Climbing Kilimanjaro over 5 days was a big achievement for me. Reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro at 5,895m is quite an emotional experience but what was it like to take…
Trekking
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- AntarcticaDestinations
Exploring Deception Island | Calderas and Polar Plunges
by Vanessaby VanessaDeception Island is an active submerged caldera volcano in the South Shetland Islands archipelago of Antarctica. Known as the island of fire and ice, the side of the shield volcano…
- DestinationsSoutheast Asia
Fading tradition: Face-tattooed tribal women in Chin State
by Vanessaby VanessaThe face-tattooed ladies are a distinguishing feature of the tribes in the Chin region of Myanmar. This practice was outlawed in 1962 by the government supposedly on humanitarian grounds so…
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Passing through alpine forest, steep rocky inclines and enjoying the snowy peaks, waterfalls and turquoise Ala-Kul Lake, you will find trekking the Ala-Kul Pass in Kyrgyzstan an exhilarating experience. GUIDE…
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Rawanduz is situated in the north east of Kurdistan close to the borders of Iran and Turkey. Hiking in the canyons of Rawanduz can’t fail to make any trekker happy…
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After training to trek up to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, buying any extra kit and mentally preparing, I was super excited to get going. So why did I wind…