Tag: hiking
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Life on the Gold Coast
After completing our surf camp in Byron Bay, we settled into a loft apartment in the suburb of Robina, situated on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The decision to move arose as we realized, while residing in Brisbane, that most weekends were spent escaping the city for the coast, contending with busy weekend traffic. Despite the…
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Central Queensland Road Trip Part 2: Explorations in Cape Hillsborough
After disembarking from the ferry from K’gari, our next destination on our Central Queensland road trip was Cape Hillsborough. This leg of the journey demanded an exhausting 8-hour drive. To preserve our sanity and avoid spending an entire day in the car, we devised a plan to split the drive over two days, with the…
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Adventure of a Lifetime Trek to Ciudad Perdida
Last Monday, I set out with some friends through the company Expotur to hike to Ciudad Perdida, in English known as the Lost City Trek located outside of Santa Marta, Colombia. Now that it’s over I can say that this was one of the most physically and mentally challenging hikes that I have ever done,…
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Final Adventures in and around Antigua
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I have arrived home from my trip. It was a whirlwind of a last few days in Antigua as I hung out with friends I made across the country, climbed a volcano, and said some pretty sad goodbyes. I arrive in Antigua on Friday afternoon and had what…
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Caving and exploring the beauty of Semuc Champey!
After a wonderful day in Flores, I packed up and got ready for a long journey for the next few days. Semuc Champey, which is in the middle of nowhere in Guatemala, was my next stop, and it was going to be a journey to get there. Semuc Champey is located in the middle of…
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Markets, hot sauce and caving in San Ignacio
It’s been an interesting couple of days here in San Ignacio! I had a pretty relaxed day yesterday, first exploring the San Ignacio Saturday market. It was extremely lively and diverse, with merchants from all backgrounds and walks of life. I strolled around for a while and got a delicious breakfast that included the local…
Where the Paved Road Ends 