When I traveled to Ladakh, I did so over the course of seven days. It's a good time frame for the region if you fly in and don't want to be rushed while gettin a good impression of what is on offer. Of course there's always more to see, but I thought one week was the sweet spot between taking in the … [Read more...]

I recently published 'When Your Lowest Point in Life is Still 3,048m Above Sea Level' (the runner-up title being 'Ladakh Warms Your Heart and Freezes Your Feces'), a trip narrative about a journey to India's Himalayas. If you haven't read it yet, I recommend you take a look at that before reading … [Read more...]

What do you think achieves a more memorable experience? Standing in front of a hostel with 5 other backpackers at 6am to donate pre-packaged food to bored monks shuffling by? Or hiring a boat-for-rent that takes you to an island monastery whose sole resident monk doesn't remember when he last met a … [Read more...]