https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-29 https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/argentina monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/defc4d29-71c6-487b-bd42-9c5ca62c0bb7/PXL_20251028_184434684%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out The colorful mountains outside of Humahuaca in Northern Argentina - Mirador del Hornocal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f4735dd-a9bb-4cb6-81b3-eb0ae5265a31/Argentina.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our nine week, 3600 mile route through Argentina. The mileage sounds low as we covered the route from El Chalten down and back to Ushuaia with our children by bus and plane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3918096f-6739-43aa-b423-c5445d31aa68/PXL_20251027_133920595.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our first entry into Argentina from Chile, across a high mountain pass outside of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile into the Jujuy province of Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c56a4a7-1933-4c69-b8c7-2218e4e994a4/PXL_20251027_140054373%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy loved the huge Argentinian cardón in the north https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d983c02-5e3e-4c87-b39f-b08e01c9dd0a/PXL_20251027_140224439.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Northern Argentina desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9109f490-0ecf-4ce8-8246-a4badc560c6f/PXL_20251027_131625066.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Pulling into camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9380b0ca-1797-4f60-8acb-c2bca5d9dd56/PXL_20251027_145413164%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Hiking in the desert hills outside Purmamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/233f4b56-5304-49cd-b825-85bb554e6250/PXL_20251027_145245362.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d7e38c4-8d78-40b0-b8ed-029107d4c4f2/PXL_20251027_150609189%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17e2c381-d2a3-4896-8e41-a129525ea158/PXL_20251027_153021869%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Purmamarca - built out of the surrounding earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c61eb1ee-884f-46ac-b1e1-c08492a2ebea/PXL_20251027_152546510%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Even the private houses were artistically painted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/550bbbda-86d9-4d10-b31b-e4712810c931/PXL_20251027_153337870%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Fabric crafts for sale in the central square of Purmamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f740a19-3b1b-4eed-8a52-cf049da89de0/PXL_20251027_154443842.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out It was one of our favorite small villages to visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6cb066ab-ed63-4166-9a61-d47de312b7eb/PXL_20251027_201106077.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whimsical murals everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da79f940-90e7-4155-9bae-beed930eee9a/PXL_20251027_161717408%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Nestled in the desert hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ddfaf10-3478-48ba-951b-129668558e4f/PXL_20251027_165827580%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Street food! Trying out tortillas rellenos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/537fb169-53fb-48da-8d48-9a99a565e3eb/original_788a7c61-8392-4c01-8926-9d3cb863db92_PXL_20251027_164813326.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And our first Argentinian empanadas - they quickly became a favorite quick snack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/286bcfdb-da27-488e-a080-83020fd9d659/PXL_20251027_204450723.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Feeling like a shower, we pulled into a campground in Tilcara, we were the only campers there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/736fea55-c6f9-4ab2-89f3-94e89cde2ca5/PXL_20251028_145155630.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out The desert in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c97079a-7a99-4f87-8c4e-793c6924d4ae/PXL_20251028_160721088%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Desert hike above Tilcara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/497e6f3b-22d7-416e-bec0-619f09097936/PXL_20251028_184806931%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Feeling good about life, mirador outside Humahuaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7adcbca2-3296-48ef-bcb5-ea721d8786cb/original_5e24fd60-bc24-4b93-b109-e40975fcd77e_PXL_20251029_141925777.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Cobbled streets of Humahuaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d7491b2-130f-4d3f-9c68-9c28dcf0d0c2/IMG-20251031-WA0013.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Shopping at the local market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/036a8aae-7d18-4aeb-b215-82dfc0b17adf/PXL_20251029_140024676.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Everything for sale in bulk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be16f741-b552-46f4-b683-4f54232c2998/PXL_20251029_140032568.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Most colorful potatoes we have seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13c64195-d5b1-4ff9-8382-2c8a955bc1d2/PXL_20251029_141959855.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Bigger than Purmamarca, Humahuaca was just as charming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46d6c1ef-5f01-4870-8a25-73988b6ca97d/PXL_20251029_142230035.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out We were learning that every village had a central shady square and usually at least one old church on it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8b37e6c-1a9e-480c-bc26-f556d021b39e/PXL_20251029_143124784%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Buildings were all colorfully painted - lots of artists around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47c248b7-e19c-46a4-96db-64007349faac/PXL_20251029_142353034%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63ad2e01-8565-4e71-9173-19bad89065a4/PXL_20251029_130546477.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Another dry river bed camp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b0e5e85-637c-4d82-96d9-bb9ffa258cf3/PXL_20251029_171624867.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Hiking in the Quebrada de las Senoritas outside of Uquia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33c1a506-30ca-4b26-bb1b-876d64e27b19/PXL_20251029_172531186%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Named after an Incan legend about three young women fleeing the Spanish Conquistadors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a99b4d5-680b-4fda-b619-f2e103349fcb/PXL_20251029_181159771%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out As the legend goes, the canyons are the young women who were killed and petrified in the earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/833489e0-18bb-464e-b9a3-cc1e6f294726/original_945b6611-9ceb-49cf-a569-ba0c231bfe8e_PXL_20251029_181243684.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out A colorful, chameleon-like rabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d1a169f-ff71-454d-8f02-7272ec7b011e/PXL_20251030_130747297%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Yup - another dry river bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7785c801-67a3-402d-909d-d8d0b94897cc/PXL_20251031_143454580.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Well preserved colonial buildings that Salta is known for https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/174c0362-693c-4d39-add0-5f7a9c6dac50/PXL_20251031_160258597%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Door to an old convent - Andy loves an old wooden door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0c25dd9-617f-4f75-890f-6e517ada4702/PXL_20251031_161322499%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93b29fb0-b359-4fe0-a9a1-06472900cbfa/PXL_20251031_162707153%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Central square lined with cafes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d6557b6-812b-49c8-a975-147e3c483680/PXL_20251031_170021970.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our first time seeing wine as the cheapest drink on the menu (cheaper than water). So Dawn had to day drink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8f56b91-7eed-489f-a39d-47bf7658a1f5/PXL_20251101_133723228%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And we continue our love affair with panaderias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c3e12aa-8c23-4064-8915-2d6c9e8a1e50/PXL_20251101_191427547%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Hiking in the Valle Encanto, Salta province https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/821bf6f3-d721-4546-b9c4-71b7a1af904c/PXL_20251101_184215350%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Not a soul around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f7ec465-a298-4f6a-a9d6-83ed80eb7d2c/PXL_20251103_144831906%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out One of the world’s longest continuous roads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c0fde17-7267-4efc-883e-80aed5f7fcf8/PXL_20251101_202750766%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Desert camp along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87eaecbe-a26e-4add-911d-058626b53ee0/PXL_20251102_160143883.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Village of Cachi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac9fd78a-7814-4094-b3d4-1610f146e3e9/PXL_20251102_160211300%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Artists and wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38c49273-7642-49c3-bac6-a274051f7179/PXL_20251103_132842423%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And of course - our favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49c068dd-8c70-4688-9673-e998593af23f/PXL_20251103_141046664%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Odd site outside of town with an art installation of a huge star of rocks - supposedly an alien landing site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21d35900-7a81-4458-b09e-d0a5a3d0af50/PXL_20251103_141114865.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Feels alien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31f576e6-9db1-4242-9607-c6c5bece9467/PXL_20251103_143339456%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Desert fox - zorro - checking us out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7f9ea42-6ea7-4b78-9afa-b8f749636d01/PXL_20251103_150021984%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Ruta 40 in the north - not always paved but still a good road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3219db95-9111-4e5c-968a-5b41a16d0448/PXL_20251103_164722802%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Little bodega - family winery - along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96becfea-00bc-4b84-81f3-a600d6af663d/PXL_20251103_171328739%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Driving into Quebrada de las Flechas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55175da0-21c0-4cac-996a-d9ff2135ad47/PXL_20251103_171641110%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Stunning - there are many “quebradas” or ravines in the Argentinian desert to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c68346ac-d7d7-457b-9642-a4c8e827a578/PXL_20251103_202727606%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Desert camp in the quebrada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3c7ce50-2c40-4b8a-a9da-5bda57834cc1/PXL_20251104_185607706%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Stopping at a highly rated winery along the way. We were a little disappointed to find out on the tour that it was actually American owned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae264fef-625b-418d-b34b-71d18d29542a/PXL_20251104_190413923%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out But at least locally grown, and excellent wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57c805b1-2472-487f-a588-34fe4b2fbd6f/PXL_20251105_143035182%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Always finding places to walk along the route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f40d2878-a5a6-4570-94ea-2ddd9272ad24/PXL_20251105_154928155.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f47eb5a0-088a-4ec0-8855-7aed65f87caf/PXL_20251105_155128621%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And still colorful desert hills, even as we headed south https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c77615b-640e-4e53-a810-64a3bffa3cb0/PXL_20251105_181726277%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And yet another dry river bed camp . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/672e5419-a007-493a-8303-b3532e1228b1/PXL_20251107_181819824%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Gorgeous red valley along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ad382271-b62e-4101-8b61-3574328857f0/PXL_20251107_194843172%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Posing the truck in the sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86eaed3e-bb85-418f-a147-aa24b28b69f7/PXL_20251107_193311061%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Afternoon walk break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8848de7e-089c-401f-9317-014d9681f22c/PXL_20251107_193626661.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Dawn testing her strength - not even close https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/974623a8-7113-407f-8e6c-b3306f9708cf/PXL_20251108_101247333%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Actually, not a dry river bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/403bf184-be8f-4394-a1a4-b57787096e7d/PXL_20251108_121256013%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Walking through tiny villages, appreciating the architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/156e8872-a205-425e-8db6-fe276a2a15e0/PXL_20251108_124342550%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out The clay homes matching the earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02723a5d-9ce6-46e1-8663-235e7a930100/PXL_20251109_152519117%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Central Mendoza - Plaza des Armas (or “parade grounds”) many South American cities have a central plaza with the same name https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3dbc15ef-22da-4c9e-afa5-9ea767981531/PXL_20251109_155909798.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our free walking tour guide giving us an animated history lesson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/158fb747-c2a7-4a5d-a39c-67e9aac97c0c/PXL_20251109_230125028%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our first alfajores - an Argentinian dessert cookie, filled with dulce de leche and coated in chocolate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42616966-07a0-4ee3-a7fe-093d9089e52d/PXL_20251110_163642576%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out We found our favorite street - expensive but interesting cafes and bars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a117a8c7-bb01-4e1b-a5c6-dc2494191fb0/PXL_20251110_155654165%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy a little overwhelmed by the size of his milenesa - breaded steak, a popular dish in Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/071573e4-abf8-4b28-b00f-632045a25217/PXL_20251110_163554799%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Street art on Aristides Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31d47a3b-fb28-496c-a4b8-b8214c5a7584/PXL_20251112_152139751.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out A visit to Norton winery in the wine district outside of Mendoza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae60e7e8-80c4-49b1-a55c-559f170824b3/PXL_20251112_154205727.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Dawn is loving the Argentinian malbecs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e0e5dd0-e1c2-4ec0-af1f-365a40fc5e65/PXL_20251112_160256980%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our lovely tour guide at Norton winery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68385a82-7aee-499d-acc4-d23582f14dd6/PXL_20251112_181844021%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Lake Portrerillos on the drive from Mendoza to Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87862d15-517f-40b1-b2eb-e57eb0c212c8/original_d65eeca7-599e-4df0-95e4-6d627f51f329_PXL_20251112_182608443.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out A popular holiday town, we were the only visitors off season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acf4b464-9cda-4743-bbfa-f9ac6a7e532c/PXL_20251112_201124919%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Wild camp with a view of Lake Portrerillos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f3019a3-319a-4281-889e-3d0410cbd061/PXL_20251113_131419016%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Heading over the Andes on our journey from Mendoza to Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75142755-27e6-4f03-9822-b5c248e7d774/PXL_20251113_152321691%7E3.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Gorgeous drive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa42080f-3b72-4401-bdd4-8d96756ad6cb/PXL_20251113_160822545.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Stopping off to walk the approach trail to Mount Aconcagua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2289264f-b8ee-4eee-8941-9ef3f8eb13ec/PXL_20251113_173753432%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Back up to over 10,000’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11662308-ebed-40f2-8d10-80f3103f7bc5/PXL_20251113_162618758%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out This was the closest we got to Aconcagua this time - Andy had climbed it to 10,000 feet a few decades ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f30126d-ac7b-4345-af19-4eb4199dc0f5/PXL_20251123_224425128%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Camping along the Chimehuin River on Machupe tribal land - we paid a small fee to the tribe for access and the ability to camp wherever we wanted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d26a9fbd-7dc5-462a-b76a-a7bca92a4f65/PXL_20251124_131831456%7E2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Beautiful river and volcanoes in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51600f6a-ecf2-402e-a9b7-cf2cc630d327/PXL_20251124_132943091.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Successful fishing, a beautiful 2lb brown trout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2bda589d-d247-493e-8d96-732edac64ce6/PXL_20251125_155113953.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Waterfall day hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e837094-00e1-4e11-9ea2-bd4c2b10dc0b/PXL_20251125_165849026%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Classic lake/volcano view on the Seven Lakes route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0bfe615e-19ef-4b98-b3b0-3d4fe6a3cbf5/PXL_20251125_204554089_exported_7062.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Squeezing our way down to a lakeside camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06c87da8-92c5-4880-8f58-07c14eaa898b/PXL_20251125_204952520+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Waterfront camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ed306fe2-62ae-4e9e-b828-f02272b5342c/PXL_20251127_153322716+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Hike above San Martin de los Andes, Andy is finding his light for the photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1203d3b-d3dd-44a6-9988-ba795b0e1e0d/PXL_20251127_223511473+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Excited to try our first parrilla for Thanksgiving dinner we arrived at the empty restaurant at 7:30, the only patrons for about an hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f1a7b2b-9a25-42a8-9b60-968428929fa2/PXL_20251127_232427060+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy’s parrilla - enormous plate of barbecued beef https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9d8e7d2-352e-4b59-8945-924106625666/PXL_20251128_194955377%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Continuing the Seven Lakes Route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b44a6b17-40d0-4300-a102-70da367fd43e/PXL_20251128_195652917%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Free campground along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/914cdeae-c7f7-4a3d-955c-52efc6b73970/PXL_20251128_214352642.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - 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This time a rainbow trout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae725aca-aaf7-4aed-b16f-7b8c170c352c/PXL_20251129_170737506%7E2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Meet up with Ashley - another Tacoma driver from the US we had been messaging for years. Lovely to share a bottle of Malbec and stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/348e3b2f-93e9-4943-b53d-6badb4279c0c/PXL_20251129_173636209%7E2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy is looking for fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a038da7-3e13-4a21-9ea0-42cfdfdae0a7/PXL_20251130_170126710.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Iconic Bariloche church - Catedral Nuestra Senora del Nahuel Huapi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7eec8f50-ddf3-4ec8-8a65-b24298626063/original_d35ac849-6e08-4b77-8b91-3719903cf623_PXL_20251130_171150760+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Bariloche - perched lakeside with the Andes as a backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7b94f04-6e53-4267-8bd4-83bd352f712e/PXL_20251130_234959892%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our campground outside Bariloche https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4486227-0cfa-424a-9ab4-905aa57cc72c/PXL_20251201_143228412%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Mountain and lake views along the Circuito Chico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f280e569-237b-4610-ad83-5d5d90fb3b9a/PXL_20251201_143234906%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cb85f90-b422-4658-b576-09b3622f4660/PXL_20251201_143402081.RAW-01.COVER+%282%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/513e2d09-e95c-48c5-a600-09e64161c64f/PXL_20251201_151635007%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out View from a three mile hike along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69d4754f-b6e5-40a4-87b5-99309cb71138/PXL_20251201_165537266%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy and the arrayanes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/285cd1c3-1028-4c9e-82e6-7485243ab1e8/PXL_20251201_165642551%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e80dc2c7-8996-4d7f-9bf2-85e7cce55e62/original_dd24daa4-5cff-4d58-a42f-8d8997c21e1b_PXL_20251202_140900037.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Dawn is loving seeing wild fuchsias in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b39d9290-8644-4b20-85bc-e5d64eeb14d2/PXL_20251214_181155955.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our third entry into Argentina was at the tiny Paso Roballos crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/debd71dc-b846-47b7-88a8-84ee7c3d0c2f/PXL_20251214_185311020%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Starting to feel more like the iconic Patagonia for us - windswept bleak landscapes with snow capped mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ffefaea-1a4a-4991-88a0-6f6774bb8ad8/PXL_20251214_203436506.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Camped in a side canyon trying to escape the wind - it didn’t work, one of our worst nights of sleep to date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/722a53e4-7f54-4091-bafe-cfbcc0f270f3/PXL_20251216_144133097.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Roadside guanacos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7236b84c-347b-45fe-949a-5b6cc3d525fe/PXL_20260115_141629361.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Roadside rheas - South American ostriches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/582a8a81-d233-459b-b5ff-dfccb2c1cfc0/PXL_20251216_211354162%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Another, more successful attempt to get out of the overnight wind - excellent grove of trees as a windblock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/775d137e-5db4-414e-a5b0-0af605775e97/PXL_20251221_200435957%7E3.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Meeting up with the next generation in Buenos Aires - Trevor, Nick, Claire, Nicholas, Medora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/694a1cb1-49c1-4977-996a-76cd6846068b/PXL_20251221_200730449%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Exploring the city center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23356b5d-4d6c-4aab-b2b1-5e206ba19792/PXL_20251221_182949502.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Giving full attention to our walking tour guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2cde15fb-fc79-49cd-87a8-420f0b68fb89/PXL_20251221_194225768%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Beautiful buildings around the Plaza de Mayo, the main city square in Buenos Aires, formed in 1884 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e440ea12-74b3-4cde-bfe8-bb6a053f5cd2/PXL_20251221_184808371.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Building inspired by Dante’s Inferno - with the bottom level being hell, the middle purgatory and the top heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83799e18-f1be-4e27-9ff4-c0e18f486892/PXL_20251221_184134318%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” cast authorized by the artist and brought to Buenos Aires in 1907 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3df7f0c-7931-451a-a8e9-4f6e8f7756fb/PXL_20251221_201729764%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Wandering the cobbled old streets - found a street fair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c22b98e-24ec-4c45-af27-7967d9c74d51/PXL_20251221_205344303.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And a pre-Carnaval parade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08135a7a-dc88-47e8-aa09-71315c54449a/PXL_20251222_143954889.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Standing in line for morning coffee and snack at the oldest cafe in the city - Cafe Tortoni. It happened to be across the street from our Airbnb apartment and it took us a few days to figure out why there was always a line out front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4760f5cc-97e5-4ba8-807e-01e0a5276117/PXL_20251222_150638075.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out We felt like we were eating in a history museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/577ac6d5-dc5e-4e02-8a93-2183ec6fe1b7/PXL_20251222_151237254%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our daughter Claire’s first time ordering food in Argentina - she thought “un plato de queso” would be interesting. It was definitely as described. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30e49fe0-e7f6-430a-a5aa-438b12e5de91/PXL_20251222_151240304%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy was all about the churros with chocolate dipping sauce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39ff8a72-71c8-4f3e-9fa2-725e0d8830d9/PXL_20251222_165641812.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our oldest son Nicholas and his girlfriend Medora in El Ateneo - what National Geographic designated as “the world’s most beautiful book store” - spread across an old theater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04e9b587-6986-4d6b-acd8-a1e6455c241a/PXL_20251222_192731064%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Visiting the colorfully painted La Boca neighborhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9fb57ed5-dc8b-44e8-a45e-b0ee0ca30175/PXL_20251222_193432844%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a2bda90-0d98-4a01-9c7b-edf4f3214ee1/PXL_20251222_194403758%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/823240f6-6281-4a41-8869-090de35f1521/PXL_20251222_194533692%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Appreciating that everyone has the same energy level, interest and motivation to walk for hours to explore a new city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/069f9ad3-a833-4294-9051-50af66e09b96/PXL_20251223_144401848.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Leaving Buenos Aires - time to fly to El Calafate. Conquering the challenge of transportation for seven people and LOTS of luggage (Nicholas and Medora arrived in Buenos Aires from several months of living and working in the Netherlands so they had some extra). It took multiple Ubers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/642c1ab3-29c2-40c1-83b4-051ea930773b/PXL_20251223_210150639.MP.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Glacial river from the air - flying into El Calafate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7ee1767-f7c1-4b1c-a624-afda73690d6c/PXL_20251224_153300530%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Visiting Perito Moreno Glacier outside of El Calafate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03b53da3-5e76-4f5d-aa87-c500d32242ea/original_40f05858-68a1-45da-8a96-bf4b7e4a4d43_PXL_20251224_162340962.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Happy family group photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4782fd02-c4ce-4202-b601-23155dd7b38b/PXL_20251224_154018108%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out One of the biggest glaciers we have ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90800540-6a20-40d5-8fcc-54d036245c79/PXL_20251224_170204815%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Miles of boardwalk to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/809b32cc-08c7-43db-ac70-7ed0de8ac8de/PXL_20251224_155344387%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our daughter Claire and her boyfriend NIck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97fbab6e-99c0-405c-ab3c-2a37af6ac957/PXL_20251225_141155883.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Christmas morning breakfast - featuring a lot of Argentinia facturas (sweet pastries) and dulce de leche. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/336bfbcd-8c69-4ae6-9808-1d79263a0965/PXL_20251224_234116915%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Christmas day activities at the Airbnb, (Plus chores too - note the laundry in the background) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41b15ad8-d99e-483e-b823-5431d7ddbefd/PXL_20251225_161008783.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Medora’s first Elsbree traveling Christmas White Elephant gift exchange https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/134e5fa3-e069-4e5e-8f31-f4eaf59ed195/PXL_20251225_161016144.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Claire scores the Vatican “Sexy Priest” calendar for her gift https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/272dd34c-dc78-41f6-b3e8-7d2f3c798e8d/PXL_20251225_175428350%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Christmas day walk through a bird reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4fd00366-4aa3-4eca-8f71-2456e57373f8/PXL_20251226_150538482.MP.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Glacial lake by El Calafate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aab7aa49-19cb-4a38-aaf6-030a2585e887/PXL_20251226_013034197%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And another Christmas day activity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c4e12fb-730d-4285-8f25-e66ec2e1d587/PXL_20251226_172410177%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out View along the road to El Chalten - Fitz Roy looming large https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c821a2f-2228-4026-b2a6-03f6cd0b9311/PXL_20251226_184215681%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Claire and Nicholas in El Chalten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6f5eaf48-a81b-4a90-83f2-a680ca5e77be/PXL_20251226_182355126%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out View to downtown El Chalten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce99d6f1-21b0-4371-89fe-c01b6355b622/PXL_20251227_135322240.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our younger son Trevor and Andy - heading out on the classic El Chalten hike - La Laguna de los Tres, a difficult 22 km out and back hike to a glacial lake at the base of Fitz Roy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11967d3a-ff80-43cb-9625-2da3eaa93ca4/PXL_20251227_135255145.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out This will be Medora’s first long hike, she’s up for it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25b25fe1-0916-4ca4-8e73-6df8810747a1/original_2618e356-f464-433e-b20c-6e73770a6762_PXL_20251227_145652475.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Half way in - still smiling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94750f19-ad25-4535-86d7-d5d55f645504/PXL_20251227_150444550.