[no_toc] Of all the 18 scenic tourist driving routes in Norway, none are more popular and talked about than the hair-raising Geiranger-Trollstigen route. With eleven hairpin bends and a descent of 9% gradient, I was a little concerned about driving Trollstigen (meaning: Trolls Ladder) even though I had read that Continue Reading
Hiking the Costera Trail – Tierra Del Fuego National Park
At the bottom of the world lies a beautiful National Park. Fringed by the Beagle Sound, Tierra Del Fuego is an archipelago on Argentina’s south most tip and is home to dramatic snowy peaks, glaciers, tundra and craggy windswept forests. Ushuaia is a beautiful resort town and the gateway to Continue Reading
Trekking the Everest Region – The Road to Base Camp Part 2 (Days 11 to 19)
[no_toc] Welcome to Part 2 of our 19 Day Trek in the Everest Region(Everest Base Camp). If you haven’t read part 1 of this post then you will need to read that first before continuing on. Part 1 of our posting describes the first 10 days of our journey Continue Reading
Trekking the Everest Region – The Road to Base Camp Part 1 (Days 1 to 10)
[no_toc] When I first starting writing this post I found it was going to be a BIG one! It was too much to put all 19 days of our Everest Base Camp Trek into one post so I have split it into two separate posts to make it easier to Continue Reading
24 hours in Brunei
[no_toc] Sandwiched between Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo, this tiny wealthy sovereign state is home to the Sultan of Brunei, one of the richest men in the world. Its wealth its owed to extensive offshore oil and natural gas fields, with a quick stop over of 24 hours you Continue Reading