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How to Hire a Local Nepal Trekking Guide
You’re surrounded by peaks so steep they look like cartoons. Ice hangs precariously from their tops, as if a toddler dolloped icing about the landscape. Everywhere you look the jagged knife edges of the Himalaya stare back menacingly. You peer cautiously over the edge of the trail, even that makes you dizzy. The milky glacial river roars below you.
A Local’s Guide to Lake Tahoe
Pristine sapphire waters lap gently against the steep peaks of the Sierra Nevadas. Dramatic views unfold between pines and you hike along the ridges of the mountains. Perhaps hiking isn’t your thing, you’re more of a beach bum, that’s ok because there are countless nooks and crannies to find hidden patches of beach leading to sapphire waters you have to see to believe. Where is this obtainable slice of Shangri-la you ask? Oh, it’s closer than you think, this is Lake Tahoe like a local.
Amazing Day Hikes Near Denver for Any Ability
The Mile High City is well known for its outdoor lifestyle. However, many people are surprised to find that the best hikes near Denver actually aren’t that close to downtown. That’s okay because there are plenty of nearby areas that have plenty of Denver’s best hiking trails. All the trails listed in this guide are […]
6 Challenging and Epic California Hikes to Put on Your Bucket List
There is no shortage of amazing hiking trails in California, and to narrow that list of hikes down to just a few of my favorites presented me with a very unique challenge. In California, your hiking options are nearly limitless. From Southern to Northern California, sea to desert, tall redwood trees to tiny Joshua trees, […]
Is a Long Layover in Dubai Worth it?
Over the past 60 years Dubai managed to push its way onto the traveler’s radar. Boasting the world’s tallest building, opulence, and luxury that will make you feel like royalty. Dubai: the Las Vegas of the Middle East. But is that really what’s really going on here? Many people have a long layover in Dubai, but is it really worth leaving the airport?