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The holy lake in the center of Pushkar creates a peaceful atmosphere, which spreads throughout the entire town. However, there is a rule that made for some sticky situations. Because of the holy nature of the lake, shoes are not allowed to be worn on the ghats of the lake, surrounding paths or footbridges. Everybody …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #53: PEACEFUL PUSHKAR AND ANCIENT MERTA

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #50: 240 HOURS OF CONSECUTIVE SWEATING

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #49: BUNGEE JUMPING & SMUGGLING AT THE INDIAN BORDER

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #48: I MADE IT TO MT. EVEREST… (BASE CAMP)

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #47: SURVIVING ALTITUDE SICKNESS IN HIMALAYAS

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #46: PREPARING FOR EVEREST BASE CAMP

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #44: CRUISIN’ IN THE CARIBBEAN

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #43: YOU BETTER BELIZE IT

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 …

Read More about THE WEEKLY #42: JUNGLES & MAYAN RUINS IN GUATEMALA