There are two possible trailheads that lead up to Engel peak meadows. The shorter but much steeper one starts from Langar and the other longer but more gradual starts from Zong. We started from Zong, where we were promptly dropped at the trailhead by our driver Toorat at 7 in …
Along the pamir highway we arrived at the sight of the white terraces of Garam chasma hot spring, Ishkashim saturday market and then the Qha Qha and Yamchun fortress
From Qalai Khumb we continued along the Pamir river and towards the Bartang valley for our first overnight hike in Tajikistan to the Jijev village. Driving down southwest of the town, we stay very close to the Afghanistan border. The river is so narrow in certain sections that you could …
Before we came to Ushuaia, we were told the city is just a gateway to Antarctica and there isn’t much to do around. But the moment our Aerolineas Argentinas flight landed and we saw the towering snow capped mountains and the glistening sea that greeted right outside the airport, we …
Ushuaia is the southernmost city in South America and a gateway to Antarctica. Most cruise ships heading to Antarctica leave from the harbor of Ushuaia. We shared one same desire as most people on board these vessels, ‘to see the Penguins’. So imagine the smiles we had on our faces …
The blades of grass still carried the rain droplets from yesterday nights pour, the wind is still fierce but the clouds have parted and the Beagle channel glows in a vivid blue through the tall glass window, the mountains of Tierra Del Fuego just got a dusting of snow and …
I hear some French sentences blurting out on the satellite phone, then I hear the snapping sound of the spring brake being pulled away. Before I realize what just happened, I am sliding down from the top of this 3230mts mountain in the French alps. The wind picks up …
We recently were on a road trip through Scotland and it was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful experiences we ever had. A lot of such great impression had to do with this being our first camper vanning trip. Now that we are back from this epic trip we must …
Combine emerald green rivers, astoundingly beautiful caves, pristine lakes, tall mountains, narrow canyons, hidden waterfalls, underground rivers, cute fortified towns, a stunning coastline along the Adriatic sea and you will have some of the characteristic highlights of a small country named Slovenia. Never heard of this cute gem of a …
A helicopter whirls dust circles below us, in a first of its kind where I see helicopters flying lower than the height I was hiking at. A block of ice, the size of a refrigerator calves out of the Khumbu glacier. It comes down blowing plumes of snow down the …