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Press Release: Female Adventurer Re-Traces legendary Journey to Iran’s Valleys of the Assassins

Bessie Coleman: Black Female Explorers you Should Know About

"Black women ain't never goin' to fly..." “Black women ain’t never goin’ to fly”, Bessie Coleman’s brother told her in 1919, whilst...

Zora Neale Hurston: Black Women Explorers you Should Know About

"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful...

Guess Who's Back...Back Again...

Since returning from following in Alexandra David-Neels' footsteps, to be honest I've been a bit lost and confused. The expedition was a...

The Female Guide Who Didn't Exist

I was told I would never find a female trip leader in northern India. What I’ve learned during this whole process however, is never to...

10 Things I Didn't Fully Appreciate About a Warm Bed

We were now in Lachen, the sun had set, the dahl had been eaten and it was nearly time for bed. We were at 2700m so it was cold,...

The Road to Lachen

On the map, the road from Gangtok to Lachen looks pretty straight forward. I mean literally, it looks like a straight north west jobby...

Introducing Chairpack to My New Friends

It surprised me just how perfectly my homemade chairpack slotted into an Exodus Travels kit bag. With a few clothes and emergency...

Traditional Clothes Wake-up Call

On Wednesday 15th November, I grabbed my many bags, and did the final long walk to work…only joking I obviously got a taxi! I knew there...

4 DAY COUNTDOWN

There are only 4 days until we leave for India and there is still SO much to do! As my friends have probably noticed, I am extremely...

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