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Peter Carty

Peter Carty is a regular Guardian contributor, writing about travel, lifestyle and books. Twitter: @TravelCourse

June 2019

  • ‘Ulysses was the perfect company on my train journey, which was endless’ … Jeremy Corbyn.

    Jeremy Corbyn on Joyce's Ulysses: ‘Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t understand it'

    Politicians including Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and the Labour leader have lined up to praise the impenetrable novel. Ahead of Bloomsday, Corbyn discusses the power of Joyce’s political vision

February 2019

  • Whanganui river, New Zealand

    Mystic river: Canoeing a living entity in New Zealand

    The Whanganui is so important in Maori culture it has the legal rights of a person. A canoe trip along its forested valley proves a great way of getting to know it

January 2018

  • The Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine overlooks Japan’s highest waterfall

    Stairway to heaven: hiking ancient pilgrimage trails in southern Japan

    Mountainous Kumano is the holy ground of Japan and pilgrims have been trekking there for centuries. Shrines, mist, forests and waterfalls combine to create an entrancing hike

December 2017

  • Detox lunch at Garamanjyaku, Okinawa, Japan

    The foodie traveller
    Vegging out: why eating Okinawa-style is the healthy option

  • A karate practitioner practises in the dojo at Okinawa’s new kaikan

    Get a kick out of karate at Okinawa’s new fight club

May 2017

  • At dusk, the sea cabin at Manshausen, Norway.

    Norway’s Arctic north: eco-cabins and sea eagles

    A new activity resort brings guests right up against the wonders of the Arctic Circle, with floor-to-ceiling views over the fjords. Peter Carty is captivated by the flora, fauna and Norse mythology

October 2011

  • Peter Carty

    My Indian summer

    As a child in Liverpool, Peter Carty listened to his mother’s tales of life under the Raj. He goes in search of his Anglo-Indian roots

September 2010

  • kiteboarding

    Oman's desert island

    Though Oman is the tourist hotspot of the Arabian peninsula, the remote island of Masirah is barely known. That may soon change, says Peter Carty

April 2005

  • Continental shift

    On the sweltering eastern seaboard of India it may be, but Pondicherry boasts a cool combination of European cuisine and colonial chic. Peter Carty tucks in.

October 2004

  • Original Africa

    You get the holiday of a lifetime; the San people get to preserve their traditions. Peter Carty reports.

July 2004

  • Is the repo man coming for you?

  • Is there a doctor on board?

June 2003

  • Growing interest energises earth and home

    The UK has lagged behind with geothermal energy, but it is about to hit the big time, writes Peter Carty.

March 2003

  • Stiff competition

    Viagra and Cialis aren't the only impotence drugs around. Peter Carty discovers what else is on the market - and what's on the way.

December 2002

  • Elegies to sensuousness

  • Unsentimental journeys

September 2002

  • The lighter shade of green power

    Peter Carty on how light can be a fantastic source of clean energy.

July 2002

  • Pack it in

    Peter Carty learns how to make the dollars go further without missing out on the the best of Oz

May 2002

  • Caned and able

    Crack cocaine users are self-destructive individuals with an incurable addiction. Not so, a new self-help group tells Peter Carty.

February 2002

  • Paperbacks

    Justin Hill looks at the shifting fortunes of a provincial Chinese city, plus Cocaine, The Rotter's Club, Madame and Mary George of Allnorthover

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