Arriving by bus in Xiahe (there is no railway between here & Lanzhou) it was immediately apparent that we had crossed some invisible boundary into an altogether different part of […]
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Annapurna Circuit: Part 3
CLICK TO READ PART 2… Day 11: Thorung Phedi – Thorung La Pass – Muktinath We set off at 4am and started up the hill. It was pitch-black and the […]
Annapurna Circuit: Part 1
Surprisingly, Josi was the one to originally think about completing the Annapurna Circuit. As John was a seasoned mountain trekker & climber, he was thrilled at sharing his love of […]
Kathmandu: An assault on the senses
Evidently not many of the millions of tourist dollars that pour into Nepal every year get spent on infrastructure. The airport is chaotic, the roads are potholed, and littered with […]
Irkutsk: & the Decembrists
After 17 hours in a 3rd class cabin (which translates as 54 bunks, 2 toilets and a host of aromas), we were relieved to arrive at 9.30am in Irkutsk. Having barely stepped […]