Mark Pawlak

Mark Pawlak

Mark is an adventure travel writer with 20 years’ experience. His main interests include trekking, e-biking, and bodyboarding — which he’s terrible at but loves anyway. Favourite destinations: Albania, Slovenia, and the Canary Islands. Best travel tip: Leave big gaps in your schedule and make time for the random, unscripted adventures along the way. Remember, guidebooks are just a guide. Top gear tip: Unless essential, choose rugged over lightweight. Loves: Tatty paperbacks found in hotel lobbies. Hates: Mindlessly scrolling on his phone when he should be reading that paperback.

4 of the best rugged cameras for adventure sports

Most dangerous extreme sports: Risk your life for a thrill? Biggest waves surfed Wikimedia image by Shacktown 123

Everyone is snapping, filming and uploading their extreme adventures to the web. If you want to share yours then check out the 4 best rugged cameras for adventure sports. The internet has it all: Nutty off-roaders, wild downhill racers, surfers catching…

Top 10 Travel Laptops for 2010

Top 10 Travel Laptops for 2010 panasonic toughbook h1 field tablet

Portability, networkability, and connectivity: with the latest laptops, it’s definitely about ability. Although, when it comes to travelling, there is still more to consider. So we have put together the top 10 Travel Laptops for 2010 to help you choose the…