Monument Valley
Monument Valley is the archetypal Classic Wild West. Even my first time here felt vaguely familiar. I had just found a job in Austin, Texas fresh out of grad school,…
Lower Calf Creek falls
So called for its use as a natural pen for calves in the early 1900’s, the Calf Creek is a south flowing tributary of the Escalante river. Located in the…
Goblin Valley State Park
Imagine this – an out of the world landscape filled with an army of “goblins” turned to rock stretching to the horizon! What the locals refer to as “goblins” are…
Horseshoe Bend
An obscure sign in the middle of nowhere on Route 89 in Page, AZ beckons tourists to the Horseshoe Bend overlook parking lot. A small board at the parking lot…
Darjeeling
If you do make a trip to Sikkim, it can be easily paired up with a trip to Darjeeling as well. Until the 19th century, Darjeeling was a part of…
Juan De Fuca Hikes
When most people think of amazing backpacking trails in Vancouver Island, they typically think about the legendary West Coast trail in the Pacific Rim National Park. However, there are other…
Mishap at the Coyote Gulch
There was a time in my life when I was completely immersed with the beauty of the American Southwest. Its red rock terrain & its desolate yet paradisiacal landscapes had…
Santorini
The Cyclades are a group of islands in the Âegean sea, South East from mainland Greece. The term Cyclades means circular or cyclic referring to the group of islands that…
Family retreat at Munnar
Munnar is a charming hill station in the Idukki district on the Western Ghats of South India. In the local dialect Munnar means ‘Three Rivers’, and it is so named…
Hampi diaries
On our journey home to the U.S., I was trying to reflect on why Hampi really tugged at my heartstrings. The spectacular ruins that unfold wherever you go instill a…