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A shot of whiskey to chase death: the Langtang-Helambu trek
I’ve had a few brushes with death in my life. I’ve been mugged by a small gang, nearly blown up and then stampeded during a riot, and been moments from being stoned to death. But never, have I ever, been … Continue reading
Summiting Mount Rinjani
“After I’m done traveling this year, I’ll be ready to settle down and, you know, grow flowers,” he said to me and the Dutch student on the bus. There was a pregnant pause where none of us so much as … Continue reading
Kepler Track
(Updated post about the glow worm caves here) The Kepler track is one of New Zealand’s Great Walks, situated between Lake Te Anau, (the “cave of rain,” as named by the Maori), and Lake Manapouri. It’s a four-day 60 km … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, New Zealand, Oceania, Round the World, Travel
Tagged caves, exploring, kepler, luxmore, mountains, stalactites, stalagmites, trekking
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Live like you mean it
You never know what life is going to ask of you. Last week, on the cracked desert floor that lay out beneath me like millions of disjointed puzzle pieces, I was its student. This week, summiting its snow capped mountains, … Continue reading
Queenstown
Saturday: It is gay ski week in Queenstown and today is the closing party. I had one of those moments as a longer-term traveler when I had to remind myself that I can’t do everything that sounds like a once … Continue reading
ROOTS OF REVERENCE 