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out We are blessed with a day with clear views on these iconic peaks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0eb9c0a-fdfd-44f7-9fd3-c8e188ec2a7f/PXL_20251227_151249791%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out WOW! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bad0ac82-e047-4a1e-858c-78f9bf2e156c/PXL_20251227_182906860.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Made it! One of the best views in the world. (Dawn and Claire did not make it all the way - a rogue gust of wind blew something painful into Claire’s eye and she could not see. As a side note, they walked back into town to the hospital and met within 10 minutes with a kind nurse who was patient with our terrible Spanish. He numbed her eye, removed the foreign object and she was good to go. When we tried to pay he said it was free, or we could donate something. We gave a small donation and left the hospital 20 minutes after arriving with Claire once again able to smile and open her eye.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03298635-3a09-4bf0-ba29-b80716b48cc0/PXL_20251228_153642496.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out The next day’s hike - heading into Laguna Torre (slightly shorter steep hike today, only 20 km roundtrip) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86834648-777d-45a5-820e-99b878d732f3/PXL_20251228_170146412.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Nick and Claire - always up for a hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d39a639a-1aa4-4491-9197-b7b21509ad60/PXL_20251228_190328359%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Laguna Torre, at the base of Cerro Torre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d049e659-ec46-4716-b72d-3386a08e2739/PXL_20251228_185506676.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Time for a rest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b569cde5-725a-4855-898b-36bbef511c8d/PXL_20251228_185224819%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Another incredible view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11a75af6-a2e5-4889-9d4f-96336967ddd8/PXL_20251229_131927742.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Trevor appreciating the comfortable seats. It was easy to book and use the bus system- we used Plataforma 10 which gives you the bus options and allows you to book tickets online and even pick your seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6fbc149d-f1ff-4a54-af42-73531440b64b/PXL_20251229_223655545%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Flying into Ushuaia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1253a6fc-2b85-4052-bbc0-74699e13fa2d/original_7a9f144b-5248-497f-bf44-b97af6ae3822_PXL_20251230_151632610.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Magellanic penguins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8ef5a62-ba51-43b2-8304-546332483e60/PXL_20251230_152923838.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Have to do the group family/penguin photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dbaaede9-3a25-435b-aee9-1a6336f0a0d8/original_c4fdaa9b-ca75-4257-af18-231043980ecd_PXL_20251230_153008673.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Best part was watching them play in the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a991247d-a2b1-4f1e-9d7d-c9513b6c7b94/PXL_20251231_140945775.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out This hike was relatively short - 9km out and back, but quite possibly the muddiest hike we have ever done https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b12c0c02-47cc-47e8-be99-f31862ceb09c/PXL_20251231_145005042%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Very grateful for the occasional boardwalks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/059e794b-5f36-4658-8022-d692223cebfd/PXL_20251231_154551854%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out But the final view was worth it - we see how the lake got its name https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55fae502-d5e5-40a1-af52-6d9e1b590c98/PXL_20251231_151506202%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Nick and Claire enjoying the view from up high https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49e2747f-1e23-4a42-8107-edbb8146840f/original_39d5a9c2-a464-4d6b-b545-44e3e3e00f1a_PXL_20251231_173241622.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Embracing the suck of the mud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0255c4ed-3c9c-4e64-9cab-fa4c44669674/PXL_20260101_000712369.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Wondering the streets of Ushuaia, surrounded by mountains and water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d928ad2-ae08-4503-93ad-2c59f1bb6d3f/PXL_20260104_144657023%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Ship wreck in the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9cd5b3b5-a33c-4b09-a793-1bbfd14593e2/PXL_20260104_144534496%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Middle of summer - wildflowers in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff09cd5d-199c-4644-b16f-2e27e3605414/PXL_20260104_144816707%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out View to the glacier above town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11e99166-a755-40f8-9294-836f81324e84/PXL_20260101_145405411.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out The weather did not 100% cooperate - our rainy coastal hike in Tierra del Fuego National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fdcc05f3-0540-4b1a-ae33-db84e5d95c85/PXL_20260101_150752708%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out But it eventually cleared up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28741c3a-23fe-4f2c-bcf8-de4079504ade/PXL_20260101_153649103%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Senda Costera hike in Tierra del Fuego National Park - 8 km one way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c9cf63b-d388-43f4-8a8d-43dd1799bdc2/IMG_5943.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Beautiful views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5b50828-ddef-4589-93ed-0393fd349ef1/IMG_5938.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out And mostly a nice flat hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a2401fbb-684c-4d53-9beb-5040ad170c42/PXL_20260103_141940075%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our group is shrinking - today’s outing, a hike to the base of the Martial Glacier in the canyon above Ushuaia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3095cee-3416-426c-9c14-8ed184a16c29/PXL_20260103_145149580%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Also providing excellent views down over the town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3eb1838-f277-42bf-832c-6fd3ed8b69e1/PXL_20260103_150008013%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Chilling by the glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/912340e7-110d-4dd1-a538-c05b6d82e871/PXL_20260103_154519166%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Appreciating the alpine greenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97d5b303-3c8a-4605-85cd-9a110df2a9c8/PXL_20260103_180329641.MP.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Drive out to Garibaldi Pass - about 30 minutes from Ushuaia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7467df3a-1948-47b5-ac21-e19bb818c1f8/PXL_20260103_181105870%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Lago Escondido - 45 minutes driving from Ushuaia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/adc17062-355b-4117-abfd-72d6c1ba3d01/PXL_20260103_182543413%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Forested hike to the edge of Lake Escondido https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a4a57fc-26f7-4fd7-a486-5e752d3b5d23/IMG-20260104-WA0000.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy and Nicholas heading out to fish on Lago Escondido https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddfa62a0-5dcb-4630-b67b-d52f0232922f/IMG-20260104-WA0005.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a119b9e1-e833-4898-94e5-ee80d7bba44c/PXL_20260104_192757730.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out We are down to four people from seven, consoling ourselves at the southern most gelato store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c35f329-ae98-40d9-9680-d943187f85c5/PXL_20260105_131905619.MP.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Last day in Ushuaia - boat trip to see the iconic lighthouse (faro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ea8c8a0-b7ca-4e2a-9c0f-735d538b3bd6/PXL_20260105_132851855%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Complete with it’s own sea lion colony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dca22f37-c3b3-4371-ae68-d08239aba4a5/original_5f79421b-60d3-4201-a989-24d9293db2e5_PXL_20260105_141232555.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Ushuaia in the background and that’s a wrap for family time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fac185af-d2e3-4020-8b65-3e5d213f5b2f/PXL_20260115_144738822.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Walking in to Monte Leon Penguin reserve on the Atlantic side of Argentina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65213d63-d972-45c4-9359-26de1c5e9356/PXL_20260115_151537610.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Monte Leon was an awesome place to view Magallenic penuins nesting - free to visit and you can explore on your own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f754ee68-0d9f-40be-a382-833a7a0e5365/PXL_20260115_151631690.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7240ab92-65a9-4bb6-a68a-b1aacf6a3586/PXL_20260115_151923240.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out They were not at all worried about us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1254ddb8-21da-4947-9802-6c0ea167df05/PXL_20260115_153536845.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out A juvenile - no black and white markings yet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4edc355-ee9d-4ae3-9d75-6b26eb7f6e9a/PXL_20260115_162954106%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out The reserve also had a substantial sea lion colony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82e89113-e07b-45bf-be2d-390577e5c1d4/PXL_20260115_170204958%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out More roadside rheas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f196ed1-6328-4113-bab0-9b4267623513/PXL_20260115_223738715%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Now the less inspiring drive across the dry Argentinian grass lands in the middle of the country - desert like brush camp in the middle of nowhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba6b773d-09c8-4189-ac13-9846fbed6768/PXL_20260116_125140273%7E3.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Side trip out to the Petrified Forest National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49fc0922-32b6-40c7-be6a-29f90b69ce58/PXL_20260116_132642462%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Some of the largest petrified wood we have ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/028aa1f4-fdfa-4468-8ad6-b1782c875c56/PXL_20260116_132827508%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Also free to visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d332e067-79b9-4fed-a756-9467e0742511/PXL_20260116_194514014.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out First of seven attempted fuel leak fixes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4129ff2-bfe6-45ab-b2c9-e34d399e3cc3/PXL_20260116_212715607%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out At this point we were optimistic about the problem being fixed so headed out to a beach camp, thrilled to encounter this little guy on the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb38ffaa-ed2a-48f9-b087-365b2a52a3a9/PXL_20260117_124159861%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Remote beach camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8961d746-8330-40e3-81de-13221259ec3c/PXL_20260117_135623309%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Second attempt at replacing leaking fuel lines and connections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c029615c-990d-4b90-865a-d2f97bbae5c1/PXL_20260117_145525517.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Re-stocking groceries - amazed at the full aisle of dulce de leche products, we had been hoping to find peanut butter but no luck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b371de54-4a31-477c-9a5b-9549e2a2a793/PXL_20260117_213327692.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Playa Isla Escondida, beach south of Trelew where we camped with elephant seals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0067332d-2600-4194-bc0b-327e631fdd63/PXL_20260117_223133758.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Evening walk on seal covered beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f097a1e-f1b1-42bb-842f-6a3119565c77/PXL_20260117_213440102.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Pretty darn cute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42d7245a-a3dd-402d-ac5b-79153d775c6f/PXL_20260117_223530432%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out But a few fights broke out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f32f345-6e8d-404c-8561-bfc817b94cbb/original_fe48d835-1fc5-47da-8d5a-4348b63dd4b3_PXL_20260117_205449361.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3c58b4d-7805-4346-84cc-1cb578043138/PXL_20260117_225505864%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Beach camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5836534-ecac-409c-9388-b07ae5acead2/PXL_20260118_155115507%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Augustin’s shop in Puerto Madryn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f984aa81-0efa-4720-99f0-3f46abc7ce98/PXL_20260119_152143497.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Investigating the problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5bd80b70-fb9b-456f-aabd-a20faff56898/PXL_20260206_195137662.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Completely destroyed throwout bearing. Luckily the friction plates in the clutch were still fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f243c014-c42f-4ef1-8a8d-baae5f8b91a2/PXL_20260120_152746235.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Local fix for a radiator leak - it actually worked for us for about a week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b72e8b41-9a41-4824-aec3-4c202b5bea43/PXL_20260120_153832243.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Thank you Augustine and crew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/413b99f8-8456-40b2-a911-f1da995ad69d/PXL_20260121_200500945%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Penguins at Peninsula Valdes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf005d17-d8a7-4493-9316-c09e4fa32ddc/PXL_20260121_200639290%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15a9f7a9-2708-47ed-86df-96490e624a1c/orcas-patagonia-18-1024x683.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out No we did not see this. But our biggest regret in planning our Argentina trip was missing this by a month. Peninsula Valdez is famous for the ability to see orcas coming up on the beach to hunt juvenile sea lions in late Feb, early March. When we were there, the sea lion pups were too young to go in the water. We had not realized what a unique place it was - maybe a little grim, but the orcas have a unique hunting pattern in this area which makes them easy to see as they come into shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b063a83f-3481-4f07-8214-a1d30b4d9ac0/PXL_20260122_140221747%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Remote coastal walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb35ecdd-a116-4334-9954-ed9061ab38dd/PXL_20260122_192423688.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Las Grutas - beachside grottos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0ed9f95-8b50-4fa4-a719-3b5751329596/PXL_20260122_200150444.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Walking the costanera in Las Grutas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7fc1b80-1ebf-47ac-9c11-a4b9668cce4d/PXL_20260122_200418119.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out It was a charming sea side town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cca9cd01-633f-4e96-a6a1-025593ec8780/PXL_20260122_200750024.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Full of Argentinian holiday makers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac724e05-eed9-4b61-a95a-aec6aa2d38d1/original_453871c4-9cef-4bd3-9218-fe2fc11f78a0_PXL_20260122_203448544.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Gambled on turning around in soft sand on the way to a dune camp. Nope, ten minutes of digging and Maxtraxs to the rescue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11625d94-a422-4ff2-989d-348919d0b87b/PXL_20260123_145120278.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Eventually we made it to a beautiful spot in the dunes with flamingos nearby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f060f02-73ea-49ea-a2e1-a4cb29906053/PXL_20260123_201756952.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Brand new fuel line with a hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77ed5dc0-42af-4277-9a7d-4ead89ed9397/original_1964063a-ce30-4beb-ab36-0aa0e7c1059c_PXL_20260123_203723223.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out All Car shop in Rio Colorado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7099ccb5-f189-47ab-95f6-f2b43fcae297/PXL_20260124_101017099.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out It was late, so we didn’t get far, camping on a small rural road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6cfe22e-5d9f-4e6e-86a9-f514f6e78911/PXL_20260124_132901000.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out The next morning we awoke to the now very familiar smell of gas. We decided to turn around and go back to All Car as he was already familiar with the problem. Unfortunately, a few miles along we lost all our gas and luckily made it to the side of the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd79714b-66ba-4d9a-b059-f24b2140de63/PXL_20260124_150353552.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Getting towed back to the mechanic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a20e776-bcc1-4771-b713-5ef5ff74d5e2/PXL_20260126_182216856.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out New connection split https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/996a5ac8-eb3e-409b-a397-83c0909ac2b4/PXL_20260126_224315055.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy decided to check it out himself and lowered the fuel tank. When he inspected the brand new line he saw that it had blown out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be63d678-c950-4d97-b7b7-27ae6ade2bf0/PXL_20260127_135819174.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out At least this time we were in a grassy campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cb3f954-93be-455d-90c4-99e678366590/PXL_20260127_215856491.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Arriving at the tow truck company shop site - they even brought in an American friend, Loro to translate for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db4470a0-e824-424a-be0f-d9f4e182fb74/PXL_20260128_181950490.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Andy displaying our assortment of broken hoses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5b40bda-1bdc-4159-808c-33f72103d639/PXL_20260128_185843406.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out Our heroes!!!! These young mechanics finally figured it out. Apparently, all along the way mechanics had been replacing our fuel line with diesel rated lines since most vehicles burn diesel here. Since we run on gasoline, the gas was gradually dissolving the lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a51d92a3-5730-42f6-940d-fe3cb713eaca/PXL_20260131_133424188%7E2.jpg Blog - Argentina - Make it stand out We ended our time in Argentina staying with this lovely couple at Zappo Ranch outside Buenos Aires. Herman and Cande had spent 22 years overlanding in this vehicle, 1928 Graham-Paige (and had four children along the way). Now they operate a super welcoming overland camp. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/chile monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d97cb8be-fa23-4728-91d8-8d46e06fd5eb/PXL_20251022_190441215%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Valle de la Muerte, San Pedro de Atacama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ce91c38-b796-4cf0-9256-8102f3ad2100/Chile.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Our six week, 3900 mile route through Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4cea3e5a-37fc-4185-96c7-0bb362c3a0b7/PXL_20251018_201508670.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Wild camp on the northern coast of Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d50507f-8299-48f9-a94e-65779f9952f4/PXL_20251013_162701401.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out First day in Santiago and first glimpse of the Andes on the distant skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd6fd15a-a0bd-4d6a-9905-8f78df417807/PXL_20251013_163113063.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Climbed to the top of Cerro Santa Lucia to enjoy the view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d61bde28-05e2-4146-9af1-cc336b5281d1/PXL_20251013_184128659%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We found the old city center to be calm despite its infamous reputation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/967a31b5-14b9-47e0-b510-a42f27675e2a/PXL_20251013_184908116%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Despite multiple earthquakes over the last 100 years, some of the old buildings from the colonial period remained, and some had been more recently built by the first leaders after independence who were obsessed with European architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d7553f3-6b6d-4114-b742-04c0c352ff6a/PXL_20251013_190943913.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Presidential palace where newly elected socialist president Salvador Allende died during a military coup in 1973. The military dictator Augusto Pinochet subsequently ruled from here for 17 years. The building is still the official seat of the presidency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7f9a709-fb56-46d1-a548-ab9a4b30c795/PXL_20251013_193321891.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Central square of Santiago, Plaza de Armas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/933b8f58-fbb3-4213-ae07-a78b6f6fc4be/PXL_20251013_193354619%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Old Central Post Office Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce8dd537-51c5-496a-8fac-311906748d36/PXL_20251013_193820665%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago, building started in 1748 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19112e47-7db2-4a4f-b2a3-26a8ffea1e07/original_e9ff0c2b-c5e4-4414-ad46-2a0ebbbae0e4_PXL_20251013_193252433.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Monument to the Indigenous People by Chilean sculptor Enrique E. Villalobos Sandoval. The Machupe people of southern Chile successfully fought off the Incan and Spanish invaders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79c72fae-c7e7-4310-9685-99260a672c3f/PXL_20251013_203440462%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Enjoying a meal out in a trendy neighborhood in Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa93e58b-9113-4f0e-b040-29e8d1bb8470/original_cee35bdd-9fe5-4ea3-9523-a9927cb6db57_PXL_20251013_205009733.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Pastel de choclo - traditional Chilean corn pie, delicious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82abe504-060f-4ddc-a66f-a32372504490/PXL_20251012_191010351.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Andy’s check through duffle stretched to its limit with supplies for the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64ac6f85-1a15-40d2-9c05-71a84fd8462a/PXL_20251012_192801216.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out New camper struts in a special box he built for transport - to keep them compressed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ac09580-cf2e-4680-959c-f8d2c5d4f1cf/PXL_20251014_142250527.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Warehouse where our truck had been stored for us since shipping. Luckily it was in great shape - no damage or mold growth from its journey from Malaysia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3b077e5d-5d89-4451-976a-59135914570e/PXL_20251014_145736099.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out It’s resupply time - first gas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7120f7b9-b1be-4e71-952e-527aa4b08851/PXL_20251014_154655761.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Then food - the supermarkets in Chile were amazing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36c1008d-c554-4058-9f9f-9010b681f3ff/PXL_20251014_174347169.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out And finally - water, filling our potable water tank by pumping it through our filtration system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44619445-6974-468e-95dd-a2fd85ca20e1/PXL_20251015_114136417%7E3.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out First wild camp! Coastal site north of Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22e18c9a-f268-434c-9b32-581fad668e47/PXL_20251015_142730234%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b1334782-194a-4bf8-94c2-1f112cb8f805/PXL_20251015_133623003%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Andy’s first day - changing the oil and swapping out the struts. A kind Instagram contact (thank you @blueberrytaco) let us know one of the struts was installed upside down, Andy had thought it didn’t matter which way they go - he quickly fixed it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9011cbff-aae4-4f6e-bf6c-151cd9f5f1e9/original_a056b80e-3512-4e65-85e8-2fbc670ea380_PXL_20251018_201000182.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Bluff top camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81edaf51-458a-4e75-b3c9-792fd008be5b/PXL_20251018_201845047.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c647103-201b-417c-b218-49e528185687/PXL_20251015_182511831.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out But then the blissful honeymoon came to an abrupt stop as an emergency light glowed orange on the dashboard. We pulled into a Toyota dealership in La Serena for a diagnosis. The first thought was that rats had chewed some critical wires (shown here rat footprints on the engine, we think from the warehouse in Santiago). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6218e068-0bf6-4144-8f1e-f5ce20cfdeb3/PXL_20251016_163607567.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Making the best of a forced layover, wandering the ocean front in Santiago waiting to hear from the Toyota mechanics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c77ddece-05dc-4199-9343-d64fa9e2ddd0/PXL_20251016_173434209%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We were learning to appreciate the shaded beautiful squares featured in every city and village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f10fe87-a744-4cf5-93de-9818f52f8657/PXL_20251016_173841035%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Downtown pedestrian streets in La Serena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1913e754-f8eb-4ebd-a00b-fbcc71174386/PXL_20251018_165326156.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Back on the road, beach camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc543324-cb2c-4c4a-84c9-1469e495aa65/PXL_20251019_154948924%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out And another bluff top camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c975112-68bc-4534-9ecd-0e9af87f7cb9/PXL_20251019_171001502%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hike in Pan de Azucar National Park - the environment is getting more desert like as we near the Atacama region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49c86fd9-e222-4048-b66e-5562f752de99/PXL_20251019_172925516%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Clifftop view from Pan de Azucar National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b2a433c-6008-4f95-bcbd-ea5fa74e414d/PXL_20251019_182028712%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Enjoying the desert hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dda17335-85c6-49fa-af2b-b884b8cc5fbd/PXL_20251019_201330148.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Found a great canyon to camp in by ourselves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/439fa4d9-9a7d-4ace-b0e1-2ae11642c371/PXL_20251020_112753913%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The colorful cliffs in the light as we drove out the next day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/990dc52a-41a7-4d68-8a8e-38cb0501241a/PXL_20251020_161827765%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Posing the truck by the Mano a Desierto, sculpture by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de4d5c18-a637-4a73-a793-3f03ff088e8a/PXL_20251020_221922360.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Walking the coast in Antofogasta - our re-supply stop before we head into the inland Atacama desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f007f9b1-84c8-4503-941b-df70b3a7629b/PXL_20251021_140625481.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Central square of Antofogasta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/098ae7c6-b3e1-4d5e-a21d-b3eba31c28c4/PXL_20251021_143739184.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Watching the sea lions in port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d385d1c-4e70-4a09-8d11-8fa522a42b4b/PXL_20251021_144159526.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out And watching the tuna fisherman offloading their catch (and giving scraps to the begging sea lions) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1880097d-1644-48c4-8dcc-5441218bd3bd/original_c7cb9ba0-478d-4c5b-a9ce-ffcfd2b4f01f_PXL_20251023_141812354.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Our first guanacos! At least we think so, we are still working on identifying guanacos vs vicunas. But guanacos are supposed to be the ones with black faces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8aa239f0-a3ec-4ff3-9e5c-30d03cebce03/PXL_20251021_190955672.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Filling up the water tank in a village on the way. The Atacama desert is one of only three places in the world we have paid for water (eastern Romania and Kazakhstan being the other two). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b77cd4c4-868d-40d9-9f33-b54c7182775e/PXL_20251022_094233195%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out In northern Chile at the time of year we were there, we quickly landed on our favorite wild camping spot - dry river beds. They were not privately owned, no one cared if we were there, they were usually flat and you could drive as far as you needed to get away from roads and be private. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85da4683-167f-4b32-8b2a-02922389e6b2/PXL_20251022_154257479%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Desert freeway - in general the roads were in decent shape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ba04af4-029e-4482-a9de-379f34ff701a/PXL_20251022_161503262%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out More guanaco, they seemed to live in the most barren places https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/894a7653-0dce-4145-a750-c0d84db746e8/PXL_20251022_162011490%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out And the iconic llamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/376072e8-8951-427a-9328-8d89d89ed12a/PXL_20251022_164943763.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Ancient petroglyph site in the desert at Yerba Buena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/257c2fc3-762b-4874-a2d7-47d6689977ce/PXL_20251022_165757020%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We think these are llamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26cad082-14bd-4bd7-bd25-268bf1b4f641/PXL_20251022_182111023%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Posting the truck in the scenic Valle de Arcoiris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9041af6-8bdc-47fb-91aa-f9fa71ec38ca/PXL_20251022_184346073%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The area is famous for its multi colored hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8fbb64e0-b66d-4a49-9742-f77225f18c78/PXL_20251022_185354461.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Taking a hiking break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/184f2ae3-ece6-498e-acc2-086e36f2a9ac/PXL_20251022_185553281%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Walking the scenic valleys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59381078-1670-4913-b491-b179d57647aa/PXL_20251023_115920907.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out A typical camp breakfast for us - pan toasted bread and fried eggs. We were appreciating the readily available variety of breads available in every village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef6fa0bc-f699-48ce-b247-bb762653be03/PXL_20251023_134209057%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from desert camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e038c58-02b7-4fda-8d65-88c4d4c6556b/original_14901488-e7a1-4014-bbf0-ab80b1aba48a_PXL_20251023_134015869%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We found our own ampitheater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d28764cb-f4a7-4ae9-89fc-f2dfdf8f08aa/PXL_20251023_135746110.