Best Places on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu’s Other Main Island
I meant to go to Espiritu Santo, ever since the second Australian English teacher I hosted told me about it....
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The Beauty and Resilience of the Kashmiri Mountain Folk
There were no sprawling suburbs skirting around Srinagar. Soon after we left the city, the Kashmiri countryside began. The valley...
Horse Trekking in the Rugged Mountain Valleys around Naranag
I gave up with Balli. Ever since we left Naranag, the horse had utterly ignored my attempts to steer her,...
The Temple Ruins on the Way to Gangabal Lake
I had never heard of Naranag before I came to Kashmir. So I expected little from this rural village, barely...
Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 10: The Final Descent
I experience a Disney princess moment on the final day of trekking, and run a final gauntlet of landslips and the risks of Nepali driving.
Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 8: The Summer Plateau
On the way back, I discovered that the plateau is green and flowering in summer. I think about what I ate on the trek to distract from the difficult way down.