View from hotel balcony in Bandipur, NepalBandipur is Nepal’s hidden gem nestled at 3,500 ft in the mountains between Pokhara, Kathmandu, and Chitwan. In the 1800’s, Newari traders migrated from Bhaktapur to settle in Bandipur in hopes of a better life, making it a...
Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal With over 300 options on TripAdvisor picking a restaurant in Pokhara can be a daunting task. To further complicate things, almost every restaurant claims to be a Nepali, Italian, Indian, European, Vegan-Friendly, Vegetarian, Pizza, Burger,...
La Tomatina is the world’s largest food fight, which occurs on the last Wednesday in August almost every year since 1945. It takes place in the small town of Bunol, Spain. One hundred and fifty tons of overripe tomatoes are loaded into industrial-sized trucks and then...
When Gator and I decided to travel long-term, leaving our dog Merci behind was out of the question. Our first destination was to Spain in the European Union. When Merci was younger she flew in-cabin with me but had never flown internationally or in cargo....
The Haute Route is a series of backpacking trails that span from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland. Depending on which paths you take, the trail is roughly 120 miles long. We decided to backpack the entire route over 13 days. We flew into Geneva, Switzerland...
With our trusty guidebook in hand, we boarded the bus in Chamonix, France for our first day of hiking. The doors of the bus opened in Argentière, we stepped off and our adventure began. To find the trail the guidebook gave directions from the center of town – we had...
The night before, we scouted the trail leading out of Trient to prevent another morning of getting lost. Up and away we ascended steeply. We had plenty of company with backpackers hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc. The TMB is a similar trail that circles Mount Blanc and...
Today’s hike was supposed to be easy. Only an estimated four hours and most of the terrain was downhill. This was a relief because our bodies were still getting used to walking so many miles a day. We needed the rest. As we left the hotel we descended a few steep...
Excited, we left the hotel room. Today’s hike contained a few milestones for us. This would be our first high mountain pass, and our first time to stay in a mountain hut. The wilderness was supposed to be more remote. Our first leg of the journey was a cable car ride...
Today would be one of our toughest days yet. There were two passes to cross over to make it to Cabane de Prafleuri. Col Louvie was the first pass to tackle at 9,583 feet. The morning’s hike was familiar because it was back out along the same path we came down to...
