John Hare

The lure of the desert

4 February 2017 9:00 am

The great deserts of the world hold a compelling attraction for a rare breed of men who are ‘unwise and…

Robert O’Hara Burke, William John Wills and John A. King return to their depot at Cooper’s Creek, Queensland, during their ill-fated exploration of the Australian interior, 1860–61

The lure of the desert

2 February 2017 3:00 pm

The great deserts of the world hold a compelling attraction for a rare breed of men who are ‘unwise and…

In the steppes of the Golden Horde

23 July 2016 9:00 am

When I first visited the complex of Buddhist cave grottoes, dating from the fifth to the 14th century, at Bezekilk…