Going To Extremes
In his book What Doesn’t Kill Us, Scott Carney got himself into a programme conducted by the legendary Dutch Iceman Wim Hof (apparently as a
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Paradise Lost
Instagramers. They’re everywhere. They visit the most exotic places in the world just to show off that they’ve been there, turning many a backpackers’/explorers’ paradise
Success On NDP 2019
The NDP – National Day Pendaki has succeeded in reaching the summit of Gunung Lawu, a 3265m extinct volcano on 9th August 2019. This was
Getting Back In Shape
It has been almost 6 months after my bunion surgery and even though I started exercising as early as 1 month post-op, they were very
Begpackers
When I first started my business back in 1991, I had to tighten my belt – really tight. Deep in debt, I only managed to
Candi Plaosan 1997
I’m often intrigued by Javanese antiquities. Constructed out of precisely formed stones stacked several stories high without the use of cement, these monuments are testimony
Yearning For Yangon?
Yangon looks very different now compared to the time I visited it some 15 years ago. There were much fewer shops and cars. Everything looked
The Power Of Agung
31 May 2019. Gunung Agung, Bali, Indonesia erupted. It’s not a real concern as the initial report of pyroclastic flows turned out to be fake
Back To Bali 2019
I enjoyed Bali very much on my first trip back in 1993. I’ll try to find and share the photos I took back then. The
Guangxi Trip 2019
This was my second trip to Guangxi (first was in 2010 and documented in my book Knapsack Notes). Unlike the adventurous Sino-Vietnam crossover in 2010,