By the time Tony co-founded Lonely Planet Publications in 1973, he already had the travel bug. And ever since, travel and discovery have been at the heart of his life and career.
In Mustang in Nepal – Part 1 – I followed the Kali Gandaki north to Lo Manthang, now I’m there ... ▲ In the centre of Lo Manthang the 1448 Jampa Gompa has amazing outer passages around the inner core and upstairs is pretty damn impressive as well. This big gompa is...
Despite the arrival of the road to Lo Manthang and on to the China/Tibet border Mustang remains an exotic destination in the north of Nepal. For many years Lo Manthang, the ‘capital’ of the district, played a role as a trading junction between Tibet and India. The inv...
▲ Last week I was in Banteay Chhmar , an Angkorian ruins site in the far north-east of Cambodia. I was there with John Sanday, the British archaeologist who has been working on this site for three years now. John was also responsible for a great deal of the preserv...
◄ My Israeli friend Ohad Sharav climbing out of the Makhtesh Katan or Small Crater in the Negev Desert. My travels in Israel and Palestine featured spells on three walking tracks. I’ve always felt that walking puts you in touch with the land at the right ...
▲ The first half of our two week trek to the legendary Tibetan kingdom of Mustang or Lo Manthang took us up to the ‘capital’ Lo Manthang. This is the main square of the walled town. The king’s palace, where we had an audience with the king,’ overlooks the square fro...
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