India

An overview of the under reported menagerie of conflicts in India’s restive northeast.

Before borders can be opened for trade we need to know where the borders actually are. What will happen to Kashmir as China, India, and Pakistan become more politically and economically intertwined?

Bad Mike is rescued but not saved from himself.

The rains begin as Kashmir enters its worst flooding in a century. The only thing to eat is rancid cabbage. The mountains begin crumbling and sliding, taking out villages and anything laying in their path. Though a hero emerges with a prize and a message of love. It can only get worse from here.

The second part of the build up to disaster.

Four beautiful women, an Israeli hunk, and Bad Mike share a hotel on the wild fringes of Kashmir. They thought their problems ended at lust and love. Then the rivers rose and mountains crumbled. Part one of this series sets the stage for the disaster that was to come.

Photos of the beautiful Pangong Lake in Ladakh.

Bad Mike has hit the low point in the vagabond’s emotional bell curve. How will he get back on top?

Israelis have a reputation and tendency of traveling in large packs. So large, in fact, that they sometimes take over entire towns. This is why you should accept reality for what it is, realize that the world of travel has changed, and love the Israeli mob.