Tag Archives: trekking

Soul Sisters in Sa Pa

Posted on October 11, 2014 by

Like the butterflies that roam Vietnam’s terraced mountains, Sarah is larger than life. The day after she flew in from LAX, we girled around Hanoi, exploring historical sites, buying gifts for loved ones, and getting our nails done — all … Continue reading →

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Summiting Mount Rinjani

Posted on September 27, 2014 by

“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 →

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Abel Tasman: the Goldilocks Walk

Posted on September 20, 2014 by

The Abel Tasman track — named after an explorer for the Dutch East India Company in the 1640s who thought he had reached South America — is one of the nine Great Walks that hugs the northern coastline of New … Continue reading →

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Kepler Track

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

(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 →

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Te Anau: glow worm caves

Posted on September 8, 2014 by

Bused it to Te Anau at the crack of dawn today and went straight to the DOC to get intel on the Milford track — whose trailhead is accessed via ferry. The woman behind the desk just stared at me. … Continue reading →

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