January 2007 Geneva Geneva awakens in the backseat as the jeep hits a patch of ice, skids towards an eighteen-wheeler…
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31 October 2013
Skiing Kashmir
At first, they all look alike. Men, dozens of them, every size and shape and color, covered in ski jackets…
19 February 2013
Kullu Valley: The End of the Habitable World
The air is thin at the End of the Habitable World. The view, ethereal. In Kullu Valley, it’s easy to…
Kanchenjunga’s plume, a ghostly extension of the mountain’s tallest peak, a spray of snow rising high above the halfhearted clouds,…
29 January 2013
Trekking to Happiness in the Himalayas
I began planning my trip to the Himalayas when I was 11, after reading Lost Horizon, James Hilton’s novel about…
6 November 2012
Gulmarg, Kashmir Offers Unique Ski Experience
“In the Lap of Himalayas, Luxury Ski Resorts Are a Distant Dream” headlined an August New York Times travel blog…
8 October 2012
Nicholas Roerich: Traveler, Artist, Mystic
The Indian Himalayan town of Naggar is indistinct from the hundreds of other towns that dot the Himalayan valleys, all…
23 February 2007
Cows and Donkeys and Dogs
My current hotel in Manali, the Mayflower, is situated in an apple orchard with views of a pine forest and,…
13 February 2007
Back in Manali
Manali was my favorite part of my last trip to India. Likely it will go down as my favorite segment…
3 February 2007
Himalayan Ski Village
Manali, India, by far the most picturesque and serene place in the Indian Himalaya, is a haven for skiers. The…