This time in Sri Lanka, I will focus my entire journey on the stretch of the southwest coast around Galle – the stretch of sea where the Indian Ocean churns most fiercely.

Geography breeds isolation, and isolation invites myth. Xiahe, deep in the Tibetan lands of Gannan, was spared the weight of tragic histories and abandoned ruins.

If the expedition’s ship runs aground, what would you do? Would you stay by the shore, seeking a path back to civilization from the ocean, or would you step into the dense jungle, forging a new life