FROM ZIMBABWE TO Korea, Asia’s two great archipelagoes, and back to India, ain’t no mountain high enough.
The size and breadth of Chilojo Cliffs in Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou NP is hard to comprehend.
The way this elephant is dwarfed by them gives you some idea.
The stunning rice terraces at Batad, in Luzon, Philippines, are centuries old stone wonders.
More perfect than Fuji, Mount Mayon in south-east Luzon, Philippines.
Jeju, South Korea is famed as a beach resort, but its inland mountain hiking attracts plenty of visitors.
Probably the best hike we did in Korea was here at Juwungsan National Park.
In the north of South Korea, Seoraksan is rightly popular, and crowds can get pretty mental. Stay at the park and start early, on a weekday.
Misty mornings are the norm in Batutamonga, a little hillside village in Sulawesi's Toraja region, Indonesia.
The hiking in Toraja is superbly scenic, and that's before you discover the unique Toraja culture.
The hills around Ramang Ramang, also in Sulawesi aren't particularly large, but certainly pretty.
The village is a just an hour from the capital, Makassar, but worlds away in terms of scenery and serenity.
There's not much to do besides walk around the villages, take in the views and maybe pop into a cave.
Bats in their thousands exit the caves at sunset, making a spectacular sight when viewed from one of the hill-top restaurants.
Outside Tomohon, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Mount Lokon volcano smoulders away. The hike is easily knocked off by lunch time.
Jog Falls on the Sharavati River, Karnataka, India.
These beautiful hills are a short walk from where a 2024 landslide killed 1000s in Kerala, India.
A short bus ride from the Tamil Nadu hill station of Kotagiri, Kodanad view point shrouded in mist.
Again in the Tamil Nadu hill stations, a tea estate wraps the hills near Coonoor.
Tea estate workers near Lambs Rock, a popular destination near Coonoor.
Munnar, Kerala, also in India's Western Ghats mountain range, a popular hiking and summer getaway.
These beautiful views remind me of everything wrong with India national parks. Entry by bus, walking allowed only one one sealed road, and just when the forest looks interesting, no entry.
Clouds roll in over tea fields, Munnar, India.
Vandiperiyar is the western section of Periyar Tiger Reserve, in Kerala, India. We trekked these hills accompanied by an armed guide through tiger country- he had the pics, too!
Lahic is a lovey little village in the hills of Azerbaijan, with some nice hiking and an old stone bazaar street.
Because work was being done on one facility in one part, the whole of Jebel Soudah National Park was closed. What we could see from the roads looked nice, but like much of Saudi Arabia, we left disappointed.
Caves which house small churches mark the hills around Goris, in the south of Armenia.
Sublimely located in Georgia's mountains near Russia, the Gergeti Trinity Church is an easy hike from Kazbegi.
The snow-capped ranges of Dagestan, Russia, viewed from Lagodekhi in southern Georgia.
Not far from the Georgian capital of Tblisi, Natlismtsemeli Monastery is near the Armenian and Azernaijani borders.