We had the pleasure of sailing in a traditional canoe to Lamen Island.

Palms will do for a makeshift sail getting from Epi to Lamen Island, Vanuatu.

Here's another way to cross a river in the Philippines.

Dozer cross - Philippines
New to motorcycles and off-road riding, I ventured through Mindanao on my brand new Honda with my colleague Dag and his well-used Suzuki. Things were okay until we came to our first river crossing. Dag offered to show me how to do it by taking his across first. While he was walking back across and bulldozer driver pulled up and offered a life in his scoop. By the end of the trip such crossings were mundane.

This is one way to cross a river in the Philippines.

That's a heap of chillies being sold in northern Maharashtra.

This was a fantastic trek through Kohistan just as snow started to fall for the season. My guide was much older than me, smoked and carried a bagful of apples, but kept right on going. I had been living in a village nearby at 8,000 ft, but took some time to get used to this altitude at 15,000 ft over the pass to Dir. Every once in a while MJ, my guide would pull out another apple for us both, I'd take another picture and we'd have a short break. We arrived in plenty of time to check into a visitor's lodge and get a meal for the evening.
Trekking to Dir from Kalam

Checking for leaks for a safe trip accross the Indus River (1987).

Getting accross the Indus River on a raft made with hides (1987).