A busy final day in Georgia – canyons, caves and dinosaur footprints!
Kutaisi is Georgia’s second-largest city and, with its wonderfully named David the Builder airport, the latest destination for budget airline WizzAir. We had spent the previous
Exploring Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi
After a wonderful two months in Northern India, we took a slight detour on our way home to the UK and stopped off in Georgia for a week and a half. I had
Ladakh’s Markha Valley
Our final trek in the beautiful Ladakh region was through the Markha Valley – you can find my blog on our four-day trek here. Read...
Trekking in Ladakh’s Sham Valley
After our beautiful treks in Kashmir’s Great Lakes region and the Suru Valley, with views of the magnificent Himalayas, we decided to walk...
The rather terrifying bike ride to Pangong Lake
The 134 km long Pangong Lake flows from India through Tibet and into China. In Tibetan, Pangong means high grassland lake and at 4350m above sea level, it’s the worlds’ highest saltwater lake.
The lake is simply wonderful. In...
Trekking in Ladakh’s Suru Valley
The North Indian region of Ladakh is home to the country’s highest mountains, including the magnificent Himalayan Range. With dozens of peaks, it’s a trekker’s paradise and a region I’ve been excited to visit for many years.
Hiking, adventure caving and discovering new music in Swaziland
Swaziland is one of two land-locked countries in South Africa and one of the smallest countries in Africa. It was also the first stop on our unbelievable 2007 km road-trip with Pauli and Anna, who we’d hiked the...
Trekking South Africa’s Otter Trail
I met Pauli in India in early 2011. We traveled together for a month as I introduced Pauli to cricket and
Trekking in Malawi’s Mulanje Mountains
Mount Mulanje is a giant massif that rises steeply from the tea fields of southern Malawi’s Mulanje district. Known locally as the ‘Islands in the Sky’ because they’re often in cloud, the mountain comprises 20 peaks above 2,500 m.