Going on the Tour to Chile’s Spectacular Altiplanic Lagoons
The first Atacama tour that I booked was to the altiplanic lagoons. The general consensus among the other travellers at...
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The Remarkable (and Surprisingly Surreal) Landscape of the Atacama
The Atacama desert. A line read in a geography book long ago, its claim to textbook status was ‘driest place...
We Found a Random Hiking Trail Near Vigan!
Feeling that day tours to Ilocos Norte were far too long, we decided to look for a hiking trail near Vigan instead. We found one near Santa.
Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 9: The Perks of Slow Trekking
My aching knees gave me no choice but slow trekking, but I was glad. It forced me to pay attention to the Annapurna wildlife on my way down to Jhinudanda.
Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 6: The Shrine of Dovan
We would ascend 1000m on the sixth day, aiming to spend the night in Deurali. Along the way, near Dovan, there is a local temple.
Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 5: Leaving Chomrong
Chomrong village lies at the border between civilisation and the wilderness sanctuary in Annapurna. The mountain beyond it is different.