Trainwreck
This post is, umm, “not suitable for work”. Here’s a nice one, about Istanbul’s Animal and Flower Market, while this one from our Lebanon roadtrip...
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In Glorious, Technicolor Drunkovision
The ringing of my phone jerks me into wakefulness in a room that is streaming with light. A cursory scan of what passes for my...
The One Where I Try to Outdrink the Special Forces
As the title might suggest, this post is really not for readers of a sensitive disposition. Why not try some lovely pictures of beautiful central...
Mountain Madness
Readers of a sensitive disposition might want to skip this post. How about reading the first post I ever wrote instead, or this lovely one...
Stuck in Lukla
As we amble from Phakding to Lukla – a walk that took us three hours coming down but half that going up, a measure of...
On Thin Ice – Talking Child Marriage in Nepal
On Thin Ice Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way: Day 18 “Nir,” I open, tentatively. We are on the last-but-one night of our trek, insha’allah,...
On Namche and Ageing
On Namche and Ageing Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 17: Tengboche to Namche We moved our flights out of Lukla forward to accommodate...
Mountain Goggles
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 15-16 – Gorak Shep to Pheriche When I awake, it feels that winter has really hit. Fat, soft...
April Fool’s Day in Cairo
One of the things my son and I try to do, as we travel the world, is to celebrate occasions we would celebrate in the...
Family Values
As a trio, H, Z and I cause no little confusion to the good and tolerant folk of Laos, where we’re exploring en route to...