Every adventure has a story and here we showcase some of these. From trekking the Kokoda Track, kayaking the Komodo Islands, hiking the Victorian high country, climbing unclimbed peaks in Papua New Guinea or trekking in Europe, contributors (some guides and some guests) have been into the remote and returned with stories they felt they had to tell others. Not all are of course true, but that’s not the point. The point is to tell a story that may inspire others to go see for themselves, because we can never let the truth get in the way of a good story.