Dharamsala Dreamin’
byFar north of the disastrous flooding in Mumbai, we are, nevetheless, soaking up our share of the monsoon deluge that has caused so much…
Round-the-World Honeymoon
The Noblest Delight! Beyond the Golden Temple
byAh, 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. . .
byWe 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
byI 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
byDays 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
bySitting 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
byThere 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
byHere 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
byNay, not the famed “Peshawar Original†hashish, smuggled to the Northern Areas from Peshawar’s main bazaar by many a young Japanese pot tourist. Why…