthday parties when they reached the impressive half century mark, others went on wine drinking and pampering retreats with friends, a few chose a luxury resort with their husbands. I chose to go to Peru. Alone.

Reading Time: 6 minutes “A skipper is more than a profession. You spend so much of your life on the boat, it stops being a job and becomes a lifestyle – and you better like it!”

Reading Time: 6 minutes “Please don’t walk around after dark,” Mohan, the village chief, tells us as he shows us around in the late afternoon sun. “We had an elephant come through last night.”

Reading Time: 5 minutes The key to finding the right Greek island for you is knowing what you like – food, adventure, parties or history – and where you can find it.