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Teton Sports Mountain Ultra Tent REVIEW

Teton Sports Mountain Ultra Tent REVIEW

Few pieces of gear are more important on a multi-day trek than a tent, and that’s why I put in a lot of research before choosing my most recent portable abode.  While price is a huge factor for me, I also put a lot of value in durability, portability (weight and size), and the tent’s …

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Category: Gear ReviewsTag: gear review, hike, national park, travel tips

Hiking to North Butte in the Chuckanuts

Hiking to North Butte in the Chuckanuts

Summer is really the best time to visit the PNW, with the weather as good as it’ll get and the trails open for exploration.  The North Cascades have some of the best hiking trails in the PNW — such as Heliotrope, or Lake 22 — but there are other destinations around Northwest Washington with much …

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Category: USA, WashingtonTag: great view, hike, lake, USA, washington

Hiking Heliotrope Ridge

Hiking Heliotrope Ridge

While Brandon, Sandy, and I drove up Mount Baker Highway, I was trying to figure out just how long it had been since I’d been on a proper hike in the Pacific Northwest.  I was shocked to realize it’s been nearly 3 years since I’d done a hike in my home state!  My last two …

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Category: USA, WashingtonTag: epic, food porn, great view, hike, USA, washington

Exploring Vardzia Like a Local

Exploring Vardzia Like a Local

When my Georgian friend, Nino, was recommending things for me to do, see, and devour in Georgia, exploring the ancient cave city of Vardzia (ვარძია) was at the top of her list.  Primarily constructed in the 12th century and the seat of power of the legendary King (Queen!) Tamar, Vardzia was abandoned during the Ottoman …

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Category: GeorgiaTag: architecture, cultural trip, fortress, Georgia, great view, history, river, road trip, roadtrip, temples

Rituals on the Open Road: Going Home

Rituals on the Open Road: Going Home

It’s always the greenness of the drive which gets me; after  I’ve left the airport and merged on to I5, whether it’s northbound from Seattle or southbound from Vancouver.  It’s so easy to take a color for granted, but such a concentration of it after an extended absence makes me realize what I’ve missed.  The …

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Category: The World, USA, WritingTag: travel issues, travel tales, USA, washington, writing

Hiking to Udziro Lake

Hiking to Udziro Lake

My time in Georgia is drawing to an end.  Three months, you might think, is sufficient time to spend in such a small country, but you’d be wrong.  There are so many hikes I won’t have the time to do, so many places I won’t have the time to visit.  All that means, though, is …

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Category: GeorgiaTag: camping, epic, Georgia, great view, hike, lake, national park, river

Trekking from Shatili to Omalo

Trekking from Shatili to Omalo

Half of my initial attraction to Georgia grew from the pictures of mountains I saw — the regions of Kazbegi, Svaneti, and Tusheti.  When I booked my ticket here from Korea, my ambition was to hike for months, exploring all the back-country hiking routes I could find and chronicling the experience.  But life has a …

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Category: GeorgiaTag: architecture, camping, epic, favorite, fortress, Georgia, great view, hike, national park, river

Omio App Review

Omio App Review

Planning travel is one of my favorite aspects of a trip.  As odd as it sounds, I love the process of sifting through information to figure out where I want to visit and in what order, then using the power of the Internet to find the best deals and most efficient transport between those points …

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Category: Italy, Spain, Travel Tips, United KingdomTag: app review, road trip, roadtrip, spain, travel tips, united kingdom

Climbing Mount Aragats

Climbing Mount Aragats

There’s too much snow.  It’ll be too cold.  The weather won’t be good this week.  You’ll shoot your eye out… The reasons why I shouldn’t have gone to Kari Lake and Mount Aragats were many.  All of the above (save one, can you guess which?) were offered up, and I was so close to scrapping …

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Category: ArmeniaTag: architecture, Armenia, favorite, fortress, great view, hike, history, lake, river, sunset, temples

Tolma Festival in Dvin

Eating All the Things at the Tolma Festival in Dvin

There are few things which can make me so excited I get teary-eyed.  Coming upon an epic view while hiking is one.  Crushing a huge sale back in the day was another.  But food?  Food can get me just about every time.  So when I saw a meetup on Couchsurfing to go to the Tolma …

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Category: ArmeniaTag: Armenia, cooking, festival, food porn, great view, history, temples, tour

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