Attack on Afghanistan tourists puts spotlight on extreme holidays
A tour of Iraq, Syria or Somalia may not be to everyone’s taste, but for those who take the risk ‘the rewards are amazing’
December 2015
Why I love …
'Our first expedition was in 1961 … driving to Yemen in a Citroën 2CV'
A lifetime of travel through Asia – in pictures
December 2014
Kabul – the fifth fastest growing city in the world – is bursting at the seams
What was a ghost town ravaged by civil war has become a shabby, bustling metropolis – but rapid urbanisation has taken a heavy toll on the Afghan capital
October 2014
Skiing in Afghanistan – it's one hour up and two minutes down
There’s no ski lift and no chalets, but a growing number of adventurous skiers are heading to Afghanistan for virgin snow and warm hospitality. This article first appeared in Sidetracked magazine
April 2011
Culture Kalash in Pakistan
The Kalash tribe is said to descend from Alexander the Great's army, but now Oscar Rickett finds it is fighting to preserve its traditions in a Taliban stronghold
April 2010
Afghanistan – the new skiing destination
Risky Afghanistan is not an obvious tourist draw. But it's hoped that a snowy valley may change that
April 2009
Dam of Awe to be Afghan national park
Kabul puts beauty spot on tourist trail, 36 years late, as visitors face perilous trip to see natural wonder
July 2008
Tripping back to the wild frontier
After 20 years, Howard Marks returns to the borderlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan, where armed police escort tourists, and meets a people with no laws, no prisons and no word for goodbye because they never leave
April 2008
Meeting with a minaret
Dan Cruickshank relives his epic journey to a threatened wonder in Afghanistan
April 2007
Rory MacLean reviews
The pariah countries
For his latest book, Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler set out to travel along the 'axis of evil'. Rory MacLean applauds his journey.
December 2006
Afghan buddhas may rise again
Following a private meeting earlier this summer, a number of organisations have pledged to rebuild the 1,800-year-old Bamiyan buddhas in Afghanistan, blown up by the Taliban in 2001.
