Top 8 considerations when buying hiking boots

Top 8 considerations when buying hiking boots

Ā I’ve written about hiking boots before, but decided to go a little more in-depth this time. After all, what’s more important to trekking than boots? Not much. The right hiking boots can literally make or break the experience that you’ve spent all...
My Top 6 Travel Hacks

My Top 6 Travel Hacks

Everybody loves hacks, no matter what the topic is. It’s just cool to learn some little thing that makes life a bit easier, right? There are a million travel hacks. (I haven’t counted them, but I’m estimating around a million, so that’s the...
Why is Nepal’s time 15 minutes off?

Why is Nepal’s time 15 minutes off?

If you’ve had a chance to look at the world clock to figure out the time difference between your local time and Nepal time, you’ve probably noticed something really unusual. Nepal is “off” by 45 minutes. If it’s 10am in Nashville, it’s 4pm in...
Why itineraries come and go

Why itineraries come and go

As you might imagine, running treks in a dozen foreign countries can be challenging at times, like herding cats or trying to get a teenager to empty the kitchen trash can without constant prompting. The adventures you see listed on our website represent a LOT of...
Get busy livin’

Get busy livin’

I’m writing you tonight (Aug. 14, 2024) via a most wonderful thing: my MacBook laptop featuring a brand-new keyboard, touchpad, and battery. In some kind of miracle of nature, I dropped the laptop off at the Apple Genius Bar in Nashville last Saturday, and it...
Why Mt. Toubkal in Morocco? Here’s why.

Why Mt. Toubkal in Morocco? Here’s why.

Alright, adventure seekers, gather ā€˜round! If you’re on the hunt for your next epic trekking experience — and why wouldn’t you be? — I’ve got you covered. Let’s talk about Morocco’s Mt. Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa. Here are five rock-solid...

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