There’s something about a journey that has a defined beginning and an end that is so appealing. It fits neatly in the mind’s narrative and in the imagination. It has the potential to be an odyssey, a ...

My head bobs wildly, chin hitting chest and swaying from side to side, as I try to stay upright in the back seat of a Land Cruiser that’s going at speed over a gravel track, leaving behind a cloud of ...

In a far-flung corner of the world, where the tides of the Tethys Sea once ebbed and flowed, the Himalayas, Pamir and Karakoram mountains now jostle each other for elbow room: tilting, sliding, ...

Cyclists from Europe and the US who were killed in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group in Tajikistan had described their trip as a "dream come true". The victims were Jay Austin and Lauren ...