https://the-travel-stories.com/ A home for your Adventures en https://the-travel-stories.com/malaria-in-the-congo/ https://the-travel-stories.com/malaria-in-the-congo/ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 An unfortunate stop on the way to Kinshasa https://the-travel-stories.com/down-the-congo-river-rapids/ https://the-travel-stories.com/down-the-congo-river-rapids/ Sat, 17 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Our outlandish attempt to descend the river Lulua by ‘pirogue’. https://the-travel-stories.com/cycling-the-congo/ https://the-travel-stories.com/cycling-the-congo/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Against all advice, we had decided to cycle through the DRC. With little idea of what to expect, we pedalled into the vast, misunderstood, war-torn country. https://the-travel-stories.com/from-edinburgh-to-cape-town-by-bike/ https://the-travel-stories.com/from-edinburgh-to-cape-town-by-bike/ Sun, 27 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Exploring the continent of origins on two wheels https://the-travel-stories.com/left-means-live-right-is-roadkill/ https://the-travel-stories.com/left-means-live-right-is-roadkill/ Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 A three week road trip through New Zealand https://the-travel-stories.com/the-secret-wonders-of-sudan/ https://the-travel-stories.com/the-secret-wonders-of-sudan/ Sat, 09 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 A rare glimpse at Sudan’s most breathtaking cultural and archaeological sites https://the-travel-stories.com/the-slower-you-go-the-farther-youll-be/ https://the-travel-stories.com/the-slower-you-go-the-farther-youll-be/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Three and a half days on a Trans-Siberian train through vast Russia https://the-travel-stories.com/wet-dreams-in-dry-lands/ https://the-travel-stories.com/wet-dreams-in-dry-lands/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000 The rise and fall of Kolmanskop, once one of the richest towns in Africa https://the-travel-stories.com/chernobyls-mysterious-radar-systems/ https://the-travel-stories.com/chernobyls-mysterious-radar-systems/ Sun, 11 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 The Soviet secret near the Nuclear Power Plant https://the-travel-stories.com/genghis-gold-mongolia/ https://the-travel-stories.com/genghis-gold-mongolia/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 From the heart of Siberia to Mongolia's capital https://the-travel-stories.com/across-the-white-mans-grave/ https://the-travel-stories.com/across-the-white-mans-grave/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Traversing the Mauritanian Sahara on the world's longest bulk train https://the-travel-stories.com/insights-into-darfur-sudan/ https://the-travel-stories.com/insights-into-darfur-sudan/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Insights into a region none of us is likely going to visit in this lifetime https://the-travel-stories.com/27-hours-on-a-train-in-india/ https://the-travel-stories.com/27-hours-on-a-train-in-india/ Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 A 1500 kilometer journey from Pune to Delhi in the sleeper class https://the-travel-stories.com/a-new-sarajevo/ https://the-travel-stories.com/a-new-sarajevo/ Thu, 25 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Between past horrors and a bright future https://the-travel-stories.com/the-forgotten-libraries-of-the-sahara/ https://the-travel-stories.com/the-forgotten-libraries-of-the-sahara/ Sun, 21 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Mauritania's hidden treasures for those who seek knowledge https://the-travel-stories.com/whats-left-of-detroit/ https://the-travel-stories.com/whats-left-of-detroit/ Sat, 20 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 How Detroit's phoenix struggles in all these ashes https://the-travel-stories.com/when-a-man-becomes-a-monk/ https://the-travel-stories.com/when-a-man-becomes-a-monk/ Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 ...and how we became a part of it