A long trek in the north-eastern corner of the Nepal Himalaya. It was difficult, not only due to the damages made to the trail by the heavy monsoon weather in summer of 2025 and unexpected intense snowfall at the end of October, but also because of difficult decisions to be made we were confronted with. […]
A five night long fam trip to western Bhutan via Kathmandu, organised by Diamir, exceeded all expectations concerning the seemingly hard-to-reach Himalayan Kingdom. Taking it simply: a dream come true!…
A family road trip on the most southwestern of the main Japanese Islands, the warm and friendly Kyūshū.
A few busy days during a rainy stop-over in the capital city of Taiwan.
Although haunted by bad luck, we made a short but beautiful trek in the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan, August 2018
Our trip to Armenia was abruptly ended by a car accident, luckily nobody got hurt. Anyaway, before the accident which forced us to leave Armenia, we managed to visit seven historically and artistically important monasteries of northern Armenia. July 2017.
A trek from Tusheti to Khevruseti — or from Omalo to Shatili via Atsunta pass — in the Georgian Caucasus. July 2017.
A week in the Holy Land, with the highlight of Jerusalem, a holy place for all three Abrahamitic religions. March 2016.
Тескей Ала-Тоо, 天山 , which is Teskey Ala-Too, Tien Shan. A trek over quite a few high passes, based from Karakol on the shores of Issyk Köl Lake, Kyrgyzstan. August-September 2014.
A reprise of our trek to Solo Khumbu, but this time in the onset of the Himalayan winter. Walking from lodge to lodge, carefully maintaining dining room ovens, with Christmas by the feet of the Everest. Returning taking a high route via Cho La and Gokyo. December 2013.
Two full days of visiting — both from early morning to the evening — of the famous ancient Nabatean town ruins of Petra, Jordan. March 2010.
A few drops of rain and the desert between the bare sandstone ridges of Wadi Rum is full of blossoming flowers, a welcome fodder for camels. An excursion by jeep and by foot to the majestic mountain ridges raging out of the desert sands on the border between Saudi Arabia and Jordan. March 2010.