Outdoor Adventures in Baños – Two Weeks in Ecuador
This post is the first of a five part series, “Two Weeks in Ecuador.” Over spring break, I traveled to the middle of the world with my friend, Stacie. The trip included a one-week session with G-adventures and the other half backpacking around on our own. Thanks for reading and enjoy! Arriving in Baños From…
Trekking Mont Blanc
The Trek This eight day hike circled around the famous Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps. The trail is known as the TMB, Tour du Mont Blanc. We kicked off in Chamonix, France and hiked the loop through France, Italy and Switzerland and back to Chamonix. This was my third time traveling with…
Safari in Tanzania
July 2017 After the intense experience of climbing Kilimanjaro, I relaxed the next week on a safari camping experience. Some of the same hikers continued on this leg of the trip, along with new arrivals. Leaving Arusha, we visited three protected areas while on the five day safari. We started at the Lake Manyara National…
Climbing Kilimanjaro
Tanzania, July 2017 June 29th After months of training and two long flights, I arrived in Moshi, Tanzania. Feeling jet lagged but excited to start the new adventure, I went down to the hotel breakfast. One or two at a time, our group accumulated and started to get to know each other over several cups…
Thailand
(Originally posted October 2016) Day 26 – Mekong River, Laos to Chiang Khong, Thailand We awoke to the sounds of our group talking and packing up, even though we were in different buildings. By 5:00am with headlamps on, we were returning down to the sandy shore to another day on the long boat. Even…
Laos
(Originally posted October 2016) Day 20 – Hanoi, Vietnam to Vientiane, Laos After the late night, I slept until 9:00 before wandering down for the last of the hotel breakfast. We did some last minute shopping around Hanoi at the Dong Xuan market. We packed the last few Vietnamese souvenirs into our rucksacks and…
Vietnam
Day 8 – Sihanoukville, Cambodia to Can Tho, Vietnam Early morning wake up to load the bus and drive towards the Vietnam border. This border crossing was much calmer. Our arrival possibly tripled the number of people in the vicinity, a few long haul truckers and immigration authorities from each side. Leaving Cambodia, Joey…
Thailand into Cambodia
(Originally posted October 2016) Day 0 – Chicago, United States to Bangkok, Thailand My lovely folks dropped me off at the O’Hare airport. Ironically the departing gate next to mine was destined for Guadalajara. The first flight from Chicago to Shanghai was the longest leg, fourteen hours. I felt a little restless but enjoyed…