Day 9 – Dingboche (14,295 ft – Map) to Lobuche (16,164 ft) – 5.1 miles – 3 hours 40 minutes Our next overnight stop in Lobuche had us gaining almost 2,000 more feet and we noticed as we pulled into … Continue reading
16 Days Without a Shower
Tag Archives: Hiking
3 Mile High City
Day 5 – Namche Bazaar (11,283 ft – Map) to Tyangboche (12,684 ft) – 5.4 miles – 4 hours 20 minutes After seeing much of the valley while taking our three rest days in Namche Bazaar we didn’t find ourselves … Continue reading
Yak Crossing
Day 2 – Phakding (8,700 ft – map) to Namche Bazar (11,283 ft) – 6 miles – 6 hours 30 minutes Up at 6am as we were shockingly cold overnight considering it was the lowest altitude of the trek and … Continue reading
World’s Scariest Airport
Lukla, Nepal (map) We are not rock climbers or mountaineers so when we watch movies about Mount Everest it has that same effect as watching a movie about astronauts going to the moon. But when I first heard a friend of my father … Continue reading
Turkey Time!
Alanya, Turkey (map) Yes it is November and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but what I am actually referring to is the country of Turkey! When we booked our 11 night Eastern Mediterranean cruise we were thrilled that we … Continue reading
2nd Is Not Always The 1st Loser
Northern Drakensberg, Kestell, South Africa (map) South Africa continues to shock us as we drive from West to East. It wasn’t until two days before heading in to hike the Drakensberg Mountains that we learned it also contained the 2nd … Continue reading
Bikes Beer & Beauty
Knysna, South Africa (map) Moving along the Garden Route we made an unexpected 2 day stop in Knysna after hearing about all the attractions the town offered. Knysna is a popular vacation and retirement destination and we could easily see … Continue reading
Patagonia
Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina (map) When first arriving outside of Bariloche I made the half ass comment that it looked a lot like Colorado (I love it there). Then we walked further into the back country of Patagonia and … Continue reading
Bariloche
Bariloche, Argentina, (map) Finally taking a quick breath to start to catch up on some blogs. We have been traveling and practically moving non-stop since leaving Mendoza 9 days ago; with our latest travels taking us 20 hours by bus followed by … Continue reading
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Peru (map) Since we didn’t hike the Inca Trail or one of the other multi-day treks that would have had us beating the crowds to Machu Picchu we intended to use the tip we learned from our traveling … Continue reading