Heat, isolation and pirates have made the Yemeni island of Socotra one of the strangest places on Earth. Getting there is pretty tough, but Simon Norfolk’s photos show what it has to offer. 

Beneath the featureless surface of the Nullarbor Plain lies an alien landscape dazzling cave divers and geologists alike. 

After 35 years away, Mark Palmer returned home to New Zealand and built the best sheep farm outpost we’ve ever seen. (And we’ve seen at least two.)

Ever wanted to move to the bush, with nothing but trees and creeks (and the occasional fire) for company? Do we have the place for you.

The river trip to top all river trips, on a DIY raft. 

Storm chaser Mike Olbinski captures the Rapture – aka America’s hurricane season – in all its terrifying beauty. 

This glacier-strapped cabin is making us want to throw our computer out the window and head for the hills.

This may well be the most rustic-looking hut we’ve ever seen. But where on Earth is it? 

It took two years to make this seven-minute, 20-terabyte time-lapse film of the Scandinavian countryside. Our review: worth every second.

Imagining Scandinavia as a toadstool-riddled glade where travellers can rest in sylvan hollows might seem like a gross stereotype. It might also be correct.