Mike Henry Movies are the fastest way to go deep into a different world. The following is a list of movies from a wide variety of genres. They have two things in common: (1) outstanding quality, (2) vivid, insightful views into a place or a culture. Watch one of these, and you’ll have a great time, feel … Read moreMovie Recommendations
I have learned more about the world from books than from any other source. The following is a list of books across a wide variety of genres: travel books, personal narratives, social commentary, straight fiction. They have two things in common: (1) outstanding writing, (2) vivid, insightful views into a place or a culture. Read … Read moreBook Recommendations
Shots from the joyous Urs at Ajmer Sharif Dargah, one of India’s most important Muslim festivals
We started hunting monuments in the depths of the Delhi lockdown. This addiction eventually led us to one of Delhi’s most secretive and mysterious structures
Don’t spend time and money, and feed into a bad system, ultimately to learn a depressing lesson about the way the world works. Learn that lesson by reading this.
Learn Chasing the Real World’s unified theory on urban cliff-diving through India’s past and present.
By coming back to the same place again after years, we can look at both the place and ourselves in a new way
A version of this story appeared in the Winter 2020-21 issue of Outpost Magazine, Canada’s top adventure travel publication. WEST AFRICA is low on most travellers’ bucket lists. The continent’s other regions overshadow its natural and urban wonders. The countries are small, the visa processes painful, and the roads inconsistent, making overland trips challenging. And … Read moreThe Emptiness of the Land: West African Tales
A physically and mentally challenging hike, full of unique beauty, Type 2 Fun, and chances to think about how we protect parks and relate to their people
Long Read: An adventure to the sacred source of the world’s holiest river, with a Himalayan guru, a wily guide, and mountains beyond belief
