It all began that late afternoon. I sat alone at that Sikh-family-owned restaurant I used to go to during my sojourn in Pushkar, one of India's holiest cities, sipping a cup of coffee and waiting for my dinner.Then I noticed a group of four men exiting a new Toyota Corolla car they had just parked across the street and heading straight towards my table in a strongly … [Read more...]
Camel Safari in Thar Desert: the Great Indian Desert
Notwithstanding the subtle mantle of high-hovering cirrus clouds that webbed the east, it was a brilliant morning. A soft quietude and a caressing breeze prevailed in the air.A fat grey ox with erected horns was walking lazily along the sandy street below the rooftop I was drinking my coffee at. A slender woman covered with a filmy, pink scarf was hanging the laundry on a … [Read more...]
Hiking the Mountains around Pushkar
The dark mood of the sky was hinting at possible rainfalls that day. Though, the sun, well hidden behind the dense clouds, was prevented from heating up the place in such an extreme degree I had been experiencing since the time of my arrival in Rajasthan. It was, indeed, an ideal day to venture up those mountains I was staring at encircling the town of Pushkar while … [Read more...]
A Sunset Hike to Kowloon Peak in Hong Kong
I think one must necessarily get enchanted when staring at the fascinating, tranquil, green hills surrounding the glass/metal city of Hong Kong, towering above the lofty city canopy, reminding that humans' works, no matter how sophisticated, have not yet come any close competing with the sublime ones of nature. So, me too, being as of late situated in Hong Kong, I … [Read more...]
From Shanghai to Honk Kong by train
The time to leave China had come. My Chinese visa was to expire the next day, and if I didn't want to come to any precarious confrontation with the untrustworthy Chinese authorities, I had to be stepping on non-Chinese soil by the next day latest. I did not yet have any plan, so I needed to make one fast. After researching a bit and contemplating hastily upon my … [Read more...]
Hiking and Wild-Camping on Huang Shan: China’s Yellow Mountain
China's yellow mountain (Huang Shan - 黄山), situated in Anhui province, is one of China's most celebrated mountains. Its fame was sparkled in 747 AD, when, by an imperial decree, it was renamed from what it was previously known, Yi Shan, to Huang Shan, in honor of the semi-mythical Yellow Emperor (Huang Di), after the initiation of a legend stating that he was ascended … [Read more...]
Chilling at Dai Lanh Beach in Vietnam
With the exception of a sudden and brief shower that forced me to stop at a coffee shop by the side of the road for the while, it was a fairly dry ride I had that day. Especially towards its end, when the road approached the vast Pacific Ocean and started to meander up and down the nude hills that formed the coast, that ride offered my eyes sceneries of glorious beauty. It was … [Read more...]
Nha Trang and Ba Ho Waterfalls – A Russian Colony in Vietnam
It was a long, wet, tiresome, yet enthralling ride I had through the outstanding sceneries of the South Vietnamese Highlands, till I was finally approaching the coastal city of Nha Trang by late afternoon that day.Driving through the outskirts of that city was no different than driving through any large, bustling Vietnamese city. Upon reaching the center of the city, though, … [Read more...]
Hiking Lang Biang Mountain in Da Lat
Lang Biang mountain is one of the highest mountains in the Southern Vietnamese Highlands. Due to its extreme vicinity to the popular tourist city of Dalat, it has been so transformed to resemble more a city park than the wild mountain which would otherwise be. For someone who happens to be in Dalat though, it definitely makes a great destination for a short trip. It has two … [Read more...]
Driving to Da Lat, Vietnam by motorbike
Leaving Cat Tien National Park, the next destination of my bike trip from south to north Vietnam was to be the capital city of Lam Dong province, located at an elevation of 1500 meters in the southern part of Vietnam's central highlands, Dalat. Beginning this trip, as most often, I hadn't done any serious research as to "where" and "how". So, my picking up Dalat as my next stop … [Read more...]
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