If somebody from the future had told me that I'd be willing to pay good money to lug a backpack around and not shower for seven days I'd be sceptical to say the least. However, when the nearest beach is further away than the nearest mountain you have to make a choice. The trek I chose to do is in 'Langtang ' which, for those who aced geography, is right next to the Nepal/Tibet border (north of Kathmandu). For those who aren't good at geography here is a map: Nepal – the meat in the China/India sandwich For those of…
Where I Spent the End of the World
I imagine a lot of you have wondered where I would spend the end of the world (in particular so you could share the occasion with me). Well after a lot of time, money and science the optimal choice was obviously inside a volcano. After all if there is anything I remember from primary school it's that putting baking soda and vinegar in a cardboard cone is a lacklustre affair and consequently the most boring (and therefore safest) place to be. So on the 21st of May 2011 I traveled out of Manila to Mount Pinatubo the last place God…