The Catalan city of Barcelona attracts millions of visitors every year with its abundance of art and culture. Thanks to cheap flights within Europe, with airlines like Ryanair or Vueling, it is easy and cheap to get there if you’re already on the continent. While you’ll have to spend some money on the most famous […]
Hiking Up the Zugspitze in One Day from Garmisch
The highest mountain in Germany, the Zugspitze is a popular hike in the Bavarian Alps near the Austrian border. There are multiple routes to the top, with most hikers opting to make the ascent of the 2,962 meter high mountain over the course of two days. Options for reaching the top range from riding one […]
Herzogstand and Heimgarten: Day Hike in the Alps
If you find yourself in the Bavarian Alps then you have plenty of options for beautiful day hikes. The popular mountain peaks Herzogstand and Heimgarten, which are connected by a ridge, are an easy to intermediate round trip hike rewarding you with beautiful views over Lake Walchensee and the smaller Lake Kochelsee. The hike takes […]
Höllentalklamm and Kreuzeck: Day Hike in the Alps
Climbing through a wet and narrow gorge, taking in beautiful views of the Zugspitze – Germany’s highest mountain – and parts of the Wetterstein mountain range, the hike up to Hupfleitenjoch and Kreuzeck via the Höllentalklamm gorge, makes for a fun but strenuous day hike in the Bavarian Alps. Making your way from Hammerbach train […]
A Packing List for Your Round the World Trip
You’ve decided that you’re going – maybe for a month, maybe for a few years. You may have picked a few countries to see and play things by ear, you might have mapped an exact route that you’ll follow day by day. Now the big question comes – what should go in your backpack and […]
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Annapurna Base Camp Trek without a Guide
The Annapurna Base Camp trek is a week long (more or less) hike in the Annapurna region. Although not as famous as the longer and higher Annapurna Circuit, it is a good alternative when you’re short on time and want to visit the historic starting point of the ascent of the deadliest mountain in the […]
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Trek to Mount Everest Base Camp Solo or Without a Guide
Everest Base Camp is a spectacular hike full of history, incredible scenery, and amazing people. It’s one of the most outstanding hikes we’ve been on, and the two weeks we spent in the Everest region flew by much too quickly. Logistically it’s the easiest trek we’ve been on, with permits, eating, and sleeping all being […]
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Everest Base Camp Itinerary and Details
In addition to our guide to hiking to Everest Base Camp without a guide or porter, this post will give you more detail on what to expect from day to day while hiking. Our visit was in early May, so we didn’t experience the huge crowds that come in November, or endure the rough weather of […]
Hiking the Mount Makiling Traverse
Hiking Mount Isarog had been fun, but we didn’t get a great view from the top, so we decided to try another dormant volcano – Mount Makiling. Mount Makiling is just above 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) high, but the possibility to traverse the volcano instead of just hiking out and back made it sound appealing to […]
Hiking up Mount Isarog
Mount Isarog, a volcano lying in the lower quarter of Luzon, Philippines, is an accessible mountain where you can hike to the top and back within a day. Unlike Mayon and Bulusan to the south, hiking to the summit of Isarog is permitted currently, as long as you obtain a permit for your hike. The […]