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 […]
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, […]
Because, It Was The Only Place We Could All Agree On We had some time to kill in Nov 12 and thought of going somewhere. Laos came to mind but flying there wouldn’t be cheap, plus it would require us to connect flights in BKK. The discussion dragged […]
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