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Everest Base Camp Trek – via Gokyo and the Cho La Pass – Part 1
Everest Base Camp Trek – via Gokyo and the Cho La Pass – Part 1
How to lose the crowds, cross a glacier and stand on the foothills of giants.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Virunga National Park – Part 1
Democratic Republic of Congo: Virunga National Park – Part 1
Or: How to slip through hellish geo-political context to explore volcanic natural wonders.  
Bangladesh: Adventures in the Sundarbans – Part 1
Bangladesh: Adventures in the Sundarbans – Part 1
How I learned to stop worrying and love Bengal.
Indian Himalayas – Markha Valley Trek in Ladakh – part 1
Indian Himalayas – Markha Valley Trek in Ladakh – part 1
How to live like a Ladakhi and embrace the Buddha.
Kenya: Top 8 Sights For Independent Travellers

Kenya: Top 8 Sights For Independent Travellers

Sub-Saharan Africa is often viewed by backpackers as too expensive, too poor and too dangerous for independent travel. A place better left to wealthy tourists with a colonial streak. Let’s be real, this impression doesn’t come from a vacuum. Across…

AnnaDecember 31, 2018 Africa No Comments
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Scafell Pike: English adventures at almost 1000m – Part 1

Scafell Pike: English adventures at almost 1000m – Part 1

This is a tale of how three woman, two babies and a husband climbed England’s tallest mountain. Turn back all ye who enter here. That mountain is Scafell Pike, standing at 978m in the far west of the Lake District…

AnnaSeptember 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Europe No Comments
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Kenya: Trekking to the Summit of Mount Kenya – Part 1

Kenya: Trekking to the Summit of Mount Kenya – Part 1

How I Found Rain and Sub Zero Temperatures in Africa

AnnaMay 17, 2018July 15, 2018 Africa No Comments
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Turkmenistan: the Darvaza Gas Crater – Part 1

Turkmenistan: the Darvaza Gas Crater – Part 1

Misadventures on a Five Day Transit Visa in a Totalitarian Regime

AnnaApril 8, 2018May 17, 2018 Asia No Comments
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Virunga National Park – Part 1

Democratic Republic of Congo: Virunga National Park – Part 1

Or: How to slip through hellish geo-political context to explore volcanic natural wonders.  

AnnaMarch 9, 2018March 10, 2018 Africa No Comments
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Bangladesh: Adventures in the Sundarbans – Part 1

Bangladesh: Adventures in the Sundarbans – Part 1

How I learned to stop worrying and love Bengal.

AnnaMarch 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Asia 2 Comments
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St Francis’ Way: Assisi to Rome – Part 1

St Francis’ Way: Assisi to Rome – Part 1

Tramping through glorious Italy – countryside, culture and catholicism.

AnnaMarch 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Europe 4 Comments
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Everest Base Camp Trek – via Gokyo and the Cho La Pass – Part 1

Everest Base Camp Trek – via Gokyo and the Cho La Pass – Part 1

How to lose the crowds, cross a glacier and stand on the foothills of giants.

AnnaMarch 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Asia No Comments
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Indian Himalayas – Markha Valley Trek in Ladakh – part 1

Indian Himalayas – Markha Valley Trek in Ladakh – part 1

How to live like a Ladakhi and embrace the Buddha.

AnnaFebruary 28, 2018March 4, 2018 Asia No Comments
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Trek List

  • Everest Base Camp trek
  • Markha Valley Trek
  • St Francis Way
  • Virunga park

Type of Travel

  • Trekking
  • Travel without trekking
  • Tent free trekking
  • Tent necessary
  • High altitude
  • Independent adventure
  • Obligatory guide

By Destination

  • Asia
    • Nepal
    • India
    • Bangladesh
  • Europe
    • Italy
  • Africa
    • Democratic Republic of Congo

Recent Posts

  • Kenya: Top 8 Sights For Independent Travellers December 31, 2018
  • Scafell Pike: English Adventures at Almost 1000m – Part 2 September 17, 2018
  • Scafell Pike: English adventures at almost 1000m – Part 1 September 10, 2018
  • Kenya – Trekking to the Summit of Mount Kenya – Part 6 July 2, 2018
  • Kenya: Trekking to the Summit of Mount Kenya – Part 5 June 25, 2018
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