Disclaimer: Although you may find some practical information about the route in it, this story is principally intended for a creative travelogue, and not a reliable route description. One attempting to climb Mount Halgurd independently must recognize that it entails dangers transcending all levels of hiking experience.Planning a trekking trip in IraqWhy do you travel?To take a … [Read more...]
A Solar Eclipse, a Rave Party, and a Bunch of Terrorists on Sulawesi
It was winter in the Northern Hemisphere. But as always, it was summer near the Equator. I was overwintering in the tropical latitudes of Southeast Asia. A good German friend had told me that he was about to head that way, too. He said a good party would take place on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.A total solar eclipse was to occur that winter over that exotic island. The … [Read more...]
Mosul: An Iraqi City Recovering after 4 Years of Islamic-State Rule
Mosul has never been your typical travel bucket-list inclusion. More recently, it may have rather topped the list of your most sure-to-get-killed places on the planet—by murder, or suicide if by any chance you are a jihadi. But since it got liberated from ISIS in July 2017, it’s been twinkling on my wanderlust’s radar.I intend this as a unique travel story and not a rephrasing … [Read more...]
That Hippo Who Almost Killed Me in the Okavango Delta of Botswana
I don’t usually partake in contests of any kind. Never had that habit. But when I saw the latest writing prompt from the Globetrotters traveling publication on Medium, I couldn’t resist it.Wild: that’s exactly how I’d intuitively describe most of my life experiences. As most of these experiences are, directly or indirectly, related to traveling, I could share a wild travel … [Read more...]
Two Lone Tourists In Baghdad
We were very lucky it was overcast over the city of Erbil. That’s not a common occurrence. And it happened on the perfect day: the day we had to spend in its entirety dawdling outside.Erbil isn’t a city with vast forested parks full of shaded benches. It is a city with broad streets and empty lots, interspersed by sparse, glass and concrete vertical surfaces. We would have … [Read more...]
No Trains From Tbilisi Airport To Center In 2021
We landed at Tbilisi International Airport a late night in July 2021. As usual in small airports, a bevy of taxi drivers swarmed at us no sooner than we stepped into the tiny departure hall of Georgia’s principal airport. And more scurried to offer us a ride from an array of parked cabs before the terminal upon us exiting the building.We thwarted all of them, simply stating … [Read more...]
St Naum Monastery, Bay of Bones, Peshtani, Trpejca: Day Trip from Ohrid
Spring was underway around Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. We were stationed in Ohrid city and were regularly checking the forecast, looking for the best days to go explore the surrounding area's splendid beauty. A week earlier, as a first excursion, we had ventured to Galicica National Park on foot. This time, as another halcyon day came, we decided to go on a scooter ride along … [Read more...]
Kayaking in Saranda, Albania
February 2021 found us in one of the few countries worldwide without imposed lockdowns and travel restrictions: Albania. It was, in fact, for this particular reason we were there in the first place. We had settled in the southern coastal city of Saranda, where we experienced some lovely, halcyon days during the last winter weeks. We had already been at the beach a couple of … [Read more...]
Hiking in Galicica National Park: Day Trip from Ohrid
March 2021 found us sojourning in the city of Ohrid, on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. A streak of freezing, snowing, bleak days ended with a brilliant, halcyon Sunday. During the previous bitter week, we'd been gawking in awe at the high, snow-capped mountains that make Galicica National Park looming imposingly over the city. Today was finally the perfect … [Read more...]
Blue Eye Spring, Albania: Winter Day Trip From Saranda
Amid the second wave of Covid-related lockdowns in early 2021, we were sojourning in Albania; one of the few countries that hadn't imposed any significant travel restrictions. We were settled in the seaside city of Saranda, in the south of the country. Early spring days came at the end of February. The sun shone dazzlingly and the temperature rose above 20 Celsius. It was a … [Read more...]
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