Ryan Mallett-Outtrim is an Australian travel writer and journalist currently living in Puebla, Mexico. He loves getting off the beaten track, and has an eye for the unusual and quirky. Along with travel writing, he loves to sniff out hard hitting news stories from across the world. His passion for politics and social justice have led Ryan to covering the democracy movement from Morocco in 2011-2012, human rights in Western Sahara and politics in Latin America.
When he isn't writing, Ryan loves to get off the grid with a spot of mountain climbing.
Check out more of his writing at dissentsansfrontieres.com!
A wall of wind smashed against me, knocking a foot loose. I stumbled. Shards of volcanic rock danced down the flank of the mountain as my foot searche...