international

It might be a stretch to call it an adventure compared to others' experiences but I'll stick with that title all the same. Romania, where to start? Its a big place, really big. I was looking at places on the map and think that's not too far and then realizing that actually fitting in that many...

In my South Georgia post of 4th February, I outlined a little of the history of whaling operations on the island. I also covered my trip to the island in more detail and photos of the whaling station at Grytviken. There were seven whaling stations operating on the island for various periods of...

During November 2024, I went on an expedition cruise from Montevideo to South Georgia and Antarctica. South Georgia is a British dependency in the South Atlantic Ocean and comprises a very remote rocky island approximately 100 miles in length and 20 miles in width. Its remoteness makes it a...

Here it goes... my first mine (explored with now-member @Bertuu !) I found this site mineratlas.com which revealed that my area is littered with lots of abandoned mines which I wasn't aware of, I'm no expert caver so I wouldn't attempt nothing crazy but this one seemed...doable! Actually the...

For six decades, the airport served as the Greek capital’s main hub for commercial airliners. It was the Greek home of the ‘golden age’ of air travel, handling around 12 million passengers per year. Now it is in the process of being demolished to make space for luxury apartments, hotels and a...

You may have heard of this place, but I haven't seen a report here so let's go! History is a mix of what I remember from the guided tour plus Wiki for accuracy. The Explore: Since 2013 they put a fence around the village and only guided tours are allowed, but it's quite in the middle of nowhere...

Wangi Wangi Power Station - the biggest and most iconic explore in Australia History Wangi Power Station is a heritage-listed former coal-fired power station at Wangi Wangi, City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales (Australia). The power station operated between 1956 and 1986 and supplied...

History: RAF Newton is a former Royal Air Force station located 7 miles east of Nottingham and was built in 1939. It was used briefly as a bomber base for squadrons to re-equip after the Battle of France and then as a flying training school during the Second World War and beyond until 2000 when...

Urbex on ROLLERSKATES - REDBULL COMMISSIONING URBEX CHECK IT OUT I found this on RedBulls new 'Story Tellers' series - worth a watch to see inside disused airport - As Athens tentatively emerges from a decade of chaos, a group of young female roller skaters are fighting for space in their...

The ‘Express Works’ in Brailsford, Derbyshire was home to 3 businesses – Brailsford Pottery, Stoneworks International and some kind of cement mixer hire place. The works themselves originally started life in the 1870’s as an industrial site for the production of cheese and by 1891 it was known...

Ok....here goes! This is my first post at an attempt of a report on a location that I used to travel through while living in Sabah East Malaysia and flying offshore through a huge almost abandoned terminal just outside Kota Kinabalu, which is the Capital of the Borneo region. I know its pretty...

A LITTLE HISTORY ON WEC (History Stolen from Wiki) WEC International (WEC) is an interdenominational mission agency of evangelical tradition which focuses on evangelism, discipleship and church planting, through music and the arts, serving addicts and vulnerable children, through Christian...

Forgive me Father, it has been several years since my last explore - but I beg your forgivness by offering you an very small exotic type. The Jerusalem Gate, also called the Golden Dome Gate is one of four gateways within the Green/International Zone in Baghdad. It was just a security barrier...

This grade II listed building (ca 1900) was originally a pub and then the International Hotel. A pretty, wedge-shaped ‘flamboyant renaissance stye’ building, it was damaged by fire in 2014 and is now being renovated into apartments. However progress is less complete than the exterior might...

History The local history for this one is a bit vague, so we’re going off a few dodgy sources here. One of those includes a local lad we met inside the building who happened to be ‘salvaging’ trophies. With that in mind, it is unknown when the International Social Club was constructed...