Expert Insights

Read time – 3 minutes The small dot wheeling above me was a steppe buzzard. I only knew that because Mr Nabil had pointed one out earlier that day. Passing high to my left, it had appeared from over the red mountain to the south, which although looked close enough to touch, was actually 25...

Read time – 2 minutes This is quite a long hill. We started just above the great Sutlej River this morning and we’re on a steady climb towards Narkanda up National Highway 22, the old Hindustan-Tibet Highway. It’s still quite a few miles to the top, but it’s a beautiful clear sunny morning, the Himalayas...

Read time – 3 minutes The Great Wall of China can be seen from the International Space Station, (although the view was probably better before China’s industrial might took hold) and I dream of one day seeing it from space for myself – in fact I am saving as quickly as I can for this...

Read time – 4 minutes Mara veteran, Paul Goldstein recalls his best herd crossing moment. ‘Remember Kijana’ Boniface murmured, giving me his pet name – young boy – for someone who was not only his boss but also ten years his senior, ‘the migration is not just about crossing rivers, it is about a movement...

Read time – 4 minutes Whether you are puffing your way up winding mountain passes in Franschoek, cruising along Route 62 in the Little Karoo, or peddling through the lush valleys of the Overberg district, our South Africa tours never disappoint. The first afternoon of our trip saw us enjoying a beautiful sunny day with...

Read time – 2 minutes Many people dream of trekking in the magnificent Himalaya. When it comes to turning that dream into a reality you want to be sure that you are in the hands of experts. Exodus is very fortunate to have many experienced leaders in the Himalaya, including Valerie Parkinson, who often trains newer leaders...

Read time – 3 minutes Sara Bull talks about her inspiration to continue travelling… To travel the world, rucksack on back, living day-to-day, never quite able to anticipate what experiences the day will bring. To see sights that you never imagined could be so beautiful, to speak to people that you may never have met...

The Vietnamese plant the rice… The Cambodians watch it grow… The Laotians listen to it growing.’ So went a saying (allegedly) among the colonials when these countries were French Indochina. Saddles, Saffron & Singhas Independence, a dreadful war and a cautious opening up for travel followed the departure of the French, but Laos is still...

Read time – 1 minute Joyce is a little eight-year-old girl who lives 100 yards away from our school in Kasalu, Zambia. I met her last December and discovered she was not attending school. She was a very quiet, softly spoken kid with a downtrodden demeanour and a sad face. Her life had been pretty...

Read time – 3 minutes “Did you get ill then?” seems to be the first question that comes to mind when you tell people you’ve just come back from India. It may not be an actual medical condition but it seems as if everyone knows about the dreaded Delhi Belly. It was with that in my...