• weekly recap #32 – ometepe & playa maderas

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. ometepe island (merida, la omaja, 3 nights), playa maderas (maderas, casa maderas, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. chicken quesadillas in a beach shack at the far end of…

  • hiking volcano pacaya, guatemala

    on our third day in antigua we planned for a daytrip out of the city.  the landscape of guatemala is riddled with volcanos and mountainous passes; antigua itself is nestled between a trio of volcanos with two additional volcanoes nearby…

  • hiking the kotor wall

    it should be no surprise that after a few months on the road, that our fitness level is sorely lacking.  yes, we tend to walk almost everywhere we need to go however neither of us have broken much of a…

  • Big Buddha of HK

    Karan and I decided to hike to the Big Buddha of Hong Kong while the boys get their tennis fix. The sky was overcast which was a relief as I was grossly underprepared for a hike that day. I was…