Updated April 2022 When I travel, I like to see the “touristy” sites – after all, that’s what makes a place noteworthy (for the most part). Why go to Paris and forego the Eiffel Tower? Or travel to London and skip Buckingham Palace? But as much as I treasure seeing and appreciating these types of […]
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The Camino Provides. A True Story about Sheep, A Cap and a Trail Angel
Updated April 2022 People walk the Camino de Santiago for as many reasons are there are those that walk. Some walk to celebrate. Some to grieve a loss. To heal from divorce. To clear their head. To decide on next steps – a new job? A move? A new relationship? Some walk to keep a […]
The Fiery Furnace – 7 Tips for a Successful Hike in Utah’s Arches National Park
Updated June 2022 The national parks in Utah offer so many different and exciting ways to experience their majestic otherworldly beauty. You can hike, drive, photograph, mountain bike, camp, ATV, motorbike or Jeep through these magnificent and amazing places. My favorite way to discover a place is to hike, so… After hiking some amazing but […]
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The Indigenous Peoples Trek – The Real Nepal
Updated June 2022. It seems you can’t go to Nepal without doing a trek. That’s the first question travelers ask…”did you trek Annapurna/Everest/Manaslu?” Rather than arranging to do a mountain climbing expedition in the cold and extreme altitude in the mountains of Nepal, I chose to do a village to village trek of 6 days. […]
Walking The Way : 8 Helpful Insider Tips and Tricks for a Buen Camino
Tips, tricks and insider scoop to hiking the Camino.
Coastal Hike – Rota Vincentina: Portugal’s Little-Known Stunning Wonder
A magnificent hike along the Southwest Coast of Portugal’s Alentejo and Algarve region – a must do!
A Rainbow of Color – the Villages of the Alentejo in Southern Portugal. (Spoiler Alert: Lots of Photos!)
Updated June 2022 After spending some time in the southwest corner of Portugal exploring the beauty of the ancient port towns of Lagos and Faro, I headed north from the Algarve to the Alentejo region of Portugal to hike parts of the Rota Vincentina, a little-known long-distance trail along the spectacular Portuguese coast I had […]
