Travel Quote by Mark Jenkins
“Adventure is a path. Real adventure — self-determined, self-motivated, often risky — forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the…
The Noblest Delight! Beyond the Golden Temple
Ah, the Golden Temple. A worthy site indeed. We were the only westerners among thousands of Sikhs, for whom a visit to this place,…
Namaste, y’all. . .
We skipped the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagha border — a much-hyped event in which Pakistani and Indian soldiers try to out-shout, out-march,…
The Regale Internet Inn, Lahore
I could have named this entry “Lahore Lovin’†or some other such city-centric title; the fact is, though, our four-day experience in Pakistan’s ancient…
Loose Ends
Days and adventures roll into each other and I realize that I left a few dangling threads back in Islamabad. I’ll wrap up what…
Unusual People Who Made Remarkable Trips
Sitting and scrawling now, pen-on-paper, sweat-smudged and soggy my notebook as I crouch in a shady corner of the “tribal area,†a raised platform…
The Longest Ride: Comin’ down the mountain when we come
There was so much more we could have done in the north: the three-day Rakiposhi Base Camp trek; the hike from the village of…
The World Roof Hotel
Here it is, our home for a week-and-a-half in the village of Karimabad. The town’s water comes from the Ultar Glacier, pictured in the…
Rash Lake Trek: The Highest We’ve Ever Been
Nay, not the famed “Peshawar Original†hashish, smuggled to the Northern Areas from Peshawar’s main bazaar by many a young Japanese pot tourist. Why…