Chikkamagaluru & the Malnad · August 25, 2026
Field noteschikkamagalurukarnatakadriving
Three visits in three years to the Malnad: Karnataka’s highest peak alone, a company hike in the ghats, a day in Sringeri — and why the drive is the point.
Meghalaya · Jun–Jul 2024
Field notesmeghalayanorth-eastmonsoon
Ten days in the wettest place on earth, the viewpoint I rate above every other, and why Meghalaya makes you choose between the falls and the river.
Arunachal Pradesh · Jun–Jul 2024
Field notesarunachal pradeshnorth-eastslow travel
Permits, the Sela tunnel that changed the drive to Tawang, and two days with a family in West Kameng that outlasted everything else on the trip.