Raging wildfires and exploited locals: Is our wanderlust destroying the planet?

In the 1970s, Costas Christ was a keen backpacker.

Fresh-faced and ready to explore the world, he had little on him bar the clothes on his back and a keen sense of adventure.

Costas’ travels took him to Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand – then just a remote island untouched by tourists. It was home to one small fishing family, who took the young man in for three months.

During that time, he explored the island intensely, mapping his adventure…