Will Howell-Cornes

Show human beings a "Keep off the grass" sign, and half of them will step on it. As a species, we're fascinated by the forbidden. Luckily, there are hundreds of off-limits areas on earth to stoke our curiosity. From snake-filled Brazilian islands to…

Join me as I run down the World's Six Best Volcano Hikes across five continents. From Asia's Indonesia and Oceania's Vanuatu, to Africa's Ethiopia and Europe's Iceland, to Guatemala and the USA.

Perched high in Peru's Andes Mountains, the purpose and providence of the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu still baffle geologists and archaeologists, but one theory suggests the Incas were tripping on ayuhasca and communicating with the gods.

It took a 5 hr canoe ride, 2 nights in a shaman's house, a homicidal maniac, Indiana Jones jungle rope bridges, and a motorbike ride from Hell to make me realise I was the hero of my own life. Read on to discover how you're the hero of your own life!

One Saturday afternoon, probably nestled between ITV wrestling and one of those awful Airport ‘77 disaster movies, I sat down to watch the 1968 movie "Krakatoa: East of Java" unfurl before my wide, eight-year-old eyes. It was 1982, and I was about to…

Many of us dream of being marooned on a desert island à la Lost, Survivor, or Lord of the Flies. That's all fine and dandy when you imagine beaches, waterfalls, plentiful supplies of fresh mangoes and papaya, a sea full of fish, and a harem of…

By 2008, writer, idea-magician and visionary exterior designer Will Howell-Cornes had had enough of London’s rat race so turning his back on society, he packed his bags and moved away from it all to a secret location. Since then he has been living in…