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Paddling Among Giants: A Kayaker's First Encounter with Antarctic Icebergs in Wilhelmina Bay
Cold hands, humpback whales at arm's length, and a leopard seal on the ice: one paddler's first kayak trip into Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula.
My Spring in the Maldives: A Travel Story
Five days across a Maldives local island and an Ari Atoll resort: whale sharks, drift dives, sandbank picnics, and the food that fueled all of it.
My Winter in Singapore: A Travel Story
A first-person account of hiking, kayaking, and cycling through Singapore's December monsoon — rainforest trails, night bridges, and Pulau Ubin, storms and all.
My Winter in Annapurna Circuit: A Travel Story
A first-person winter trek up the Annapurna Circuit to Manang and Khangsar, where fresh snow on Thorong La forced a turnaround — and left villages, and dal bhat, all to myself.
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My Winter in Bangkok: A Travel Story
A first-person, day-by-day account of four unhurried December days in Bangkok — cooler evenings, riverside boats, temple mornings, and a Chinatown food crawl, told with real prices and timings.
My Winter in Kyoto: A Travel Story
Six weeks in a rented Nishijin machiya taught me a slower Kyoto — snowy temple roofs, empty torii gates at dawn, and soba shops older than the shogunate.
Paddling Through Ice: A Kayaker's Diary of Cierva Cove
A first-person diary of kayaking through Cierva Cove's icebergs and leopard seals on the Antarctic Peninsula, from Ushuaia embarkation to the cove's coldest, quietest ten minutes.
My Winter in Istanbul: A Travel Story
Five cold, windswept days crossing the Bosphorus, running muddy forest trails, and steaming out on a 440-year-old hamam slab — a first-person account of winter in Istanbul.
My Winter in the Middle East: A Travel Story
A five-day winter route through Jordan and Oman, from Petra's cool-season trails to Wadi Rum's fires and Muscat's lantern-lit souq, with real prices and logistics.
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A Week in Iceland's Ring Road
Seven days, 1,300 kilometers, and a rental car around Iceland's Ring Road, from Reynisfjara's black sand to the geothermal fields of Mývatn and back.