Vacation We flew into Iceland (Keflavik Airport) the beginning of July and grabbed a rental car (booked well in advance) in Reyk, and headed from the city towards Vik, on the south coast. We heard prior to the trip that we could rent a car, and simply drive...
Myself and Natalie decided to head up to Fogo Island for the May long weekend – Road Trip! We knew there were some nice hiking trails around a few of the communities, and that the northern part of island was mostly barren (the island is...
April 24th - Day 11- Loboche to Pangboche – The Descent We awoke in Lobuche feeling sore and tired from the previous day, and despite it being nice outside the weather was forecast to get worst tomorrow, which made the decision (for me) to continue our...
April 21th - Day 8 Dingboche to Dughla We sat on a stone patio of the Kahla Patai lodge in the small village of Dughla, it was 11:30 am and we had just finished our trek for the day. The sun was shining, the cold wind...
April 18th, 2015 - Day 5 Namche to Tengboche (Tyangboche) [caption id="attachment_186" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Pheriche and Dingoboche are at the same approximate location (east side of map)[/caption] I should mention at this point that we did hire a porter. After the arduous climb to Namche, and realizing...
April 16th, 2015 - Day 3 Monjo to Namche We awoke and ate breakfast somewhat giddily knowing of the significant climb we had to Namche Bazar; it almost felt like the true start to the adventure, we were finally getting out of the lower valley, and climbing up into the larger mountains. How would we react to the...
[caption id="attachment_172" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Everest Base Camp Map Overview[/caption] There were two ways to access Sagarmatha National Park – home of Everest – either by road, which brought you to within 300km of Lukla, which then had to be walked over several days, or, by the...
The country was still shaking two weeks after the initial disaster, it was the largest earthquake to hit in nearly 80 years. Nepal isn’t large geographically, only 200 km wide by 800 km long, but sits at the roof of the world, shaped in part by...