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Andy makes a friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1f28ad3-86fe-4912-b963-b95de97c5c0b/PXL_20251023_142050486%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Llamas in the road, it never gets old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15544759-1d94-4e61-9fe9-ed149340a3d8/PXL_20251023_154735560%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The wide dusty streets of San Pedro de Atacama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58ef941d-96ca-4d4b-925c-9f3c49aeff6b/PXL_20251023_155655284%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The bustling town center - art shops, cafes and bars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e63fa6b0-b372-46f2-be40-0828b06ec8fe/original_5445a2f3-379c-4b03-945a-dd63576fb30f_PXL_20251023_192314862.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Our first vicuña https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a45553e9-3d65-433b-bced-24efeae022e1/PXL_20251023_193225925.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out High altitude (13,000’) mountain flamingos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c87a1c39-dc39-4daf-8792-451ae8dd430f/original_4986afd2-6a6b-4e57-bda7-1df5ef883113_PXL_20251023_193231509.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2729198-1627-4be5-b13b-ad914751507a/PXL_20251023_193604538%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out More vicuña https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31ee4a17-49e3-4ca9-ad49-6f8398fd3ae7/PXL_20251023_201513244%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We had been on our way to a mountain wild camp but when Andy’s watch let us know we were at over 15,000 feet, we turned back to seek a slightly lower sleeping place, we had already had a few restless nights sleeping up high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3fe1f94e-ee9a-4b0c-8286-bffee40b36d0/PXL_20251024_141707280%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Meet up with Jim (Terrapin Overland) and his dog Dax. It was fun to finally meet him after messaging back and forth over the last few years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70544d40-a4b1-4903-aeed-25f86b3f0a63/PXL_20251024_154140253%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Gargantua del Diablo (a common name) canyon hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e8486f2-71da-4dcf-a639-202b6a947741/PXL_20251024_154542530.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c6b7cfe-8b9b-40d4-a3f5-91c350f2d596/PXL_20251024_171753032.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out A lonely church in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ce1961c-c30e-4ab9-8688-6511c6a1f72c/PXL_20251024_172817676%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Exploring Quebrada Chulacao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e30712f1-715d-4d0d-a341-988411b94299/PXL_20251025_110451464.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Remote bush camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d579371-769b-42c5-b4d4-28e21da8be3c/PXL_20251025_131610605%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Road block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a343946f-49f2-45cb-95ee-cfb71f53ac3c/PXL_20251025_142606164.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Exploring Valle de la Luna (another common name) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce37845e-32f5-49b3-880c-fa68da4497e2/PXL_20251025_143844941%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Enormous sand dune (Duna Mayor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/307e487f-3345-496b-8743-c0f4858fc5d6/PXL_20251025_153531790%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Old salt mining area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85e1a19e-dec6-41f6-9a9b-b9dd6411c806/PXL_20251025_153728686.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Old salt mining building in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a6fce73-c68f-499c-ad0c-37b53e4f94f5/PXL_20251025_162319218%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Area appropriately named as a lunar landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca19d028-c207-42fd-a913-1a4e388c3736/PXL_20251025_162844642.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Just striding through the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7bd59090-fa1a-413c-a0a5-2704562ae585/PXL_20251025_163135239%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Salt flats encroaching on the sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79279968-b4cc-46c2-9bcf-cf9c94532e7a/PXL_20251025_222106815%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Tonight’s dinner - rice and beans with chorizo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37573466-6754-4a05-94ef-05401d7e4510/PXL_20251026_125929178.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Heading east to Argentina - almost 16,000 foot pass between the two countries - we planned to enter Argentina in the Jujuy Province. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9bce64a7-689a-4f39-a432-7f2da9975fcb/PXL_20251026_125947692%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Very scenic drive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/398ef87b-d2a6-4169-9bf4-dc1104871c73/PXL_20251026_130312530%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e308af61-6c21-4b28-a128-6fb61e19bb97/PXL_20251026_133116329%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out More salt flats and bright blue high mountain lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a6aa860-fa8a-47d5-8dfe-55ffca4afc25/PXL_20251026_135612514.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out And a last side trip to interesting rock formations rising out of the sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7199da95-174c-4503-83d6-b1874d88f872/PXL_20251026_141449791%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0944230e-fe6f-403b-90db-0315dda99d1b/PXL_20251113_184004181%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Crossing the mountain pass from Mendoza to Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1473108-54cb-4d18-b642-dec235b4ad37/PXL_20251113_195546205%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out One of our most scenic roads yet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6b229ae-8d02-422e-85c7-80813f22fc51/PXL_20251113_200028428%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Some serious switchbacks though https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50541392-15dc-4cc4-b82b-fe6775f64fe0/PXL_20251114_120030903%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Mountain camp along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/edc698b9-be64-42ff-8a53-71c36a0b228f/PXL_20251115_130324286.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Murals everywhere in Valparaiso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66e8fcd5-9d75-45fb-860c-7f3e9bb11c52/PXL_20251115_132602203%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Houses are built in the hills above the port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/488dd048-5503-4d8f-8141-51dd114c7e4f/PXL_20251115_133208074.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The street art was varied and the most prolific we have ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be88ac8c-9669-471b-a3ed-cda474394f6c/PXL_20251115_133531169%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Even the buildings without art were colorfully painted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/264c41fe-01ee-4867-947a-e51107944e5b/PXL_20251115_134008906.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Interesting blend of historic and futuristic art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8efbfb92-63c4-4551-89c6-3b2b7cfb66ed/PXL_20251115_134031143%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The art made wandering the streets a fascinating experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67951118-6922-4db3-be4c-d1e35e8bf828/PXL_20251115_134059425.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Scenic overlook in the hills of Valparaiso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a224019-41f1-4b9a-9a5c-83cc44b68a7f/PXL_20251115_134533289%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out It was hard to stop taking photos of the art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d49ccc6-4beb-467b-a96e-4fb9210a4720/PXL_20251115_135547406%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out At least for Dawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec0ae623-fdbc-47be-9a6f-de0a71fa80b4/PXL_20251115_135840734%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddffbded-c5db-46da-ab00-4e2b5585e482/PXL_20251115_135920687%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99d24669-25d1-47a9-aeb9-dc9c169c8808/PXL_20251115_141222817%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Narrow colorful alleyways in the old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56e4b56c-420d-4711-9bdb-4f9f0bf8384d/PXL_20251115_141236475.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea13349a-9ada-41e0-a919-5d2be4cca201/PXL_20251115_142014196.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out A cacophony of color https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8b3ce07-61d8-4c7c-b319-e22745f67d40/PXL_20251115_165810997%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Sandy beach at nearby Vista del Mar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61527a40-f2a2-4b30-a857-c218abf68aef/PXL_20251117_140820809.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Lovely couple who run a backyard campground we stayed at along the way - first off we were offered wine and BBQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d278a65-b50d-4096-9ae5-5fc2ec85ed13/PXL_20251117_182200145%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Waterfall break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2beead84-69ef-4595-8b5f-8fef7d5df2b1/PXL_20251117_195958588.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Camped outside the Altos de Lircay Nature Reserve entrance gate - we arrived on a Monday and it was closed so had to wait a day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be8b2ceb-114f-4c98-aab8-ae1c2db7272f/PXL_20251118_142239540.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Happy hiking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23062b8f-0fd6-428a-8cde-4ab8ecd86545/PXL_20251118_173342125%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Glorious views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0036d60-71c0-48e1-bb48-9e45f21ee947/PXL_20251118_174037001.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Selfie in honor of our 36th wedding anniversary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a99e0e8-d649-43af-9a81-0ec2e19c9f8a/PXL_20251119_200258620.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Parque Nacional Conguillio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d467b405-3889-43db-8861-1a90da1acf13/PXL_20251120_155716113%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Wonky boardwalk hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f088f01f-ffe7-41be-81c1-228a509ac046/PXL_20251120_163842605%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out One lane cutbanks through out the park, glad we were following this guy instead of meeting head on https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ef0fd4a-c3d9-4e1a-97db-d0fb542dcda0/PXL_20251120_173214983.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hiking in Conguillio National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcc80baf-a383-476d-a05c-f59b7bce05f3/PXL_20251120_174733101.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite - big tree photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e0843dcd-9403-4336-b832-e70ed038739e/PXL_20251120_180835579%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from a hill top hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aeb2db10-ad69-4f10-b6b9-abdb42d95db9/PXL_20251120_180932191.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Life is good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe61d775-a952-4dd6-864a-cb5c88c7f200/PXL_20251120_213055450%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out River side camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ff3b866-694c-474a-ba66-5a2ed1906057/PXL_20251121_130247860.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/742c4bb1-eadf-43ea-a2cd-1d674e428ccf/PXL_20251121_172452903%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Main street in Pucón https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/994d98dd-4464-4358-bd7c-11868b463602/PXL_20251121_172224622%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Overshadowed by volcanos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a6ad59e-d4e0-4abe-a732-c7aea093ca8c/PXL_20251121_171929354%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Another city errand - Andy gets a haircut (we think his barber was about 16 years old but he did a great job) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bffdcbad-b455-432c-b9a7-dfb477bc4975/PXL_20251121_181719004.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Oops - picked up a nail in our tire - slow leak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8828b3c-4162-440f-a0c0-7528f98056fc/PXL_20251121_182359905%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Efficiently repaired by the only female tire technician in Pucón https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30a77b4c-b5af-4fcc-a53e-d928a6ebc508/PXL_20251122_150126188%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Truck in front of Villarica Volcano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f090269-3a3b-416a-8158-e536ad55bbd2/PXL_20251122_163342807.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Beautiful hike in Villarica National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fd943c04-e75e-4ad6-923f-5c757e4af16a/PXL_20251122_191030608%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Wild camp at the base of the active volcano - we did get a 9am knock from a ranger who advised us it was “peligroso” - dangerous to camp there, so we moved on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b199dedf-c443-4c64-b72b-a75aa5fde962/original_63e5c225-00f1-4428-bd04-4278c588d29e_PXL_20251122_190937448.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Camp bird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f717937-2265-4fc2-87be-046eb9603343/PXL_20251204_164521629%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Ferry to Chiloe Island from Puerto Montt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8dc5ccbf-6696-4424-846e-330eea44676b/PXL_20251204_190527088.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Tourists are pushed into the waves on a cart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3dfffb43-69c2-4552-a774-dcbeed60fcd4/original_5a966113-0ec9-42c5-9d6d-323ea99f327a_PXL_20251204_190541173.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out And then transfered to a boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/546263b7-5f59-4454-9720-d6a5520c2895/original_c54242bb-e35f-4352-b445-c2d743c54815_PXL_20251204_200345383.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Penguins on the nearby rocks! The only place where Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest side by side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c509630e-c649-4ba7-a446-ddf733b928dd/PXL_20251204_191043251%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out What the experience lacked in adventure was made up for in that it was a beautiful day and a gorgeous coastline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a92b0f2-46fa-4447-8ed3-d7217cac9238/PXL_20251204_200615468%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bac25ca4-8ddd-4601-a71a-d8aa9de16723/PXL_20251205_142804886%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out In every town we find our favorite panaderia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45cb2912-7dfd-4ddf-843e-f32d14974073/PXL_20251205_153154512%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Central mercado in Castro - perfect re-supply stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0919bd6d-2555-45cb-b1b4-a3c44cb2505b/PXL_20251205_162144596%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Wandering the streets of Castro, enjoying the unique buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/571d71b6-894a-4174-b9c3-99f6d0985342/original_7bb60c8b-8242-4dbb-8eaf-a2c76ffb8609_PXL_20251205_154718418.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Baby on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/196c098d-6b7f-4745-b0a9-adc837339dac/PXL_20251206_114317779%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Found a great beachside wild camping spot - just the occasional fisherman or gaucho passing by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c79b7fc0-1466-4981-90ed-989ef2e8f61f/original_21e00c2b-7f17-4014-bc2d-d92e291019cd_PXL_20251205_214051170.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out After our camp shoes were stolen for the 4th time (all canine thefts, foxes, jackals, hyenas and dogs) we finally created a bungee system to get them off the ground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e8adf6c-e9ab-48c5-bad5-3fa760bdbf34/PXL_20251206_151324710%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite plants in Chiloe National Park- giant pre-historic looking leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16b70dcc-ada2-42f2-a1a3-86d6ea9567c8/PXL_20251206_151538401.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Lots of marshy land and boardwalks in the park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a043314-6c76-41f9-a31e-a0fe05edfbf0/PXL_20251206_162500058%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Beachside overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9bb00472-2cec-4d2c-9807-f6fa218006b0/PXL_20251206_223334359.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out All set up in camp for the night and outside our window a Chilean cowboy band shows up for a photo shoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/316b4550-bdd8-4c96-baf7-4ee4bc92b5b1/PXL_20251207_150744792%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Andy found his favorite store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddb31703-d1a3-4718-a503-31e3a927c5d4/PXL_20251207_151606879%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The beautiful stilt homes - palafitos - of Chiloe Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8d15f4f-6684-4600-aa9d-ea053b6d907f/PXL_20251207_151719824%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Definitely unique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07acc7cb-3029-4936-a5c3-adff2eaf9294/PXL_20251207_155443543%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The towns were colorful and charming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7334ef16-e137-4db9-8498-0eb41f8fac7f/PXL_20251208_165134896.RAW-02.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hiking in Pumalin National Park, glacier view in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c59b96d8-9254-40c7-94c3-b58d9470e27c/PXL_20251208_190411696%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Spectacular scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9bb1ecf1-8def-45a0-8306-8b3078546861/PXL_20251208_192951788%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Surrounded by snow capped mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b0942d3-b264-4665-9f41-a6df183f5e5f/PXL_20251208_204546332.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out River side wild camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef579bfa-0e4f-4094-8409-c19d26b907f8/PXL_20251210_153003035%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Glacial rivers, jagged peaks, it doesn’t get any better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2db4901a-02c1-475e-8804-a0d592d56fa3/PXL_20251210_160811214%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hitting the paved section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84646fe2-6336-4d49-abf4-afe3c003254e/PXL_20251210_194613658%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6c7d62b-30d9-45ea-8112-c310c7950c73/PXL_20251211_101956340.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Wild camp along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58d7d41a-7f06-4a5c-ac37-8aae902c4111/PXL_20251211_101750627.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Evening view from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6783185e-33c3-49e7-a81d-96f88fd95ca9/PXL_20251211_194754625%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Campground in the Tamango sector of Patagonia National Park - outside of Cochrane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c71076be-c35c-4dad-8971-7adf00299051/PXL_20251211_181556914.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hiking around Tamango sector of Patagonia National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2405dad2-cd0b-41d0-94b9-89bbb2a3011f/PXL_20251212_185043508.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hiking in Valle Chacabuco in Patagonia National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1c29c1d-b254-4d4f-b5d3-aadd1cac6122/PXL_20251212_202734642.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Complete with guanaco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c8f8143-e8c3-42a1-b9b9-3eebe9d3d6cd/PXL_20251212_203729498.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Our trail went through a herd, we proceeded slowly but the male guardian was not happy with Andy, hissing at him and trying to head him off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cb573c9-4d77-4975-991a-2a0bb138082d/PXL_20251213_135152894%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Lakeside wild camp spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c3bd40d-7602-42df-9a0c-efa4ff839856/PXL_20251214_140211131%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Final hike in the Patagonia National Park - near the “Doug Tompkins Lookout” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e9cc248-e150-4721-b161-e85973f41f13/PXL_20251214_144118458%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Lago Chico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79d4b9e3-dfbe-4294-b925-5e93a5a3f9d8/PXL_20251210_193428086%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out One of our favorite hikes in the park the trail - “Lago Chico” - a nine mile loop with spectacular views - for a moderate difficulty level hike it had some of the most spectacular views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f77eb87-a49b-485b-b24a-be086379e021/PXL_20251214_151527917%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8595cbd-9cb7-4841-8af6-ce0e1630388f/PXL_20251214_153424074%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Appreciating the many varieties of green vegetation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70c3f95b-ef2e-473f-bfcd-efbfd1b3fd06/PXL_20251214_160043809%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c7bdcf1-9a97-4e53-8334-7db6f05eac36/PXL_20251214_161720296%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out One of our favorite trails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14201123-ffe2-4bb5-a65e-44bf7c65b22c/PXL_20251214_163337634.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Happy days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7264dfcd-2172-4f0e-b580-e85c782259bc/PXL_20251214_171206505%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Heading back from the trail head to the border to go back to Argentina, we were not going all the way to O”Higgins, where the road ends in Chile as you cannot cross with a vehicle there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/297ac05c-a7c9-4c12-9991-df18340a6ee0/original_2d57292c-3324-4d02-8ebf-286f4cb3f0fe_PXL_20251214_174505147.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The southern most border you can cross between Chile and Argentina - just a one man show. He checked our documents and waved us on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf5f406d-f30e-42f9-b98f-2e071dde079d/PXL_20260109_100550322.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Our first night in sight of the mountains of Torres del Paine - wild camping outside the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98b4a06b-3eec-46b5-8673-3745156786bf/original_db9bd506-b858-439e-8073-c585a8870561_PXL_20260109_103755734.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We loved seeing the Argentinian flightless birds - we know them as Rheas but locally called Choique, usually seen in herds running away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/541f092c-7953-436c-8091-7730d798c97d/PXL_20260109_115634990.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We never saw a puma but saw plenty of warnings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/840057c3-b89a-4335-a055-019e7cc6b9fb/PXL_20260109_113823239%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out We quickly realized that we were not the only ones with the idea of doing this hike on such a perfect day in summer. We found the trail to be fairly full of large guided hiking groups which created regular choke points. This is the line to cross a suspension bridge with a two-person maximum weight restriction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc77913d-5c2e-4067-b9e5-1925e8bbc98c/PXL_20260109_124440898.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out But the adventure is real https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8db821f-f80b-4304-aa74-adebbf5ad67f/PXL_20260109_131801754.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Chileno Refugio - stopping point serving food and beverages and a place to spend the night. We had brought our own food so kept going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79e16d2c-b98f-4e26-85c3-54015104fdc1/original_266ac00a-36e4-43db-9864-ca93396321bf_PXL_20260109_160241638.NIGHT.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hikers backed up heading into the final steep approach to the lake. The line extends across the entire width of the photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d50029c7-a0c9-4bca-9151-adfbfe1ae31b/PXL_20260109_153339637.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out And we made it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07ffd6eb-b475-4715-8003-0aa5305c1c46/original_0e522601-3f42-4902-86ac-06ae42905d5d_PXL_20260109_154531758.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out The moment we saw the view we forgot our aching knees and backs and couldn’t stop smiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/678a6e6f-3be0-469f-991b-a1f73e884782/PXL_20260109_211454638%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out But it was a long hike back out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f2e0cdc-f5f5-4b97-8e40-015dbf30932c/PXL_20260110_120535083%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from Laguna Azul camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f998bbce-2ee5-4b91-b7fb-09d9c95f24d4/PXL_20260110_133205271.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Stretching our legs on a short hike the next day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/248efbe3-c18e-4e52-ab20-ed0b6c3599a8/PXL_20260110_145643076%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a18a6810-86df-4d6b-833f-9ca0b001bd3a/PXL_20260110_150031954%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Doing our truck posing thing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8537bcf7-26f6-4db0-a369-95e278d9568c/PXL_20260110_194622484%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from Camping Lago Pehoe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e6b9aab-225e-48ec-93ae-bfff8b46c0f3/PXL_20260111_122302189%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out View from Puente Weber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96353b0c-9dc4-437d-b899-3654a4cd3b47/PXL_20260111_142741398%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Crossing the suspension bridge - a much later start in the morning meant no crowds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a18f602-404d-4c56-a116-05799881ff9d/PXL_20260111_142808696%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Glacial rivers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76bc4846-5226-4e61-baa3-62ae4ab94cdf/PXL_20260111_150013966%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hike to Las Cuernos - much flatter than to the Mirador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7556e9c5-ae23-4357-bcfc-d6131eb9e145/PXL_20260111_170541888%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Still beautiful though https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b796fcd6-b6e0-4777-aab9-fe66f2611f44/PXL_20260111_180351292%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Last part of the six mile trail curves along the coast of Lake Nordenskjöld https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd9b4f25-a06e-48fe-9089-09a6b72e8844/PXL_20260111_192705691.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Last part of the trail is steep and rocky - Dawn’s favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20ddc72b-faa2-4f27-9bc4-63fcf8ec6a52/PXL_20260111_185157885.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Our spot for the night - they use ground mounted roof top tents because of the steep terrain. We laughed that our most expensive night in Chile was in a roof top tent ($220 for the night). But it was a spectacular hike and location and splurged on the meal plan ($130 for two people) too so were treated to a hot three course dinner served family style on inside picnic benches - which felt luxurious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa7bb8b6-1c23-4b58-84fb-808a214e5f05/PXL_20260112_094248970%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hike out the next morning - sunlight on the glacial melt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/455cd8b7-4a46-4071-8878-2b04ab98e658/PXL_20260113_184209994%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Driving to the Penguin Reserve - passing an old “ghost town” - a ranch built in 1876 falling into disrepair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7b0eb9d-db1b-4f30-92a6-1a79bb3871b9/PXL_20260113_181759799%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Complete with ships falling apart on the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc6ec8d5-e994-4a4d-a0b2-34b25f0431d7/PXL_20260114_132814818.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Pinguino Rey! Some of them were molting which meant staying out of the cold water until their feathers re-grew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2730f324-83f2-4343-b67f-b7121f0036d9/PXL_20260114_135201931%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out It was nesting seaon which is what brought them to this spot. The male and female parents take turns guarding the nest while the other partner heads into the sea to eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22fa1e83-6da8-404c-8a9e-e25bd148b690/original_630cd654-4b77-4b0a-8e36-05c44f6dd105_PXL_20260114_133210651.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out They were brilliantly colored with their orange markings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bfc920f0-a8af-4974-9700-76713feaf45a/PXL_20260114_142559286.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Hanging out - they make a sound like a small trumpeting elephant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03284641-bcc7-4a2f-8d16-2afece9a5bba/PXL_20260114_173446786%7E2.jpg Blog - Chile - Make it stand out Taking the ferry back from the King Penguin Reserve area to make our final border crossing from Chile to Argentina https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/taiwan monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f25c8b2-885b-40f1-8020-594b24829805/PXL_20250708_005943457%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Downtown Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c91565e2-657e-4ef1-9f7d-6e73d0c435e5/PXL_20250708_073703196.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Friendly, colorful cartoon like characters were a common site in Taiwan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8408605-a6c8-4a2c-9763-e70a26d93b4d/PXL_20250708_073430823%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Even in the middle of the city, gardens flourished in side alleys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3de77a01-62b1-4f66-9ca5-e209e76544b3/PXL_20250708_073812334%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out A cacophony of colors and products everywhere we looked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/121607ca-e5fb-4033-ba68-0656274cc383/PXL_20250708_074225374%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Dried fungi - a popular street stall item https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df439049-373a-48fa-9b6e-fbbd9ea9b143/PXL_20250708_075000116%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Every kind of garlic and ginger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4337fa56-d649-490f-8e30-2de187ba03f4/PXL_20250708_075457815.