https://www.scmp.com/rss/267773/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com With my head down I push on, concentrating on a step at a time because the mud has been made slippery by the early morning rains. After landing yesterday in Kokoda village, on a jungle airstrip, we’ve climbed straight up from the steamy jungle in Papua New Guinea’s far east. There is not much time to rest as our guides and porters press forward, pointing out locations of interest along the route. The caravan comes to a stop at the head of a path leading deep into the rainforest, towards a large,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3036854/remembrance-day-horrors-world-war-ii-still-scar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3036854/remembrance-day-horrors-world-war-ii-still-scar?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:30:07 +0000 I toss and turn in my sleeping bag. Chapped lips and a dry, swollen tongue make speaking next to impossible. Sipping cold water from my bottle helps me recalibrate. Dry crusted eyes crack open to see sand in my tent, boots in the corner and energy bar wrappers strewn nearby. Why are my legs so sore? Which country am I in? Why am I in a tent? Why does that tent smell like wet dog? Wait, that smell is me. I haven’t showered in days. I begin to piece it together, as if I am at the scene of a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3031347/how-trek-across-chinas-badain-jaran-desert-put?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3031347/how-trek-across-chinas-badain-jaran-desert-put?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:45:03 +0000 With its rise, the sun slowly warms Mu Li Hong village and the surrounding mountains. The morning clouds lift and the mist remaining from the cold, damp night is burned off. Men and women toss empty bamboo baskets over their backs and head down to tend to their fields. Roosters dart between the buildings, making sure everyone hears their calls. A toddler runs ahead of his mother along the path leading across the village. It is that exquisite moment between the calm and chaos, just minutes before... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3028043/travel-has-given-me-voice-and-purpose-life-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3028043/travel-has-given-me-voice-and-purpose-life-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Sep 2019 07:00:11 +0000