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Snow on the trail in Nepal

In Dingboche, it started snowing. It was just a light fall, where small fluffy flakes drifted slowly down to melt as soon as they touched the ground. I watched in wonder from the warmth of the tea house I was staying in, sipping a cup of tea by the yak dung fueled heater. For someone [...]

By |2018-06-05T13:50:23+10:00March 26th, 2018|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Inspiration, Nepal|25 Comments

Porta de Santiago at A Famosa in Malacca, Malaysia

Today's travel photo is of the Porta de Santiago at A Famosa Fort in Malacca, Malaysia. A Famosa is a 16th century Portuguese Fort in the historic town of Malacca (Melaka), built shortly after the Portuguese conquered Malacca in 1511. In the following century, when the Dutch took over the port, they continued to use [...]

By |2018-06-04T21:47:36+10:00August 29th, 2017|Malaysia, Photos|3 Comments

Kuala Lumpur Travel Guide

Kuala Lumpur is a big modern Asian metropolis full of skyscrapers and shopping malls, growing over the years into a city that could rival Singapore. Still, beneath the city's shiny modern exterior you will find a vibrant culture where multiple ethnicities merge to create a unique blend of cultural customs, characterized by the different food [...]

By |2018-06-04T22:15:44+10:00August 8th, 2017|Asia, Destinations, Malaysia, Travel Guides|25 Comments

River Boat in Malacca, Malaysia

Today's travel photo is of a boat heading up the Melaka River in Malacca, Malaysia. I just returned from a trip to Malaysia where I visited Malacca for the first time. I was instantly impressed by the stunning buildings of the Old Town, where the Melaka River is developed like a canal with picturesque buildings [...]

By |2018-06-05T13:21:58+10:00March 7th, 2017|Malaysia, Photos|1 Comment

The Trek Home: From Gorak Shep to Lukla

This is day 19 to 24 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek I had been on the trail for nearly three weeks, trekking well over 200 kilometres over tough terrain and most of it at high altitude, often over 5000 metres, and now I was [...]

By |2018-06-05T14:49:22+10:00December 5th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|8 Comments

A Sunrise Meeting with Mount Everest

This is day 19 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek My alarm went off at 4:30am but I hadn't really been sleeping anyway. Sleep is hard to come by at over 5000 metres (16500ft) in altitude and I had been in and out of [...]

By |2018-06-13T10:56:51+10:00November 10th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Inspiration, Nepal|8 Comments

Everest Base Camp: The End of the Road

This is day 18 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek It had been a long, challenging but incredibly rewarding trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal over the past couple of weeks. It had its highs and lows but the scenery was simply spectacular, the [...]

By |2018-06-05T17:20:57+10:00September 28th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|9 Comments

Dzongla to Lobuche in Nepal

This is day 17 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek The trek over the Cho La Pass had left me tired and exhausted, and so the short and relatively easy walk to Lobuche today would be much appreciated by my weary legs. I left [...]

By |2018-06-05T16:50:06+10:00September 16th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|10 Comments

Trekking the Cho La Pass in Nepal

This is day 16 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek It was dark and freezing when my alarm went off. I was up at 5am to attempt the toughest part of my trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal. The first light of day [...]

By |2018-06-13T10:57:32+10:00August 24th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Featured, Inspiration, Nepal|3 Comments

Across the Ngozumpa Glacier to Tagnag, Nepal

This is day 15 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek It's possible to cross the Cho La Pass, between Gokyo and Lobuche - located on the main trail to Everest - in one day. However it is a very long day, and it is [...]

By |2018-06-11T15:00:11+10:00July 24th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|8 Comments
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