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Ilam and the Tea Gardens
The tea country in Nepal's far east, and the place the word itself came from: in Limbu, ilam means tea.
16 min read
Bardia and the Terai Wildlife
The wildest of the lowland parks, where the rhino and the tiger and the swamp deer all still live.
15 min read
Manaslu and the Dharapani Valley
The least crowded of the big Himalayan treks, and a valley that still feels worked rather than visited.
Poon Hill and the Annapurna Views
A two-day walk from Pokhara to the Poon Hill sunrise, with real distances, lodge prices, permit rules, weather warnings and a workable three-day alternative.
14 min read
Kilimanjaro and the Northern Safari Route
Five Kilimanjaro routes compared, an eight-day climb explained day by day, real gear and safari costs, migration timing, Chagga country and a practical Arusha base.
19 min read
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur is the medieval city left partly rebuilt after the 2015 earthquake, with old trade routes leading east from the Kathmandu Valley.
17 min read
Petra and Wadi Rum
The rose city cut into the rock, and the desert of Lawrence and the Bedouin who live in it.
Cairo and Luxor
The world's largest archaeological museum beside Giza's pyramids, Cairo's old markets and Coptic churches, and the Valley of the Kings at Luxor, planned over three days plus two.
Buenos Aires and Patagonia
A European-looking capital with a South American temperament, and the glaciers an overnight flight away.
18 min read