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Colorful paper lanterns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47bc2629-263e-4864-b7d8-b0b511745f88/PXL_20250708_080133938%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Afternoon walk along the Tamsui River in Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4403cdc-6c1a-4247-865d-af7e19d66a54/PXL_20250708_081339962%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Colorful street art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9c7a2bc-d310-4c08-a27e-b271605526a3/PXL_20250708_085446226%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Murals near the Taipei Cinema Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c717821-b139-43b6-8b18-c94356df325a/PXL_20250708_090647167%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Pedestrian shopping area (apparently motor scooters allowed too) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2bd39a76-7633-4d3d-bd27-77385ca45782/PXL_20250708_092024923%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Taking in city life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2cb7ad07-22b3-4a62-854c-08c6ae77dff7/PXL_20250708_092141527%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Red House Theater Building - built in 1908, now a cultural center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca4fcb6d-955a-4a17-9517-03c4b7357d13/PXL_20250708_100749270%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out More intriguing street art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef5dff0b-09cf-40d2-a4a9-3c1e97e669d5/PXL_20250709_063151980.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Taipei 101 - a 101 floor skyscraper which was once the world’s tallest building until the Burj Khalifa was built in Dubai in 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af55c2aa-3041-499d-92d3-458d192a2ed4/PXL_20250709_065307133%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out City garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60f9c689-c0ce-4734-9b4d-8c1240211fb5/PXL_20250709_074046722%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out National Theater, Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6f5dd4cb-0a6f-4aa5-970d-7757ac465df6/PXL_20250709_074431733.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Liberty Square, Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/831fe3ce-5f93-488a-a887-cb741194b83a/PXL_20250709_074534969%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b018c71-6713-4870-b497-b661178620a7/PXL_20250709_074601588%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e108f0ca-3c11-4283-af43-85cb1a440e86/PXL_20250710_024056744.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Leaving on the train from Taipei, a 90 minute ride to our next stop, Jiufen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1bd9f49-bc6c-4bc3-89c0-336e41ea83c3/PXL_20250710_051805174%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Ocean views across the rooftops of Jiufen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7da701a9-1a0c-4982-8112-866d11203824/PXL_20250710_034237051.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Narrow streets lined with tourists and shops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8635eb86-4ad1-42d9-a6ba-ee2be941dc47/PXL_20250710_033954003.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Making our way up the hill to our guesthouse, mosaic representing the early mining days along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d573c60f-636f-45ab-afe3-7a9a488471d8/PXL_20250710_033934303.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Cats everywhere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a30c8a3-e882-4f3e-b57c-b0c5be714681/PXL_20250710_033822848.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10a311e9-90e3-48f3-85a2-fada178c5e78/PXL_20250710_033759334.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out The village is also famous for its tea houses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3cc6c0c-fcd3-43a5-96f9-c965926380d8/PXL_20250710_032933674.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out And beautifully carved old temples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68a8ad92-2fbd-4667-a980-a1803c5847c6/PXL_20250710_052044531%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/981d930a-55dc-4a8d-b292-be73b0faae89/PXL_20250710_052614784%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whimsically decorated Jiufen old town shops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b3f36fe-1164-4711-9399-4ee39a4393ac/original_a498d822-10d5-4983-9b6f-a23a7a475ded_PXL_20250710_052824465.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Shoe shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4747e5b-5884-4d97-95c9-c4dc54f29c42/PXL_20250710_053337449%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Lots of dumplings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/233d0678-6fdf-49c7-a9d0-7894daeca6ad/original_6e0605a3-4f5e-4111-9654-23292a8ed4bb_PXL_20250710_053344730%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Chop stick stall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2785d9f3-35c0-441a-8a49-4564f92af9db/PXL_20250710_054950393%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Every kind of fried fish and squid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2e46a3c-786c-4f6d-a55c-7eb35b362737/PXL_20250710_055048669.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Beautifully carved temples in the hills above town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61f34794-2dda-4ee0-a8d3-954477c28d87/PXL_20250710_064312320%7E3.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b435b30-9ae4-46a3-ba75-7fc1bc367c15/PXL_20250710_072151241.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Visiting an old gold mine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ce4fc8e-bd4d-421f-a007-fb3b9fe393ee/PXL_20250710_073958125.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Touching a 220kg gold bar currently valued at over $693 million https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1c5eb45-40a1-42f5-bc01-cc7c04de8263/PXL_20250710_074522928.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Walking from the gold mining museum into the nearby hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02487aab-4e50-47ff-a508-aeddd0f9b275/PXL_20250710_075350047%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5c99556-80b7-4a67-901d-5f545c9093cf/PXL_20250710_075653738%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Andy taking a reading break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98c297f0-d5a1-4cf2-8d1a-3524f9852e95/PXL_20250710_081130346%7E3.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/143188aa-28f5-46e2-8b88-6bb5acc0fbac/PXL_20250711_014959075%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Walking back out of town to the bus, colorful lanterns line the streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93894f04-3b2c-4520-aaa6-9a25077e93ad/PXL_20250711_015116566.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Tribute to the area’s gold mining history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c73574b2-7f1c-42be-a5d7-36136b1157dc/PXL_20250711_104239942%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Visiting the enormous night market for dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57d35f96-b214-409b-b0d6-e6a3f3305373/PXL_20250711_104727129.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out We opted for delicious pancakes with hot sauce (based on the fact that there was a long line of locals so we assumed it would be good - it was) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e85eff01-29bc-4a37-b596-d47db95a8313/PXL_20250711_105756118.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out A very popular place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19d0ada5-3d9a-4caf-9f8d-b5a18e81ddb5/PXL_20250712_040607041%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out View across the mountains at Taroko Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9c44631-e0e7-4c4f-bbda-4a3e53ea730c/PXL_20250712_043601191.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Walking in the gorge road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94483b04-6c45-4767-8253-2b09321a1d3b/PXL_20250714_035258973%7E3.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Wandering from temple to temple in Tainan City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2830621b-4509-467e-944c-21ccdd6c76a4/PXL_20250714_035734077%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47c7b061-5c3d-4f73-850e-aec9bfb924dc/PXL_20250714_035756394%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Including the beautiful side alleys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d6dc689a-8e53-4863-af60-66204769f884/PXL_20250714_035837741%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb2f6ad3-e88b-4a17-8ff4-3f0d5e96048e/PXL_20250714_040014082%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7153c0e-534d-4ccd-be66-d569e0c628c9/PXL_20250714_040218658%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d23a75ca-48a1-4970-9c15-d478c331958f/PXL_20250714_040605589%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73820cb4-d71f-4579-8483-7d9fb2028dbe/PXL_20250714_040630368%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1184e681-1327-42c8-89d8-4b5a28043abe/PXL_20250714_040856870%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out And still appreciating the street art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13304d93-baec-4fdb-94b5-f679b084c41e/PXL_20250714_074936533%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43197fed-a238-4235-af59-3ea6c0616f2a/PXL_20250714_075205810%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/159cbb4b-18b7-4ea8-b437-ef4fa3474bd9/PXL_20250714_075407801%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cc2b35f-e585-4a43-9eca-8c52b4222f84/PXL_20250714_075826724%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/296cc498-a65e-4140-b1c0-c69b94c68270/PXL_20250714_081121624%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1dad91b6-7c55-44fc-a0e5-1f0a39822795/PXL_20250714_082829399%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1ee4da7-810b-471b-b246-2e3ecb1feff5/PXL_20250714_083028338%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59478513-1398-487d-9e46-b8d1098b5f4d/PXL_20250714_084859103%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79e64ada-011b-4f2c-9a5f-0a37bcdedb57/PXL_20250715_060011132.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out On the way up the mountain, everyone’s phones started buzzing with national alerts. The first alert was to shelter in place due to a military operation (!). We exchanged looks with other tourists, but none of the locals on the bus were worried at all so we ignored it as they did. It turned out that the Taiwanese government was holding practice drills in case of a Chinese invasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57885221-44f3-40d2-a2c1-d748cfb7e1d2/PXL_20250715_074816868.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Beautiful huge trees in Alishan National Scenic Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bcb46fbf-9391-4bf8-96ad-4763ec20a66c/PXL_20250715_075747545.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Tourist railway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4262a9fb-fef9-43c0-94f9-471899335427/PXL_20250716_030604111%7E3.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Andy is in his element, it reminded us of the redwood forests where we lived for over 20 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f99de825-c451-4ca5-b894-4a77aef5d1c2/PXL_20250716_030952197%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/276015dd-3356-402c-9617-173e78844fdf/PXL_20250716_034408860.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Hiked up to a scenic overlook but the mountain peaks are hiding in the fog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbca62a5-60be-4a1a-aec4-bdf2e258a945/PXL_20250716_041734937%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out In our ultra light packing we neglected to bring rain coats so purchased these fashion statements from the 7-11 for $1 each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2a06351-773b-4a2b-8469-ad1d31901a14/PXL_20250716_042207531.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b93d07da-209e-4c06-9c31-427172f4a4a7/PXL_20250716_044716818%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out It was pouring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02356266-b510-4eae-b143-1903d2ea675a/PXL_20250717_024653497.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4127ba6e-7be3-4ab7-88b7-3ed4450bb9d1/PXL_20250717_020823986%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out The hills cleared for a moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37cc3f97-910b-4217-87a0-11cfcf669e02/PXL_20250717_024452683%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e831b7f-62d0-4a77-9ee5-73860b844745/PXL_20250717_024927049%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cd614d9-f53d-45eb-a1e6-b4887c739997/PXL_20250717_041706159.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out The highest 7-Eleven in the world at over 7,000 feet. As another aside, we loved the 7-Elevens in Asia, they were always cool when it was hot outside, had great inexpensive coffee and drinks and even decent food to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1a00ad3-01f6-4dad-af13-2944c440360e/PXL_20250717_083958344%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Walking trails around Sun Moon Lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1d1ea2e-863d-4d43-a1dc-a47dfe2589ad/PXL_20250717_084421541%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out We based ourselves out of the town of Yuchi, staying in a small native run guest house which was covered in images of the tribal totem - owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd071c29-751d-4dee-9412-7fea81959844/PXL_20250718_020320402%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7905832a-c3bf-442a-82e4-820fe2c74e79/PXL_20250718_024600441%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Finding the path no one else was on https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ccb7171-92bd-4659-976e-20d1405d3dc9/PXL_20250718_030434987.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out In terms of wildlife, it seems that two of these things are not like the other https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52f8b03d-d94e-4fe8-ae30-8c53b718dc6d/PXL_20250718_030725786%7E2.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out The color of the lake was beautiful in the sunlight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61acc7fe-1a0c-4807-b403-d9ac5a78832c/PXL_20250718_110301857.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Grabbing our last street food in Taiwan - fried potato on a stick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/732a0a4e-c016-45e4-b362-ade675f839d7/PXL_20250718_111327017.jpg Blog - Taiwan - Make it stand out Andy looking forward to our dinner (maybe not the healthiest, but still satisfying) https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/east-asia monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ea13818-155f-48fc-80eb-f1a6f66705b0/PXL_20250601_074843405%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Street mural in George Town, Malaysia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a999aba-8b57-4ae8-96e2-243d694ed2d3/Cambodia.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Driving the length of Cambodia in a last ditch attempt to be able to cross into Thailand with the truck from the most remote border possible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c65c304c-b576-4891-ad98-d887a134ef26/PXL_20250512_091949619.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn stress eating Chupa Chups, her favorite candy in the hotel room in Port Sihanoukville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/026d9c41-ba54-479c-991f-a99e24278b89/PXL_20250513_032801137.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Not by any stretch a lovely city, we still found some places to walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b1ce0fe2-1432-446d-88bf-eaf62650ebde/PXL_20250515_063454073.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out But it was REALLY hot for us. Dawn- red sweaty and miserable after being outside for an hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ba49177-6206-4da5-bfc9-6afb97318bb0/PXL_20250516_084804074.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Feeling more cheerful in Kampot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90494638-d291-451b-9604-4d75324ae907/PXL_20250517_033148193%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Riverside walk in Kampot - an appealing pleasant city with a thriving riverfront filled with restaurants catering to local and foreign tourists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b940c02f-81e4-4c3d-aaa4-97015517d145/PXL_20250517_042139720%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Exploring the countryside around Kampot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7bef58d-ede4-4f9c-be21-8e830c39379d/PXL_20250517_042731716%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb56e559-addd-41c7-87d8-5a761d67716d/PXL_20250517_043136854%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Hindu cave temple built in the 7th century dedicated to the god Shiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f770f310-47d6-4708-89ec-48dd53e70226/PXL_20250517_043338092.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Impressive and eerie at the same time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1a71879-1316-4161-9356-9db83c20839d/PXL_20250517_054337083%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Pepper plants at a spice farm outside of Kampot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f50e2e69-2049-4eea-9585-6f4e08ff9223/PXL_20250517_054621593.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Handsome lizard posing for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f1616d2-d63f-45cd-a538-9c32deed0b78/PXL_20250517_072526766.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Shrimp at the Krong Kaeb fish market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69b63955-a870-4718-8a6a-00e1b97f0857/PXL_20250517_072534670.RAW-02.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Yummy squid -seafood was varied and excellent in the area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d89f44d-1b1d-4d83-84b8-656cde6fedb8/PXL_20250517_081543938%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Colonial buildings in old town Kampot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8581a0f-8adb-4528-b2d2-0166742cdab2/PXL_20250518_113655832%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Kampot riverwalk lit up at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3b177d5-3bb9-4c73-a765-400be713a2df/PXL_20250519_093030003.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn took the time to get a haircut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4c75d51-b605-4ddc-8dc5-8a74763c09cf/PXL_20250519_093050917.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Hairdresser Mony, a beautiful and kind soul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f02f3db4-c616-4453-903d-1456602c0402/PXL_20250521_043111224%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Buddhist temples at Preah Monivong Bokor National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b691cd31-5698-4074-8df8-eace920d1d61/PXL_20250521_043322408.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f555b980-d24c-4d14-bfbb-db61f1e9cac6/PXL_20250521_050918666.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Hiking in the lava flows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2e2766f-44b2-4dc2-b330-4017787cd6de/PXL_20250521_052136346%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Pitcher plants in the wild! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc8da1e8-9561-4376-ae10-f4decebaae5c/PXL_20250521_053100844%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Andy having fun on a hike in the lava formations at Preah Monivong Bokor National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b057ce91-8dce-4536-83d7-246b1da485c4/PXL_20250521_082543129.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Celebratory hamburger after we get promising news from a freight forwarder about trucking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c84493d-1b89-4901-a390-3fe5cd0bdb24/PXL_20250522_105553226%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Bassac street - full of trendy bars and restaurants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62f57527-b06b-4e01-9e7a-63008ba60512/PXL_20250523_042848322.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Visiting the Royal Palace in Cambodia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1fbb5d1a-5e4d-4130-bf36-05dd4345dfcb/PXL_20250523_042713052%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Royal Palace of Cambodia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4c25f72-e1fa-44a0-b621-981c9a5070a0/PXL_20250523_042740523%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out The gardens and ornate architecture were spectacular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/347a430c-9ad5-4630-af2b-c25491dbb902/PXL_20250523_043334816%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out The palace is still the official residence of the king https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/233134d3-f1d5-46ea-b7c0-8cd5ed8b4025/PXL_20250523_044026892%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Today the king holds a largely ceremonial role but is still a great source of national pride and unity. The current king was locked in the Royal Palace with his family during the terrorizing reign of Pol Pot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a618242f-7fb2-410c-b705-e99f1bf4cfda/PXL_20250523_044202683.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Building of the complex started in 1866 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/308e067d-913f-4379-bd5d-7ab68278a408/PXL_20250523_052937922%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Beautiful lotus flower in the palace gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98c368ab-d979-4c48-af0a-273298df4e13/PXL_20250524_024711751.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out While Dawn loved the traditional noodles for breakfast Andy is ready for some pancakes and bacon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22c47f9e-8092-4813-887d-be6533edfd53/PXL_20250524_085418898.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Downtown market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a65eecc-0956-4484-b283-af5eb926bf97/PXL_20250527_042733015%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Gorgeous Buddhist temple we ran into on our wanderings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e32ffe6e-294f-4756-91a0-c00d34baed98/PXL_20250523_054041693.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Walk along the riverfront in Phnom Penh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95294eab-857d-4d92-b8d2-2475f949955c/PXL_20250527_052537189%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25799aa3-e7c5-48d8-8619-df7b6729457a/PXL_20250529_003606856.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dumping rain at our hotel near the border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2aaa2144-95ba-47a3-8efb-ea8ee0c2e56a/PXL_20250529_034239723.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out After many complicated conversations on the Cambodian side where officials told us we would not be let into Thailand with our truck, we finally were able to walk across and find our shipping contact who explained what was happening to the officials and loaded our truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97aa1377-b3bc-4bfa-a0d9-dd10495a657b/PXL_20250529_035037197%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Here we go! The truck was sealed by Thai customs to ensure it would not be offloaded. We said goodbye to it and hopped in the car with Ms. King (who had arranged for the transport), who drove us to Trat in Thailand where we would take a bus to Bangkok and fly to Malaysia to meet the truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43c94f00-9976-4d9a-a8f9-137db55fd982/IMG-20250531-WA0006+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Picking up our truck at the Thailand-Malaysia border. It was a site for sore eyes to walk across the border and see it there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15b5e459-9143-409d-a80b-de94730e9bdf/Malayasia.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our driving route through Malaysia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e169c9b-0a72-4224-8d4c-aa51e4aa7372/PXL_20250601_063856079%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Murals in old town George Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c84a2137-2151-4f62-bb12-f72409aef3d6/PXL_20250601_072938590%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30388f80-c55f-48f3-8eae-d679e17a0c17/PXL_20250601_073132698%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df80ca5b-7aac-4aa7-b64d-11ab1a831615/PXL_20250601_073914813%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f96e1be4-7254-4f45-aee6-c25866b43ecc/PXL_20250601_074455269%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Wealthy Chinese merchant homes are scattered throughout the old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39c4bbb7-55d1-434e-ba37-92e09af1e806/PXL_20250601_075546337.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db8a8378-a832-4522-9978-22c603efbc2a/PXL_20250601_075623794%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Temple with statues of Chinese deities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48b88360-c633-4897-9925-603625f6d086/PXL_20250601_081832366.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn joined in the mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44b120c8-4ce0-4713-ab7a-34125574b4a1/PXL_20250601_083733809%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out The streets are busy - filled with excellent cafes and shops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8754107-fd14-4e8e-adec-6d72dabdb191/PXL_20250601_084706128.RAW-01.COVER+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Stunning architecture everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fdc1e515-eecf-4076-82a6-06cf01be3941/PXL_20250602_031454175%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out In the fabric district we managed to capture this mural with its subject who worked at a sewing maching nearby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e981e613-ec07-460f-9fcc-d4026764f9a0/PXL_20250602_040058198%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Even when the buildings were more run down they were beautiful in their own unique way. Andy is not as fascinated as Dawn by the murals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/482b810e-e0ff-489f-8a9b-f064a95b1d1c/PXL_20250602_040052994%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e678912-465a-4693-bbb2-0039e5a93b07/PXL_20250604_031940479.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Heading out on the trail for valley views of the tea plantations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22e77f70-c247-457e-a670-ba5af9929ec9/PXL_20250604_033548185.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn taking a breath before tackling the next rooty cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4cbc9ed8-11aa-4efd-b149-af956b243362/PXL_20250604_034232883%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Some places even had ladders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/abce7b26-c986-41d7-b4e9-e5783e50659c/PXL_20250604_042223145%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out But once we reached the top it was worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc86a419-7cd4-4ecf-915d-b3633a011620/PXL_20250604_044653520.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Although the downward trail was perhaps even more rugged - and overgrown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28016ee0-6cf0-43ef-b204-bd758a35534c/PXL_20250604_062652237.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Arriving at the vast expanse of tea plantations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/689ce22b-874b-4c9c-a0c5-2a0d6d0a8ba7/PXL_20250605_095215669.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our first view of the famous towers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5c542ef-6e3d-422f-a826-4347fe4f4752/PXL_20250624_021636742%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Amazingly we found safe, secure parking in downtown Kuala Lumpur in sight of the towers- $4 a day. This parking lot became a home base as we did some side excursions to nearby countries and islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b270a069-7b90-4176-bdb6-1b8185f513e6/PXL_20250624_101225928%7E3.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur. The tallest buildings in the world until Taiwan beat them out with the Taipei 101 in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ccc43280-4e0a-4bd9-a0e6-66036328dbd1/PXL_20250720_062727791.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out We booked into a beautiful bed and breakfast downtown to make it easier to explore (and free on our credit card points, thank you Chase Sapphire, no we do not get points for the endorsement but the card had served us well - we rarely pay for a big city hotel). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a656a6ed-9008-4ef6-95c1-bfd9ede7c56d/PXL_20250720_085955959.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Beautiful old Chinese temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/405cbc24-e834-4cdd-9f36-b28c6d4dabd8/PXL_20250721_025120666%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Colorfully painted port side buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1eec500-3b11-4acd-b7d9-147f5453ad23/PXL_20250721_030302008%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Portuguese fort from the 15th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46d235e7-cbfd-4870-be18-a6022c11194d/original_fd56669b-bec7-4a2f-b91c-9de260bb0f77_PXL_20250721_052739491.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Now it was time for Andy to get a haircut. It was an excellent cut but Dawn was struggling to maintain a straight face as Andy kindly put up with having copious amounts of product put in his hair - he has never been and probably never will be again so stylishly coiffed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b413a9a-f4d6-41cf-a5b5-4fae9fa31a07/PXL_20250721_060940077.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Definitely a colorful city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa9272ed-619b-42c8-b17f-5dcfa86351ed/PXL_20250721_061438079%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Street art Malacca style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7fcf6be-02ad-420a-bde9-19efe3290f79/PXL_20250721_074710465%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out The tuk tuks were decorated beyond anything we had ever seen before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc2eb95d-6682-462b-adc7-98f150000f33/PXL_20250721_080418690.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Historic tourist walking street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c2b938d9-60c9-46a0-8d9f-2932c66fba31/PXL_20250721_081004734%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Another beautiful Chinese temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/210e362c-ceb4-4a12-812c-532d1bc1f0e0/PXL_20250607_083710783.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Andy is really happy that we are finally hitting mango season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/535977a8-5a69-4598-89f8-0b67ada05b25/PXL_20250608_030046187%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Looking out over the valley where the Japanese prisoners of war and local Thai people were forced to work endlessly clearing rocks and jungle to build a railroad to supply the Japanese war effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47826b20-a6f4-440b-b6a9-fa3a9cbbe071/PXL_20250608_034011099%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out We walked through “Hell Fire Canyon” where the railway was being built. The name came from the fact that prisoners were forced to work by torchlight at night. Maybe we were overthinking it but the canyon felt sad and unsettling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f9b3ba7-030f-4915-9f77-8a1a9379ffcf/PXL_20250608_051232722%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Section of the railway built by the prisoners which is still operational https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a134fc4-a883-4339-be29-5d26309307d6/PXL_20250608_080348142.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Walking back over the bridge over the Kwai river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d40b8a56-d818-403b-ab35-7ddfdf94f526/PXL_20250608_082339931%7E3.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Graveyard where prisoners who worked on the railway are now buried https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3b920ec8-2e48-45eb-9213-e40bfeb828c4/PXL_20250608_114918145.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Nighttime in Bangkok - a lively city that never sleeps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1369bc53-abd1-4479-a10c-595ab8777444/PXL_20250609_024450256%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out We may have been carrying backpacks but we mostly think we are too old for hostels so secured a small hotel room with a great view. Quite a change from truck life, but we appreciated the toilet, shower and especially A/C.