I’m not one for air travel, even though I have been sitting in planes since I was two years old, over time my fear of flying has only increased. Still, I somehow manage to fly, keeping track of all…

The origin of this post lies in a series of arguments discussions I had with my mother about vegetarian food in Uzbekistan before I left for my trip in September 2015. Amma was convinced that I wou…

“Welcome to Nature Island” announced our guide. I did not doubt him. Our bus ride to the starting point of Middleham Falls had been a bombardment of information about the local flora an…