Ultra Drives
Summer 2015
Where: The Calchaquí Valleys in northwest Argentina, from Salta to Cachi, Colomé, Cafayate and back to Salta.
Why: This area of Argentina lies in the foothills of the Andes, with snowy peaks, cruising condors and a strong indigenous culture. Salta is a colonial city, with cobbled lanes [...]

Namibia: Road Trip
February 2013
Just look at them, those shiny hunks of four-wheeled loveliness. How clever of Nature Wheels to pair up hard-as-nails Jeep Wranglers with Namibia’s more far-flung north. You could fly up there but why would you? Hit the road and brace yourself for punctures, sand drifts and frisky warthogs careering into the road. [...]

Emptiness: the new luxury
Winter 2012
Suspecting a flat tyre, I pulled over just before the town of Palmwag. As I got out and walked around the vehicle, the puncture hissed at me like a snake. As I extracted the jack and wheel brace from the boot, it began to rain -- in one of the world’s driest countries. Swiftly, the drizzle swelled to a full-on thunderstorm, yet I smiled to myself like a small child playing outdoors. [...]