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Jamie Lafferty is a writer and photographer based in Glasgow, Scotland. He has been to over 100 countries and all seven continents at least four times. He absolutely will steal your hotel's shampoo when you aren't looking.

A place where the sun never sets (though you still might not see it)

A place where the sun never sets (though you still might not see it)

Tourism is still a rarity when exploring this part of the Arctic.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
This cruise ship can go where other ships cannot

This cruise ship can go where other ships cannot

As Antarctica becomes crowded with ships, the Le Commandant Charcot can push through pack ice and into regions of seas typically only reached by military or scientific vessels.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
Party capital: Nine must-do highlights of Osaka, Japan

Party capital: Nine must-do highlights of Osaka, Japan

The city’s reputation as Japan’s premier party town is challenged by few. Here’s how to make the most of a brief visit.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
Weird and wonderful: Nine must-do highlights in Tokyo

Weird and wonderful: Nine must-do highlights in Tokyo

It’s no surprise that the largest city on the planet has a dizzying array of options for visitors, so we’ve whittled it down to some old and new favourites.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
Nine must-do highlights of Lima, Peru

Nine must-do highlights of Lima, Peru

Art hotels, the world’s best restaurants, pisco tastings and a pre-Incan pyramid – this capital city is hot right now.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
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Ground-breaking winery aims to produce the best red wine in the world

Ground-breaking winery aims to produce the best red wine in the world

This winery and art hotel project is driven by a singularly minded family whose ambition is as bold as it is simple: to make the world’s best red wine.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
In the jungle, everything wants to eat something (including us)

In the jungle, everything wants to eat something (including us)

Exploring the Amazon, plenty of things want to take a bite out of us. But back on our luxurious riverboat, we’re the ones who eat best.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
An Instagrammer’s dream, this hotel is almost too cool for its own good
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An Instagrammer’s dream, this hotel is almost too cool for its own good

This Porto, Portugal, hotel stays on the right side of being the preserve of hipsters, while offering some of the best views in the city.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
The notorious prison island that’s been given back to nature

The notorious prison island that’s been given back to nature

San Lucas Island - once a prison, it has been reopened as Costa Rica’s 30th, newest, and perhaps most singular national park.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
San Lucas Island, Costa Rica: The notorious prison island that has been given back to nature

San Lucas Island, Costa Rica: The notorious prison island that has been given back to nature

San Lucas Island - once a prison, it has been reopened as Costa Rica's 30th, newest, and perhaps most singular national park.

  • by Jamie Lafferty

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