A traveller drags her Mini up and down the steep mountain roads of Andorra in search of myths and legends hiding in the Pyrenean forests, passing ancient churches and shepherd …
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In defiance of a GPS determined to send them back to South Africa–or else threaten to drive them off the edge of a cliff–a couple ventures into Lesotho’s winding highlands, …
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Africa
I swapped horsepower for horseback in Lesotho, Africa’s highest country
by Niamh Wardby Niamh WardIn the serpentine bends of the Sani Pass, Lesotho, beyond the limits of cars, a traveller traces trails carved by the relentless hammer of hooves and gum boots, finding a …
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On an unorthodox honeymoon to Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, a mountain hiker searches for the purported final resting place of Noah’s Ark, a journey that requires full trust in a chain-smoking, denim-clad …
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Asia
I Survived a Snowstorm High in the Tian Shien Mountains, Kyrgyzstan
by Peter Barkerby Peter BarkerOverawed by the isolating beauty of Kyrgyzstan, a mountain hiker finds himself engulfed by a blizzard. Fuelled by little more than adrenaline, he battles against violent winds and wades through …
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An ill-equipped hiker undertakes a dangerous passage through the remote mountains of Taiwan, where she abandons her scepticism, instead relying on the kindness of spirits to keep her safe from …
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North AmericaUnited States
Chasing Cowboys: Winding Through Wyoming’s Wind River Range
by Ralph Storerby Ralph StorerA mountain explorer traces the footsteps of cowboys and Native Americans, connecting history and landscape as he falls in love with Wyoming’s untamed Wind Wiver Range.
