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What is Pushkar?

June 12, 2021September 5, 2020 by Mike Henry

I have a bewildered respect at how Pushkar is able to be all of these things, at once, and somehow still make sense.

Categories AdventureTags India

Chasing Local: Sabziwalla Stories

June 12, 2021August 30, 2020 by Mike Henry

It was clear that he was bringing us, the listeners, to a world much more edgy than the quiet colony evening in which we were standing.

Categories AdventureTags Chasing Local, India

Along the Edge of the World: Drakensberg Traverse, Lesotho

June 23, 2021August 10, 2020 by Mike Henry

High Lesotho promises an adventure like no other, an opportunity to be a stranger in a wild land, and a revitalizing undercurrent of danger.

Categories AdventureTags Lesotho, South Africa

BikeZungu 2017: A Rewind

June 14, 2021July 14, 2020 by Mike Henry

Exhaustion and deliverance on a 198-km ride from Lusaka to Siavonga: The full story of how an inadequate rider and a MacGyver bike barely made it to Lake Kariba

Categories Adventure, Recommended MediaTags Biking, Zambia

Chasing the Magic in Delhi

June 14, 2021April 14, 2020 by Mike Henry

The story of four days around Holi, including an Afghan giant, a search for drugs, a public bonfire, and a neighborhood tactical melee. Decide for yourself if this counts as magic…

Categories AdventureTags India

Premeditated Madness: The story of the Jodhpur Jump

June 27, 2021December 29, 2019 by Mike Henry

Our interest in an ancient well turns into a wild escapade, with a simple goal: jump off the top of Toorji’s Stepwell, then escape

Categories AdventureTags India

The Fire Kingdom: Fogo Island, Cape Verde

June 28, 2021September 29, 2019 by Mike Henry

Exploring and climbing in the town inside an active volcano crater

Categories AdventureTags Cape Verde

A journey from Here to There in Ngor, Dakar

June 28, 2021September 19, 2019 by Mike Henry

Poignant moments on a hike to dinner through the dusky, flooded streets of Dakar

Categories AdventureTags Senegal

Photo Konkoe: Senegal-Guinea Borderlands by Motorbike

June 22, 2021August 16, 2019 by Mike Henry

A hike and rough moto ride in the remote, roadless forests between Senegal and Guinea

Categories PhotosTags Guinea

Top 5 Haircuts of the Last 2 Years

April 10, 2021June 14, 2019 by Mike Henry

Haircuts abroad don’t always lead to textbook results, but they reliably breeed good stories

Categories UncategorizedTags India, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia
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