DJI Mavic Pro Drone ReviewGear ReviewThe other day I was kayaking at a stunning blue lagoon in Mexico. To capture its beauty, I brought along a daypack filled with camera gear — my Sony A7Rii…

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Swimming with Whale Sharks in MexicoIsla Holbox, MexicoI’ve swam with regular sharks before — the kind that occasionally dine on humans. But swimming with whale sharks is a totally diff…

Happy New Year everybody! We love this annual photography competition – every year we gather around a couple of big screens and let the imagery soak in, over a hot cuppa. It’s truly ins…

Rio Secreto Underground RiverPlaya del Carmen, MexicoSpelunking, or exploring caves, is one of my favorite adventure travel activities. I’ve hiked and crawled through natural underground pass…

How to Travel Afghanistan’s Wakhan CorridorAfghanistanDISCLAIMER: The US government warns against travel to Afghanistan. Just because I went, does not mean I recommend everyone should go. The…

Exploring Dartmoor in the Vauxhall Mokka XUnited KingdomDartmoor has sometimes been described as the ‘last wilderness’ of the United Kingdom. Its vast open landscape is home to a variet…

Best Travel Gifts in 2016Travel TipsSkip the moneybelt this year, and buy something that your favorite intrepid globe-trotter will actually love to use. These travel gifts can help make any journey…

Our final European adventure for 2016 wrapped up just a few days ago – the skies were clear, the meadows were green, the hiking was fantastic and the Dolomites proved their status as the most…

It was around the early 2000’s when we started exploring the notion of running our style of adventure trips in Peru. One of the old hands at Active, Phil Boorman, had already spent years in C…