[ Leh, Ladakh ] Make that a ZingZingBar (ZZB)—a seasonal encampment twelve kilometers shy of Baralacha La pass. Baralacha La sits at 4850m—the second of five massive...
[ Manali, India] In July of 2013, Manali, Himachal Pradesh, was my point of departure for a seven-week, 1200km bike ride through the Indian Himalayas. (That’s bicycle,...
[ Old Manali, India] The weather in Nepal was getting hot, with the Monsoon rains still delaying their appearance. The 90-day Visa I picked up on arrival was due to end on June...
[ Pokhara ] When first-timers or bucket-listers think of Nepal, pop-culture evidence and personal anecdote both suggest conjured tableaux of mystical ice-tipped mountains,...
[ Kathmandu ] At the behest of the same visiting friend from my recent Tansen excursion, I broke from my usual “no tourist sites” rule and visited both Kathmandu’s Durbar...
[ Pokhara ] I took a visiting friend on a well-intentioned trip to Tansen, Palpa District, by motorcycle. What was supposed to be a 4-5 day improvised tour of the region...
[ Yueqing ] Took another short outing for the sole purpose of photographs. And pizza. The dinner choice was not my call: my host surprised me with “my country’s food.”...
[ Yueqing ] The first couple of weeks here in Yueqing have been dominated not by China, exploration, or Chinese language and culture. Instead, I’ve been ass-in-seat...