The early morning dew clung to the tops of our tents and the thick blades of grass all around us like honey. It was just before 7am but most of us were already awake or, at the very least, in varying states of consciousness. The camp was alive with the jostling of porters going about
Opening my eyes I could tell it was early but I had been lying here for the last 20 minutes and it was time to move. The mountain peaks still hid the sun from the valley. Without its warm glow there was a definite chill in the air as I unzipped my tent, momentarily struggling
Silence shrouded the van in a veil of uncertainty. I had been dreaming of this moment for so long. Well, not the awkward silence we were now sitting through, but the moment in 4 short days when, hopefully, I would be standing at the Sun Gate gazing down on one of this planets ancient masterpieces
Why the name for this site? More and more when I tell friends and family my travel plans their first question is usually, “why on earth would you want to go there?” That doesn’t make for a particularly catchy title and in the world of Google short website names are a must if you want
Hello and welcome to my little corner of the World Wide Web. If you’re interested in travelling to some of the more remote places on the planet but don’t have the first clue of how to get there and what you can do when you arrive please bookmark me as we explore this wondrous planet
