Travel – Going places quietly

Walking Tarabulus (Part 1): Zahriyeh, old city & Haddadin

The neighbourhood with the best chili, the citadel and the beautiful Taynal Mosque

A then-newbie’s impressions of Lebanon’s second largest city

All I did was walk on my first two days in Beirut in 2019

Majestic turquoise domes, quiet shrines, imposing Soviet-era murals. Where else but Uzbekistan?

After 5 years of on-off updating and writing for this blog, I come clean on my disappointment.

A detailed report on how much it costs to backpack for 12 days in Iran

Way off the beaten track in Ayutthaya, five places that aren’t Wats, ruins or temples.

Our final day descent to Senaru at breakneck speed & some concluding thoughts

Our assault on the summit of Gunung Rinjani and blistering trek from rim to rim – all in 17 hours