2014

Dog sledding in Quebec, CANADA (by Jonathan Maister)

October 22, 2014

Dog sledding, Quebec's Pontiac region, Canada

Article and photos by Jonathan Maister, a Markham (Canada) based writer and adventurer. Poise is useful, but not essential. Denis Rozon, a native Algonquin, is your guide and instructor. He is a multiple award-winning dog sledding champion whose intimate knowledge of the sport will ease even the most novice dogsledder through 10 km of Quebec’s most magnificent scenery. In the bosom of Quebec’s Pontiac region, 80 km west of Gatineau and Ottawa, is the area known as Bristol. In winter virgin snow blankets the ground beneath magnificent forests. Though much of the tree covering is [MORE...]

TRAVELLER: Masayuki Ono, Tokyo, Japan

October 22, 2014

[Editor's Note]: I met Masayuki in September 2013 in the small Tajik town of Khorog. We were both staying at the Pamir Lodge and were planning our route through the Pamirs and the Wakhan Valley. Together with a Japanese friend, Tetsuo, we hired a four-wheel-drive vehicle and driver and then set off to the east of Tajikistan. We travelled together over a few days from Khorog, through the Wakhan Valley along the Afghanistan border all the way to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan. At Sary Tash Masayuki went to China and I travelled north to Osh in western Kyrgyzstan. After China, Masayuki continued on to travel to far away places around the world. A year later and he is still on the road. He is such a friendly guy with a big smile. Great travel partner indeed! [MORE...]

#39 – Terracotta Warriors, CHINA

October 17, 2014

The Terracotta Warriors in China's Shaanxi province, scored an 8.1 out of 10 with full marks on "ease of access", "food & drinks" and "extraordinary level". Sadly, the relative low score on friendliness and hospitality of the locals brought down its overall score. It can be quite touristy and therefore scored low on the all important intrepid index. [MORE...]

Trekking Mount Everest Basecamp in Nepal’s Himalayas

October 11, 2014

Ascent to the base of the world’s highest mountain. Everest (8,848 m) and the many surrounding peaks are surreal. A 16-day hike passes by several Sherpa villages and glaciers. Hikers in the Nepalese Himalayas have two serious choices: The Khumbu (Everest) western region or the Annapurna eastern region. Globerovers has done both but spent more time in the Everest region. Both areas are great but if you can only do one, then it certainly will be a difficult decision which may be best answered by the flip of a coin. Still, the best advice from Globerovers is to do both. They are very different [MORE...]

#40 – Fairy Chimneys, TURKEY

October 10, 2014

Turkey is a very exciting country and the central region of Capadocia is one of the highlights. The "Fairy Chimneys" area of Capadocia is an amazing place and scores quite high on some criteria, it is not really an off-the-beaten track destination, so it ranks low on the much important "Intrepid Index", hence its low overall score. [MORE...]

Pakistan’s Hunza Valley (Photo Essay)

October 9, 2014

In and around Gulmit Village in the Upper Hunza Valley north of the Attabad Lake, Hunza Vallay, PAKISTAN

Pakistan’s Hunza Valley lies south of the China border along the Hunza River Located in the far north of Pakistan, the Hunza Valley lies in the Gilgit–Baltistan region just south-southwest of the China border and southeast of the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. Stretched along the Hunza River at an elevation of 2,500 m on average, the valley is flanked by a few spectacular peaks higher than 6,000 metre, including Rakaposhi (7,788 m), Hunza Peak (6,270 m), Passu Peak (7,478 m), Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak) (6,000 m), Diran Peak (7,266 m), and Ultar Sar (7,388 m). More about Pakistan [MORE...]

#41 – On Top of the World, NORWAY

October 3, 2014

Scandinavia is just so beautiful all time of the year, and Norway is arguably the most rewarding country to visit. While northern Norway is one of the highlights of the region, it ranks particularly low on being "budget friend" as everything is quite expensive. Bring tons of money when you travel to the far north. [MORE...]

TRAVELLER: Fabio Buonsanti, Italy

September 30, 2014

Fabio Buonsanti in Central Asia - Globerovers Magazine Interview

[Editor's Note]: I met Fabio a few years ago on a "Spot the polar bear" expedition in Svalbard, in the very far north of Norway. Being so close to the North Pole, Svalbard is incredibly cold during winter, but we had a great time on the snowmobiles and dogsleds. At his current age of just 29, Fabio has been to an impressive list of 73 countries which includes amazing destinations such as Svalbard, Iceland and Iran, and he is keen to visit North Korea, and.... even New Zealand! A very energetic young man who is now living in Oslo, Norway! [MORE...]

TRAVELLER’S GUIDE: Min Than Htut, Yangon, Myanmar

September 29, 2014

[Editor's Note]: I first met Min during my second trip to Myanmar. He gave me such a friendly welcome and offered great advice about where to travel and what to do. He accompanied me on Yangon's Circular train journey and we hopped off a few times to explore the very authentic fruit and veggie markets. He is a walking encyclopaedia of Myanmar and nobody should plan a trip to Myanmar without first drawing on Min's experience and knowledge of this incredible country. [MORE...]

TRAVELLER: Helen Brentnall, Derby, United Kingdom

September 28, 2014

Photo: Helen Brentnall, Icebergs, Greenland

[Editor's note]: I was sitting on the veranda at the Lutheran Guesthouse in the village of Goroka, Papa New Guinea, when Helen shared with me her incredible adventures in Kurdistan, northern Iraq. What floored me was when she said that she arrived by plane at about 2am at the Kurdish international airport outside the city of Erbil (Arbil, Irbil) and had no hotel reservation and no meet-and-greet arrangement. Furthermore, hotels would not allow her in because she was seen as an alien as it is unheard of for women to travel solo in this part of the world. Many of her stories totally amazed me and since then I always think of Helen as "Kurdish Helen" and "Helen the Brave". Such an incredible human being! Enjoy Helen in conversation with Globerovers Magazine. (Note that 'Helen the Brave' has also eaten chicken ass (yes, an anus!) in Korea and she will never ever forget it. In fact, the experience converted her into a vegetarian! [MORE...]

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