Inspiring Travel Writing from Mark Stratton
Articles by Mark Stratton
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An Alternative Gambia
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Mark Stratton
Considering Wassu’s stone-circles were the Gambian equivalent of Stonehenge, they were proving remarkably difficult to find. My donkey-cart driver, the local cabby, was lost, and we’d ended up trotting through Wassu’s weekly lomu...
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Anaconda hunting in Venezuelan Llanos
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Mark Stratton
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Venezuela
The lily-choked pool appeared no different to the countless other watery depressions peppering the wetlands like shards from a broken mirror, but Lebsky, our wildlife ranger, suspected otherwise. He’d leapt from our open-sided truck, which was...
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Kayaking in the Sea of Cortez
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Mark Stratton
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Mexico
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Baja California & The Pacific Northwest
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Baja California
It took Marjie, a mother of three from Portland, Oregon, approximately 37 seconds to capsize her kayak after casting off from Playa Dispensa’s bleached coral sands. Her dramatic flip sent a startled brown pelican standing sentinel on a nearby rock...