The Outpost Global Volunteer Guide 2009: The Heroes

By Deborah Sanborn
The Global Volunteer Guide is a three part series on the individuals, institutions and inventions making a difference--and the trips you can take to affect change. From Outpost issue 67. In part one, we profile the heroes....read more

Climbing China’s Treacherous Mount Hua

By Robin Esrock
Intrigued by an internet legend, Robin Esrock heads to central China's Mount Hua to see - and trek - "the world's most dangerous hike" for himself....read more

Meeting the Fire Doctor of Taipei

By Robin Esrock
Taipei's fire doctor Master Hsieh Ching-long cures Robin Esrock's aches and pains using the traditional Chinese technique of open flame. ...read more

Canyoning in Costa Rica

By Robin Esrock
More than zip-lining, Robin Esrock goes Canyoning in northern Costa-Rica and ends up abseiling, hiking and, swimming through Lost Canyon....read more

Tale of Tea

By Jeff Fuchs
Jeff Fuchs travels into the ancient tea-forests of Yunnan, China to the tell the story of Asia's obsession. ...read more

Volcano-Boarding Nicaragua

By Robin Esrock
Our resident thrill seeker tries the adrenaline fueled sport of volcano-boarding down the sides of an active Nicaraguan volcano. ...read more

Issue 74: March/April

By Outpost
Special features from Bhutan, Kentucky and northern Spain plus the secrets to cooking exceptional fried chicken from our global gourmet crew. ...read more

Monochrome Magic: How to take photographs in black and white

By Liza Finlay
The virtues of taking photographs in black and white are many, but it requires you to "change your headspace." Outpost tells you how. ...read more

Heavy Metal in Sri Lanka

By Ian Wright
Ian Wright of Lonely Planet and Pilot Guides fame tells Outpost about Sri Lankan curries and metal bands....read more

One Nighters

By Michelle Newlands
We find ten of the wackiest and weirdest places to spend one night from ice hotels in Sweden to cave rooms in Turkey....read more