After the exciting flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, we were finally ready to begin the Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek. Within an hour of touchdown, we had retrieved our packs, met our porter and set out…
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Trek to Mount Everest: Part 1 – The Flight
As we sat sipping our iced coffees at a little cafe in Pokhara celebrating the completion of our trek, we contemplated if we could really leave Nepal without seeing Mount Everest….
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Read More annapurna, flight, Kathmandu, Lukla, most dangerous airport, Mount Everest, trekkingTrekking in Nepal: The Annapurna Circuit
Trekking in Nepal has been a personal dream since I first started to admire pictures of ‘big’ mountains as a teenager. I always imagined it as a remote, difficult to access place where only ‘real explorers’ traveled…
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Read More annapurna, circuit, himalayas, marpha, tilicho lake, trekkingA Change of Pace – Base Camp Bali
After nine months on the road, odd as it may sound, Kenny and I really had begun to crave a little more stability in our day to day living. Following New Zealand and Australia, our entry into Asia through Singapore and peninsular Malaysia felt like one hot, sweaty, blurred mess…
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Read More Bali, food, Frangipani, Holy Spring, home stay, Monkey Forrest, rice terrace, Tampaksiring, temple, UbudDiving Komodo: Just Keep Breathing
Since beginning our trip in October of 2012, Kenny and I have talked about learning to scuba dive as one of our ‘bucket list’ experiences. Following the trip to Komodo, the intent was to…