Benedict Allen

Two weeks in enchanting Cyprus made my children forget about TikTok and WiFi

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It’s not that I’m world-weary, you understand. It’s just that, despite our planet being an amazing place, I’ve seen quite a lot of it, and virtually nothing in this age of cheap flights and online connectivity still surprises. That said, it can’t be easy being married to someone who spends so much time in the … Read more

there are places on earth that have yet to be discovered

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Benedict Allen ventured into the uncharted forests of West Papua to find the Obini tribe: Benedict Allen “The problem is you were born 100 years too late!” is a familiar refrain for those of us who used to consider ourselves the last of the “classic” explorers. We are talking about those in the example of … Read more