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In Pursuit of the Modern Pilgrim on Thorong La, Nepal
In the Annapurna region of the Nepali Himalayas, Jacob examines the difference between the devout and the depleted, climbing the highest Mountain pass in the world to the holy town of Muktinath...
Cycling, Sampling and Sight-seeing Saigon
Noodles and lightning storms. Pulling in to rest on the Asian leg of a 12,000km cycle, Jacob considers making Ho Chi Minh home for a while...
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Making (and Keeping) Friends in East Greenland
After a night drinking with his Inuit hosts in the most remote settlement on Earth, maintaining ties becomes more complicated when a kayaking trip takes a turn...
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Almost No Shots Taken in Southern Laos
Big hills and kalashnikovs. In search of shelter and a photograph, an unexpected run-in with the local militia proves fortuitous...
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The Ups and Downs of Mountain Life in West Greece
The Hellenic range has a reputation for being both hospitable and brutal in equal measure. Dragging a steel frame up it's slopes is a quick way to find out why...
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Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
On a father son tour across the Anatolian interior, wild dogs and a faulty Brompton are the least of Jacob's concerns when the lights go out by Imranli...
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Shells, Flags and Old Stone
From the scallop shells of Santiago to the prayer flags of Nepal, faith-based pilgrimages share distinct iconographies. Increasingly, they also share a cohort of secular gore-tex clad characters determined to undertake them for private reasons.
In this comprehensive travel work, Jacob attempts to pursue these latter pilgrims on their multi-day, week, month undertakings by foot. He wants to find out: what makes a modern pilgrim and why are we seeing more of them?
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