Trekking

Many travelers merely pass through Tupiza on a quick break from Argentina to Uyuni, but we realized early on that this picturesque town, known as Bolivia’s Wild West, was worth more than a stopover. It’s replete with hiking opportunities, gorgeous...

Day One: Sigchos to Isinlivi For those who have been following awhile, you may remember our disastrous and slippery sludge down Peru’s Salkantay Trail last March. This is when Mandy began a six-month war with her right foot. As of...

Göreme Ridge Trail Although we loved the unique experiences like cave hotels and hot air balloons, the reason we loved Cappadocia the most was the buckets of hiking opportunities. To kick off our eight nights in this whimsical region, we...

We came to Peru from Colombia basically because we wanted to experience it, particularly Machu Picchu, before all the crowds return following COVID. While this had proven to be pretty successful, we knew that planning our trekking routes would be...

The Grand Canyon is far from being the deepest canyon in the world. In fact, the beast we trucked 37 km (23 miles) all the way down, around, and back up, is double the depth and the world’s second deepest...

Folded amongst the rolling Andes and undulating countryside of Colombia’s Santander region, Guane is a colonial Colombian pueblo utterly lost in time. When we took our first steps into the village, it was eerily quiet. Soundless. No children. No dogs....

Sometimes in life you just gotta take a walk to savor slow travel at its utmost. The Romanian countryside around the small city of Miercurea Ciuc in autumn is ripe, and beckoned us to set out on an admittedly very...

Attention all walkers and hikers, it’s time to book a flight…now…to Georgia. (And we don’t mean the state-of-peaches!) The Republic of Georgia will undoubtedly be a tourist hot spot within 10 years, so don’t delay if you want to beat...

Mandy remembers spinning her new globe at age seven and being awed by all the “bumpy” bits on the round sphere indicating mountains. Among those bumps was one country that fascinated her more than any other…little Nepal because it was...

Trekking, as many may know, is one of our most-loved forms of travel and exploration. Trekking with meaning adds a whole new level. Back in 1996, a wonderfully innovative community oriented initiative called TESFA, meaning “hope”, was started in the...

We can safely say the Lycian Way is epic… or is it magical… or…merely indescribable!?! it has blissfully undeveloped wild mountain terrain matched only by aqua seas and white limestone beaches that mesmerize and majestic old black pine and cyprus...

Calling all walkers and hikers! We’ve got another bucket list trek for you…from beginning to end it’s breathtaking, awe-inspiring, and stunning all-in-one! Actually, this hike was so incredibly beautiful it rendered us speechless for much of the hike. The Valbona...