James Wright
James specializes in adventure travel and outdoor activities.
Guides by James Wright
Bali in Three Days: Sacred Water Rituals, Warung Feasts, and the Nusa Penida Cliff Path That Will Test Your Nerves
Three days is not enough for Bali. But if you choose wisely—sacred water rituals, warung feasts, black sand beaches, and one terrifying cliff path—you will leave with memories that outlast your tan.
Food & DrinkHoi An's Three Sacred Noodles and the Dumplings That Will Ruin Your Life: A Food Writer's 10-Day Eating Campaign
A relentless eating campaign through Hoi An's UNESCO old town—three sacred noodles, white rose dumplings, the best banh mi in Vietnam, and where the locals actually eat.
Activity GuidesHoi An Beyond the Postcards: A Field Guide to Vietnam's Most Seductive Small Town
Beyond the lantern-lit old town lies a landscape of rice paddies, water coconut groves, and fishing beaches that most tourists never properly explore. A field guide to moving through Hoi An with intention.
Solo TravelEswatini: The Kingdom Where Solo Travelers Can Walk From the King's Palace to a Rhino Sanctuary in One Afternoon
Africa's last absolute monarchy is also one of its safest countries. Eswatini packs royal ceremonies, wildlife sanctuaries, and granite monoliths into a space smaller than New Jersey, with prices that make solo travel sustainable and culture that makes it unforgettable.
Sustainable TravelThe Gambia: Where 560 Bird Species Fit Inside a Country the Size of Connecticut
West Africa's smallest mainland nation is also its most overlooked wildlife destination. Here's how to explore the River Gambia's banks, community forests, and chimpanzee islands without leaving a footprint.
AdventureKamchatka: Where Brown Bears Outnumber People and Volcanoes Replace the Horizon
A guide to Russia's remote Pacific peninsula where 300 volcanoes, 15,000 brown bears, and helicopter-only wilderness create one of Earth's last true adventure frontiers.
Culture & HistoryCameroon: Where an Active Volcano, 250 Languages, and a Palace of a Hundred Doors Refuse to Fit in One Story
From the active volcano of Mount Cameroon to the hundred-door palace of Bafut and the brass workshops of Foumban, this is a country that refuses to be summarized in a single sentence.
AdventureLençóis Maranhenses: Where the Desert Drowns in Fresh Water for Four Months a Year
A remote Brazilian national park where 1,550 square kilometers of white quartz dunes transform into thousands of seasonal freshwater lagoons between June and September—accessible only by 4x4, best explored on foot, and completely unforgiving if you get the timing wrong.
Culture & HistoryBurundi: Where the Drummers Still Play for the King and the Nile Starts in a Spring You Can Cover With Your Hand
A Culture & History guide to East Africa's most overlooked nation, from the UNESCO-recognized royal drummers of Gitega to the source of the Nile and the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
Culture & HistorySierra Leone: The Country Built by Freed Slaves, Survived by Will, and Refusing to Be Forgotten
From the Krio board houses of Freetown to the slave-trade ruins of Bunce Island, Sierra Leone is West Africa's most overlooked story of survival, identity, and renewal.