The very north of Vietnam – a km or so from China I was in northern Vietnam for 2+ weeks and took a 5 day tour of the Ha Giang loop. I have a bad back and so rented an SUV and guide and driver. Superb time, lots of sights, good food and marvelous people. This shot was taken on the outskirts of a Hmong village as a young woman went out to do some heavy work. One of the highlights of the trip was…

Madeira Island Traverse (105 km) Dear friends, I am a fervent thru-hiker and I fell in love with islands ever since I walked the GR20 in Corsica. That’s why I decided to go to Madeira in order to traverse the island from East to West. As usual I packed everything to go completely off-grid, including shelter and food. For this trip I packed food for approximately 9 days, because…