When a lifelong dream becomes a reality, I believe that one of the best ways to preserve those precious memories is to put the experience down in words. A diary, a notepad, or in this case, a blog, are great tools for remembering, sharing and reliving those highs and lows that come with an extreme…
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Climbing Kilimanjaro 7-Day Machame Route – Day 6 Barafu Camp
When a lifelong dream becomes a reality, I believe that one of the best ways to preserve those precious memories is to put the experience down in words. A diary, a notepad, or in this case, a blog, are great tools for remembering, sharing and reliving those highs and lows that come with an extreme…
Climbing Kilimanjaro 7-Day Machame Route – Day 5 Karanga Camp
When a lifelong dream becomes a reality, I believe that one of the best ways to preserve those precious memories is to put the experience down in words. A diary, a notepad, or in this case, a blog, are great tools for remembering, sharing and reliving those highs and lows that come with an extreme…
Climbing Kilimanjaro 7-Day Machame Route / Day 4 Barranco Camp
When a lifelong dream becomes a reality, I believe that one of the best ways to preserve those precious memories is to put the experience down in words. A diary, a notepad, or in this case, a blog, are great tools for remembering, sharing and reliving those highs and lows that come with an extreme…
Climbing Kilimanjaro 7-Day Machame Route – Day 3 Shira Camp
When a lifelong dream becomes a reality, I believe that one of the best ways to preserve those precious memories is to put the experience down in words. A diary, a notepad, or in this case, a blog, are great tools for remembering, sharing and reliving those highs and lows that come with an extreme…
Climbing Kilimanjaro 7-Day Machame Route – Day 2 Machame Gate
When a lifelong dream becomes a reality, I believe that one of the best ways to preserve those precious memories is to put the experience down in words. A diary, a notepad, or in this case, a blog, are great tools for remembering, sharing and reliving those highs and lows that come with an extreme…
Climbing Kilimanjaro – We Did It!
We have dreamed about it for years, we have talked about it for months, and now I am very happy (and quite proud!) to say we have done it, “it” being of course – the conquering of Mount Kilimanjaro! Tougher, higher and more beautiful than we had ever imagined, Kilimanjaro, and Tanzania in general,…
Climbing Kilimanjaro – Our Full Moon Itinerary
Our Kilimanjaro climb is finally upon us, and in just 3 days time we will be heading on down to Tanzania to begin yet another one of our lifetime adventures! Where the time goes, I really do not know, but the last three months seem to have passed by in a blur of training, working,…
Oktoberfest 2012 – Let The Madness Begin!
This weekend heralds the start of the 179th Munich Oktoberfest, and if you are looking for some beer drinking, thigh-slapping, tabletop-dancing action then you need to pack your bags and head on down to Bavaria – and fast! Attracting more than 5 million people from across the globe, the Munich Oktoberfest is undoubtedly Germany’s most…
Save or Splurge – Are First Class Flight Tickets Really Worth the Extra?
If you are one of the lucky ones who get to fly around the world in first class at the expense of your employer, then you probably collect enough air miles throughout the year to fly to your holiday destination in style. If, on the other hand, you are not so lucky, would you really…
Destination Review: Singapore
There is something almost regal about Singapore, with its modern glass skyscrapers, elegant shopping malls, and space-age gardens with solar-powered trees, so it comes as no surprise that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chose this cosmopolitan city as the starting point for their Far East Diamond Jubilee Tour. With its rich mix of Chinese,…
Rub Shoulders with the Rich and Famous this winter at the World’s Most Exclusive Ski Resorts!
If you didn’t manage to get down to Queenstown, New Zealand for a spot of summer skiing this year, you will be pleased to know that the ski season across Europe and the United States is a mere ten weeks away (depending where you go). From the French, Swiss and Austrian Alps, to the highlands…