hiking

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Machame Gate to Machame Hut

This is part 1 of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro Groves of banana trees flashed by as I watched out of the window of the bus. As we drove through a tiny village, some kids waved at me from the side of the road with big smiles on their faces. Slowly, the [...]

Trekking to the Summit of Mount Barney, Australia

The leaves rustled in the trees above me as the breeze cooled the sweat on my skin. My shoulders began to ache from the full pack I was carrying as the ground under my feet began to steadily rise. It was time to take a break, and I dropped my pack down on the leafy ground and [...]

By |2012-12-06T15:05:03+10:00June 20th, 2012|Adventure, Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|11 Comments

The next adventure: I’m climbing Mount Kilimanjaro!

Next week I will be setting off on my next adventure, and it is one that I am very excited about. I have given a few hints on this blog and the Facebook page over the last few weeks, but today I am happy to finally announce where I will be going. I'm going to [...]

By |2012-12-06T15:23:49+10:00June 15th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|12 Comments

Hiking in Girraween National Park, Australia

Girraween National Park is located just south of Stanthorpe in South East Queensland, Australia, about three hours drive from Brisbane. The park is characterized by it's huge granite outcrops, boulders and spring time wild flowers, and it makes a great day trip from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. There are also two camp sites located within the park [...]

Walking to Franz Joseph Glacier, New Zealand

After my exciting Helihike on Fox Glacier the day before, I continued my journey north along the rugged West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Not far north of Fox Glacier, another makes it's way down the west side of the Southern Alps, Franz Joseph Glacier, which I had heard was just as [...]

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