Articles by Adam Hopkinson

Adam Hopkinson

Adam is one of our web developers at Audley, looking after the technical side of this blog as well as the main website and a few other projects, such as the online quote system. Since joining Audley on a university placement year, Adam has stayed with an Iban tribe in Borneo, journeyed up the Mekong through Vietnam and Cambodia and swam with whale sharks in Western Australia.

Famous travels in history

The routes of famous journeys in history

The routes of famous journeys in history

GOOD Magazine has created an interactive map showing the routes taken by famous travellers throughout history – both factual and fictional. Travels mapped include those of Ferdinand Magellan, Jack Kerouac, Captain Ahab chasing Moby Dick aboard Pequod and Captain Cook aboard Endeavour.

New on the Audley website: The Golden Ring, Russia

New on the Audley website: The Golden Ring, Russia

Life in the Desert

The tracks were unmistakeable, tiny footprints that scuttled across the sand. Close by was at least one Dancing White Lady, an evocatively named spider that rests during the heat of the day beneath the sands of the Namib Desert before venturing out at night. Continue reading »