Just Another TravelbugApr 19, 20203 minMarxism in the Mountains: Kyrgyzstan's Tulpar Kol and Lenin Peak"The summit was almost continuously obstructed by clouds, and one had to gaze at it for quite long before coming to the idea of the shape...
Just Another TravelbugFeb 15, 20205 minWild Bavaria: Lake Königssee and Berchtesgaden"Whom God loves, he drops in this country" -Bavarian poet Ludwig Ganghofer, describing Berchtesgaden Few travellers to Germany have natur...
Just Another TravelbugJan 11, 20204 minMountains and their Myths: Mount KazbekSome mountains are so imposing, so mighty, that those who live in their shadow feel compelled to set their stories and legends on their u...
Just Another TravelbugDec 20, 20197 minTusheti: Georgia's Mountain Kingdom“Wherever we had been in Russia, in Moscow, in the Ukraine, in Stalingrad, the magical name of Georgia came up constantly. People who had...
Just Another TravelbugNov 10, 20195 minSilk Road Series: Tash Rabat, Kyrgyzstan “To follow the Silk Road is to follow a ghost. It flows through the heart of Asia, but it has officially vanished leaving behind the patt...
Just Another TravelbugOct 19, 20195 minSilk Road Series: Bukhara"Bokhara, the most shameless sink of iniquity that I know in the East." -Arminius Vambery, Hungarian traveller and first European to visi...
Just Another TravelbugOct 6, 20195 minSilk Road Series: Samarkand, Uzbekistan“We travel not for trafficking alone; By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned: For lust of knowing what should not be known We take t...
Just Another TravelbugFeb 1, 20194 minParadise FoundTropical islands are what most people envision when they imagine paradise. For every mountain-lover who dreams of jagged peaks and rocky ...
Just Another TravelbugNov 2, 20184 minDazzling Abu DhabiIt’s hard not to feel a bit of empathy for countries or states that share borders with more famous ‘celebrities’. Although Abu Dhabi and ...
Just Another TravelbugJul 22, 20184 minMountain of the SunThe world’s second deepest canyon goes by several different names. You may see it called Wadi Ghul or Wadi Nakhar, with Wadi being an Ara...
Just Another TravelbugMay 19, 20183 minSeas of Sand: Camping in the Wahiba DesertI wouldn’t be the first to remark that the feeling of being in a desert is not too different from that of sailing through wide-open ocean...
Just Another TravelbugApr 15, 20183 minOman: Splendours of ArabiaWhat images come to your mind when you read the word “Oman”? If you had asked me this question two years ago, I probably wouldn’t be able...
Just Another TravelbugFeb 16, 20182 minDesert Ghosts: Abandoned Mining TownsDeep in the dry Sierra mountains north of Guanajuato is the village of Real de Catorce. The origin of the town’s name, Royal Fourteen, di...
Just Another TravelbugFeb 11, 20183 minColour in the Desert: GuanajuatoThe Cradle of Independence. El Bajio. Central Mexico. La Ruta Plata. The highlands running through the center of Mexico above Mexico City...