Andrew Skurka was demoralized, and it was a new feeling. Since 2002, logging more than 25,000 miles on foot, the 29-year-old adventurer had become one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet.
When the going got tough, the Whittles got going…to India. Knocked sideways by recession. Geoff and Cherrie Whittle decide on a radical change of direction… and set off for India with their two children…to save the tiger!
This miniaturised modular system can be installed in the trunk of the car and enables you to cook, eat, shower and sleep in total autonomy. Your car becomes a motor home in less than 15 minutes Until today, the motor … Read More
San Pellegrino water is served in restaurants around the world and has been for over a 100 years. If like me you ever wondered what a place looks like that produces one of the most famous bottled water in the world – read on!
Mt. Fuya Fuya is above the scenic Lagunas de Mojanda outside Otavalo, Ecuador. We did the hike with our friends Stacey and John from Alaska. Stacey did a wonderfully over the top “Globe Trekker Presenter” impression, let us know what you think.
A recent interview with Jeff Jung from Career Break Secrets got me thinking about all the embarrassing moments I’ve had while traveling as well as all the funny stories people have recounted to me, its amazing some of the situations travelers get themselves in to. I’ve started off the discussion by confessing my most embarrassing moment:
The salt is over 10 meters thick in the center. In the dry season, the salt planes are a completely flat expanse of dry salt. In the wet season when we were there, it’s covered with a thin sheet … Read More
We had already conquered Huayna Potosi (6088m) five days previously but we were still craving something a little more challenging and Mount Illimani (6490m) was going to be the one: its six peaks loom over La Paz dominating the landscape. … Read More
Our second day in Sierra Nevada del Cocouy and Marco’s first experience riding a horse, it was an adventure to say the least.