Trying to keep up with Venezuela's most famous explorer

Tim and Will venture into the lost world.  But what to wear?

Gold, cowboys and a capital city below the sea

Deforestation and cattle ranching on the highway north of Manaus

The remains of Henry Ford's Amazonian dream

Life on the banks of the world's largest river

Hammocks, wailing babies and pirates selling cheese.

Giant fish and unknown fruit at the mouth of the Amazon

Life through the lens of Joe's iphone camera

Sand dunes, sunsets and Will's tiny pants

From seed to supermarket.  A day at Brazil's largest melon farm.

Stranded in Brazil awaiting a car. But who's complaining?

From construction to its miraculous arrival in Brazil. 

The wonderful variety of life on board Safmarine Bayete.

BBQs, lifeboat drills and boiler suits.

Coastal erosion and friendly chiefs on the gold coast.

Recycling European electrical waste in Western Accra.  Fridges, computers and a lot of sparks.

There were no roads between Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire.  Just lots of rebels and monkeys.

Liberia lurks in the shadow of civil war.  Can a brighter future emerge?

Illegal logging, children quarrying, and lots of homeless chimps.

Pride and poverty in Freetown's slum.

Beautiful landscapes, political turmoil and terrible roads.

Inspiring school in the centre of the city.  Hope for the future.

A failed state with an executed president and a beautiful archipeligo of tropical islands.

The delta regions of Gambia and Senegal suffer high rates of coastal erosion and flooding.  Some snaps of our work there.

Gunjur Upper Basic School.  Cheeky, earnest, handsome and beautiful.

A former slave island near Dakar that now hosts one of Senegal's top schools. 

Incredible photos of Mauritania from the air by Simon Nancy and Marion Broquere.

A quick snapshot of the bustling fish market in the low-lying city of St. Louis, Senegal.

Where the Sahara meets the sea in Mauritania.  Wild, flat, bleak and increasingly threatened by sea-level change.

We crossed over 1000 miles of desert landscapes burned bare by the sun.

A Safi sardine factory proved a fascinating space for portraits of Morrocan workers.

From elegant Moorish architecture and cosmopolitan cities to the remote Sahara desert.

Freezing cold nights, too many baguettes and some extremely welcoming friends.  We whizzed through Europe learning to live out of the back of our car.

A small slection of photos from our hurried drive down the west coast of Britain.

Throughout our visits to schools, we have been taking photos of pupils enjoying (or not) our lessons.  Here is a very honest selection.

The start and end point of our expedition.  The beautiful island of Tiree.