Waterfall Hiking in Tsitsikamma National Park South Africa
When I hit the first set of boulders I had no idea how much this hike would put my scrambling skills to the test.
Category: Hiking Stories
Lesotho – Hiking the African Kingdom in the Sky
Some places just feel magical from the moment you arrive. Malealea in Lesotho is one of them.
Hiking with a Fear of Heights – South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains
Hiking with a fear of heights can ruin a great trip. On a recent hike in the Drakensberg Mountains I had a harrowing moment.
Japan’s Long-Distance Trail – The Nakasendo
Most visitors to Japan travel to Tokyo and Kyoto – world-class destinations, to be sure, but did you know you can also hike between those two cities?
Hiking Among the Temples of Angkor Wat
A temple is not an obvious hiking destination. But when the temple is Angkor Wat, you can rethink a lot of assumptions.
Sunrise Trekking in Taiwan’s Alishan National Forest
To catch the sunrise requires a pre-dawn rise and a trek by foot or by bus and train to reach the summit at Chusan. Once there, you wait and hope for the clouds to part and reveal a legendary sunrise spectacle.
Hiking the Fjallraven Classic – How I Learned to Love Backpacking.
The Fjallraven Classic lured me in with awe-inspiring pictures and the promise of exploring a wilderness that sounded sexy and wild. How could I resist?