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Spain – Northern Catalunya – Pyrenees

The mountain roads weren’t as steep as I was expecting, proving to be no problem for our little Fiat Punto. I was actually thinking it wouldn’t be too…

Altyn Arashan – Alpine Hot Springs

After getting lost yesterday at Jeti Oguz, we took extra precautions this time. I had a second, more detailed trail map, and I also loaded the map into…

Jeti Oguz – All’s Well That Ends Well

Last night before he left, Kas mentioned that he was headed out to a nice hiking area (though not to go hiking himself) called Jeti Oguz and that…

Day 171 – Australian Alps (including Mount Kosciuszko)

As we chose to spend and extra night in Mount Beauty last night, we had to make up a little time today, which meant an early start. As…

Day 170 – Mount Bogon

Last night over dinner, I got to talking with Risa’s friend’s husband, Steve, and we decided to go for an early morning hike up Victoria’s highest mountain, Mt….

Day 150 – Into The Wild

I apologise for constantly talking about the weather, but for us it’s the biggest variable we face, and can make a huge difference between loving a place, or…

Day 148 – Cradle Mountain (and wombats)

Cold, cold, cold. And wet. Things weren’t looking great for today… Daylight savings meant that we didn’t wake until 7:30, but with the weather the way it was,…

Day 54 – Hiking Katherine Gorge

I don’t know what it was (maybe the large dinner just before our strenuous hike to see the sunset last night), but I was having terrible stomach pains…

Day 50: Ishizuchi-san (1982m)

Miraculously, during the night my iPhone decided to turn back on.  I woke a little earlier than normal (though, certainly not early.  Returning to reality is going to…