My list of NYC places not on the standard tourist beat. Museums Morgan Rubin Tenement Food Bakeries Breads bakery : Get babka and almond croissants Bien Cuit: Overfermented loaf. Chocolate Michel Cluizel Mariebelle Icecream Ample Hills Mikey Likes It —… Read more ›

We stood on the beach and stared at the three phantasmagorical volcanoes. Those volcanos floated on an azul lake; a shimmering cerulean mirage of a lake; a lake of eternal spring; crested by three perfectly symmetrical volcanoes whose veridian verdigris… Read more ›

Read while listening to Ital Tek – Strangelove. I entered the gallery. Rows of gilt, bronze Buddhas arrayed before me. Each Buddha floated in a glass box. Each Buddha was reflected fourthly, by the the four enclosing glass panes. But… Read more ›

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 ›