Active travel: Cycling in Cambodia

One of the new features of this website is offering ideas on how to stay active while travelling. Too many times, people will overindulge on food and drink while away from home, only to return to reality feeling sluggish and bloated, in addition to being back at...

How was it climbing Kilimanjaro?

Please note I have 5 layers on top and 3 on the bottom here.The question I have been asked most in the last few weeks has been ‘how was it?’  And I usually sum it up in one word- hard.  It was honestly the hardest thing I have ever done. Harder...

I did it!

We started climbing at 11pm, in the dark and through knee deep snow.  At 8:30am, I was on the roof of Africa with my new besties.  Big thanks to Eco-Africa Climbing for a tremendous trip and to the Altitude Centre for all the expert training and...

I did it!

We started climbing at 11pm, in the dark and through knee deep snow.  At 8:30am, I was on the roof of Africa with my new besties.  Big thanks to Eco-Africa Climbing for a tremendous trip and to the Altitude Centre for all the expert training and...

Final countdown to Kili

In less than a month, I will board a plane to Tanzania.  It is hard to believe that a Sunday night tweet in September would bring me to 5895 meters.  I thought I would send you an update as to what I have been doing to prepare.  I tend to overplan...