*There are affiliate links in this post, meaning if you click a link and buy something I might get compensation at no expense to you. Mountain House recently sent me their 2-Day Food Supply box to try out. While the box is marketed for emergency food situations, Mountain House is also a...
These past few weeks, toxic masculinity has been a hot topic within the long-distance hiking community. There’s been a few blog posts on the matter, which have generated social media chatter. Some women say, “Yes, the trail is rife with toxic masculinity.” Others say, “I’ve never...
I’ve blogged before about how much I like using dehydrated vegetables to enhance my trail meals. My dehydrated vegetable provider of choice is Harmony House, and they were nice enough to send a Backpacking Kit along to Nepal with Buckey and I while we thru-hiked the Great Himalaya Trail...
With the new year here, I’ve been tying up all of my loose ends from 2017. Me being the total nerd that I am, part of this process has been reviewing my finances from over seven months of travel that took me through nine countries. I had a loose idea of how much money I spent on my trip...
My week in Montenegro consisted of exploring Kotor, going on a day tour, hiking in Durmitor National Park, and renting a car which I also slept in. I kept meeting travelers who told me that they got around by hitch-hiking. It’s something I used to enjoy doing back on the Appalachian Trail...
After departing from Romania, the next destination I planned to visit was Albania’s Accursed Mountains. Of course, Romania and Albania are far apart. I decided to break the trip up by staying in Sofia, Bulgaria for a few days. Well, actually I only wanted to stay one day, but it...
I had never considered Romania as a travel destination until I was searching for a cheap flight to Eastern Europe. My plan was to visit a few Balkan countries that are known to have particularly good mountains (I’m so predictable, I know). Flying into the capital city of Bucharest was the...
For the past six weeks, I’ve been in Northern Thailand. I haven’t been fully utilizing my travel time during this segment of my trip. I have done a lot of putting in long hours doing work on my laptop, hanging out with the friends I’ve made, and going to the rock...
The Great Himalaya Trail has two recommended routes, the high route and the low route. Locals often refer to them as the mountain route and cultural route. Hikers might choose to do one or the other, but I did a combination of both. The high route and low route are more like guidelines...
One of the main things that draws outdoor enthusiasts to Railay, Thailand is the rock climbing and beaches. After finishing the Great Himalaya Trail a few weeks ago, I really just wanted to keep traveling and relax… But not relax too much, since I pretty much have to be able to do...
