Annapurna Circuit, Nepal · 5,416 m
Nothing Cures a Headache Like a Broken Leg
Most people drown a broken heart in alcohol. I chose to drag mine up the highest trekkable pass in the world, in February, to freeze it.
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Journeys
Trips on a shoestring and trips on a mission, from Himalayan monasteries and desert forts to living root bridges and a village that keeps quiet for the birds.
Vietnam · 12 m
Vietnam, Before the World Stopped
Ha Long Bay, one very red eye, and four days with a host family, right before the world hit pause.
Bhutan · 3,120 m
The Land of the Thunder Dragon
Overland from Siliguri to Paro, Thimphu and the cliffs of Tiger’s Nest.
Rajasthan · 225 m
Rajasthan Diaries
The Blue City, the Golden City and the desert in between, scouting for Hygge Journeys.
Pahalgam, Kashmir · 3,500 m
The Audacity of a Mountaineering Course
Twenty-eight days in Kashmir, a language I barely spoke, and a lie about amnesia I somehow kept running for six weeks.
Goa · 10 m
Goa Without Beaches and Booze
A month to kill before mountaineering school, and a Goa most people never see.
Meghalaya · 1,484 m
The Mesmerising Abode of Clouds
Straight out of engineering exams and alone to the Scotland of the East.
Vedanthangal · 20 m
A Day in Vedanthangal
The bird sanctuary a whole village keeps quiet for, even on Diwali.
Ooty · 2,240 m
Stepping into the Unknown
The night-before fear, and the first step of a long journey anyway.