A photograph of Bodrum, Turkey.

St Peter’s Castle is my little secret when we visit Bodrum. Obviously the castle itself isn’t much of a secret. Dominating both bays and visible from both the sea and much of the surrounding town the cat is well out of the bag. But on a hot day the high walls inside the fortification shelter foot sore travellers in need of a cold one.

A photograph of Bodrum, Turkey.

Shay Gleesom found his purpose after spending six months travelling, working on farms, helping in back packer hostels and volunteering teaching, exchanging a few hours’ help for accommodation and board. Those experiences gained and people encountered guided him to his future path and into something that he genuinely wanted to do with his life.

A photograph of Bodrum, Turkey.

Memories of her gap year in Australia came flooding back when a stranger knocked on the door of Stephanie Lightfoot‘s London flat.

A photograph of Diyarbakir, Turkey.

A photograph of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.

A photograph of Penang, Malaysia.

A photograph of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.