Altitude Sickness in the Sacred Valley
Apu Pitsuray, The Sacred Valley, Peru © 2017 Wayfaring Scribe I turned 36 on the 30th of December and spent the 31st in transit to Peru...
The dissolution of imaginary lines
The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha © 2014 Wayfaring Scribe Every time I finish another two-day dance with motion and the travel tornado sets...
I wish I was a little Qatari
On a recent shopping excursion, Daniel and I were amazed to notice several biggety Qatari men blatantly smoking inside the mall, while...
Musings from Doha
Qatar is a sun-scoured and sweltering peninsula no larger than Yorkshire or Connecticut. Its honey-hued sands stretch north from the...
Global Road Warriors
Photo courtesy of Thomas Rahn and Sabine Hoppe I met Thomas and Sabine when they wandered into the dimly lit front room of The Orange...
The knowledge that we are made of stars
In three days time, I will leave behind the mid-winter’s chill of the South African plains for the high summer pressure cooker of the...
Creatures, quietude, and star-strewn skies in South Africa's Sundays River Valley
Due to working, I've found myself with precious little time to write during my stay in South Africa. I have therefore decided to share...
Leaving Kathmandu
During my last few days in Kathmandu I was struck with a new and hard-earned understanding of the way that people make their circuitous...
Poems for Omega
Once, a friend of mine made an online post, asking his comrades what was in their pockets. Nine years and nearly two months later, he...
Mumbai street food in Kathmandu
Yesterday, I got to try Mumbai street food at Civil Mall in Kathmandu. The delectable dough balls pictured above are a type of chaat, or...