Crossing Guadalcanal

Crossing Guadalcanal

Taking on one of the toughest challenges in the Solomons.

By the rivers of Kalimantan

By the rivers of Kalimantan

Taking the slow boat through the rivers, creeks and canals of Indonesian Borneo.

When children become tourist attractions

When children become tourist attractions

The good, the bad and the ugly of ‘voluntourism’.

Crossing Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal. The Solomon Islands’ largest island, named after a small Spanish town, inspires many thoughts for many people. For historians it stirs visions of tens of thousands of American and …

By the rivers of Kalimantan

In late 2011 I was given the chance to hop aboard the Rahai’i Pangun with the crew from WowBorneo for a journey throughout southern and central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). While …

‘Voluntourism’

Call me a cynic, but – like most people – it takes a special kind of ad campaign to have much of an impact on me these days. So when …