Trekking

The light of dusk transformed this himal ("mountain")  into a light volcano. Photographed near the Larke Pass in Nepal's Manaslu reserve. — The light of dusk transformed this himal ("mountain") into a light volcano. Photographed near the Larke Pass in Nepal's Manaslu reserve.

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants: Manaslu and Tsum Valley Trek

January 16, 2017 in Travel

Manaslu is the eight highest mountain into world at 8,163 meters above sea level. It’s impressive doubled-edged summit sets Manaslu apart from the other mountains — white capped giants in their own right — constituting the Manaslu massif. Surrounding Manaslu is the eponymous Conservation in addition to the adjacent Tsum Valley (pronounced “tsoom”). I trekked for twenty-two days through the region...

The Western Ghats

March 20, 2016 in Travel

I just arrived in the beach side backpackers haven of Varkala, a burgeoning town the southwestern coastal state of Kerela. It’s really touristy here, more so that I expected, but also very simple and underdeveloped. The address of my guesthouse is: “near the helipad.” I’ll be traveling in Kerela for the next 10 days...