One cannot travel to Peru without visiting the famous Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. Constructed around 1450, the former royal retreat for the emperor Pachacuti was a symbol of Inca power and influence, as well as an astonishing feat of engineering. The citadel sits on a mountain ridge at an elevation of 2,500m/8,000ft and boasts […]
If you haven’t yet read the first two posts about our journey to Mt. Everest, you can catch up by reading them here: Post #1 – Everest Basecamp Part I – The Trek Begins! Post #2 – Everest Basecamp Part II – The Altitude Hits Us After a few days of rest and relaxation in […]
As our time in Southeast Asia winds down to a close, we thought we’d look back on our five favorite experiences from the past two and a half months. While we’re sure there are many other amazing things to see in this region of the world, we simply didn’t have the time for it all. […]
Unsere Tage der Gibbon Experience waren gefüllt mit Adrenalinkicks der besonderen Art. Quer durch den Dschungel ziplinen und in Baumhäusern schlafen, sowas erlebt man nicht jeden Tag! Auch wenn wir noch gerne mehrere Tage in der Bokeo Nature Reserve im Nordwesten von Laos verbracht hätten, war es an der Zeit andere atemberaubende Winkel des Landes […]
After reading about the town of Sa Pa on the internet and seeing some pictures of it’s landscape, we were convinced we needed to visit the small town in northwest Vietnam. We booked a night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai and made our way from there to Sa Pa by minibus (at 5 a.m.!!) […]