There is a famous quote from a spokesperson in what was at the time the Department…
Tag: Dark History & Tourism
Spango Valley
Just south of Greenock, in Inverclyde, western Scotland, is a derelict business park called Spango Valley,…
Visiting Pripyat
Whenever anyone thinks of visiting Chernobyl, what they think of often isn’t the power plant itself.…
Chernobyl City and the Exclusion Zone
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station was the scene of an explosion in April 1986. It was…
How to Visit Chernobyl
At the time of writing this blog post, Chernobyl has been off-limits to visitors for a…
I Was Born In Year Zero: The Killing Fields
I was born in Year Zero. To be absolutely precise, I was born a few months…
Why you should visit St Kilda
St Kilda, as far as we know, never existed. The name is likely to have come…
Podcast #026: Apartheid
Welcome to Episode 26 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This week’s podcast…
Apartheid and discrimination in South Africa
When I mentioned about Apartheid on my Twitter timeline, I assumed it was a reference that…
Perceptions of Soweto
Soweto. South West Township. Somewhat boring name, but those six letters encompass so much about recent…