At the Equator: A tryst with Assange, Darwin and sea lions
Ecuador is probably the only country in the world named after a geographical feature – the equator. Crossing over from the Colombian border post near Ipilaes, we took a shared …
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Colombia’s resurrection: Criss-crossing freedom and enchantment
Landing at the Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena de Indias, on Caribbean Sea’s Gulf of Darien, Jesus, our driver, took us straight to the city’s historic centre to exchange …
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In Mesoamerica: Retracing glories of Mayan culture
Leaving Mexico City and its hillsides covered thick with humble dwellings of the poor, we drove through the remarkable southern and northern Sierras, furrowed with deep canyons, dimpled with lakes, …
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An early morning Greyhound bus brought us to San Ysidro on the US side of the Mexican border. Transferring into another shuttle we crossed into Tijuana, an expanding Mexican outpost …
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Footloose, along the West coast…
In spite of all the delays and the fog, our ferry docked at Bellingham, Washington State, an hour earlier than scheduled. Terence Finan, my friend and dorm-mate from University of …
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Homer: Deeper into Alaska
Homer, on Cook Inlet of the Gulf of Alaska, is known for its Spit – a five-mile road stretching into the waters. A row of shacks selling fishing trips – …
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Arctic Circle Route: Along the Roof of the World
We were well on our way now… We hit the Dalton Highway on September 3. It had rained, and the 662 km track mostly gravel, was wet. The Dalton Highway …
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Tipping the northern edge of North America: Within the Arctic Circle
We were at the Fairbanks Airport, waiting for the fog to lift. For four hours we waited in the NATC shack in a corner; meanwhile the fog lay thick in …
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Travel Tales: A journey from North Pole to South Pole
“What brings the two of you to US?” asked the immigration officer at Seattle Airport. It was the first step in a long series of steps we are to take. …
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Akhil Bakshi: A born tramp heads on One World voyage
Akhil Bakshi suffers from a curious affliction: the perpetual itch to explore new places and connect distant lands and cultures. He is a perennial voyager in the archetypal sense of …
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