Hiking
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The Machame Route: Our Route to the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro
More Details: The Machame Route: Our Route to the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro(At the end of this post, see the series of posts written post-climb about this route!) I am a few days away from leaving for Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the rooftop of Africa. Eager anticipation and a modest level of anxiety are my constant companions these last few days before the trek… How fun…
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Preparing to Hike Kilimanjaro: More than Training & Gear
More Details: Preparing to Hike Kilimanjaro: More than Training & GearI sit here, two weeks before my departure for Tanzania, asking myself “Oh my, what did I get into??”. As you may have read, I am headed to Tanzania to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro, something that 5 months I would have told you was the furthest thing from my bucket list. Seriously. As I contemplate the…
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7 Items You Won’t See Me without while Hiking Kilimanjaro
More Details: 7 Items You Won’t See Me without while Hiking KilimanjaroIf things go well, I will be trekking in Tanzania soon – hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. I am excited about the upcoming hike as I am doing it with Trekking for Kids, with whom I hiked in Romania in the summer of 2012. Our hike will help a local orphanage…
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Trekking with a Purpose – the Best of Both Worlds
More Details: Trekking with a Purpose – the Best of Both WorldsMy trip to Romania and Moldova was triggered and centered around a hike in Romania organized by Trekking for Kids to support a local orphanage. If it were not for this organization, I may have waited much longer to get to Romania and, more than likely, never hiked the beautiful trails along the Carpathian Mountains. …
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Traveling for Good – A Trek in Romania
More Details: Traveling for Good – A Trek in RomaniaI have pondered may a-times how lucky I am that I can travel to places around the world mostly for personal reasons and sometimes even for business. I, like many others, are blessed with the opportunities possible in this day and age to make long distance travel possible. In 14 hrs I can be in…
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On the List for a Future Trip to Patagonia
More Details: On the List for a Future Trip to PatagoniaReminiscing about my trip to Patagonia and the southern tip of the Americas, I think about what I didn’t get to see… Somehow, 7 months later, Patagonia’s grasp on my mind and my spirit is still very strong. I don’t know if it is the remoteness, the “unspoiltness” (though there is tourism there), the closer-to-how-it-used-be,…
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Beginning the Journey into Patagonia: Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales
More Details: Beginning the Journey into Patagonia: Punta Arenas and Puerto NatalesWhile Punta Arenas was my entry point to Patagonia (see map for a good visual!), I wasn’t going to spend too much time there – I had places to go in Patagonia! Punta Arenas is known for being very windy but much to my joy, the landing was very smooth. After a quick lunch at…
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Flying onto and Hiking a Glacier in New Zealand!
More Details: Flying onto and Hiking a Glacier in New Zealand!The village of Franz Josef on the west coast of the southern island of New Zealand (whew, that’s a long “address” to give for a village) exists to share the Franz Josef glacier with those who want to see it. This glacier and neighboring Fox glacier are 2 out of 3 glaciers in the world…
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30 Days on El Camino de Santiago
More Details: 30 Days on El Camino de SantiagoGuest post by my friend and fellow traveler, Chris Sanders. I first learned of the Camino de Santiago by watching an interview of Shirley MacClain on CNN’s Larry King show some years ago. I wasn’t even sure I knew who she was to be honest, but I listened with interest as she described a long…