Articles written by: Stephen Chapman

Founder of Make Travel Fair and Editor-in-Chief. Currently also working with WHL Consulting, part of the WHL Group. Never need to much persuasion to up sticks and explore a new part of the world, although getting engaged recently means it's not necessarily all about me anymore, but's all part of the journey.

The world’s largest passenger carrying container ship

July 9, 2010 Sea, Transport

The CMA CGM Christophe Colomb can carry up to 13,300 twenty-foot equivalent containers and ten passengers. It is one of the largest container ships in the world, too big to fit through the Panama Canal.

Adventure Travelling & Racing… it’s that time again

July 9, 2010 Adventures, Road, Transport

The Mongol Rally sets off this month – a multi-week/month/year adventure into the furthest reaches of Mongolia where you put yourself (and a few friends) at the mercy of an aging car with an engine little bigger than a carton of milk. 

Top 5 National Parks for Nature Appreciation

July 6, 2010 Environment

Every year, curious travellers journey throughout the globe to escape into the untouched wild. The goal: to witness incredible plant and animal life without human interference.

5 Ways the size of our home country affects our outlook on life

June 28, 2010 Opinions, Social

There are a lot of large countries in the world: Russia, Canada, Mexico, USA, India.  I remember picking up a postcard in a newsagents in Sydney once (see below) that showed an outline of Australia with the whole of Europe cradled neatly inside it.  Australia is another huge expanse of country.

Win an internship and 7-nights in South Africa

June 13, 2010 Projects

Our first annual travel writing competition The Backdoor – Write Your Way In – is open for entries.  There are some great prizes available to be won for the top three articles that we receive.

Racing Green Endurance hits the road to Paris

June 12, 2010 Environment, Projects

The Racing Green Endurance team comprises 11 students and staff from the Energy Futures Lab, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering departments of Imperial College London.

Top 10 cities photographed by locals

June 10, 2010 Places, Social, Underberg

A link to this interesting set of photos on Flickr titled ‘Locals and Tourists‘ has cropped up in a few places now so you may well have already taken a look, if you haven’t it’s worth a glance.

Why have we added accommodation to the site?

June 2, 2010 Projects, WHL Consulting

If you subscribe to our RSS Feed, emails or follow us on Facebook you may have noticed a recent flurry of accommodations being listed on the site…

Brandwag Farm Cottages

June 1, 2010 Accommodation, Hazyview, Places

Located near Hazyview, South Africa. Brandwag Farm Cottages joined Project: Exposure as part of the destination showcase in March 2010.

Clivia Stream Lodge

June 1, 2010 Accommodation, Hazyview, Places

Located near Hazyview, South Africa. Clivia Stream Lodge joined Project: Exposure as part of the destination showcase in March 2010.