Porters of the Annapurna Circuit
Porters in Nepal don’t use any fancy equipment to carry their large loads. You see them wearing hand-me-down clothing and shoes from trekkers past. Flipflops…
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Adventure Travel | Family Travel | Hiking | Nepal | Videos
Road Work Ahead
Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 6 Day 2 & 3 Bahundanda to Dharapani What is it about growing older that changes us? Not only do our…
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Family Travel | Hiking | Nepal
Breathe Through Your Mouth
If blogs were scratch and sniff…you’d really be in trouble with this post. I found myself chanting the mantra, “Breathe through your mouth, not through your nose.” – while completely naked.
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My Three (Girlie) Travel Secrets
One of my best friends (who I love dearly…Angie…ahem) always sends me (and other victims) these crazy ‘chain’ emails. She always begins the email by…
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Travel Back in Time
Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 4 Travel Back in TimeItinerary: Kathmandu to PumaPhotos: View Puma Snapshots We said goodbye to the bustling city of Kathmandu and…
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Annapurna Itinerary
Tiger Balm Tales – vol. 3 Start from the beginning! Tiger Balm Tales – vol. 1, vol. 2 We saw the first glimpse of them…
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Preparing the Parents
Tiger Balm Tales – vol. 2 What’s that – you missed vol. 1 of Tiger Balm Tales? Go back and read it now! Tiger Balm…
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The Beginnings of a Nepal Trekking Plan
Tiger Balm Tales – Vol. 1 Why? Such a simple question, yet it resonated in my head many, many times on my most recent trip…
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Fruit in Vietnam: Try this Market Scavenger Hunt
The most common thing you’ll say as you walk around a Vietnamese market is “What is that?” I lived in Vietnam for a year, and…
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Mongolia Nomads: Learning About the Culture First Hand
Speeding along the dirt tire tracks past camels and goats, the bus randomly stops in the middle of the desert to let a family off,…
