Zugdidi
I thought I was a seasoned traveler in more culturally complex places. On my way from Tbilisi to Zugdidi, I arrived late and got the last seat – a middle seat – on an old and very dilapidated train. I covet wonderful train experiences, but quickly realized that this hot, small center seat was going […]
Dolomites
After a 1000 days of day hiking, the Dolomites beat out the Himalaya and the Andes. There is nothing like the Dolomites.
Korce
Why Albania? A number of people have wondered why I, or anyone, would go to Albania (and North Macedonia). Some were actually dismissive, as if they had an idea what Albania was about, or had even given a second’s thought to the matter. One person was downright snobbish. I thought to myself, what failures of […]
No sight like this in the world
There is no place in world where one walks a street and looks up 24,000 feet and mountains 20 miles away as the bird flies. Pokhara, Nepal. Annapurnas