This is the story of Adam’s Bridge (Rama Setu), the legendary sand bridge once said to have connected India to Sri Lanka. If you’ve followed my work for any length of time at all, then you’ll know how much I love exploring geopolitical and...
From Babylonian boundary stones to the extensive engineering works of the Roman Empire; here are 10 ancient borders that shaped the world. Borders are a constant in human history. The human story is one of boundaries. Of division. Of a search for definition and...
From Afghanistan and Bangladesh to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, there are eight countries in South Asia; here’s everything you need to know. South Asia is situated in the southern portion of the Asian continent. Geographically, South Asia is bordered by the Himalayas...
The town of Bundi is a blue oasis in the dust of the Rajasthani desert. Kipling wrote tales of Empire from a lakeside princely palace in this quiet Indian town, but I embarked on a savage motorcycle ride through the countryside, encountering waterfalls and...
I’m Richard, and I’m on a quest to understand the world through its borders and boundaries.
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