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Islands of the Myeik Archipelago

December 22, 2023

In the 1946 book Biggles Delivers the Goods by Captain W.E. Johns, the goggled hero flies over the Burmese coast and Andaman Sea as he conquers the Japanese army. Looking down, he sees “Below the aircraft, like a string of green beads dropped carelessly on blue velvet… the islands of the archipelago, lonely, untouched by civilisation, each hiding beneath its tangle of jungle, a wealth of animal, bird, and reptile life…” This part of the world remains a largely unexplored lost kingdom where nobody knows all the species living in the dense jungle and in the turquoise waters. A [MORE...]

Tribes and Festivals of Papua New Guinea

December 18, 2023

We travel through Papua New Guinea’s Highlands Region, photographing the colourful tribes before attending the electrifying Sing-Sing festivals in Goroka and Mount Hagen. With over 800 languages and a kaleidoscope of customs cloaked in feathers, shells, paint and flowers, Papua New Guinea’s tribes are fascinating! Read the full article in the December 2023 issue of GlobeRovers Magazine. Even better, view it for free in the Magzter app on your device. [MORE...]

Myanmar’s Mon and Kayin States

January 18, 2015

The Mon and Kayin States in southeastern Myanmar (Burma) offers great off-the-beaten-track adventures. Head down to Mawlamyine, Set Se Beach, Kyaikhto, as well as Hpa-An (in neighbouring Kayin State) and Bago (in neighbouring Bago State), and return to Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. This region is off the “standard tourist trail” so in some areas you may travel for many days without seeing another foreign traveller. The tourist infrastructure is rather insignificant, but there are hotels and guesthouses mainly focused on local tourists and business people. Public [MORE...]

Afghanistan – turning back the clock 100 years!

December 27, 2014

Shughnan is a village and a district in Badakhshan Province in the mountainous northeast of Afghanistan and also a district in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan. The administrative centre of the Shighnan District of Afghanistan is called Qaleh Barpanjeh (قلعه برپنجه). The administrative centre of the Shughnon District of Tajikistan is called Khorogh. In ancient times the area was known for its ruby mines, which are mentioned in the writings of Marco Polo In modern times Shughnan and its vassal Roshan were states whose native rulers, the mirs of Shighnan, claimed [MORE...]

Tajikistan – rugged mountains and more

December 13, 2014

Capital City, Dushanbe Getting to Dushanbe is still one the challenges in this part of the world. Few airlines, even from neighbouring countries, fly into the capital of Tajikistan. An interesting entry by land is from Samarkand in Uzbekistan. A long 10.5-hour train ride goes through mostly desert landscapes and some mountainous regions and also stops at a few small villages. When the train eventually comes to a standstill in the small Uzbek town of Denau, to the southwest of the Tajik capital, take a 30-minute taxi ride to the Uzbek / Tajik border. This is another border crossing in [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...]

Tibet – Land of the Bhikkhu

September 20, 2014

Tibet is a land of monks, in Tibetan referred to as the Bhikkhu Tibet is a land of monks, in Tibetan referred to as the Bhikkhu, which is an ordained male Buddhist monastic and literally means “one who lives by alms”. Travel through the land of the Bhikkhu and explore the ancient cities and monasteries of Tibet. From Lhasa onto the Tibetan Plateau it is rich in mystery and ancient history. Tibet is home to numerous ancient Buddhist monasteries with a substantial number of resident monks. The so-called “Tibet Autonomous Region” (which is the area now referred to as “Tibet”), [MORE...]

Yunnan’s Tibetan Region, CHINA

September 8, 2014

Whether you travel through the tropical south, the fertile central, the thermal-active west, or the mountainous north, Yunnan offers something for everyone. The Tibetan region in northern Yunnan has great trekking. [MORE...]

INDIA – The Kerala Way

September 6, 2014

Walk the streets of historical Kochi, hike the tea and cardamom plantations of Munnar, spot tigers in the Periyar Tiger Reserve near Kumily, then relax for a few days in a houseboat on the Alleppey backwaters and the fine beaches of Varkala. [MORE...]

Russia’s “Golden Ring”

September 3, 2014

Russia has much to offer to the intrepid traveller and one of the most rewarding destinations is located to the northeast of Moscow. Referred to as the Golden Ring (Золотóе кольцó), the area is comprised of several historic towns famous for their beautiful golden onion-domed religious buildings. These towns played a significant role in the formation and growth of the Russian Orthodox Church over many years. They have also preserved the memories of some of the most significant events in Russia’s history. Often described as “open-air museums”, the architecture mostly dates [MORE...]