Cooking at high altitudes
A long walk Picture taken: May 2005, about 10,000ft in Garhwal Himalayas. Here is the travelogue of my trip. One of the interesting things about high altitude camping is the unique taste of the food....
View ArticleAndean Explorations – 8: Trekking in Colca Canyon
This post is part of my Peru travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery “[…] Colca Canyon is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States. Over a span of 100km, it averages 3.4km...
View ArticlePhoto Friday 02.07: Travel to the Andes
Colca Canyon, Peru ‘Photo Friday’ is a weekly series showcasing pictures from around the world. When I was traveling in Peru, I went on a 3 day trek in the Colca canyon with a group of 4 travellers....
View ArticleHitchchiking to laguna Cuicocha, the guinea pig lake
Ecuador travelogue: Chapter 11 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery Lake Cuicocha is a caldera lake formed inside a collapsed volcanic crater with an island that looks like a guinea pig. It took...
View ArticleHiking to Mt. Fuya Fuya
14,100 ft closer to the sky! Ecuador travelogue: Chapter 19 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ Mojanda lake seen from the trail. It’s shaped like a heart, isn’t it? The Otavalo region of...
View ArticleHiking through Andean hills
Hiking on the Quilotoa loop Ecuador travelogue: Chapter 27 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ Spectacular hiking route on the Quilotoa loop. Trekking on scenic Andean trails One can never get...
View ArticleThe curious case of collapsing volcanic craters
Ecuador travelogue: Chapter 30 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ At the edge of the crater overlooking lake Quilotoa, in a (rare) contemplative pose Ecuador is full of geographical...
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