The great Valley of Snow The backpacker was tall, lean and brightly decked out in fashionable alpine gear with a piece of fleece stashed carelessly at his front. He carried a tall bag pack that reached all the way till above his beanie-d head. And a huge tripod […]
The Most Beautiful Trek I started writing a blog because I wanted to write about my Rinjani trek. Rinjani was the first mountain I trekked that really tested my mental endurance. After we came down, I declared that I would never climb it again. And yet. I could […]
せんたくき しんじゃった (なみだ) / washer died It was Friday. I came home from work, and decided I should do my laundry. I gathered my soiled clothes and stuffed them into the washer. It was a routine honed into a well-worn habit since I started living on my own 2 years ago. […]
In the Land of A Thousand Splendid Stupas, A Little Patience Goes A Long Way The little Air Mandalay craft landed us safely on Bagan soil. From the air, we could already see the Stupas, spread across many many acres. Yet, I couldn’t feel the magic. Outside, we […]
An Armour Readied, But Never Put to Use The first sign was its airport. It was small but clean and modern. Almost a miniature of HKIA or Incheon. And I was there, armed with nerves of steel, ready to take on touts; ready to fend off endless haggling, […]
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