Such fine writing from someone so young Nick, I'm a big fan. For someone as young as you are, your talent to capture a "scene" with words never fail to amaze me. How I wish I can write as beautifully as you do. There is melody in your writing. How else can one write:
"The view from the top is breathtaking. The smell from the bottom is breathtaking. "
This piece is one of my favorites. Thanks for letting us "see" and "feel" and "smell" through your pen.
I wonder........ Your fluent writing style never fails to hold my interest.
I wonder what would have happened if those partybusters found you! What a scare.
You are one great traveler! Not taking things at face value, but always trying to understand the underlying beauty of the people and the culture which is not quite easily apparent.
thanks this is farhan, member of travel blog from pakistan. thanks for visiting Pakistan at a time when world is scared of this area. the way you photographed the northern area is exceptional. i love all the pictures specially autumn colors picture and also of lady finger. i would like to say Belated happy birthday to you and wish you all the success for your future journeys.
best regards
farhan
Happy Belated Birthday Nick!
Great photos and LOVED your article! So inspiring and when I read it, I see the vivid images in my mind and it makes me feel like I'm experiencing it along with you! Thank- you for sharing! It makes me miss travelling soooooo much!
Take care!
Wow Your photos bring me right into the feeling of this place. How did you approach the people you took the close up face shots of? Did you request permission or just do a quick snapshot? Were you really close to them?
Oh yes, I just returned from a trip which took me onto the KKH on the China side of the pass. Also beautiful and cold.
I love the pictures! I'm Canadian too, and recently (about 3 months ago) left Canada to see the world. I hope one day I can travel as extensively as you have!
Another fascinating blog. You make me want to explore some of the less visited places of the world.... not sure I'd be up for eating the ibex though. :S Beautiful photographs of the mountains too.
stunning photos! I was drawn to your blog by your stunning photography; I particularly love the detail, colour and composition of the landscapes. You have imaginative, intriguing writing too. I will be reading more!
Awesome! Hey Nick -- thank you so much for those photos! They brought back such wonderful memories of Pakistan and I can't wait to go back again. All the best for your journey in India! :-)
great job! i came across with your beautiful pictures and wonderful information about the topics that you are very much interested in. i am a teacher of social studies. i would appreciate very much if you could send me more pics of the ancient civilizations particulary in the middle east. more power!
your words and photos are mesmerizing and so telling. i have heard from two other travelers i met in nepal who were biking across asia and they spoke of iran as the most beautiful place and most hospitable they have ever experienced in the world. your account greatly reinforces theirs. continue to travel well my brother.
Wonderful! Thank you for another wonderful blog about Iran. I've been planning a trip there for a while now and your evocative writing fuels my anticipation of travelling to this wonderful country. I have made very similar experiences in Pakistan - a country everybody advised me to stay away from - where the hospitality and kindness of the people is overwhelming.
I've been travel blogging for over a decade (my first TravelBlog post was in 2008!) Since then, I've lived in Taiwan for over 10 years, wrote a book about it, and I manage two successful websites about traveling in Taiwan. I'm living back home in Canada with my wife and kids now, but we still spend part of every year in Taiwan.... full info
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" Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness "
nice :)
not the rats, no