
Now, I am not much of a shopper. You can tell by the state of my jeans and shirts. Shoes, well I have walking boots, work trainers, trainers and a pair of black boots for nice occasions. What can I say, I am a practical guy. But Nepal is full of practical trinkets. Let this…

Kathmandu has many names, ‘the great city’, ‘Yen’ and more recently ‘The city of Temples’. Some even say it is the legendary mystery city known as Shambala, if you believe in such tales of course. You could go an entire lifetime in this city and not visit every temple. Sir Kirkpatrick, a British officer who…

Wealth and ideological nonsense at its worst. I have so, so much to say about this Blue Origin space flight. I know Uncharted Thoughts is a little behind the curb, this happened almost a week ago and I am sure most of you have already looked at countless articles on the worst PR stunt of…

Bit of a light-hearted one for ya!! I’m in Scotland. Land of freedom, haggis, whiskey and kilts. One of my favourite places on the planet, and where I started my journey into hiking and exploring. I am here on a work placement with Firecrest Films. I’m poor, as poor as I have ever been. I…

The winds of change are on the way, and here at Uncharted Thoughts we are more than ready, About a month ago, I wrote that this website will be changing its course in May. That’s still going ahead and I am set to release my first travel blogs from the 1st of May. However, I…

Man, it is a depressing time to be alive isn’t it. War, greed, environmental disasters, lack of democratic diplomacy, the rise in authoritarian governments, genocide and famine. I often wonder what the point is of trying, will anyone still be here to reap the rewards of efforts made to stop the ongoing self destruction of…

I mentioned in my last post (HERE) that social media is a gateway drug into extremist politics. I mentioned it’s ability to warp the minds of most into corrupted voids of hate and anger. If you lean on the conservative side, you are more likely to slip into ‘far right’ politics, if you are a…

By Jack Smith Dozens of far-right posters have been stuck to lampposts across Manchester, leading users to ‘White Lives Matter’ and ‘Neo-Nazi’ chat groups. The stickers, which have been found on lampposts, signs and bus stops at multiple locations throughout the city, are being used to direct people to designated forums filled with pro-white propaganda. …