Wild travel is to wander without direction
It’s travel without limits
Without time restraints
No plan but to explore
It is choosing to walk over public transport in order to soak up ever piece of a city. It is ordering the waiter’s recommendation. It is getting lost in nature. It is meeting new people and letting them lead the way
It’s the smell of sun-burnt dusty plains
The taste of sea salt on your lips
And the feeling of wind in your hair
Laura Sharman is a travel journalist at MailOnline. She has travelled extensively in Asia and Africa where her trips have been largely shaped by the allure of natural landscapes and encounters with wild animals.
Her travel highlights include gorilla trekking in Uganda, encountering orangutans in Indonesia and exploring the world’s largest cave system in Vietnam.
Laura began her career as a general news reporter at SWNS British news agency, winning the Denis Cassidy Award for Best New Talent.
She has covered a wide range of topics ranging from crime and social justice to health and human interest.
Her work has been featured in publications including The Independent, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Mirror.
For examples of her latest travel coverage, visit her author profile.