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How Hard Is It to Climb Kilimanjaro?
More Details: How Hard Is It to Climb Kilimanjaro?A few years ago I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the roof of Africa by virtue of being the tallest mountain there. I have written about how I prepared, what I wore for the climb, and how each day was from day 1 to reaching Uhuru Peak (Kili’s summit) to coming down the mountain. However, one of the…
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Pashupatinath | A Unique Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
More Details: Pashupatinath | A Unique Temple in Kathmandu, NepalVisiting a new place can make us feel out of sorts. That could be due to a number of reasons. Maybe just the climate being different. Or, the people behave in ways different than ours. Or, the food being different. That can be especially true when visiting a place with a different religion than the…
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How to Pack to Hike to Everest Base Camp
More Details: How to Pack to Hike to Everest Base CampMy hike in Nepal a couple of years ago along the route to Everest Base Camp (EBC) was a great experience. Many things have to be planned for such as how to get there and how to train. Packing for Everest Base Camp is also essential to have an enjoyable Nepal hiking experience. In this…
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Angkor Thom’s Main Temple: Bayon
More Details: Angkor Thom’s Main Temple: BayonWhile Angkor Wat is the better known of all the temple complexes in Cambodia, there are others that are a must. Bayon is one of those. It is imposing and a veritable maze, making it fun to explore. Bayon (built in the 12th-13th century period) sits in the middle of Angkor Thom which was the capital of…
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Hiking in Nepal: To My Turning Point – Deboche (Day 4)
More Details: Hiking in Nepal: To My Turning Point – Deboche (Day 4)After a restful and relaxing day in Namche Bazaar, it was time to hit the “road” on the trail to Everest Base Camp for the last leg of my trek before turning back. As I explained in an earlier post, I was shy a few days in my vacation bank so I would not be…
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Building a School in Kumari, Nepal
More Details: Building a School in Kumari, NepalPrior to my trek in the Himalayas along the route to Everest Base Camp, I spent 3 days in the village of Kumari, Nepal thanks to Trekking for Kids‘ work to support this village. The village, as many places in Nepal, was severely impacted by the April 2015 earthquake that struck the country. The recently-built…
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#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou
More Details: #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYouRecently, the hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou has been trending on Twitter and for good reason. The world’s view of Africa is often a negative one, focused on violence, disease, and poverty. The hashtag was formed to show the world that this is not what Africa is all about, in fact there is so much beauty that is…
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On the Camino de Santiago: Day 4 from Palas del Rei to Boente
More Details: On the Camino de Santiago: Day 4 from Palas del Rei to BoenteAfter a great dinner in Palas del Rei and a nice comfortable stay overnight, we left the town on Day 4 to head to Boente, a tiny town and our next overnight. On this day, I would walk 21 km (about 13 miles) in around 5 hours to get to my destination. But we would…
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Travel Inspiring Reads – Or Is It??
More Details: Travel Inspiring Reads – Or Is It??My book for this installment of “Travel Inspiring Reads” may seem to actually be the opposite. It is called “The World’s Most Dangerous Places.” But, oh, did it made me want to see those places! This book certainly made the adrenaline rush within me just by going through it. I liked how it classified danger…
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Travel Inspiring Reads – In the Empire of Genghis Khan
More Details: Travel Inspiring Reads – In the Empire of Genghis KhanStanley Stewart shares with us in his book about his travel through the lands of Genghis Khan. Even before he gets to Mongolia, you get to enjoy his anecdotes from traversing what is to me an obscure corner of our planet: Central Asia. And, I may add, a part of the world I am dying…
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Travel and Adventure Show: A Great Way to Explore Destinations
More Details: Travel and Adventure Show: A Great Way to Explore DestinationsThese days, there are so many ways to learn about places to travel in the U.S. and abroad. A Google search away you can find a treasure trove of sites (like this one!) with topics from “top X fill-in-the-blank” to “Y on a budget” to tourist boards’ plethora of information about any given destination. You…
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Travel Inspiring Reads – “Dark Star Safari”
More Details: Travel Inspiring Reads – “Dark Star Safari”“Dark Star Safari – Overland from Cairo to Cape Town” presents the story of Paul Theroux’ overland crossing of Africa, quite the safari! (“Safari” means journey in Swahili.) I enjoyed this book because it presented interesting topics: Thought-provoking questions Rich descriptions of places Horror stories Good history nuggets Ideas for off-the-beaten-path places to visit. Let’s…