This is a six part travelogue series exploring a section of Yunnan Province in China, from the autonomous prefecture of Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) to the remote village of Manwa Laozhai (曼佤老寨) and finally to the ancient tea forests of Jingmai (景迈). … Continue reading
This is a six part travelogue series exploring a section of Yunnan Province in China, from the autonomous prefecture of Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) to the remote village of Manwa Laozhai (曼佤老寨) and finally to the ancient tea forests of Jingmai (景迈). … Continue reading
This is a six part travelogue series exploring a section of Yunnan Province in China, from the autonomous prefecture of Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) to the remote village of Manwa Laozhai (曼佤老寨) and finally to the ancient tea forests of Jingmai (景迈). … Continue reading
This is a six part travelogue series exploring a section of Yunnan Province in China, from the autonomous prefecture of Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) to the remote village of Manwa Laozhai (曼佤老寨) and finally to the ancient tea forests of Jingmai (景迈). … Continue reading
This is a six part travelogue series exploring a section of Yunnan Province in China, from the autonomous prefecture of Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) to the remote village of Manwa Laozhai (曼佤老寨) and finally to the ancient tea forests of Jingmai (景迈). … Continue reading
The Tuesday after running the Chicago Marathon with my older son, my wife and I headed out to Boston and the New England region on a short leaf peeping trip to check out the foliage. As luck would have it, … Continue reading
These days it looks like I’m mostly following where my sons live/work/study to run marathons! My older son Niles started working in Chicago last year after graduation. When I looked into potentially running Chicago Marathon, I was pleasantly surprised that … Continue reading
My wife and I were in Bangalore sometime ago and we spent a couple of days in the rural side, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. We walked past this dusty, red-dirty trail lined with coconut trees, … Continue reading
Every time I’ve been to Yosemite, I’ve stared up at El Capitan in awe of the sheer granite face. Never did it occur to me that you can hike/run up to the top. Especially, after Alex Honnold’s free solo, I’ve … Continue reading
I think it’s fair to say that after running 50 ultras in 1 year, I was pretty burned out. It’s been almost 2.5 years since I’ve run anything further than a marathon. Yes, there was the Boston qualifier, Boston & … Continue reading