Most Beautiful Travels Full moon over pagodas in Bagan, Myanmar: This was impossible to capture and impossible to describe. The full moon, low on the horizon, centuries-old pagodas outlined against it. Unbelievable. With Haksing, Karn, Eric, Ma. Worthington glacier hike,… Read more ›
The alarm rings, it is midnight A breakfast hastily downed We set out to climb Kilimanjaro A few distant clouds tease the horizon Into the darkness we are flung up against the mountain Just as the stars Are glitter flung… Read more ›
A Bolivia visa-on-arrival for Indian citizens is extremely easy as of September 2015. I got a visa-on-arrival at La Paz’s El Alto airport in a few minutes, no questions asked. All they needed was my passport and 360 bolivars. I… Read more ›
Humphreys Peak 10 miles RT/3133 feet elevation gain. Humphreys Peak is Arizona’s highest peak at 12,633 feet. It’s actually the remains of a stratovolcano which blew up. I think that’s really cool. And it’s right next to Flagstaff! The hike… Read more ›
Yeah you’ve heard about the Walk of Fame, the Santa Monica Pier, Disneyland blah blah. The supposed essence of LA. Stultifying. That isn’t the LA that an Angelono knows. You see, no one beats LA at selling themselves. And LA… Read more ›
I hiked the best road-accessible hikes in Alaska in July 2014. Here’s everything you need to know. I’ve aimed to simplify your choices instead of being exhaustive. Harding Ice Field, Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward Elevation gain: 4000 feet Roundtrip:… Read more ›
In 1 day, you can start in San Diego or LA and see Julian, Anza Borrego, Font’s Point, Salton Sea, Painted Canyon, Bombay Beach, and finally Salvation Moutain, Slab City and East Jesus. Yes, in 1 day! Throw in a second… Read more ›
The view from the Worthington glacier ridge hike was, hands-down, the most spectacular of our Alaskan hikes. We had perfect weather. Gorgeous blue skies, puffy cotton-white clouds. The Sun behind us. Elevation Gain: About 1200 feet est. Feels like more.… Read more ›
The Beartooth Highway is Wyoming’s best-kept secret. Promise. For most, Wyoming signifies Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. Great. Imagine you’re in Yellowstone. Here’s a secret. Drive out of Yellowstone through the stunning Lamar Valley. Soon enough you exist Yellowstone. And… Read more ›
To Visit Asia China: Wulingyuan (rock towers), Laohuzui rice paddies, Guilin hills and caves, Zhangjiajie NP, Danxia NP India: Himalayas, Chadar Trek hike Iran: Chogha Zanbil (Dur Untash) Malaysia: Kinabalu Turkey: Cappadocia Yemen: Socotra Africa Botswana: Okavango delta Egypt: White Desert,… Read more ›