Africa
Ancient civilisations, desert horizons and the first steps onto a new continent.
The geographical travel atlas
The Roving Atlas
The atlas follows the map
Not one journey. Every journey.
Reflections of a Roving Doctor followed one gap year chronologically. This archive follows everywhere the road has taken me since.
Through countries, dives, treks, friendships and mistakes, this atlas traces how travel changes the way I see the world and myself.
The archive is intentionally unfinished. Published destinations are ready to explore, while the quieter labels mark journeys that have happened but have not yet made it onto the page.
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Continents on the map
32
Published destination routes
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Living geographical archive
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Stories still to add
Plot the journey
Follow the stories across the world.
Each coloured pin marks a published destination. Select a pin to open its story, or use the directory below when you would rather browse by continent.
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Explore geographically
Seven continents. No sensible route.
Search for a destination or filter the archive by continent. Solid routes are published; muted entries are journeys whose stories are still being written.
Asia
Temples, islands, mountains, cities and some of the most vivid culture shocks.
North America
A long route through Central America, the Caribbean and the first months on the road.
South America
Andean trails, Patagonian wilderness, immense cities and the southern edge of the map.
Europe
Closer to home, but never short of mountains, reunions, strange detours and historic streets.
Oceania
The blank space on the archive - for now.
No published narratives yet
Antarctica
Ice, wildlife and a journey into the most remote wilderness I have ever known.
No route matched that search. Try a broader destination or continent.
Published route
Narrative forthcoming
Inside every destination
More than a list of places.
The map is only the index. The stories are about what happens when curiosity, medicine and poor planning collide somewhere unfamiliar.
Place
Landscapes, cities, wildlife, history and the small details that give each destination its own unmistakable character.
Adventure
Mountain trails, wreck dives, remote islands, long roads and whatever questionable method of transport happens to be available.
Perspective
The assumptions dismantled, people encountered and lessons that follow me home long after the passport stamp begins to fade.
To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to roam the roads of lands remote - to travel is to live.Hans Christian Andersen · The Fairy Tale of My Life
The living archive
The map keeps changing.New destinations and stories are added as the journey continues.