Tensions rise and streets liven ahead of the biggest holiday of the year, all under the gaze of an ominous megalith.
Tag: solo travel
A tourist in Tehran
Visiting the city whose vibrancy overcomes even the most enduring of stereotypes.
Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in winter Part 1: Besi Sahar to Dhikur Pokhari
The start of an epic journey through roof of the world.
Destination Nordkapp: the European Hitchhiking Championship 2018
How hitchhiking in a race to the northernmost point in Europe turned out to be the journey of a lifetime.
The Tigray Churches are the most beautiful confluence of culture, nature, history and adventure
From rock climbing cliff faces to drinking home brew with a Kalashnikov-wielding monk, visiting the Tigray churches was the most incredible adventure I’ve been on.
Tomb raiding in Axum
Unleash your inner Indiana Jones among these ancient wonders.
Timkat in Gondar, a.k.a. the world’s biggest party
Singing, dancing and prayer fill the streets for days as Timkat is celebrated in Gondar.