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e24b8a8-3a9d-4826-a755-35c844a4cd85/PXL_20250609_043530959.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Visit to the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok. Built in 1782 by King Rama I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e23a74b-21d7-41c2-ad3d-d02f25f408d6/PXL_20250609_043941264.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out In additional to royal and administrative buildings, the complex included the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53412779-f052-4b7b-aef3-72c7182d75c4/PXL_20250609_045328803.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out The architecture was some of the most impressive we have ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/768af26f-88b2-4ed4-a50b-e2288f8e29f9/PXL_20250609_050139775%7E3.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out The Emerald Buddha has a long history, first appearing in the 15th century in Chiang Rai and moved to this site in Bangkok in 1784 when King Rama built the temple for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e60c468d-b6e8-4325-9493-0b9d6777e210/PXL_20250609_045448410.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out The detail with the stonework, carving and tile was exquisite. Unfortunately no pictures were allowed inside the Temple of the Emerald Buddha but it was beautiful to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea259d9b-2b37-49f3-97b8-b42ca72d7efc/PXL_20250609_050911543%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8313fbc-916d-4871-8654-78769dce7d93/PXL_20250609_051238260.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aaf1ac6b-1090-49ca-935b-d2bd1143659d/PXL_20250609_051620145%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc783e21-c3d1-4f20-90b3-dd093695c896/PXL_20250609_051710764%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01759d45-307d-438d-8aca-451a75b94185/PXL_20250609_065255091.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out 150 feet long reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, largest in Thailand, representing Buddha at the final moment before he enters nirvana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1357003-308e-45c4-a3d1-c0211a7abef4/PXL_20250610_031525228.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Makes our truck load with our camper seem small https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea182257-18a6-4cd5-8c58-e1879027ac14/PXL_20250610_042157616.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Floating market stalls built along canals with historic homes. Stalls now mostly sell souvenirs for tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4b82e19-7303-4790-b07a-195f08be3a4c/PXL_20250610_042240170.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Some of the vendors are still selling everyday needs like produce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67b50a82-ebf6-4e44-9fb8-24b5a360e479/PXL_20250610_042436649%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/add6af42-7ed3-4c53-81c5-c3832343f57b/PXL_20250610_042620985.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out But most of the boats on the canal are filled with tourists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbbdff96-9ea7-4423-85f7-66c174f30b52/original_cad2ef2a-b1af-4ed4-bd11-9c2bf6e07be7_PXL_20250610_052222669.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out We still had a fun experience seeing it and getting photo bombed by our boat driver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f830cc38-0843-4301-aa8f-314e0808024a/PXL_20250610_072851535%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a0c2c91-31bc-4f58-a8fe-48d29e2b8edf/PXL_20250610_064322782%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Vendors set up right along the train tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60e5614c-1467-464d-9b38-d17f2a1bb2d0/PXL_20250610_072428845.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acab9c4e-dfbe-4d6d-acfc-78633474f415/PXL_20250610_072910192.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Everyone tucks in as the train comes through https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da6d4e11-963a-4caa-9955-f78656d4caae/PXL_20250610_073001404.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Acknowledging the craziness of the moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fbb2b768-2bdc-4cca-87bf-8905094d5acd/PXL_20250610_073121321.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Then all of the awnings popped back up after the train passes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7027ae37-7609-43f5-9859-b3af8578387e/PXL_20250611_080650326.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Buddhist temples in Chiang Mai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2782f326-300a-434a-8484-3b14be2cf9d4/PXL_20250611_095249182.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out School children sorting through mangos to be given away at a temple. They gave us a bag and we tried to pay but they refused. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9a87f89-1db7-4c9d-ba95-3b6b1ae1db66/PXL_20250611_095429808.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53332faa-a3be-4011-bb20-ab3ddde400e9/PXL_20250612_020135886.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Refreshing mango and passion fruit smoothie break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2248880b-bf68-449b-9905-61ef177f0451/PXL_20250611_100127244%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/822759b8-0b20-45ab-9efa-4103ecfdc8f6/PXL_20250612_041104003.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Adding gold leaf to the Buddha representing the day of your birth. Dawn is was born on a Monday so this is the “stop the fighting” Buddha - very appropriate. Andy was born on the day of the reclining Buddha - no comment but he does love a power nap.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31cf62d2-5b9a-4f93-9146-37ffd885ff57/PXL_20250612_044311700%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9999cc05-9226-4fce-acf4-bbaf9e96576d/PXL_20250612_045046930%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out So many temples it was overwhelming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31924385-95d6-42d7-ac8b-8250a774d282/PXL_20250613_022541519.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out So much unique and interesting architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4180aed-9cb2-4a96-8aa0-67294d0851ad/PXL_20250613_032416914%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Hike in the hills above Chiang Mai - temple being taken over by the jungle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24c83d57-0aab-478d-a11a-439654e272df/PXL_20250613_033823279%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Andy taking a temple touring break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1abcdb65-0021-4665-86df-8f4edc76bf9a/PXL_20250613_034011233%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/104dcf29-9646-4191-ba36-8e84f8baaac6/PXL_20250613_075035117.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn’s end of day latte - that is art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9daceaba-7035-4067-907e-0a489acb1401/PXL_20250616_085742637%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Village of Bukit Lawang in Northern Sumatra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c5c1d95-cb2f-4c99-aadf-d19d8e1f4f48/PXL_20250616_090704776.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out An evening wander around the small but charming village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3400d17-96fa-452e-9f24-596e6b1f94ff/PXL_20250616_090907050%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Andy is impressed by the size of those leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40dd8ca1-ed78-414b-9ae1-dbcb25431762/PXL_20250619_025626099%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our cabin at Sumatra Thomas Monkey House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e26fbe44-b98c-4e04-89a7-e162ee4ca66b/PXL_20250617_030533908%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Into the jungle we go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79df0b86-68c8-4e24-8dd8-a7a3feb3c5c2/PXL_20250617_054646844%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out First sighting - a Thomas Monkey - we had never seen one before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72fe2007-7042-43ec-85aa-f7562b05e829/PXL_20250617_080429227+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/409714b3-2d33-4097-b2fc-81b5b485324f/PXL_20250617_080521341%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c9fa127-ecb9-4ec5-a9bd-d62eaf2a6651/PXL_20250617_080957934.RAW-02.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98adb669-06cb-4925-9368-18e618cb9e66/PXL_20250617_080623122+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Orangutan acrobatics behind Andy’s head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a41c2cd-f7b9-4f78-8d51-7169562db391/PXL_20250618_045916842+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out We even saw gibbons! Also which we had never seen before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1dc0ef55-a76f-4276-b100-b64832154dca/PXL_20250618_031309212%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our jungle accommodations - basic but all we needed. It was hot and wet. We were each provided with a sleeping pad and mosquito net. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac839bd7-11a1-48ec-b1aa-c80afad0c160/PXL_20250618_053027253+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out And the next morning - more orangutans, this one with a baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e87e00b5-7c03-48df-b8da-d3da97ec77a0/PXL_20250618_071016798.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out This one at ground level https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7a98edc-47ce-449d-bbe8-e35204dac5c2/PXL_20250618_060511225%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our guides made fantastic local food - this was our morning fruit snack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9755b91f-e5ad-44f2-9b6e-0e7dc6ff99f0/PXL_20250617_073449879.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out But the trail was TOUGH! We were at least 30 years older than our fellow travelers. But we made it - phew. The down hillls were tough on Dawn and her knees but one of the guides cheerfully hung back when she was slow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c30f918e-fefa-448d-9c61-b20ea833aa37/original_eec720da-df76-45a5-9612-4b7dae9f5a5c_PXL_20250618_135147129+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out A celebratory dinner with our fellow trekkers when we got back to the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c3f1257-3ff9-4d7a-8cf2-bb96092c3424/PXL_20250620_104513095.RAW-01.COVER%7E3+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Walking the shore of Lake Toba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67b263ca-0448-45e8-b581-e56ab2d865a1/PXL_20250621_042554047%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Traditional Batak house - surprisingly cool inside with its peaked roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e555bae6-9357-43f7-a4ed-317d77dd4f26/PXL_20250621_044917529.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/039b5a93-69a6-44e5-9f52-909f7b5338ba/original_35513b10-9f77-46e1-9357-ab9ff6c142eb_PXL_20250623_011840327+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn had to purchase a mask from a local carver - the mask is hung outside a house to provide protection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c88467b0-7eb0-4325-9295-6d76dd756252/PXL_20250626_010048535.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Now that is a lot of chicken on a motorcycle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0e290aa-59ee-401b-b14e-7eb4d5372df9/PXL_20250626_030141924%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out First we took the local ferry out to the Gili islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a26a5d3-eedb-41f2-b874-1fe2d0506c38/PXL_20250628_093338120%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our “cruise” ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4696cf68-dfef-4df6-b513-988b4c43e8f1/PXL_20250628_124549273.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our room down in the bowels of the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8aa347b-9b4e-45a2-8470-ca134f834bf2/PXL_20250630_003113787.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Gorgeous scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e12669a-30fb-437c-a3e4-3bc376b33ced/PXL_20250630_021542066.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Found a huge Komodo dragon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5ac15e5e-0233-46a0-b304-abc60c1f601a/PXL_20250630_021339738%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our guide taking the picture - they had simple sticks as protection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73910bdb-c477-4f39-9e52-d86571fa93a2/IMG-20250701-WA0001%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Our happy boat group glad to be at the national park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7906884-3e40-4efa-b548-b107bd66f552/PXL_20250630_073355138%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Beautiful sandy beach along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/489a0c5f-9d6b-4e80-8e91-6ada00bb6c64/PXL_20250630_073929289%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1737dba8-147f-4957-a8de-5925115ba47d/PXL_20250630_092023000%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Island sunset hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e5bb6df-8589-4f0d-8e0c-b74009554d70/PXL_20250630_093436492.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7c0c915-b0a6-466e-94cc-4d4d1e4659a0/1751336737594_103253%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Swimming at shark beach (they were babies), boat hanging in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23abf7e4-4007-4179-9615-8cab36b6d3bb/PXL_20250704_063602992.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dive briefing with hand drawn map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11cea8d5-3855-45c1-a79c-809bf54775a2/PXL_20250704_084348319%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Village along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6cf7c929-0cf8-40f8-b775-4e645be2589a/PXL_20250704_224758144.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn’s favorite spot between dives, making use of that expresso machine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af73d63d-21e3-4a25-be42-f33f7a41e4b0/PXL_20250705_022933782.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Andy is ready to go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ccbc69a-d72c-4eff-bf6f-c241e0f0562c/VID-20250706-WA0002_exported_55321.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Dawn doing her giant leap into the water for the first dive of the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a58afe6-0997-4848-8840-546ec65378c7/VID-20250706-WA0015_exported_3445.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out School of hammerhead sharks swimming by - not the best photo but we were deep underwater hooked on to rocks so the current would not take us away - we floated and watched as the stream of ocean life went by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/621fdac5-4ad7-4498-8dbb-5397b1998576/VID-20250705-WA0024_exported_8808.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Huge manta rays swimming over our heads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7625e6e-dcd2-4e58-9677-6bd29f5f27b2/PXL_20250705_083352591.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out More beautiful island scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb8a9d29-9d10-4c25-9c53-05c34e436b82/PXL_20250705_084900704%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1128ce9-5860-4a02-ba42-d7c28bed008c/PXL_20250705_101845677%7E2.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Returning to the boat at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b517026d-7a2f-414e-9613-7201c4003173/PXL_20250723_025601898.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Double checking to make sure our two vehicles would fit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1d2ed99-5b50-46d8-a3d8-a3358a15397f/PXL_20250723_053059643.jpg Blog - Southeast Asia - Make it stand out Ready to go! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/laos monthly 0.5 2025-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6165f69-16cb-47c7-a66e-710b7600742c/PXL_20250429_031628217.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Spending a night in the tallest tree house in the world in Nam Kan National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb479498-7558-48ae-a610-2308d31d3d95/PXL_20250426_080959985%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Border crossing from China to Laos, Chinese gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46b47ed6-7ccd-4610-92a5-c50333289724/PXL_20250426_092054808.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Laos border gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5194add7-6c78-472c-afc0-f5df18174f06/PXL_20250426_102311383.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Spent our first night in Boten, the modern border town just over the border from China in Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d5b7d61-7121-4601-bd38-15ad02c5c1b6/Laos.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Our two week, 2 ,140km route through Laos. Also shown, an unplanned route through Cambodia (more on that later) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8ca36f7-ac6c-46ec-9561-ac2ea6633ab4/PXL_20250426_114614530.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Went out for our final Chinese hot pot dinner with motorcyclists Jacob and Max from our crossing China group. Happy to still have our son Trevor with us although we will be parting soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6672c370-d127-49b5-97c3-b2775da7a3c6/PXL_20250430_031754402%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Typical mountain village architecture - houses and food storage on stilts to protect from flooding and rodents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f900422-25c3-4fbd-b8d6-2f342bf81459/PXL_20250427_104754885.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Appreciating the unique Laos temple architecture. The country is majority Buddhist and faith is a dominant factor in the culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40ea827f-3948-444f-8ac7-62dfae60d1d6/PXL_20250427_111119844%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out The sun goes down on the Mekong River in sleepy Ban Houayxay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c829559-ad26-49b9-bd38-0d03c8cbe404/PXL_20250428_051908555.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out The beginning of the hike - not sweaty yet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f314a30-4b7f-49e3-a304-a51d6a274025/PXL_20250428_053326071.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Gearing up for the first zip line of the day - 12km of zip lines in all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8d486bf-8a0f-463f-8600-62ae556c6aec/PXL_20250428_064346711.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Examining bee honeycomb in the jungle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10f2de4b-4dbb-4961-a033-98164a248442/PXL_20250428_065001295.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Visiting the largest tree in the area - a sacred site for local villages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1fedd92-7818-4fb2-aebb-647f5421a862/PXL_20250428_090811208.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out We arrived at our beautiful shelter for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/928e02f5-c2a9-42de-b969-23be56541e27/PXL_20250428_071348998.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out It had everything we needed, even a shower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7384d167-4544-4be3-9411-7f95c62ffb80/PXL_20250428_073143314.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Meals were brought in by zipline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ccc3c9ad-ad3d-4bbc-a824-f8fb779c9302/PXL_20250428_110032738%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Women in a camp nearby made extraordinary food for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96e32368-92cd-45d3-9f9c-a12badeb33a2/PXL_20250428_233121778%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out That view . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8c9e472-472a-401d-94cb-dd85d96f8569/PXL_20250429_001312924%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Next morning we paid a visit to the kitchen where the women cooked for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a83db59b-88d0-4150-8393-c90a9a0edeed/PXL_20250429_001429687.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Our guide Enjoy showing us the woven rice steamer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5c2e43a-3725-4304-9698-4ce064a77020/PXL_20250429_012751278.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out A full tree house breakfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c32aeac-f835-4eb2-bbb3-c7169f586b6e/PXL_20250429_031727531.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Zip line into tree house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6be69f8a-e324-41f0-9498-c60f9ea69996/PXL_20250429_033748358.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Hiking back out through the bamboo forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/006af22e-161b-45eb-85f6-b7468a3723c9/PXL_20250429_061403842%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out A moment of appreciation for our local guides Kiew and Enjoy - they made the journey safe and fun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ae1a743-ba20-4874-ac29-187843432efb/PXL_20250429_101512598.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Then we are back on the road - we are just skirting the beginning of the monsoon season so things are starting to get muddy but not bad yet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e5c11f1-97bb-4b62-9eaf-32dae09d7b56/PXL_20250429_225517605%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Tucked into the jungle for the night, we loved the wild camping but struggled with the night long heat and humidity. We were putting our little USB fans to use (we have two SkyGenius clip on mini fans we attach to the camper right by our heads at night - a live saver) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fdb1fd1-38f9-4445-81a4-93f8dd9a7a6f/PXL_20250430_022854951.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Typical mountain village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d6f650d-bab5-4ea5-b51d-883a6286911e/PXL_20250430_033731240%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Typical mountain road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a7e34fe-5915-4567-bf0c-a9747e903297/PXL_20250430_034729972%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out We appreciated the rare bits of pavement - usually through the villages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe163638-1e3b-4758-8482-103aa1766cb5/PXL_20250430_041213730.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out A common site that hurt Andy’s forester heart. Large swaths of jungle were being burned to convert the land to agricultural use. We understand that people need to eat so it is a complicated issue, but it still made Andy sad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c31b8c2a-b47a-4489-ae09-a0920ae10b2f/PXL_20250430_111433036%7E3.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out River through Luang Prabang - side tributary to the Mekong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84ba5c5c-9f65-4a43-8c25-f41015bb5a69/PXL_20250501_022650176%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Ancient Buddhist wat in Luang Prabang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/189f33a6-d3df-4b9c-b137-caa07e416212/PXL_20250430_090942939.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Driving along the Mekong with motorcycles and monks. Monks are revered people in Laos and it is common to see them walking in their orange robes. People consider it an honor to provide assistance or feed them as they go by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4dedec71-22d5-498c-9da5-4090b9e4240a/PXL_20250501_023032100.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Typical Buddhist wat with the guardians out front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc2cc3ef-1abb-42b6-a994-8f5153448ef8/PXL_20250501_023045266%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Always ornately beautiful and with a huge statue of Buddha inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7cf505ce-9011-4ef9-afdc-c78e776c3db2/PXL_20250501_053112760.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Taking a boat trip along the Mekong River - we had been driving along it on and off for a month - since Tibet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0195f71-a77f-49d5-9f33-0f1da7e5be9c/PXL_20250501_054019196.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Ancient Buddhist cave temple. Dawn appreciating our last day with Trevor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73476da7-deb6-46d5-8bff-d1f723099f72/PXL_20250501_053905193%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out 100’s of Buddha statues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13fa8e20-3100-4cc8-b307-68279194f020/PXL_20250501_054040812%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Lots of large tour boats - we came on the tiny one on the right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2dd13d9-6660-442e-95c6-dbee6f176c26/PXL_20250501_054242991%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Huge cliffs along the river - a burgeoning rock climbing scene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc80cd3e-cbb9-4ea1-aaab-7e62a4436c68/PXL_20250501_063557425%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Visited a village of silk weavers - had to buy one from this artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1314a194-c836-4936-a05c-d1960595129e/PXL_20250501_063953609%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out River dock to our boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3bd737d3-d56c-4faf-9335-70da4eff335b/PXL_20250501_075109155.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out More beautiful wats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb56a16e-2a82-4cf8-baa5-6a360daea35c/PXL_20250501_083127549%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c6bd93c-22d8-4805-bf91-94cf8d7052f5/PXL_20250501_083250776%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out The artistry was amazing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41a74190-fad9-4212-98d3-b539a9e7e30b/PXL_20250501_093523776%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out View along the river from Luang Prabang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2433c46a-fb0f-4f87-bf71-f13330718468/PXL_20250501_110714218%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Our last night with Trevor - he treats us to an incredible local dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/caeeb3e2-9b01-4d05-be67-5a07c0b64ae1/PXL_20250502_121735979%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Visited Garavek Storytelling theater in Luang Prabang for an evening of Laotian folk tales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04833ad8-8d6a-49ec-a99f-fbdc621a6e00/PXL_20250503_053013870.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Back on the road - heading up to the mountains to escape the heat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c93e6b82-2b1b-4745-8b89-f85c64fb7b8b/PXL_20250503_101927136.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Our only “official” campground in Laos - and one of our favorite places, view for miles, cool breeze and lovely garden. We paid the family who owns it $5 to camp for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05fd5212-4851-4742-9aa4-3eb2a9d4e1ff/PXL_20250504_020244728%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Heading back down out of the mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a6b758f-df99-4c59-8807-d36b6ac31c26/PXL_20250504_062046070%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Plain of Jars - areas in a field and woods covered in 1000’s of pre historic carved out rocks - thought to be used as burial chambers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3448b967-ef41-4b59-8100-de78a9d4fb8f/PXL_20250504_062805567.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cff8e76e-910a-4669-b748-000350119e10/PXL_20250504_062910382%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f99bcfa3-21fa-4e4f-a1c7-3ee6432b3ffe/PXL_20250504_063447344%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Andy standing in a bomb crater from the war in Viet Nam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9260e7b7-dd5b-4e95-9df1-e584bb612119/PXL_20250504_063719635.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Nearby caves were used as a hiding place from the fighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/799dfd0f-9cc1-4c13-8d07-5a312baa6a58/PXL_20250504_074613751%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd59f25f-3653-4d82-83b3-a2942ddcdf20/PXL_20250504_074757357%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out And more jars, listed as a highlight for Laos, the site was impressive but little is known about the real history. It reminded us of visiting the ancient stone circles hidden throughout Ireland and Scotland. You have a sense of historical significance but are not sure exactly what it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d97d506-9aa7-4c9a-9895-ef10862705d7/PXL_20250504_074953246%7E3.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19118da9-228f-4c45-b69d-258ed5d6de4d/PXL_20250505_011758170%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out More camping along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/400d2d12-2735-4704-9064-11a8711f4305/PXL_20250505_015129478%7E3.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d84922f8-632b-4086-9da0-49eff05d4c14/PXL_20250505_082923778%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out The jungle really was spectacular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2841c68e-eb1e-4dca-9887-a30473fd78c7/PXL_20250505_093625483%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Impressively large agricultural farms too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/376ccf31-5bf2-4359-8f70-646431501398/PXL_20250506_024640065%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Popped up at a guest house - we needed a night of air conditioning but still cooked in the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b44948c2-03f1-4d63-bc53-c19693393336/PXL_20250506_025919297.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Our last big Laos adventure - heading in to Kong Lor Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/250aaf6a-30c8-44a1-9509-e46a0fde402b/PXL_20250506_030927782.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Making our way to the boat where we will ride 7 km and two hours through a dark cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6bb86d3-c824-4983-ade7-78cf136e8bca/PXL_20250506_031501461%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Following our boat driver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84264fea-d3fd-4506-928c-0723ef101064/PXL_20250506_031546261.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01fc79b0-0afc-4137-89a8-b33660df1c25/PXL_20250506_031559596%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Still some daylight at the entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58041ad0-9c70-48ae-99c0-d0c7bb6fcef6/PXL_20250506_033030719.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Beautiful formations - some lighting provided in places where we got off the boat and walked boardwalks, but we also had headlamps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c20f7ad-70b8-447a-abce-9697daba437a/PXL_20250506_033048557%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00a4c1dd-8b73-461c-897f-3291c36ac840/PXL_20250506_034438760.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7bf8c4ec-6e8a-4ab6-8763-c0269316f5e4/original_2191f6db-2098-4ab5-9470-c592d418532e_PXL_20250506_040908255%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Coming back to the light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5e0f4f0-69a8-40fe-937c-b0c963d4080b/PXL_20250506_043522100%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Out from the cave through the jungle - it was an extraordinary excursion and definitely a highlight for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f404da09-d6aa-4cdb-94a3-3f20ebaca4c1/original_34aeadd8-fcd8-4782-80f6-cd1aebe82e3b_PXL_20250506_061343603.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out More monks and motorcycles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68af089f-303a-442f-8ce0-cb13d75ed8e2/PXL_20250506_091327432.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Back to Mekong and riverside temples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27b439d5-d371-4e01-b86b-8b4a6c098f30/original_7512972b-5be1-4a4f-b05a-1081b7762f82_PXL_20250506_233347228.