Travel Stories

Stories with a raw edge, reports from faraway places and inspiration from unusual quarters. Taste the atmosphere of trips into the wilderness.

A small figure stands on a rocky cliff with expansive views of the winding river delta and lakes in the Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park.
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Leadershop Wild Reset Lapland Sweden

Staying on course in the midst of daily turbulence. Taking leadership over your own life, no matter what is going...

Three hikers, two with backpacks, stand in a forest looking at a map or cell phone.
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Wild Woman

Who says outdoors is only for men? We don’t! That’s why last May we organized the Wild Woman weekend in...

Two heavily packed mules, carrying mostly green and blue luggage, walk along a stony mountain path, accompanied by people in the background.
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Rewilding in Morocco

In many ways, the High Atlas in Morocco feels as if little has changed over the centuries. In this mountain...

A backpacker walks past a herd of cows and goats on a green ridge overlooking a vast mountain landscape.
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Caucasus Experience Georgia

Impressive white mountain peaks, verdant valleys, vast wine regions and authentic old-fashioned villages. Georgia has it all. We went in...

Two riders cross a river with their horses in a vast mountainous landscape.
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Wild West Mongolia

Deeply hidden in the hinterland of Mongolia in the border region with China and Russia near Kazakhstan lies the Altaige...

donkey and rider on a mountain trail overlooking green hills and snow-capped peaks in the distance
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Zagros Mountains Traverse Iraqi-Kurdistan

On foot across the Zagros Mountains in the northern Kurdish part of Iraq. Something that until a few years ago...

hiker with backpack looks out over deep gorge and rocky mountain sides
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Oman Wild Roots

With a dedicated team, a bulging pile of nefarious plans and a lot of enthusiasm, I started the next year...

group looking at the sun with snow
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Munro Bagging Scotland Winter Edition

Braving Scottish munros in winter. Armed with crampons, pickaxes and the mountain leaders. Wild, raw, spartan and challenging. The enchanting...