This post is only for hikes in the Isle of Skye at some of the major tourist sites, not back mountain wild hikes! For those you may need…
Year-round surfing, gorgeous cliffs, and delicious seafood? Sign me up! In a brief break from the endless food and wine recs from Portugal, I take you to the…
A cold winter ski town does not naturally lead one to seek out hiking. But my friends and I apparently hike regardless? Much like my long rants in…
There’s no way to sugarcoat cold weather in Chicago – it is just terrible. It’s also not the most correct thing, I suppose, to complain about holidays of…
There are very few things that can compare to a chill weekend spent at a winery. Preferably one which actually has good wine and food! Having spent 2 weekends…
4 types of trips I would recommend for 2017, because people with 9-5 jobs (or much more) have less vacation. The all-in-one trip: Culture, food, history I love…
Given the sheer amount of work that went into getting ready for Patagonia, I thought I’d write a more detailed summary of what we did, how we did…
The final installment of my Kilimanjaro trip, summit day! Previous posts: Overall trip & Climbing how-to! The summit day of Kilimanjaro deserves a post all on its own,…
As I mentioned in a previous post, Kilimanjaro was my second mountain climbing trip ever. Since then, I’ve started to figure out what sorts of things to pack…
Song of Kilimanjaro (Lyrics at the end) As I discussed in my previous blooper post, Kilimanjaro was not my first backpacking trip. But it also was very very…