Monsoon Watch
I am fully preparing to jump into a monsoon in two weeks’ time. That is to say that I will be traveling with sixteen fellow backpackers and one Calvin Sun, whose rousing story and headstrong travel philosophy – “monsooning” – were recently featured in USA...
Sorta Like Deja Vu
It would appear that fate like to play games with my travels. Two Julys ago I had been given a last-minute invitation to attend (i.e. I crashed ) a wedding, which was hosted by a well-known Dar family in Srinagar. Last May I had been given a...
Meet the Trainspotters
This is the true story... of 16 strangers... picked to live on a backpack...travel together and have their lives blogged... To find out what happens... when people stop being polite... and start getting monsoonal... ...The Monsoon Diaries The last...
Winter 2012: History Comes Alive
"We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned." - Ugo Betti. History comes alive this winter. How many of us dare to consider ourselves as part of some greater context, placing our everyday...
Mt Whitney
In a little less than 6 hours, I'll be leaving to climb Mt. Whitney, aka the highest peak in the continental US. 14,479ft. You may be thinking, "This sounds really tough.What have you done to prepare for this?" Answer: Aside from pack warm clothes...nothing. As...
Why You Should Go To Iran II (In October)
In the same vein as my previous post to Why You Should Come With Us to Iran, here's your second chance to "go epic." Although I won't be coming along for a second trip -- maybe that'll be a perk? (jerks!) -- this is your chance to relive what I saw in Iran last month;...
The Unexpected Aloha
Sometimes we at The Monsoon Diaries surprise even ourselves with some unplanned, last minute trips. Until approximately 48 hours ago, I had no idea would be in Hawaii. And here I am in Honolulu for 4 days. To give this context: I just completed my second year...
You’re Going To Crave … Iran
Go Yang has inspired a trend I wish I was talented enough to emulate. But then again, I figure imitation is the best form of flattery.So you're going to crave...IranLet the drooling begin. You'll crave the hard to pronounce, harder to prepare but easy to eat...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
