Why this trip?
A transcontinental train adventure from Brighton Pavilion to the India’s Taj Mahal Like so many of life’s Big Things, this
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Sharing a moment
I’ve blubbed a few times on this trip, it’s been emotional. Mostly happy tears, like witnessing an otherworldly sunrise from
Celebrating Pakistan
Pakistan is a busy place. The streets are thick with traffic and hum with activity, the train stations are positively
A monster sunrise
At 8126m, Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat ‘only’ places at number 9 in the world’s highest mountains (pah, I mean seriously…?!). With
Slow travel: it’s a mindset
‘Slow travel’ might have become a bit of a buzzword phrase recently, but it has real meaning and value behind
Pakistan: And now for a brief interlude
Crossing land borders has always been one of travel’s joys for me. They’re so much more meaningful than crossing some
Iran: it’s been a journey
As travellers, rather than tourists, perhaps, we pride ourselves on scratching beneath the surface and tickling the underbelly of the
Happy tears
With a 2.40am departure, I wasn’t much looking forward to the Tehran to Isfahan leg, but the effort was more
Breaking down barriers in Iran
Travelling through Iran these past few days has been like no other experience, like no other country I have visited.
The train issue
“Nothing is expected of the train passenger. In planes the traveller is condemned to hours in a tight seat; ships
Cappadocia in focus
I’m going to have to look into precisely what ‘Geopark protected status’ entails (please do message below if you can