We’ve all seen it a hundred time on television, postcards, advertising, and posters, but it is a place I never thought I would end up visiting. It is fast-becoming the theme of the year. The Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of the world. And in the middle of the summer, I found myself …
Varanasi was mental. In a good way. Traffic, cows, rubbish, noise, dust, animals, vendors and of course the excruciating heat slowly wear you down day by day. However, I honestly had a great time in Varanasi, but my 10 days in the holy city were challenging to say the least. Everybody always says backpacking in …
I did two crazy things this week. One of them involved smuggling illegal goods into India and the other was located on a 160m-high bridge above a raging river. Having just arrived back from the EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK I didn’t waste any time. The next day I took off with my trekking guide to the …
This edition of ‘THE WEEKLY‘ lets me reflect on seven of my favorite days of travel so far. Last week I spoke about the struggles of sickness I had during the early stages of the hike. They were no joke, but I had now brushed them off and the final days of climbing were out …
The 47th edition of ‘The Weekly‘ is a little late. But I promise I have a good reason for the delay. I’ve just arrived back this morning from a 12-day trek through the Himalayas to Mt. Everest Base Camp. It was as epic as you might imagine. There were moments where it felt as though …
After much contemplation, I bit the bullet and decided what would a trip to Nepal be without some serious trekking in the Himalayas. I decided to tackle the Everest Base Camp although there were other enticing options. There’s something grand about Everest, the tallest peak in the world. So this is my chance to get …
The Carribean craziness is over. Sadly. I had an interesting journey from Florida to Kathmandu, which was highlighted by a four-hour sleep on the floor of Delhi airport. Normally jet-lag aint no thing for me but this one hit me due to the lack of sleep during the transit. Can I just say that Kathmandu is …
What a crazy week of cruise adventures throughout the Caribbean working with Royal Caribbean. I arrived at the Marriott in Fort Lauderdale and I was greeted by a huge trolley of packages. Half of them were filled with new camera gear including a DJI Mavic Drone and a Sony 70-200 lense. The other half were …
After a full-on two weeks in Guatemala, I crossed the border via bus. Once into Belize city, I got straight on a water-taxi aka a boat and cruised for an hour to the popular tourist destination, Caye Caulker. I wasn’t really sure what to expect here although other travelers had told me you could snorkel …
After my initial shock of the dangers in Guatemala city, I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to warm to Central America. However, after I found myself well and truly on the backpacker/tourist trail the tense times ended and the carefree adventures began. I had a total of 14 days in Guatemala and after …
I’m in Guatemala! Normally I don’t get jet lag but the 37-hour journey from Delhi to Guatemala City had me slow on my first day in Guatemala. Why am I in Guatemala? Well, when I did the press trip to Kerala it includes flights to and from Kerala. Most of the bloggers flew from their …
Wow! 40 weekly reviews and my 200th blog post just days after I made it to the end of my first year as a blogger. How do I celebrate these milestones? I don’t really I just keep traveling and exploring new places. That is reward enough. This past week I was running all over Jaipur …