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When I first arrived in Kathmandu, I was thrown into an internal argument with myself. During the two hours I spent standing in the wrong line for visas, waiting for my bags, and attempting to contact my family, I repeatedly questioned my decision to...

I’ve been thinking a lot about Kilimanjaro this year, ever since watching David Breashears’ film Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa back in June. I was long overdue a return, and over Christmas I’ll be doing just that. I first climbed Africa’s highest...

  The following should help you with most questions regarding trekking in Nepal. My 15 days in Helambu, Gosainkunda, Langtang Valley, and Tamang Heritage were some of the best hiking experiences of my life: incredible mountain views, tough climbs...

Have you made plans for the upcoming summer? If not yet, then you need not bother for here lies an avalanche of choices and if you have already, it is worth reconsidering your plans. Do you remember seeing and recognizing earth from a diagram of colorful...

Like other journalists who have written at times about travel, I get many offers for press junkets from travel agencies. Many of them involve a luxurious stay, often in the Bahamas for some reason. I am not usually tempted. In April 2014, however, a...