Ian is an award winning travel writer and blogger. His travels took him all around the world but his passion lies in Africa. His blog Encircle Africa tells how he traveled the continent Solo and by public transport. With over 30 countries visited he can truly be considered an expert on all things travel and meeting other cultures.
His writing can be found on websites and magazines including Adventure Travel, Southeast Asia Backpacker, Sidetracked, Environment Journal, The Crazy Tourist and The Island Review. He is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and Travel Writers UK.
With no little green men in sight (that Roswell lies in New Mexico), Roswell Georgia abounds in sunshine and southern charm all the same. For all intents and purposes a suburb of Atlanta to the south, Roswell is separated from the state capital by the Chattahoochee River. Oozing affluent tree-lined streets as a result of …
Rome is the largest city in Floyd County, which sits on the state border with Alabama, and also the largest in the whole of northwest Georgia. Located in the foothills of the famed Appalachian Mountains, its abundance of waterways first attracted Creek and Cherokee peoples. European settlers arrived in the 1830s, forcing native Americans from …
Valdosta is a city situated in the flat coastal plain of southern Georgia, just a few miles from the state’s border with Florida. It was incorporated in 1860, just a few months before the outbreak of the American Civil War. At some distance from the fighting, it developed quickly, and in 1910 was calculated to …
Located in northern Georgia, Marietta is a city that is also one of Atlanta’s largest suburbs. Although the state capital is just 20 miles to the southeast, Marietta is rich in history and culture itself, particularly from the state’s antebellum and Civil War periods. Spreading out from a historic main square and courthouse from the …
Dunwoody is northern suburb of Atlanta which became a separate city in 2008. However, European settlement began as early as the 1830s. The area that became Dunwoody took its name – albeit spelled differently – from a Major Charles Dunwody who fought with the Confederate Army of the slave-owning southern states during the American Civil …
Peachtree Corners is a northern suburb of Atlanta, Georgia’s state capital. Taking the form of a rough arc, it is bounded to the north and west by the park lands that envelop the Chattahoochee River. Atlanta’s only planned suburb, Peachtree Corners has been rated as one of the best places to live in Georgia. This …
The city of Warner Robins lies in central Georgia, the southern point of an imaginary triangle formed with Atlanta to the north and Augusta to the east. While located in the state’s plateau region, Warner Robins is less than 150 miles from both the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is even close to …
In this article, I’m going to cover the very best tours you can go on in South Africa. How do I know they’re so good? Because I’ve traveled the length and breadth of South Africa and know the ins and outs as well as a local. There are few places that combine such a mix …
Johannesburg is found in the northeast of South Africa and is home to the country’s main international airport. With a sprawling urban area that stretches for miles, it’s the most populated city in South Africa. Even so, it’s not one of the country’s three capital cities. Unusually for such a large city, once the extensive suburbs …
Cape Town has one of the most magical locations of any city on earth. Wrapped by a coastline which boasts both penguins and beaches, it’s watched over by Table Mountain. Pictureque landmarks continue in Signal Hill, Lion’s Head mountain, and the peaks known as the Twelve Apostles. Beyond its harborfront, there’s a cosmopolitan culture, awesome Mediterranean …