An unexpected pleasure
I haven’t travelled much this year. While in Bhutan, I discovered that Mr Yak and I were going to have a baby – exciting news for us, but it did […]
Tag Archives: Travel
Great Ways to Get Around Burma
Stick your head out the open windows of the world’s bounciest trains and perfect the art of riding motorcycles side-saddle. Rumble down quiet country roads on ancient bullock carts and […]
Pema Dorji’s Positive Story
I was cycling up Gaden Lam, slow and red-faced, when I met Pema Dorji. He pulled up alongside me on his mountain bike, wearing a gho and bike helmet – […]
Homestays in Bhutan
I was daydreaming in the doorway of the milking shed when a brown cow nosed me out of the way and squeezed inside. As the cow searched for scraps of […]
In Bhutan
I’ve been in Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, for a week now. It’s almost as I expected, with a couple of surprises. The town is diminuitive and hilly with one long main […]
South Island in Pictures
After ten weeks travelling around New Zealand’s wonderfully rain-soaked and wind-whipped South Island, I returned home with thousands of photos of trees and mountains and waterfalls. Editing them has proved […]
A day in Myeik
U Chit Ko Ko and I had had a busy morning. We had explored Myeik’s main market, U Chit Ko Ko walking ahead and pointing at things (“Burmese shampoo!”, “Big […]
Chong Heng Backpackers
“People used to come here and stay… We’d have so much fun – I’d take them out into the countryside, down to the kampungs and show them what life here […]
The Ferris Wheel of Fortune
Earlier today I rediscovered some video footage of a brilliant village funfair that I visited last year in Burma. After a spot of editing it’s ready for public consumption – […]
Hiking the Hump Ridge
I paused and squinted at the handwritten sign that pointed uphill. “The Grunt”, it read, somewhat ominously. I wiped my face on an already sodden cuff, wondered idly if the […]
Hello 2015
Happy New Year, dear readers! I trust that you made it from Christmas to New Year with as much style and grace as seasonal knitwear and close family members allow? […]
Merry Christmas!
I made it to North Island! Apologies to have left you hanging after my first day on the Alps 2 Ocean, but I’ve had a terribly busy few weeks since […]
Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail: Days 1-2
After my last post from Lake Tekapo, I bussed up to Mount Cook Village. Mount Cook herself remained coyly draped in cloud throughout that first day, despite the northwest wind’s […]
Crazy Yak on a Bike
In a dramatic departure from what constitutes routine here at Little Yak, this month has found me cycle-touring New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. My humble apologies for the sudden shift […]
The Little Yak 2015 Calendar
What? It’s only November and my 2015 calendars are almost ready??! Yes, gentle reader, in a rare instance of advance planning, I have managed to pick out twelve of my […]
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