Hutt River Province rejoins Australia, but what other micronations exist around the world?
After 50 years, the tiny Principality of Hutt River has ended its claim to be independent from Australia, but other micronations continue to live on.…
Forget Disneyland London: add these bizarre theme parks to your bucket list
This week saw plans revealed for the new ‘Disneyland London’ theme park set to begin construction in 2021. The park is known as the London…
Horses as weapons: the ancient sport of kok boru in Kyrgyzstan
The twelve horses that galloped down the hill were the last to enter the hippodrome, their hooves throwing up sand and dirt that swirled and…
Nauru: the least visited country on earth
Being in the adventure travel industry, I’m always looking to get as far off the beaten track as possible and I end up on my…
Radioactive tourism: Chernobyl's second life
I’d first heard the word Chernobyl as a kid when various areas of the north of England, where I grew up, were likened to the…
Bir Tawil: The land that nobody wants
Bir Tawil is a 2006-square-kilometre piece of land sandwiched between Egypt and Sudan that holds the lofty title of being the last unclaimed and uninhabited…
Holidaying in lands that don’t exist: Transnistria
Despite not having its own airport, Transnistria or Pridnestrovie as the locals call it, is one the easiest unrecognised places to reach for a European.…
Holidaying in lands that don’t exist: Artsakh
The small Republic of Artsakh, formerly mostly unknown as Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, lies in the heart of the Lesser Caucasus. According to the United…