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Camped at an awesome river side spot - continuing to use and value iOverlander as a resource to find wild camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a493b9b-a345-46d7-bc12-c90d62ae5304/PXL_20250506_112943655%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Our fantastic sunset view from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/240fd833-a48f-4478-b2f4-f1fc73bdf8dc/PXL_20250506_113028864%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out Looking out over the river, it was one of those moments of really appreciating the way we travel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48099de2-ded0-45aa-895f-2ead44d978f4/PXL_20250508_021136190%7E2.jpg Blog - Laos - Make it stand out And a final Laotian Buddhist wat https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/crossing-tibet-and-yunnan-in-china monthly 0.5 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18b5d5e8-fc95-4a5d-ac6c-83d253852313/PXL_20250413_041738719%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our second day in Tibet, heading for a mountain pass at almost 15,000’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb8fa3d7-fbe6-4956-ab1c-a500ba277a63/Tibet.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our route through Tibet and Yunnan provinces in China - 2300 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4701c4fb-c96d-40f4-9b04-9340d42fc41a/PXL_20250413_121542543%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our son, Trevor traveling with us through Tibet, fresh off trekking the Mt. Everest circuit trek in Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/def4de19-1778-4831-bcc4-9c268019279b/PXL_20250412_032043768.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Approaching the Chinese border with Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a7e33cd-0c64-4b22-ac29-619e4b1b82e0/IMG-20250508-WA0002.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our intrepid group of overlanders and guides with our welcome scarves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18a93330-83a3-4ded-8959-8db2ada96b5f/Screenshot_20250413-104530.png Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China It was common to see government billboards in Chinese, we could translate them with our Googe translate - they feel a little spooky to us, like they were trying to tell us how to think https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d917a7b9-42f8-4752-8f8a-5a2945ac166f/IMG-20250415-WA0006.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Very nationalistic messages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2ea3433-2017-4d34-aac9-7e2e2c415e1a/PXL_20250412_060614511%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Heading up our first mountain pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a69e81c9-bf4e-4a32-ba4e-7702e3e3247d/PXL_20250412_083202987%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China We spent our first night in the modern border town of Shigatse. Along the route were thousands of cameras, spooky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81c651b1-4577-4a1b-b082-359c799283b6/PXL_20250412_111345575.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our first night Trevor had a room like this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a889e097-9020-4f69-81fa-829be2abf168/PXL_20250412_120246150%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China While most of us slept in the parking lot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f237daa1-6887-4d4e-9fe5-301d5c4bc383/PXL_20250413_041858860.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China So happy to have Trevor along - we are lucky that all three of our kids have traveled along with us at different points - there are not many people we would want to share our tiny space with but they all qualify. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c03d84f-bcfb-48f7-b228-396426cda518/PXL_20250413_100957884%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Lots of high mountain desert - very dry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/deaad3aa-c8c1-45cd-ae05-923588927b6d/PXL_20250413_120919072%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Mount Everest peaking out of the clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7980ea89-d6a4-4dae-8b7b-4513aadba26f/original_1473a076-5658-46cd-9e98-dabd14c50939_PXL_20250413_121809774.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China And then hiding again, winds were ripping up the valley so we were hiding behind a rock, but still Trevor is wearing sandals . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0971985-1671-41c6-abf9-a3839775d7a0/PXL_20250413_134647059%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Warming up with some yack soup, with French motorcyclist Max and Swiss overlander Teo who sleeps in the back of his hatchback Dacia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f688ce7d-f4b6-4c52-9d64-08f81239bae5/PXL_20250413_134905546%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Traditional Tibetan style guest house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9cca5325-e39c-4f18-9a6b-59aae33bdbf0/PXL_20250414_015228605%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Driving the “Roof of the World. Everyday we would cross over at least one or more passes exceeding 14,000’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17a9ee30-23f2-4aa3-862c-7b19b8470052/PXL_20250414_015354108%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Admiring the switchbacks. Although twisty and steep, in general the roads in Tibet were excellent and well paved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1a29d85-a441-4c0b-b3b2-2ce64d0e4999/PXL_20250414_021655254.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our Tibetan guide, Tashi, arranged for us all to write prayers on Tibetan prayer flags and strung them at the mountain top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc0d414b-71b5-45ce-99d0-3e49a9a488e1/original_fff666e3-1bc5-4377-8ebf-58cda536f7aa_PXL_20250414_021900797.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China French motorcyclist Max chats with a local vendor. 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Yak dung, pressed into briquettes, drying on the wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc292b20-24a2-423a-ac2e-0d6693480b04/PXL_20250414_105352205%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Soccer team having fun taking selfies with Andy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb3dea76-d9d2-42a8-b539-328ba802dbb5/PXL_20250414_110059240%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China More beautiful traditional design work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4008725e-dc0d-4157-922f-dfbd6ba0bc8c/PXL_20250415_042614199.RAW-02.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Posing among the mountain top prayer flags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df232cff-6297-40e4-a682-bf527ec2250c/PXL_20250415_060118579%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Driving by a glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cee77622-3f9e-43b2-b4a9-0d54615d854a/PXL_20250415_084740082.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Beautiful mountain top lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f515d251-7fc1-427f-b7f8-d990e08e82d4/PXL_20250415_085751434%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Ceremonial yak! (OK, really a yak dressed up for tourist photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c4f611d-da47-4aee-ba89-caced3f394ee/PXL_20250415_095157921.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Barren but starkly spectacular landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/116c3816-38e1-443f-84e5-fd8b12b5fbf3/PXL_20250415_115726460%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Driving into the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, behind German motorcyclist Jacob and our guide car https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d6437e7-b558-4007-8729-0ac9d530930b/PXL_20250416_014757310.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lama before we was forced to leave Tibet and move to India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eef9a1b5-7ef6-48a3-8ec5-e91146eea1b7/PXL_20250416_021944557%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Turning the prayer wheels near the entrance to the palace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81420153-9acc-4947-b685-22e1b3dfd062/PXL_20250416_023745924.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Family photo opp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/303f8c1b-3fde-4526-b22d-10215ee8700d/PXL_20250416_032304012.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Appreciating the unique architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5ac8498-6b97-411d-9700-d0261465760d/PXL_20250416_032929429%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Entering the inner palace - no photos allowed inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcfc8ab5-0263-45b8-937f-bc476d3e29ef/PXL_20250416_053352891%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81c5fcfb-440a-4047-b512-aa51dfa31b82/PXL_20250416_065809069%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Locals out for a stroll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5845028f-ef0d-4641-8f44-11adff9bd2fd/original_53106493-8d0a-4038-99f4-41096b13ba44_PXL_20250416_070004285.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9c88c6e-f18d-4e60-8fd4-eb70f2b7a353/PXL_20250416_070338407.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c4852eab-cf71-4e3a-9fc8-3a8da8f95ec0/PXL_20250416_070947027%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd32cdbf-f51e-4b12-9962-aabd35275b12/original_f9454dac-4620-4655-a8e1-5f87c7fa62da_PXL_20250416_072742027.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Chinese tourists dressing up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a8d57f9-4a4e-4d86-af9a-ece82dcbf576/PXL_20250416_072949080%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06107117-9b00-4a9a-968f-0da66db81b0d/PXL_20250416_073056303%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f18c075-a496-43fe-93f0-cb16dcf1a198/PXL_20250416_121904066.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China When you are struggling to eat your noodle soup with chopsticks and splash on your clothes for the second time so the giggling waitress brings you a children’s apron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a206e84-d46b-4643-83e6-30e58cfb0c07/PXL_20250416_122648375.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Portuguese cyclist Mara and Trevor join in the apron fun for moral support. A talented artist, Mara is cycling and painting around the world, her infectious smile always lit up the room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29af247a-7288-44cb-82ed-3930e7b0ea7c/original_0477a9d5-8f09-428e-a900-7e128d9387f0_PXL_20250423_093158531.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Painting Mara did of our truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcfedb54-ffd9-452f-a81c-8b9e4a3841af/PXL_20250417_025939001%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China More smooth roads and mountain scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16703875-4417-403d-b2b2-5259b637f2ce/PXL_20250417_092518261%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Loving the unique Tibetan design aesthetic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8557564-dac2-4152-b593-e973c87e1680/PXL_20250417_095204436.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Dutch overlanders Anouk and Hubert - loads of fun, Anouk is all sweetness and light (but with an adventurous core of steel) and Hubert likes to ask the penetrating questions with a twinkle in his eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c866490-eb35-4e7a-ac3e-9368b86f02c0/PXL_20250417_100757185%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China End of the day beer and snacks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c3c0ef8-6dd2-4a12-969c-acb3fc198f68/PXL_20250417_114748999%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Camping at a traditional Tibetan guest house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/354f43cf-7502-425a-88b1-d76eb32a1bc4/original_dd5bdb57-a6c8-4e08-bff1-fd77d9feb5e1_PXL_20250417_124928261.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Jacob, German motorcyclist who has never met a meat he would not eat. Riding is in his blood - he wears his Grandfather’s jacket as he rides the world on a sabbatical from teaching English to high schoolers. Yes, he is holding up the soon-to-be-eaten chicken head from his soup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21b8f4b4-9870-45a6-a5c7-09a66de6b44b/PXL_20250418_011550064.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our lovely hosts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2be52f93-dabd-41fc-824a-6ff4cbed33ad/PXL_20250418_033130786%7E3.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7db37fb4-ed46-4990-814a-a5f67851f07d/PXL_20250418_062053543.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China On this trip we took pictures of Trevor instead of the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/536ca4fe-98fb-4d00-b904-b0c93360ffcb/PXL_20250418_080220750%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Beautiful scenery along the China national highway 318. Here we experienced some of the most dangerous examples of poor driving on our five year adventure so far https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be266b00-0216-4e67-b1c3-41ac33a4d107/PXL_20250418_083406059%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6da46656-01b3-4576-ae66-77c16ca709b4/PXL_20250418_090602767%7E3.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China And more beautiful scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50d93e4e-d2ed-4025-ac26-c24e4ac2d603/PXL_20250420_013031660%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Gorgeous gates at entrances to different regions or towns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c481065-13f5-4d86-b402-95157edfc913/PXL_20250420_054754329.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Local kids fascinated watching Andy and Hubert change a flat tire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3f76b3e-8f97-4210-b8e7-3d7bc6940b30/original_85e7ddff-ae63-49dc-bae4-7a35d3d43ed6_PXL_20250420_054847211.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c48aa6b6-02a6-46c2-9818-3117dd9bd8e1/PXL_20250420_055658482.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Not camera shy at all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f10b6020-c645-40c2-a26c-6b0feaa5e927/original_78cc8dc3-e4e1-4a63-8788-cf9e19efb46c_PXL_20250420_060602399.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Teo, our Swiss cowboy, a gentle soul and a true stealth overlander who slept in his station wagon and kindly was giving Mara and her bike a ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee82d7c9-b3bf-422a-a983-1be47b25b52d/PXL_20250420_064443324%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4abfce3-49ee-4366-8374-12c04e474e7f/PXL_20250420_071202315%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Traditional Tibetan farmhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe9654ee-8e10-4f39-8fbf-08923e9f4308/PXL_20250420_074356907%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18e98b99-3a1a-40bb-b66e-c61e7ee3b1eb/PXL_20250420_084642968.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Clay tanks distilling salt from the river - an ancient tradition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f207476e-1a67-4c06-ad1b-470e393bdb4e/PXL_20250420_084950113.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Driving into our last Tibetan village of Chamdo for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14bebdc1-bc02-4c1a-a303-78870421b64f/PXL_20250420_090839037%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35e297cc-a55a-4d55-bec4-4192a3140e7a/PXL_20250420_093649679%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/363e1690-3835-41bf-a94f-8a0a2aea9626/PXL_20250420_111537114.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Grandma host at Trevor’s guest house - the colorful fabric panel on her skirt lets the world know she is married https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1fa297e5-9101-48b8-88fb-c13b265a5046/original_ea018c6f-221c-4e11-b5a9-028513468c80_PXL_20250421_045021490.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Stopping at a roadside restaurant for lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a2100a3e-bb2a-4c5b-b63c-b35a3c434f68/PXL_20250421_093725003.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Because when in China . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/481e63eb-d5cf-4a7c-9b7c-c293e66bab33/PXL_20250421_115615056.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Photo at the entrance gate to the tourist section of Shangri-La. We had been excited to visit this mythical place but then learned that China had renamed a modern city Shangri La in 2001 to attract tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44104299-7c61-4640-8317-90eb482c5236/PXL_20250422_073414316%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Once we left Tibet and entered Yunnan we were able to camp in campgrounds which was a welcome relief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61f969fd-dc5f-4791-a4a5-35843da715a1/PXL_20250422_103741179.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Our beautiful camp children. An integral part of our group - Spanish parents Carlota and Jaime were raising their children on the road. They have more energy and good spirit than any parents we have met! Jaime was also the invaluable trip mechanic cheerfully tackling the multiple breakdowns and issues people were having. Jaime rolled up his sleeves and crawled under vehicles while Carlota opened up her kitchen and made food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d12d73e-ae47-4290-8ccc-5ef014a3a14f/PXL_20250423_034950146.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Wandering the old town of Lijiang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7630546-a656-4a68-a9de-4109820ea919/PXL_20250423_035106144%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Courtyards were a glimple into the lifestyle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15661fb3-2053-4ba4-ba8c-82e77910c00d/PXL_20250423_035230357%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Different but equally beautiful architecture to Tibet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b703968-f56a-42b2-bb4c-b3c681bdb8ae/PXL_20250423_035434126%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Lots of mysterious (for us!) items for sale - mushrooms and a variety of fungi were very popular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03cb6a1e-fd62-425d-abae-9e51d3772269/PXL_20250423_035825172%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3002e95-7041-4f21-bdd2-5661c9324c03/PXL_20250423_040114958%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China And beautiful gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e768e82-e4ea-4820-997a-4295d5c6215e/original_5a851317-91ae-4c17-8439-3fc3e04e0e8a_PXL_20250423_051517261.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China More young people dressing for photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f4cfb77-bb87-4bbe-a868-b2d362fe70d1/PXL_20250423_041811293%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China And some more contemporary products for sale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/511dc1b5-1478-4c33-9742-da10297f74fb/PXL_20250423_041635324%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/045a78c2-b837-477e-ad9d-3377379a8e4f/PXL_20250423_044557305.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Dawn’s favorite food was vegetable fried rice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c81026d-e605-46a4-9508-ea269a549fdd/PXL_20250423_041600046.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Andy usually went for the endless variety of flavorful noodles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8861a9c6-cb14-4df4-b533-00516b483c21/PXL_20250423_052140648.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China We were not brave enough to try the insect buffet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94ba0175-e0e0-4863-9887-50aa0defe1e4/PXL_20250423_052201423.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Scorpions for lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3f2dd83-311d-432a-9557-2c9510822f6a/PXL_20250423_055919300%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Even the more contemporary architecture was beautiful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/433116b3-bee1-4f94-be65-1a99379f06cb/PXL_20250423_060405175%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Cobbled old town streets of Shaxi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3995b38-806c-4d5c-844e-e266005eddcd/PXL_20250423_062050374.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Entrance gate to public gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/444d396a-5158-44e0-b191-6da33c368c42/PXL_20250423_121040382.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Evening camaraderie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5401842-b9af-495c-be6d-1907ea3b3433/PXL_20250424_023057796.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Mara leaves the group to go cycle - once we left Tibet, she was allowed to bicycle without a guide in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2df57d3d-016c-48fe-b932-1e4a270bccdd/original_fbd743b1-10db-4470-a884-0233365503cc_PXL_20250424_044555806%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Old Silk Road caravanserai in Dali old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e3e8edd-ac29-40c4-a47c-5df4cb5a71d5/PXL_20250424_044801483.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Trevor admiring some of the most amazing wood carving we have seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/681d7096-8be3-4b3f-9d58-5cd13605d347/PXL_20250424_045318673.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23d5aafa-c927-4e4b-94db-afa4cd552aa0/PXL_20250424_055837914%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Buddhist temple in Dali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54535c6f-5bfb-4580-9b8f-f56801c21e35/original_6b44b5fb-c593-4d18-9baa-4e9c90b6a2f0_PXL_20250424_055910963.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c2d891c5-4dde-48f1-84af-87091c927ba7/PXL_20250424_060000080%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/91a8025b-961d-4464-9e20-618d3e28ae61/PXL_20250424_060013184%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37d6042f-5ce5-42d3-ad3e-8d8d8fa06f03/original_4b801c33-2005-44ee-b0d2-1ef6aa668a0f_PXL_20250424_060107180.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5ca4acf-4593-4daf-a0b9-78b88e9da16e/original_b247dd60-257b-4fdf-9363-8db40b9a3eb1_PXL_20250424_062050537.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a61c0f2-a5d5-40dd-96c2-2ec2ba3d8276/PXL_20250424_063007410%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec8c48cc-d436-4c07-9965-cf5745e7146a/PXL_20250424_063126053%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China It was always worth peaking into the courtyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64c151c9-3495-4207-8e57-1cca168df976/PXL_20250425_140226096.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China - Make it stand out Although he often ended up staying in guest houses with the motorcyclists, Trevor did try out our dinette sleeping area - he mostly fit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9e3b2d5-8939-492d-a7cf-f41eef6e73cd/PXL_20250424_095926152%7E2.jpg Blog - Crossing Tibet and Yunnan in China Wandering the streets of a small village in Yunnan https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/nepal monthly 0.5 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/893aae83-dfe9-4678-a3f4-7d4fc47d6382/PXL_20250329_044931052%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Nepal View of the Annapurna range from our hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf67e5fe-83e4-467f-bcaa-5b0b717ce745/Nepal.jpg Blog - Nepal Our three week route in Nepal - only 400 miles in the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb6ec7aa-5e3b-4576-a1d4-6dae0ecc1399/PXL_20250322_043612050%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Maya Devi Temple - built over the birth place of Buddha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36af74ea-d0fe-44a2-8de3-7ecf1aa55cce/PXL_20250322_040310804.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Even though we had left India, still requests for photos with Indian tourists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3457b68-d168-49d1-b21c-72d7c3f9bf84/PXL_20250322_053326826%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Many Buddhist countries had beautiful monasteries nearby - this is the Cambodian one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e90d484-6422-430b-ac94-f5a63a64fe1c/PXL_20250322_053619820%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Monks on pilgrimage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66fb9432-b3f1-4dda-9c9c-ed13c6bc03d9/PXL_20250323_015558566%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Back to wild camping! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ffd38088-e9f2-4630-b915-39f75115b38e/PXL_20250323_045857490%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Heading into the mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73d64dfa-7a13-479b-b7b1-5718349f3c61/PXL_20250323_060134460%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Roads in Nepal were often single lane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34ae61f0-6eaa-4237-a0e0-970be36a287c/PXL_20250325_103518884.jpg Blog - Nepal Making sure the sleeping bag will fit Andy -two lightweight goosedown sleeping bags for $40. We never used them but it was probably a good safety idea to carry them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a0c5198-cf3a-40c5-95a0-eeb11dbb595f/PXL_20250325_113321631.jpg Blog - Nepal Two “name brand” backpacks for $24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d089411a-6245-456c-bb39-b62ec3e419d4/PXL_20250325_053542484.jpg Blog - Nepal Andy taking advantage of Yeti Overland Camp’s shop area to take care of maintenance - changing the oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae65d312-40b0-4ac2-883b-dd24f5aa7836/PXL_20250326_084125627%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Lakeside view in Pokhara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04ec2e17-77d6-4cc3-adde-6b9b23d814cd/PXL_20250326_081424533%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal The jumping off point for the Annapurna region, Pokhara also had its share of outdoor equipment stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b476eb7f-0d5f-4c62-82e7-a45e2ea67c18/original_f9f259ca-a9a5-4fe2-bd06-bc0c33112375_PXL_20250326_113315202.jpg Blog - Nepal Momos! Our favorite Nepalese food - steamed or fried dumplings with flavorful fillings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca9376d8-d451-4649-bbaf-e84aa79558bf/original_5e500b56-08b5-4b28-a027-6a22aa343ebe_PXL_20250327_023944008.jpg Blog - Nepal Pokhara storefront which coordinates shared jeeps to hiking trails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b242d520-17b7-4652-845f-081667d8f73c/PXL_20250327_035805937.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Heading off through the village to the trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d94bdcdb-8fe7-47ed-8d7d-db7ed50d61e7/PXL_20250327_051452120%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Not everyone using the trail was a recreational hiker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ab93ab4-d7cc-480a-a128-5d2b344f6d93/PXL_20250327_060004024.jpg Blog - Nepal Lots of steep paving stone trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8c0499b-e7ba-46a6-9736-c11bad96299f/PXL_20250327_060309048.jpg Blog - Nepal Villages in the region were painted brilliant blue and white https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c43294e4-521f-4d47-8fa0-6122766164cd/PXL_20250327_063457504%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Suspension bridges were also common https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff6d48ef-d40e-4ad8-8648-aa8264cdfe25/PXL_20250327_063656634%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal And most commonly, stone steps, thousands of them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61680382-841d-401f-87c8-9a9b18285743/PXL_20250327_071331257%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Made it to our first tea house for lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8eab997f-3c75-4f92-ba08-096411cf741c/original_95b5e6d1-15fc-4fef-8639-977eec6b3d8a_PXL_20250327_102841280.jpg Blog - Nepal We purchased these in Kathmandu for $2 and carried refillable water bottles that we filled at guest house taps. No problems at all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/796b7f30-cb66-4a8d-a6d1-90ca70b56fad/PXL_20250328_021703211%7E3.jpg Blog - Nepal Ulleri guest house - we could stay free if we agreed to have dinner and breakfast there - no problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92914616-dbfc-442b-a862-517b31b703c5/PXL_20250328_030031046%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Our private room - even a private bathroom attached https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f66b1b4-f0bb-4741-bd1b-3f57deb59a78/PXL_20250328_021908417.jpg Blog - Nepal Artist selling her wares along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/169c18a5-e4a7-4ab8-81a6-c3baa185079d/PXL_20250328_044620877.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3af80253-329c-45c6-9697-2aef83490f00/PXL_20250328_044821420%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e762858-acbb-42f5-8eaf-85ee87289c11/PXL_20250328_045504614.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Nepal Rhododendron trees in bloom in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de84d0c8-a4c2-40b1-94ff-26049cf8eacf/PXL_20250328_080726180.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Poon Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d790bf07-fd9f-40e5-9866-3112d3e6b1a9/PXL_20250328_081822051%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Ghorepani village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8602b8d5-9795-4127-80cd-9b2b5988b898/PXL_20250328_083033168%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc4a3d2c-0950-4ecf-8fe7-b87c6318f6f4/PXL_20250329_031504893.jpg Blog - Nepal View from our guesthouse window - outdoor toilets and laundry, but also those mountains! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e0c73d42-2d06-418b-b6bf-610150c4baa0/PXL_20250329_001541980.jpg Blog - Nepal Made it up to Poon Hill to see the sunrise over Annapurna. 10th highest in the world at 26,545’. Second most dangerous to climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c4c5ec3-23dc-4830-aa6f-4eeddd484276/PXL_20250329_002730542%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Beautiful Dhaulagiri 26,795’; seventh highest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5878243f-8798-48a0-96d2-de9c0023f913/PXL_20250329_003356599%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43802d1e-8226-45f5-aebb-db3b2e1f0e7b/PXL_20250329_003513695.jpg Blog - Nepal This is what we live for! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28eb5659-3a9e-4c78-beaa-934291a66dc0/PXL_20250329_005830292%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b3da92e-c7ab-4604-85fd-f0484611e767/original_6a99d5c1-a511-4c1b-bab7-a6cf58be91ff_PXL_20250329_023229255.jpg Blog - Nepal And the tea house breakfast with local bread to fuel us after the early morning climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90199b1b-b130-4bf2-9362-cf72d70bf000/PXL_20250329_034433027%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal We got way beyond the point where vehicles came so supplies were brought in by horse, donkey and people with huge packs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1401f71b-35ce-491e-a972-f49a01b2d5ce/PXL_20250329_040204484%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Full days of hiking with this view in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e358ab29-a9c1-44d9-b107-7dcb4df1a5aa/PXL_20250329_044931052%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Our last morning this was our teeth brushing view . . . .goodbye to Annapurna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d2e083b-866b-4a77-977f-befe36dab031/PXL_20250330_021113118.jpg Blog - Nepal Breakfast view after our last night on the trail. Distant view of the sacred and therefore unclimbed Fish Tail mountain. 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Nepal One of the three Durbar squares in Kathmandu - filled with ancient temples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04ae36f4-ca32-4804-aa27-7e5bda8f782d/PXL_20250325_080903876.jpg Blog - Nepal Round any street corner you can come upon an ancient temple tucked in among the apartment buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c03d83e6-61da-4341-8ecf-a59c7357b6db/PXL_20250324_095204122%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7bd8b430-7169-46d1-a41b-820ceaf6c0b0/PXL_20250324_094314081%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e4b1146-ef0c-4419-8945-eda37010f331/PXL_20250324_094244937.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df8220c0-96c7-452c-93f9-b00d12fa8e83/PXL_20250324_094131733%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal The doors were amazing - always one of our favorites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/102f7c63-ad98-4a67-8665-73e887e753da/PXL_20250324_094049322%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4eb65e5-bdda-4f3e-ac60-a5ecf8dffb94/PXL_20250324_093847101.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6821ebae-702b-4cfd-b304-9c676bbfe0f9/PXL_20250331_115433544.jpg Blog - Nepal Lovely couple we ran into on one of our evening strolls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1fadec87-a4a9-4933-b2bc-2d8740d88443/PXL_20250401_111456712.