Author Archives: Stephen Chapman

Founder of Make Travel Fair and Editor-in-Chief. I never need too much persuasion to up sticks and explore a new part of the world, although getting engaged last year means that it's not necessarily all about me anymore. My personal Blog can be found at stephen-chapman.com.

Smartphone photography takes off [video]

Chase Jarvis was clearly ahead of the curve when it comes to championing the merits of smartphone photography. He believes, “the best camera is the one that’s with you”.  

Tribewanted John Obey is open for business [video]

The second Tribewanted project in John Obey, Sierra Leone is officially open for business. This latest report from the community (and other related videos) demonstrate how Tribewanted is once again pushing the boundaries of tourism in a very positive way.

TripAdvisor is breaking businesses

The Guardian reported last week that “as many as 700 owners of guesthouses, B&Bs and hotels are joining forces over what they see as unfair reports” on TripAdivsor.

What it’s like to start a Blog

What better way to examine the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of trying to break into the blogosphere than to follow the confessions of a new Blogger.

The world’s largest passenger carrying container ship

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

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. 

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

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 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

Our first annual travel writing competition The Backdoor – Write Your Way In – is now 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

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

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.