Wondering what it is like to be dropped off at the starting point of a 10-day trek toward the base camp of Annapurna South (8,000-meter peak) having not gone on an overnight hike since the age of 12 twenty years earlier? I was too. I quickly learned why you don’t want to leave later than [...]
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July 2009
Trekking in Nepal was a must-do experience for me on my trip, and while I had not gone on an overnight hike since the age of 12, I couldn’t resist the call of the Himalaya. Even though it didn’t turn out as planned, it was still the biggest adventure and most awe-inspiring scenery of my [...]
Despite 17 hours of transit time, I was still excited to open the packages of souvenirs I’d mailed home from Hong Kong, China, Nepal, India, Thailand, and South Africa when I got home from Colombia. Some of the stuff seemed trivial (like the stupid aluminum can tuk-tuk I paid far too much for in a [...]
I awoke at the all too early hour of 5 am with nothing about a long travel day toward home ahead of me. It was cold enough that I didn’t bother with a shower. I had also packed my headlamp at the bottom of my pack, and without the desire to repack the night before [...]
The taxi ride to Jose Maria Cordova International Airport outside Medellin was just as stunning as the bus ride which first took me to the city in late January. Blue skies, warm sun, green mountains. But instead of feeling the exhilaration and anticipation of arriving somewhere new, I was trying to let go of not [...]
Watch more Rio de Janeiro videos at tripfilms.com There is no doubt about it, Brazil is one of my next 3 destinations (hmm….along with Cuba and a wildcard). Moby’s “Porcelain” track against this video makes me feel like I’m going to Koh Phi Phi, Thailand, but maybe that’s just because I’ve watched The Beach a [...]
Kathmandu was definitely unlike any other place I’d visited until that point, and within a few days I’d bought knock off trekking gear, developed an appreciation for milk tea, paid far too much for a rickshaw ride, and adapted to the nightly power cuts (4 hours at a time). But a long-anticipated trek in the [...]
I managed to roll out of bed a few minutes ago, eat some “goodbye” cupcakes a friend left for me last night, and get a good connection from the neighbors’ wi-fi. In about 2 hours, I’ll take a taxi up 1,000 meters in elevation as I leave the valley which cradles Medellin, my second home. [...]