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Christmas in Cap Haitien, Haiti

January 5, 2017 by Abdul Rastagar1 Comment

I’ve been in Port au Prince for five days now, it’s time for a change of pace. I climb into the rinky-dink turboprop to Cap Haitien, a mid-size town on the northern coast of Haiti. It’s a bumpy 30-minute flight but it sure beats the 7-hour bus drive over rough terrain and potholed roads. Usually, I always opt for ground transport because it allows me to see the country up close. Circumstances force me to choose the plane this time - to good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean · Tagged: America, Art, Beach, Bus Travel, Caribbean, Christmas, Cruising, Dancing, Fishing, Florida, Food and Wine, France, History, Mountain Climbing, Mozambique, Music, Naked, Nepal, New Orleans, Paris

Don’t Date a Girl Who Treks

October 9, 2016 by Marinel de Jesus3 Comments

She's the girl with the uneven tanned body Scorched skin from the rays of the sun from trekking the high passes. She's the girl with the high cut boots And a pair of trekking poles that she depends her life on She's the girl who catches the sunrise and sunset For either of them will suit her just fine. Don't date a girl who treks For this means you wake up at some ungodly hour and race your feet to the tops of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: Africa, Andes, Beach, Everest, Food and Wine, Hiking, Himalayas, Mountain Climbing, Nepal, South Africa, Trekking, Walking tour, Wine Tasting

The Fantastic Five Destinations For Adventure Tours in Summer 2017

September 19, 2016 by Dave DronacharyaLeave a Comment

If you are thinking that the title of this article sounds a little familiar, you’re surely a marvel fan and will enjoy reading the rest of this blog. Traveling and travel writing has been more than just a profession for me. Exploring new places, immersing in a foreign culture, meeting new people, and taking up extreme adventure tours; all this completes me.   I like to do this the local way, as I feel that traveling like a local provides an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: Africa, Asia, Beach, Culture, Everest, Far East, Food and Wine, Ghana, India, Mountain Climbing, National Park, Nepal, Rainforest, Sports, Tanzania, Thailand, Trekking, Volunteer, Wanderlust, Wildlife

A Few Notes about Basecamp Ortelius, Oceanwide Expeditions Antarctica Trip

August 10, 2016 by DaveLeave a Comment

What an incredible trip so far. Tonight we enjoyed a BBQ in a snowstorm on the helicopter deck on the "H", where the helicopter lands. Large ribs, chicken, and steaks were all being grilled. Every meal we have significant appetites because we are exercising so much during the day. We passed through the *amazing* and very narrow Lemaire Channel yesterday - with massive and jagged mountains providing the visuals on both sides as our ship broke … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Antarctica · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Antarctica, Bicycle, Britain, California, Cruising, Drinking, England, Glacier, Helicopter, Mountain Climbing, Nepal, Sailing, Shopping Mall, Thailand, Walking tour, Whales, Wildlife

Prem, The Tour Guide I Met in Nepal

August 29, 2015 by Teh Chin Liang5 Comments

I went for a 3 days 2 nights trek while in Pokhara in the end of December 2014. Before arriving in Pokhara, I had browsed and read through an information-packed Taiwanese travel forum named “Beibaokezhang”: (strongly recommended for those who read Chinese) and used that as a tool to work on my itinerary and search for a reliable tour guide. I manage to contact a local tour guide named Naraya and after a series of bargains, he landed me a deal of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Cell Phone, Hiking, Journey, Lifestyle, Mountain Climbing, Nepal, Trekking, Village, Walking tour

How Todays Hipster Makers Travel

February 5, 2015 by Jamon Mok2 Comments

The hipster maker culture The maker culture, part tech, part traditional, has been taking the world by storm, at least the hipster spaces. Now you can regularly find $90 courses teaching you wood-working, brass crafting or something similar along those lines. Its cool, definitely, but I always feel a little underwhelmed after participating in these kind of overpriced workshops. You make something really really simple (in the interests of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Angkor Wat, Art, Cambodia, Culture, Fishing, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Scuba Diving, Vietnam, Walking tour

A Speech on Travel in Almaty, Kazakhstan

December 6, 2014 by DaveLeave a Comment

An acquaintance I met on Couch Surfing a few nights ago is a member of a local Toastmaster's club here in Almaty. A day ago she informed me that she would like me to be the guest speaker at their upcoming bi monthly meeting which draws both students and expats. Toastmasters started in Santa Ana California as one small club in 1924 and now has local chapters in over 120 countries often with multiple meetups/groups in the same city. Their focus … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: California, Couch Surfing, Lifestyle, Nepal, Pakistan, San Francisco, Surfing

Backpackers – by Paul Bellamy

December 1, 2014 by DaveLeave a Comment

This is not just your ordinary tale of backpackers seeing the world. The scene is the late 1980's in South East Asia - before Internet, before cell phones, before instant communication around the world. Two budget backpackers (Andrew and Kirsten) are trying to see the world on the cheap - pinching pennies by staying in ratty cockroach infested hostel dorms and quickly running out of money. Then Andrew discovers a money belt full of money and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Asia, Backpacking, India, Indonesia, Internet, Journey, Nepal, Passport, South East Asia, Thailand

No Rest for the Weary – Trekking in Ala Archa, Kyrgyzstan

September 13, 2014 by DaveLeave a Comment

Armed with a variety of informative paragraphs gleaned from Goats on the Road, A Monk Bought Lunch, Backpacking Man and Wandering Earl and not much else in the way of plans we set off to explore the beautiful country of Kyrgyzstan. After 36 hours of planes and airports I landed in the warm air and darkness of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan at 5am. Hopping into a taxi where I was treated to music from the band Abba, silence from the driver after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Art, Backpacking, Bridges, China, Flowers, Mountain Climbing, Music, Nepal, Taxi, Trekking

Parahawking in Pokhara

May 12, 2014 by Martha NaberLeave a Comment

We flew from San Francisco to Kathmandu and spent a couple of days there to acclimate before we flew to Pokhara to experience a life changing experience, parahawking. Pokhara is a destination for paragliders and there are many companies that offer a paragliding experience. Scott Mason, a British national offers a unique experience, paragliding with a trained bird of prey. Scott, an avid paraglider, started Blue Sky Paragliding in part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Caves, England, Nepal, San Francisco, Trekking

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