Robert Jenrick spoke out against suspending arms to Israel days after receiving £75,000 from an Israeli billionaire whose firm ships arms there. It comes after Jenrick's role assessing a scheme threatening Idan Ofer’s mining interests was exposed bylinetimes.com/2024/10/10/r...
The Conservative leadership hopeful has received large donations from Quantum Pacific corporation, which is owned by Idan Ofer who featured in an earlier lobbying scandal involving the MP
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I’m part of the judging panel for the 2024 hotel awards and offer some advice on experiencing Día de los Muertos in Mexico.
Looking forward to my talk at the Guildford Travel Club on 15 Oct. I’ll be focusing on Bolivia, Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego, travelling from the Amazon to the Andes & sharing stories from Crossed Off the Map & my forthcoming book, Small Earthquakes. www.guildfordtravelclub.org.uk/events/2024/...
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Verso Books needs your help to launch its Autumn 2024 list of books after the bankruptcy of one its most trusted partners.
"Ghirri explored the idea of travel itself through photographs of maps, atlases, adverts and postcards, as well as of tourists enjoying the view on holiday. His photographs elicit a reflection on how photography increasingly came to frame and condition the experience of place."
The pioneering photographer was often inspired by tourist destinations – yet his images never resorted to cliche, as a new exhibition shows
In the latest issue of Geographical, I review Why Ecosystems Matter by Christopher Wills, which explores the staggering depth and breadth of entangled ecosystems, showing how they function as 'evolutionary cauldrons'.
My Geographical review of Mars on Earth by Mark Johanson — an insightful & engaging exploration of the Atacama Desert — is now online. From ghost towns to observatories, mystics to miners, he shows that this inhospitable region is ‘anything but lifeless’. geographical.co.uk/news/review-...
Mark Johanson uncovers the fascinating details & dark history of one of the planet's driest deserts, the Atacama.
It was a pleasure to appear on the latest episode of the Winging It podcast to chat about one of my favourite places on the planet: Patagonia. m.youtube.com/watch?si=Udo...
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In the new issue of Geographical, I review Mars on Earth by Mark Johanson, an insightful & engaging exploration of the Atacama, the world’s driest non-polar desert. From ghost towns to observatories, mystics to miners, he shows that this inhospitable region is ‘anything but lifeless’.
