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8th November 2024

Adventure Starts Early: Exploring the World with Your Newborn

Travelling with a newborn might sound insane, but I’ve found it to be one of the most rewarding experiences for parents and babies. Having had three children, I was lucky to travel during three separate maternity leaves and many other trips. Parental leave is a wonderful time to explore, as newborns are surprisingly portable and adaptable to new environments.

22nd October 2023

Living for a year in fancy dress

In October 2022, Bear Intentions finished a year of total silence. He then jumped straight into a year of only wearing fancy dress in public. This is his story.

2nd March 2023

A weekend spent paying to unplug

When John Downes heard about the chance to pay for a weekend away with the option of having his phone taken from him, he was taken aback by how much excitement it brought. So he decided to try it.

7th October 2022

The Bahnar Jo Long: animism in the mountains of Vietnam

The Bahnar Jo Long are one of 40 hill-tribe groups indigenous to Vietnam’s Central Highlands. As animists they live in intimate harmony with the forest, but illegal logging and infrastructure development threaten their way of life. Photographer Jim Johnston was honoured to be their guest for a while.

Authors

Alicia Colson

Alicia Colson

Dr. Alicia Colson is an archaeologist and ethnohistorian with a long-standing research interest in the digital humanities and computing. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Explorers Club.

Sam Firman

Sam Firman

Sam is the Adventure Uncovered Editor. He's a freelance writer interested in outdoor culture, geography and social issues. He recently moved from the UK to Vancouver, for more mountain time, and spends much of his spare time sliding on snow and climbing on rocks.

Harriet Wood

Harriet Wood

Harriet is an activist and writer whose work focuses on human rights and sustainability. Ninth Wave Global is an independent, international organisation working to generate space for investigation and positive change in environmental, community and social settings, encouraging quiet, humble and slow exploration of places and people through itinerant projects across Europe and the Americas and as part of long-term community-based work and collaborations in south-east Mexico.