Since I was going to conquer the mountain alone, I decided to sign up for the geological tour that was hosted by the Mount St. Helen’s Institute

Keywords: travel journal

“If you are a hiker in good shape, this hike will tear you apart. All you’ll be able to say is, “I can’t take it much longer!” However, if you are a hiker in excellent shape, who has hiked Mount Defiance the hard way, you may have so much fun you’ll barely realize how sore you are hiking this mountain.”

https://postcardstoiowa.com/2016/08/14/climbing-mt-st-helens-2

I’m definitely missing the mountains and my usual weekend warrior adventure schedule

Keywords: Colorado, hikes, rmnp, rmnp hikes, rocky mountains

I know I’m doing a lot of vicarious living right now through everyone else’s adventure posts, and I hope that I can provide the same for all of you.

https://handstandsaroundtheworld.blog/2020/03/31/rocky-mountain-national-park-hikes-mills-jewel-and-black-lakes

50 Epic Yet Offbeat Things To Do in Cape Town!

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Based on 2.5 months in the city, my ultimate guide to things to do in Cape Town.

As a digital nomad, I’m always faced with a conundrum. I can either be close to nature or live in a hip, urban city with incredible food and diverse cultures. I can either have easy access to hiking trails or to music and film festivals. I can either detach myself from everything in the mountains or be plugged into the digital world with fast wifi.

As a digital nomad, I often feel like I can’t have it all.

But my recent digital nomad stint in Cape Town changed that. On my whirlwind first trip to South Africa 5 years ago, I knew it was a beautiful city. But I had no idea just how much it would indulge and inspire me.

grootbos nature reserveghetto sessions khayelitshalion's head sunset hike

In late 2019, I ended up spending 2.5 months in the city…

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Caribbean getaway: spending a long week-end in Santa Marta & the Tayrona National Park

travel, architecture, Colombia, South America, hiking, nature, National Parks, Tayrona National Park

marouxna's avatarRestless Frenchwoman

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As it is currently pouring over Bogota, I thought now was as good a time as any to tell you what I was up to last week-end, which was extra long for me as Colombia also celebrates Columbus Day as Dia de la Raza y la Hispanidad, literally Race and Hispanicity Day. Controversies surrounding genocidal maniac Christopher Columbus aside, with that Monday off, and since I don’t have class on Tuesdays and my first class is at 5 P.M. on Wednesdays, I jetted off to the area of Santa Marta, in the North of Colombia.

Why Santa Marta? Well, because I already had arranged for accommodation up there since before I even left Europe. How? Because I stayed with a Couchsurfing member who I had already interacted with a few times on the website’s forums, and who had extended me an invitation up north whenever I would get…

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