Blog | Oliver Smith

Trieste: the Winds of Change

Once called ‘the capital of nowhere’, the Northeast Italian city of Trieste has switched between nations as often as any in Europe....

A Ride on Kenya's 'Lunatic Express'

The old Kenya-Uganda railway was the line that kick-started the idea of 'Safari'. I took a ride in this award-winning story for Lonely...

Into the Empty Quarter...

The Empty Quarter is the world's largest sand desert – I went exploring in this award-winning story for Lonely Planet magazine There is...

Hiking the Jordan Trail

The Jordan Trail is a path stretching the entire length of this Middle Eastern country. I spent week walking among its wadis and jebels...

In search of Noah's Ark in Armenia

Armenia is a country synonymous with Noah's Ark. I went exploring in this award-winning article for Lonely Planet magazine After 150 days...

A Pilgrimage to Ethiopia

Ethiopia is home to one of the world's oldest strands of Christianity. I explored the country's spiritual world for Lonely Planet...

A Supernatural Night on Chanctonbury Ring

A place I’d always wanted to go, Chanctonbury Ring is an Iron Age hill fort on the South Downs, about six miles north of Worthing. It is...

A Solo Hike in Mallorca

Striking out on your own can reap unexpected rewards – as Oliver Smith discovers when he inadvertently embarks on his first solo walking...