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Nepal Dawn at work at Yeti Overland camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/693af450-f3bb-4482-adc7-f59c1612cc3a/PXL_20250408_035858890%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2370b8b4-cf1d-4f13-b2b9-f755954320b4/PXL_20250408_035938388%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5fed652-8d41-46c7-b68d-dddeb69f14bb/PXL_20250408_040628329.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8f28302-43ee-4260-9565-02c1610b7344/PXL_20250408_040652564%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Enjoying our Free Walking Tour with local guide Shiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c503327d-36dd-478a-ab46-ec7dd21ae819/PXL_20250408_043531982%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Old Silk Road market intersection, these days walkers compete with motorcycles and scooters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6b37535-25d0-4683-86a1-8b53d12fdbeb/PXL_20250408_043632328.jpg Blog - Nepal Everything is for sale in the street markets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/afec6323-a968-4b5f-a98c-f57d1abbdb09/PXL_20250408_043632604.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f571c45e-e8a6-4eed-a4c7-77b7b9bba055/PXL_20250408_044225656.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42c33b48-737c-40b4-ae51-eeffcd86b788/PXL_20250408_044335120.jpg Blog - Nepal Beautiful old building damaged in the 2015 earthquake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/678d842d-c646-41f6-8f25-66bdc84301db/PXL_20250408_044821565%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd24b1a8-1887-474c-b7e2-d4c8bdcb7506/PXL_20250408_044851231%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a2c31bf2-79e3-4d64-aa9d-4adbed2fa089/PXL_20250408_055553586.jpg Blog - Nepal Climbing the steps to “Monkey Temple” (Swoyambhu Mahachaitya) overlooking Kathmandu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9349a09c-634f-42de-94c3-a411aa2013e2/PXL_20250408_060506178%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal The namesake posing for a photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62c39e2c-1f41-4d92-b8a4-f69966a34b10/PXL_20250408_060223017.jpg Blog - Nepal Beautiful Buddhist stupa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e263732-7a3e-429b-9bc8-92c80706cd3b/PXL_20250408_061559060%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Posing with our guide Shiva - an excellent tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ecff5578-fde6-43cb-9b77-725593c2bd91/PXL_20250409_062317337%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Still collecting masks around the world, Dawn purchased one of Ganesh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ed2bbf1-f230-44ed-b55c-36906d6a509e/PXL_20250409_064621673.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c2381752-e862-4110-b197-c1ef73a603fb/PXL_20250409_080416597%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/843e086f-4db6-4d23-8d37-089212766443/PXL_20250409_081158392%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ceb1626-88fc-4b5c-a639-c4c64d19b77d/PXL_20250409_081944314%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7b6ec2e-b956-4d64-b7f1-9f9695cf15b8/PXL_20250409_082126401%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal We could - and did - wander the tiny streets for hours, so many fascinating buildings and sights to see https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dee3d433-cf28-4bef-9c5a-bedffb7b3e73/PXL_20250409_090934475%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c73aada9-a3b6-4d35-9cf7-a751ff3a01dc/PXL_20250409_091349935%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0adced5-f534-4f0b-b80a-a4127732cf85/PXL_20250411_100549240%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal Heading up to the border with Tibet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c06ec91-c3ff-4a07-9ff7-c35b8487697b/PXL_20250411_111424596.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Nepal It was a seriously slow road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/927c8d5a-5c4c-44f6-9fe8-557736e16223/IMG-20250413-WA0032+%281%29.jpg Blog - Nepal But of course beautiful too https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/bhutan monthly 0.5 2025-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4c0ed82-e3a0-4a07-ad43-4feb4e638418/PXL_20250405_034646497%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out View across the valley to Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9819b842-6037-4748-a892-3629c7bc1d13/PXL_20250402_051309054%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Straight of the plane, meeting up with our guide Karma and visiting our first Buddhist monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa25f568-5c77-49e6-9fc2-3bfdfac22ec3/PXL_20250402_051245139.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Everywhere in Bhutan we saw these small clay stupas, called tsatsas. Made with the ashes of deceased loved ones mixed in the clay, they are created as a form of remembrance and to generate merit for the deceased's better rebirth. They are usually placed in larger stupas or at sacred sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a4cd1d3-e957-47ce-8e51-f12c9f74e8e1/PXL_20250402_071023662%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Buddhist stupa - a building which houses an important religious relic. Stupas can be elaborate like this one or simple rock and brick structures. We learned the proper way to visit, walking three times clockwise around the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/168ac597-1b41-4f88-8797-3654b51c0bf6/PXL_20250402_073946034.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Entrance gate to the giant seated Buddha on the hill above the capital, Thimphu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59e4b45d-983a-4c98-9074-5d33bd68f3b0/PXL_20250402_074804133%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Posing with the giant Buddha - in Bhutan they did not follow the same courtesy as in Sri Lanka - it was OK to pose with your back to Buddha. We are wearing our white scarves gifted to us upon arrival by our guide, Karma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61ab1907-016c-4bc7-9b56-0c56e7c14fd8/Bhutan.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Our five day mini-tour of Bhutan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/421262bc-71ca-47ae-a8d4-bda3c05854be/PXL_20250402_090200657%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Takin - the national animal of Bhutan and unique to its high mountain regions - we saw them visiting a national reserve for their preservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84883faa-5fb1-4bfe-94a4-01fab3a6d070/PXL_20250402_090709152%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out To us it looked like a cross between a buffalo and a yak, this was a small one, some of the males were fully as big as a full grown buffalo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41eb86d2-3246-468c-aaae-f66b855f1c3c/PXL_20250402_101148043%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out One of the oldest dzongs on the hill above Thimphu - Druk Wangditse Lhakhang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/918cea46-ea34-40e1-a836-9b1036b88167/PXL_20250402_101518794%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Beautifully painted prayer wheels were a common site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8573d84-1467-49ea-980d-063acb4a1561/PXL_20250402_101853822.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Sunlight hitting the gorgeous painted woodwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4652969-9cc4-45a4-a7eb-3b420cc1229e/PXL_20250402_112853524%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Watching the national sport - archery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d5daef8-db2c-4114-9604-b2110aad159b/PXL_20250403_034930859%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Our driver and guide - dressed in the traditional clothing of Bhutan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9976a6a-d873-4496-b54f-f78e914444f2/PXL_20250403_035944250%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out More beautiful architecture - and always the mountains behind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0552703-daeb-45a2-9524-bd7b989608fd/PXL_20250403_040259141%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Site of 108 stupas. The number 108 is important in Buddhism as it represents the number of earthly desires or passions that Buddhists strive to overcome on their path to enlightenment. These stupas were built to commemorate the lives of Bhutanese soldiers lost in fighting rebels from India in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c3c0b70-e86c-4ad9-82bd-e2576bae100f/PXL_20250403_040810122%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Small caves built for contemplation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2dd7bed4-6c24-4dab-a417-f1a0153bec61/PXL_20250403_055220109.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Traditional village home. Despite being a very modest country, it was common to see phallic symbols painted on walls - representing a desire for fertility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20d3bde7-7fbe-453b-bce0-572836561e1e/PXL_20250403_055737874.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Running into a snake on a trail across a rice paddy - we later figured out it was harmless https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e9bbcba-8804-4e93-ae16-226204781871/PXL_20250403_060247059%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out The decoration on the homes was just exquisite, even on the more recently constructed houses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92857762-f68a-4682-a63c-6bf009febf17/PXL_20250403_060310331.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Artist at work on traditional religious painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29ed1cf1-9d76-43c7-b390-02eda34f445c/PXL_20250403_060408553%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out More fertility painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3bb2867-0aaa-4d5e-a1d3-b5ad2557c538/PXL_20250403_062918884.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Dawn could not stop taking photos of the painted wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5ebd86a-a4d8-4a9c-a2f7-ab9c3ba61ba3/PXL_20250403_064156681.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Prayer wheels at the fertility temple Chimi Lhakhang (Andy is not hoping for more children). An important pilgrimage site, Buddhist families from all over the world come to pray for children. Our guide Karma, showed us the book of thank you notes from grateful parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0d96fa5-62d0-44be-bdc4-09f811fd1009/PXL_20250403_083317326%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Punakha Dzong - one of the largest fortresses, still actively housing both a monastery and government administrative offices, constructed in 1637. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50555261-a544-4749-87bb-1b526d84dc48/PXL_20250403_083536279.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Entrance with paintings depicting important Buddhist stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75f03f2c-f8f1-432f-b47c-e2c108edf63c/PXL_20250403_084615951.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Dawn still taking those pictures! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21c34875-1da5-470d-ab70-53cbfc404e8f/PXL_20250403_085733677%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7f75638-aba4-439b-bf9c-4991eeb0ebd3/PXL_20250403_092613294%7E3.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out And Karma took one for us too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05ff742d-86a8-4abe-a399-456eda92015e/PXL_20250403_111157840.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Going for a walk along what used to be the national highway connecting Thimphu and Paro. The paved highway was only completed in 1962. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a852051e-20eb-4987-9a3c-d3dcf4bf075d/PXL_20250403_122237248.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out As part of our tour package we requested budget accommodations. Even the budget levels hotel were lovely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/619907b4-4b72-4d76-bc21-293449163638/PXL_20250404_053540420%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Kyichu Lhakhang one of the oldest temples in Bhutan, built in the 7th century - outside Paro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c490952-72c4-41da-bf30-a4fe77d8fcef/PXL_20250404_053611186%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Prayer wheels outside Kyichu Lhakhang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/176b5984-b0bf-4ffa-a09c-bdcf6d3e1ca4/PXL_20250404_060314625.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Inner courtyard of the temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80b69858-f6f1-4098-830f-58421c5ec653/PXL_20250404_060548691.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Spinning the giant prayer wheel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3947bd0a-5aaa-4de8-8eb7-2b711aeb05cd/PXL_20250404_072755260%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Ringpung Dzong on the hill above Paro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65914d07-389c-4fea-b602-8528d8bdff1a/PXL_20250404_073216374%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Climbing the steps to the head religious and government administrative offices of the Paro region. Karma is wearing his white sash depicting him as a “common man” as opposed to a religious or government official. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d06e28d4-afe8-43a4-8809-e0878cbe81e5/PXL_20250404_075335973.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Detailed painting of the Buddhist “wheel of life” depicting the six realms of beings in Buddhism - the bottom three, not so good, the top three something to strive for. Human beings and enlightened ones are in the top half, animals and evil spirits in the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e30f4223-d18e-40da-978f-64bd26374f08/PXL_20250404_075352643%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Inner courtyard of Ringpung Dzong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6307be82-1bae-45f1-b67c-e8222c6a0943/PXL_20250404_075502516%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8ee2c162-a552-47e3-8108-acc457261abb/PXL_20250404_075816479%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86e30687-26a2-45f6-8217-4e72d3b9c3cb/PXL_20250405_030004737.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out First views across the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbce08d8-cdae-4c43-8212-0cf106c9c49f/PXL_20250405_034743902%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Getting closer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/940355d9-4f66-4105-836d-62de6781107d/original_734cb9b0-03fb-44ff-a29c-8044b641434d_PXL_20250405_075240783.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Also on our last day, we asked to go to a local restaurant instead of the tourist centered restaurants we had been going to. It was a unique experience but a little challenging for Andy who hates vegetables. Sometimes there is a reason tourist restaurants serve different food to tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2830a631-dc2f-4085-b023-84f43f8bd02a/original_2d719d6a-9347-4b15-ae77-e9652ff7fad9_PXL_20250405_083822451%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Beautiful door in Paro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef526e2e-33db-4aa8-83bf-b3d0ff7fb48a/PXL_20250405_091200924%7E2.jpg Blog - Bhutan - Make it stand out Our last hotel in Paro https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/sri-lanka monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/576cef28-29cb-4450-b1e8-853386a1b857/PXL_20250302_105717033.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Pilgrims dressed in white coming to visit an ancient Buddhist stupa (building to house an important religious relic) at Anuradhapura https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66c589ed-dd16-4163-92d9-9644496f2924/Sri+Lanka.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Our eleven day, 1300km route through Sri Lanks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80b48076-26f2-4fb2-91d0-ddf73ea32b54/PXL_20250301_124316137%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Roof top view over Colombo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a2fba12-9f2e-4e1e-8943-e00bb2183118/IMG-20250311-WA0002.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Andy with our driver and guide, Dhammika https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/045dd387-f532-4cd8-ba7e-750c179b533c/PXL_20250302_095137468.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Roadside monkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fceabe67-2170-4cd4-8240-937b6e7a7447/PXL_20250302_102925254.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Ancient stupa at Anuradhapura https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c427db26-c37f-432c-9631-2ead8b47681b/PXL_20250302_103707476.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Wandering the streets of Anaradhapura, ruins interspersed with villages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa604305-1dd8-4775-be00-c157b2b41e37/PXL_20250302_110452399%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Statue of Buddha, in the first version of this photo Dawn was standing with her back to the statue but then we found out it is considered disrespectful in Sri Lanka to stand with your back to a statue of Buddha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bde8885e-fddd-4de6-8bb0-5981ca4dd0f7/PXL_20250302_094104135.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Buddhist stupa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6c46d83-665b-400e-a856-8dd037862adc/PXL_20250302_052252317.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Stopping by a roadside Hindu temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3137d0ea-4e82-4ce5-ab77-e8f08d8bbfc3/PXL_20250302_052619567%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Statue of Ganesh, Hindu god of wisdom and new beginnings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7db8749-9fc9-4708-9f18-8f6d2caedc8d/PXL_20250303_025044754.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Our favorite Sri Lankan breakfast, hoppers (bowl shaped crepes, sometimes with an egg), coconut sambu and lentil dal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07bed0a5-4886-4a3e-bb5e-62e5b965bfd4/PXL_20250303_053446134%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Village ox cart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ecc7c02-10d8-43fb-a77c-9825992f81fe/IMG-20250303-WA0002.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka So we were loaded in an ox cart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/567c3d0c-f803-4b8b-b2a0-9efc6b65d98a/PXL_20250303_053951309.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Taken through the rice paddies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7f0f21c-15cf-4cb6-998e-c0c9ad436563/PXL_20250303_055203362.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Then on a boat across a lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6893ffe4-a291-4ec2-8f06-19ecfc12e506/PXL_20250303_061020832.RAW-02.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Then to our hostess’s home where she showed us how she cooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06afa832-80d6-4a80-83f8-9f64f5b118d1/PXL_20250303_062443064.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Pounding rice to make rice flour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6dcb2089-7de3-4111-bb28-0efebedb8b7a/PXL_20250303_062707671.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Sifting out the hulls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5737c62-c0c3-4f3b-87de-d673aaecdf82/PXL_20250303_063042581.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Weaving palm fronds for the roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0df1fe00-e0ae-46d9-9af3-d5527dd6f652/PXL_20250303_063504472.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka It was a lovely visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/621f302b-f5d7-4561-98ea-4a28d7993a4d/PXL_20250303_072923474.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Young man giving his elephant a bath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55d76200-e5d2-4ee0-b55c-8312aa8fb497/PXL_20250303_080111167.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Dawn visited an artist to buy a local mask https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0280b8c8-c376-4bd3-a411-2b7a9ada67d8/PXL_20250303_080907819.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Sigiriya or Lion Rock towering over the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/382b792a-f7c2-4d8f-a89b-d1596dba5905/PXL_20250303_104657621%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Giant sleeping Buddha statue along the trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ecadd88-3a91-429f-af6d-2412d284653f/PXL_20250303_110003551%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka View across to Sigiriya Rock from Pidurangola Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1dc78d54-c54f-441a-949a-a0863a0ec8eb/PXL_20250303_110402116.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Green valley below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c5f52d0-6dbc-4db6-8649-b62a59a47041/PXL_20250304_034256578%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Ancient ruins at the base of Sigiriya Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9acb0198-50e7-47fe-8254-1ef5e6c197cf/PXL_20250304_034924557.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Steep staircase up the rock face, carved lion’s paws at the base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/343f0efe-cb80-471d-bd45-52c219d33e25/PXL_20250304_035758457.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Fortress ruins on top of the rock dating back to the late 5th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5eaf8712-6892-4519-b0da-0d4080756c7b/PXL_20250304_041812498.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Appreciating the beautiful lion’s paw https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77799577-da99-4269-ac78-38b0d65cef12/PXL_20250304_042257223%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Spiral staircase up to gorgeous frescoes, no pictures allowed but worth the journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4cda4b3d-babf-41b3-9638-02024e3fbca4/PXL_20250304_043337459%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Back down through the garden below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ba81a0e-8b7f-44d0-8e4d-2b53250cea1b/PXL_20250304_064006710.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Roadside elephant sighting! 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Eventually we will get it right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/350ee654-38a5-4c3a-9620-0cf48a3bdd56/PXL_20250304_090327438.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Enjoying the majestic carvings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99248b13-3bfa-4658-b4cb-2928d1a738bd/PXL_20250304_090717980.PORTRAIT%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka The whole site is covered with fascinating carvings and statues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0dc61a25-2c15-4bfe-b41b-0ec5220014f6/PXL_20250304_120506043.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Relaxing dinner and card games in a village restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e29b614c-81ee-4ed8-8cda-7e4a3b0ae814/PXL_20250305_021822388%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Garden view from our hotel breakfast area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50b1b22e-2729-4734-a7e3-1a3d4714c721/PXL_20250304_100730299.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Another roadside elephant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2903f246-84bc-4c78-b276-53e0ee476541/PXL_20250305_040203709%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Along the way we stopped at the amazing Buddhist rock temple at Dambulla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3d432d7-330e-408d-8a28-d28e35e987de/PXL_20250305_040325282.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka The largest cave temple complex in Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54232fcb-3510-410f-8e20-0d927846bed3/PXL_20250305_040343800.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Dating back to the 5th century BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/536b59ef-e243-43a2-9d16-36489c02aaa1/PXL_20250305_040508301.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Over 150 statues of Buddha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d39f377-2765-44ad-8865-8cf7951df5f0/PXL_20250305_040823681.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01a41827-5d02-4fd5-8d23-cf5d2ed5403c/PXL_20250305_041035650.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/215b4b57-01bc-42f1-91b2-3bca84d3a555/PXL_20250305_053423228.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Free spice tour - Sri Lanka is known for spices and tea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94da35ab-5099-4fb5-b90d-99ceb2eb32e2/PXL_20250305_083139174+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Views across Kandy lake, lined with colonial buildings and Buddhist temples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9b608f4-e27f-4da8-a386-060e11d73237/PXL_20250305_083403764+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Palace of the Tooth - where the most important relic in Sri Lanka, one of Buddha’s teeth is housed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b50ecf1b-0830-41fb-944c-4c11461c83cd/PXL_20250305_114609627+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Dawn managed to talk Andy into going to a traditional song and dance performance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52f560de-0893-419b-ae52-e5079cad3428/PXL_20250305_115534945+%281%29.jpg Blog - 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Sri Lanka And the steps began . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddbe226e-6ea7-4298-9f77-423b826f3452/PXL_20250307_044018127%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka And continued - 5500 total to the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b88d14f-8a52-4306-8c31-a71737ba7a5b/PXL_20250307_041226576.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Shrine at the top encasing the golden footprint of, depending on your religious beliefs, Adam’s footprint where he first landed after being expelled from the Garden of Eden, or Buddha’s footprint, or Shiva’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a006b6a-85ef-4b20-9e6e-a1c70286ac7f/PXL_20250308_022600488%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka View across Horton’s Plains National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e746e7a3-ac92-4d9e-855a-ffc4ac15a459/PXL_20250308_023358447.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e21daf78-a289-4e0e-ae6f-a6fd5cd7be97/PXL_20250308_032328848+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Setting off on the hike to World’s End https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4bfa785-e8ba-48d1-b349-bc4fba50be1b/PXL_20250308_032349268%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3caa85ea-3f27-4e2a-b792-c9cb6b72ecc1/PXL_20250308_033543241%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Detour to a waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/081c4c45-dc3b-4117-99d5-9e5b1bb6a303/original_b8e12025-301a-4804-bd27-67a5977bd655_PXL_20250308_041000260+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Made it to World’s End, sheer cliff with a 4,000 foot drop off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f77c163-4d4f-4b01-a965-8d05bca6bdb5/PXL_20250308_043913734%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka View across the valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a48c4537-4f1d-469c-9f35-f1174d514f21/original_b4a84412-6fbb-401b-a754-588aa4adfac9_PXL_20250308_071034675+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Stopping at another roadside Hindu temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6303399-5f0a-4725-860e-e191b899b268/PXL_20250309_022917577%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Huge breakfast provided by our hotel in Ella - breakfast was almost always included in the hotel price https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07fbc7da-173b-4634-a400-1ee7a78d9e61/PXL_20250309_045322495.RAW-01.COVER%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka It was Sunday so many of the people in the local village joined the tourists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f6245f7-7613-4c93-acbf-7a57b2c41a80/PXL_20250309_045750066.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Infront of the iconic Nine Arch Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9279f67f-32a6-47c2-9aaf-5d9577e0b565/PXL_20250309_054244149.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Then the train comes! Lots of cheering and waving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5df00217-7ae8-4468-99ff-18ab42d1badf/PXL_20250309_072538673.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Visiting the giant Buddha carvings at Buduruwagala, dating back to the 10th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0650adb8-44dd-4c12-a767-9fff75caf101/PXL_20250309_072830656+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31f334d9-7a83-462c-a2e6-7e9b581874ab/PXL_20250309_080715561+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Along the way Dhammika asked us if we wanted to try local food, he took us to a village kitchen with women serving up tasty plates of curry and vegetables - $2 for three people - so much better than the tourist fare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b17a8b8-5133-4071-9cfd-a7fa8f1ed548/PXL_20250309_080719155+%281%29.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka And we sampled delicious lentil dumplings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43f532fd-30fb-4d85-b335-6637136d46f1/PXL_20250309_090938490.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka This may look like a touron moment but this roadside wild elephant was actually behind some electric wire strung up to prevent them from wandering into the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22c2b495-ec00-4f29-8603-c903828b05e4/PXL_20250309_114658103.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka The elephants did not disappoint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8d4544e-8c0b-449e-9d0c-2326def6805b/PXL_20250309_114722672.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka They were plentiful and fascinating https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f2bdeec-af3f-4ad7-939d-9646990e0eb5/PXL_20250309_120403684%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66771821-3b1a-4553-a7c8-08be9ffbd9b4/original_ad1f9114-f88a-4c9c-9ee4-8b97608ea3c2_PXL_20250309_122422104.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Even spotted a wild boar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03acb4a5-a3cb-4cad-b83f-ef7badbe1170/PXL_20250310_050917713.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Visiting the Elephant Transit Center where orphaned and injured young elephants are raised, rehabilitated then released into the wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4326196a-4268-4620-af80-9b2229c0b522/PXL_20250310_083805145%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Dawn found a remote beach walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26f9e25b-8ee8-4742-87bd-5c4c56fe3127/PXL_20250310_084617080.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Main area of Mirissa Beach, beautiful white sand but tons of tourists! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3488d657-ce9c-42be-acbf-0a8ab5e184cb/PXL_20250310_111851423.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka We took advantage of the amenities and had our first beachside cocktail in four years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c197b493-9d91-49c9-8cba-642601fcc4af/PXL_20250311_044332774.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka We stopped off at beautiful Galle Fort which looked like a fun place to explore but the heavens opened up and dumped on us and we were soaking wet in 20 mins so ran back to the warmth of Dhammika’s car https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da6f59c4-bdad-4168-8323-bf103df5c375/PXL_20250311_101509371.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Wandering the streets of the capital, Colombo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/699665a1-912f-4aef-b992-455f611e9655/PXL_20250311_102608747%7E2.jpg Blog - Sri Lanka Beautiful mosque in the old town https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/india monthly 0.5 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e885d293-6bb1-4145-981c-8534558235b2/PXL_20250215_020048921.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out A bucket list moment, visiting the iconic Taj Majal - India’s great love story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a90af95d-f65e-4ff3-8e2c-a1dbe5532102/India.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Our four week 7,000 kilometer route through India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e97e9398-e42d-467e-822e-85c60555ecaf/PXL_20241013_053819441%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Entering India from Pakistan at the Wagah-Attari Border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5015753-ab4f-4494-b377-d22640720e01/PXL_20241014_093537250%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out First days in India camped in Mrs. Bhandari’s Guest House garden in Amritsar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee147490-4e14-411f-8e20-90d6176e9cb3/PXL_20241014_045649935.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Wandering the streets of Amritsar - a holy place for the Sikh religion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37fa38b1-7deb-4a7c-a94a-8b5631c0183c/PXL_20241014_065719822%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Seeing what we think of as a swastika everywhere - actually a sacred Hindu symbol of prosperity and well-being https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78a6c2bf-52bf-426b-929a-e1ef0af4cad2/PXL_20250226_055500123.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out People loved having their picture taken with us and requests for selfies were constant - so we returned the favor and took pictures of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54644c64-1c41-4b35-a770-a066f66ecb11/PXL_20241014_065817667%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Feeling the shift - many more women out and about than in Pakistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0e22ae3-6413-488e-ad93-2f4e48805e61/PXL_20241014_071431315%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The Golden Temple - most important holy site in Sikhism https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2b85acd-055f-48d0-bb10-a0155e08aaa6/PXL_20241015_015600645%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Woodland wild camp spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc695d8c-3f37-4bad-836d-78b7ff349842/PXL_20241016_050105442.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Main street of Manali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af6f028c-70f6-43f6-9eeb-a88f19fc5faf/PXL_20241016_050934909%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Manali, tourists strolling the streets enjoying the mountainous backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e71d9af-82e8-4c81-ac4b-1f9c99cf7e13/PXL_20241016_075455683.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Hidimba Devi Temple, 16th century Hindu temple built in the woods above Manali, lines of faithful waiting to enter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/458b59fc-6c2e-489e-bccb-48e0e26932ae/PXL_20241016_081436459%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Old Manali, streets lined with souvenir shops selling macrame, hemp clothing and other hippy-like products alongside yoga studios and meditation classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82c57efc-9b6a-41cb-aabf-be0ebf0b04cd/PXL_20241016_083751986%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Although it did not feel very authentically Indian, Dawn was happy to find Dylan Coffee Roasters and buy some fresh beans (rare in India, a nation of tea drinkers) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e27ae038-f69b-4e2b-80d5-5784768cf0c4/PXL_20241017_004115263.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Built on a steep hillside, our parking options were limited in Manali, popped up here cooking dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/488a971a-740b-4a55-a059-a910149cd900/PXL_20241017_035356932.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Even the stable yards are colorfully decorated in India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de4e1327-c561-435d-bf8b-43f2e0335512/PXL_20241017_040656827%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out We always knew Andy had a lot of devil in him, here is proof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/491fc1c9-fb37-4665-ab18-abfc6697aeb6/PXL_20241017_040751839.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Naggar Castle, built in the 16th century, ruling seat of the Kullu region until the British took over and the royal Indian leader sold the castle to the British for a gun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79ebadc6-e1f1-40e0-9928-db9a0b781974/PXL_20241017_040808869%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Beautifully carved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f3d8c3e-7ab0-49b5-aef4-3a1399121220/PXL_20241017_040922909%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Hindu god Ganesh, god of wisdom and luck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9bd23bf-04a1-4be2-b568-e5a98e77375c/PXL_20241017_100232053.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Trucks colorfully painted with lots of advice for fellow drivers -blow horn (I cant see you), use dipper at night (take off high beams when approaching others) plus many other suggestions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a55c5e9f-e01b-483d-8008-cce8dbd62ffd/PXL_20250223_094105554.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The request to blow your horn felt a little useless as driving in India is a constant cacophony of horn blowing so the utility is greatly diminished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39542131-d51f-43fe-a9d3-bfa39720b571/PXL_20250219_082314441.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Andy looking a little bewildered as he is served up his first thali at a roadside dhaba- about 30 different bowls of savory vegetable dishes accompanied by unlimited fresh naan - Indian flat bread. Total cost $4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d854822-408a-4613-92bc-fc8169aff65b/original_262c89ea-76b8-462c-bf8b-de7b69955618_PXL_20250219_083630483.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The servers were highly amused by us trying to figure out how to eat everything so gently demonstrated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/564aae41-85f0-4423-941c-fb21ce8f25cd/PXL_20241017_104445858%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Appreciating the colorful architecture along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/435fca95-d2fc-43a7-87d5-1d211d7a8a87/PXL_20241017_122217935%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out View over Shimla - built along the steep hillside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/584bed63-8f92-48c0-88a7-389404d4f7fb/PXL_20241018_045532744.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Wandering the pedestrian streets of Shimla. Despite being built on a steep hill side, on foot it was a pleasant city to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02799fd5-35a6-4769-810f-82437f2572b5/PXL_20241018_051116941.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out You could still see remnants of its days as the British summer capital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27e8694a-af8f-4e9f-96cb-83830edf2b80/PXL_20241018_051135554%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out But local art taking over https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddf6ca50-ddff-47e6-97da-a5517dd611ce/PXL_20241018_051856494.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out And statues of local leaders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/129bc7c7-1639-47c4-9915-bd20f3ddc834/PXL_20241019_042612374.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Typical Indian breakfast, chapati, poha and spicy chai to drink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4ef2f09-e138-410e-b0f2-819a8e3c3b33/PXL_20241018_062338745%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Climbing the hill to view up close the giant statue of Hanuman, half monkey half man Hindu god known for loyalty and strength. Towering over the city, he can be seen for miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d6f7ed31-9fee-4b90-a0df-96489b847bcd/PXL_20241019_060513575%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Walkways of broken ceramics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64d81333-6e9b-4734-b9e5-300f6478770e/PXL_20241019_060825485.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Using the natural rock formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c091ac15-9d30-4fda-b485-9af616329897/PXL_20241019_061006295%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Cooling waterfalls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf7a3152-8820-4285-8270-c5bcbf5e0a71/PXL_20241019_061916597.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out A maze of tunnels and doorways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92ae72b2-c84a-4f50-a3f2-f685f5d16721/PXL_20241019_062500172%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Beautifully carved figures everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/934af059-f9e1-44f5-8d5b-9e28273010bf/PXL_20241019_062947370.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out And in the middle a huge mosaic plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43aff1b4-4034-45ec-bb30-24f4bcff414b/PXL_20241019_065048148%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Nek Chand’s imagination brought to life in 1000’s of human and animal figures throughout the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85f2acaa-51a3-405d-95db-18e65d3caaee/PXL_20241019_065148219.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out A spectacular place created by a self-taught sculptor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3219028d-11d0-4a58-8ae1-d8c53e01905a/PXL_20241020_014627066.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Found a forest wild camping spot on the way to the national park! Some villagers came by and let us know we were on an elephant trail, so we moved to the other side of the road at their suggestion. We never saw an elephant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/797bdc19-6005-4677-94da-98c81ac75798/PXL_20241020_072355335.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Driving into Rajaji National Park. Although it is a tiger reserve, we knew there were not many in the park so were not too hopeful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6daa6969-cdda-413c-b397-5db992112902/PXL_20241020_072508870%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The route in took us along a riverbed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eef445d6-7620-4783-9ec2-609d07669e72/PXL_20241021_033420331%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Plenty of monkeys along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f18bb908-974a-4296-8ffe-8fe4fc692a44/PXL_20241021_061055045%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Wide load coming our way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc1005ea-98c6-4854-b83d-b241247b7e53/PXL_20241021_064603768.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out We almost made it clearly past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c367b59-f94b-435a-892a-ad360d5b6c21/PXL_20241022_032804205.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Tiger paw print https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5695369-8e30-4502-9371-9508c2f71c9d/PXL_20241022_013037409.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out No tigers but plenty of tiger food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66fa5692-06cc-467e-9d49-ff25f4ddb18e/PXL_20241022_010159938%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out River bed in Jim Corbett National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb5c089f-4fe1-4ffc-b4af-efd3f8194343/PXL_20241023_091903602.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Actual site where Gandhi was shot and killed in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f209126c-c439-4f61-aaf2-190ec456d5c6/PXL_20241023_092145827.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Birla House - where Gandhi was living and studying in the last part of his life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31861717-8c83-4070-b152-bc459f6afd6d/PXL_20241023_092933763.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Portrait of a hero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9976039e-f27a-47af-a0c8-4f175d933860/PXL_20241023_095646882.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Posing at Delhi Gate because when in Delhi . . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea6c27f4-0aff-444a-887b-a3abd670acef/PXL_20241023_101228094%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out 14th century stepwell in Delhi - used for storing water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f804885c-7f3a-469a-b56b-586d14bb353e/PXL_20241023_103800140.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Posing at one of the most spectacular Mughal tombs, Safdarjung Tomb built in the mid 1750’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1bfe164c-fd6d-497b-a5fd-63f9dec095e0/PXL_20241023_104709428%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Sun going down on Safdarjung Tomb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a09af14-69a0-4e5c-9759-757d7cb1be2a/PXL_20241024_055411377.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Tasting Delhi street food - first stop - samosas, savory pastries filled with spicy potato https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f06ce7b3-c91b-4484-8794-7ea9339abe29/PXL_20241024_061708107.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Watching women skillfully and speedily make naan - Indian flat bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47416263-a12b-4452-a01b-afca9dd06b8a/PXL_20241024_062803846.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Dizzying array of tasty fresh food wherever we looked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac58da0f-4942-47be-881b-c8eb1f85e74d/PXL_20241024_063208636.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out One of our favorites - parantha restaurant, fried stuffed bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70a3ce3e-aaed-4a1e-be4c-a4644b5e7a58/PXL_20241024_063631094.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Aloo parantha - potoato stuffed bread with a variety of sauces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a38a7d37-afc8-4070-b8aa-558e9782068f/PXL_20241024_070108764.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Masala dosa - crepe with spicy potato inside served with coconut sauce, it quickly became Dawn’s favorite breakfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/105d1bae-0f99-48c0-b79f-3a6734646d37/PXL_20241024_082541808%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Visiting the Red Fort (Lal Qila) in Delhi, another impressive Moghal building, this one dating to 1638 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec91dc51-0f7e-4a78-a367-c63a69738bff/PXL_20241024_084505813.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Indulging Indian family tourists with requests for photos with us foreigners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f23c22c-515d-447d-a8ab-adfafcc00f9c/PXL_20241024_084720282.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Beautiful and intricate architecture at the Red Fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf3ec3b5-f906-474f-8c9f-f6f146db77af/PXL_20241024_085218045.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Even though some of it was white https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e54c709-8e5f-476c-8c20-41f611a1bfb9/PXL_20241024_090537309.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out More family photos, people asked so nicely it was hard to say no https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46d99e0b-8f49-4cd5-87c4-aeafa13b16de/PXL_20250215_015922080.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Entering the Taj Mahal grounds with the first crowds early in the morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddb7ee2d-5fba-4c2f-a87a-37c8bb81570a/PXL_20250215_020034784.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Posing for the classic photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba25377c-aada-4db4-b25d-562492619e27/PXL_20250215_021258006.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Intricate carving and inlay work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a061eff-73d4-4115-8498-6720177b2951/PXL_20250215_023712638.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The other benefit to having a guide, we ended up with our own private photo session https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5dbf939f-dc6f-408d-b52a-5468b629e417/PXL_20250215_030904666%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7f17802-aeaa-4b15-a6c7-751530bdd2a8/PXL_20250215_044211037.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Andy taking a moment in the Taj Mahal parking area to work with a willing helper and a ladder to wash the solar panels - it brought them back to life after a few months in dusty parking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e5489ef-b881-401d-b144-172af4969e97/PXL_20250215_051336587.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out And then a visit to the other iconic Agra site - Agra Fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d814a217-86fe-453d-b253-ea8779345c0f/original_80aae4ac-123d-4ece-8efa-9c22d9893f6d_PXL_20250215_051654631.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Agra Fort, main residence of the leaders of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638 when they moved their ruling seat to Delhi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c344923-9104-4bc2-b059-0446287390fc/PXL_20250215_053610573.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Exquisite carving and peaceful inner courtyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce0cab80-bc1e-4bad-977e-bc883c8cfd64/PXL_20250215_061231133.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Dawn got tricked into holding and feeding a chipmunk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f354ab32-2093-4fbb-8a2e-8c1b26577bfb/PXL_20250216_044353710.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out If unable to wild camp, our second favorite option in India was to park at a guest house and pay a small fee to use the facilities. In this case, we paid about $3.50 to park in the garden and use toilet and shower rooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76462721-79d9-4789-a31c-ff3b84800580/PXL_20250216_033620050.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Fatehpur Sikri Fort, briefly the capital of the Moghal Empire in 1571 until a lack of water forced them to move the capital to Agra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c722115-e2d4-4e47-9109-51d4b783b6fa/PXL_20250216_034030152.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Beautiful blend of Indian and Persian architectural styles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e1a0ba1-b55c-4d8f-ae50-6244cf70de4a/PXL_20250216_034901141.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Inlayed stone work and ancient frescos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb6f4257-7123-40c9-bd85-1daa181c6e22/PXL_20250216_035006502.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Built in a region known for its artistry in stone carving, the art continues in the village today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4ef7b34-c406-429e-bcf1-d90d1d91b449/PXL_20250216_035845923.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, still in use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff6165f2-75b2-48eb-a500-76b483d158a4/PXL_20250216_035854106.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, a revered Sufi saint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c487ac8b-bcd5-481f-bf81-83c79e5a095c/PXL_20250217_034432305.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Imposing entry gate into the pink city of Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae962023-0bf8-43a9-9f82-4edc05f3b1c1/PXL_20250217_041124491.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Distinctive pink sandstone with white carving and painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d1c33ad-f81a-4815-be39-ec25c33032ce/PXL_20250217_041443346.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Hawa Mahal, Jaipur’s most famous building - a palace built in 1799 with over 950 windows, allowing the women of the palace to view the action below on the street without being seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38db1ac3-ea24-4491-8ba8-4468e248758f/original_d76c08f3-0e75-4b6a-8aa5-8aa3ff907a63_PXL_20250217_041509645.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Streetside snake charmers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/207b0df5-7573-489d-9d40-39eb3c3b04ad/PXL_20250217_035305691%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Gate we exited at the end of the day - tired but fulfilled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f87e91dc-a493-4bbd-bb53-936bf7620808/original_47b365dc-280c-4c8c-9264-060eed018b5e_PXL_20250217_052706857.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Our first time spotting elephants in agricultural use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec7ef964-25b6-4025-afcf-2284b8bc7494/original_8e73601c-6436-4e0d-95f5-de8a54d10e12_PXL_20250217_052744709.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out And seeing a camel on a leash with a motorcycle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db3599eb-bbfe-4dcf-8ee6-581f8562d257/PXL_20250217_053723975%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out View approaching Amber Fort, residence of ruling maharajas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c4424ed-f328-4d7b-82ec-d86be2914119/PXL_20250217_054628961.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Built in the early 1600’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bfb68240-fd21-46fa-a420-e788c0ba6aa7/PXL_20250217_054828190.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Visitors have the option to climb the hill on foot or ride an elephant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68380c83-c80b-42e5-ac22-326f20d599fc/PXL_20250217_060443888.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Setting with scenic hillsides as a backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6967a872-ceb7-4856-a627-3f7f57468bcd/PXL_20250217_060842643%7E3.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Beautiful stone and painting work - in this case we were not the only visitors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c3600af-647d-4491-9d64-3a4ceaffdc74/PXL_20250217_060958626%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Ceiling design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d6576f9-cbaf-476c-b816-526928577b04/PXL_20250217_061341250%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Each living space with its unique character https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dea3c138-8a72-4e45-a104-5ee9fffae5fc/original_cddb0194-b270-40b6-a8b2-0ec47717f599_PXL_20250217_111336942.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Camel drawn carts, a common sight in Pushkar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/739902fa-4adb-4d7d-bc28-3e5c70efa4db/PXL_20250218_022133252.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Popped up at a local guest house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee378de4-7686-41ee-858c-7b28451fa1d6/PXL_20250218_035553230.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out More beautiful architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c43030d-4352-42df-a250-9ca220b6aa86/PXL_20250218_044304039.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Found a “French Bakery” - it wasn’t really but the coffee was good and the croissants loaded with chocolate. The only place in India where we dined with majority of white patrons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2010330-6b87-4130-856e-83ab1bcf2fb9/PXL_20250218_044809071%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Bathing ghat -place where pilgrims enter the sacred waters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28ef72d3-78aa-4b18-8a02-66c74d196cba/PXL_20250218_050024526.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Wandering the streets of Pushkar - along with the ever present cows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/852a49e6-3e50-4c28-a952-1b47c98ee108/PXL_20250218_052147166%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Closer to the temple, streets thronged with pilgrims https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0b53af6-183a-4ba5-8daa-62e577c27523/PXL_20250218_052355765%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Typical village scene in India, women in saris, young men on motorcycles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7e0f522-a14a-41e8-ac60-b381f60614f3/PXL_20250219_034735072.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Entry gate to old town Jodhpur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f19f2392-c7d6-421f-b4d0-dcc5afd1a045/PXL_20250219_040542688.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out In addition to being painted blue, murals adorned the narrow winding street walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8462149-02ea-4431-ae21-b13533b5f547/PXL_20250219_040436342%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2485c64-f3bf-435a-9f92-e2d8480216bc/PXL_20250219_040737795%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a5c6623f-b768-4474-a0f4-c248c67f46ce/PXL_20250219_044919647.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Made our way to the fort at the top of the city, looking down at the blue landscape. Dawn looking bewildered for some reason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e8ca138-e646-4e98-950d-b2400783e9c5/PXL_20250219_044954679.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Mehrangarh Fort at the top of hill overlooking Jodhpur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b815ab2a-aaf1-4b28-81e6-e7f0422970ec/PXL_20250219_052430804.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Covered in intricate stone carvings. Built and re-built from the 15th to 18th centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2b25179-7610-4a3c-8cde-0765a8457808/PXL_20250219_053556515.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Haveli architectural style common throughout Rajastan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0dea75f-b638-4dec-a292-1a06f46e5fbf/PXL_20250219_055144381.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Elegant interiors of the fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5df26266-bf52-49e3-b044-1c36221a448d/PXL_20250219_060701023%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The fort complex is huge - spanning over 1200 acres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3915ea2-f072-452f-8d67-88752e14936b/PXL_20250219_084705327%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Back on the road - stopping at a dhaba for lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03a987f0-270e-4b89-b0f3-1aa54c4062ac/PXL_20250220_025623662%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Found a wild camping spot at the edge of the desert! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a845ab61-3514-4c8a-a010-c8fe0a7077b8/PXL_20250220_074408389%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Jaisalmer fort, a living city filled with intriguing art and history with lots to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/915422ef-bfbd-4a1d-85c9-6372b01bbe0a/PXL_20250220_050100051.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out More intricate stone carving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f2aa183-729f-4b4a-8e2b-4de1082bfb12/original_de1625ff-67b6-4551-8bab-f1ba83ef9a8a_PXL_20250220_063506648.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Dawn took many photos with the local women https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be90a26d-a396-4660-bc7c-9b8d8749d292/PXL_20250220_071437999%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The amount of work the artists put into creating these buildings is mind boggling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d11e928b-2c3a-4c82-9eda-0559122b9b8b/original_87770a10-d01a-43d9-8340-340e5d06a752_PXL_20250220_072236994.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9724a353-bb58-483c-b436-f4273bab4eb9/PXL_20250220_073409019%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7603c019-5dde-449f-8b7d-392ce196273a/PXL_20250220_080717142%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Definitely a living city with laundry hanging between ancient columns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92b9c835-ce2b-4bd2-8488-b2492319040d/PXL_20250220_081610680.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Even the Haveli style homes outside the main fort are beautiful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67962878-c277-4e5d-9095-b0a42b2dd7a4/PXL_20250220_082107810.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c20c52cf-c370-4a78-9a68-86a6ee3a4f98/PXL_20250221_032306463.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Found one of our favorite camping situations - an abandoned quarry. But then the local youth found us- peace and solitude is hard to find outside in India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/296db533-3407-42c2-832b-48a625126ae6/PXL_20250222_111103702.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out And sometimes the camping is a little grim. Parked up with the cows and rubbish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7733c35b-df7e-459f-860f-3eec401486d4/PXL_20250224_053656896.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Taking a local taxi - jeep with 9 seatbelts holding 15 people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8617efa-1e3c-435f-aa68-396752e39fda/PXL_20250224_064600895.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Climbing the steps to Mahakali Mata Temple, a Hindu goddess temple complex and pilgrimage site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9824172-73e4-46f4-b655-2c195aca0d24/PXL_20250224_073732805.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Shrine in the temple at the top of the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb2f454f-b7c4-451b-ac29-96bea1672743/PXL_20250224_073912571.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Temple dates back to the 10th-11th centuries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47718202-7cfe-4483-804f-1f0ceea0b7eb/PXL_20250224_074818628.RAW-02.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Sacred cow along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ced5aba-3824-45f5-bc4a-435ead7297f3/PXL_20250314_090044748%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out A stressful moment being flagged down by a police car on the highway led to requests for for photos and an invitation to tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8a7d3db-4305-4a15-a9be-ee6e8053d306/PXL_20250225_081910734.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Andy scoping out the sand for a possible beach camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d50b467b-31e6-439b-bba3-3db9dc2a3d5a/original_e2968563-58d0-494f-9770-c33d8de0f7e5_PXL_20250225_100522168.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Selfies with lovely young women at the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de9b6bc3-6a23-45bd-910d-72b4e23ad948/PXL_20250225_123414910.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Yes! we found our spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ccc6f20-74a0-4292-aa6e-ca293448119d/PXL_20250226_105335314.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Dawn visiting “fashion street” in Mumbai - endless stalls and racks of clothing making for an overwhelming shopping experience - she did not buy anything https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b82294a7-b81b-40ac-8785-bf48be401039/PXL_20250226_111304673.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out The old (British) area of Mumbai, anchored by the Central Train Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d92dde5e-2217-4add-9d4a-cb3b020d754d/PXL_20250226_124005147%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Statue at the entrance to Mumbai’s financial district. We thought he looked like a cross between Gandhi and Einstein, our walking tour guide told us he represented the “common man.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2df099dd-eb48-4e44-ae2c-d9c4512b7aec/PXL_20250226_133652095.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Preparing sugar cane for a local favorite drink - the sugar cane is ground and crushed through a giant wheel press then flavors added - our favorite was ginger and lemon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e424bfaa-135e-481f-83a6-39b6e74e4cb6/PXL_20250226_135824260.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Gateway of India built in 1924 -built to honor England’s George V’s visit - the first British monarch to visit India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/108aa2a6-cfc1-45e1-b059-420d494ab605/PXL_20250227_095320327.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Walking the coast line in Mumbai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d48ca1e-22ce-4eaf-a072-9371086f8720/PXL_20250228_075548603.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Skyscrapers to the sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4bb47dd7-b632-4ae0-b698-f1a3c3f490fe/PXL_20250301_040639975.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Wedged into our hotel parking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b45ea43-5088-4ff3-893b-6f7711c85497/PXL_20250312_110628634.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Another thing that was wearing on us a little - despite being early March - before the monsoon season, it was HOT! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c90e7b1e-7425-44ad-ab11-56d9935d7632/PXL_20250313_070225682.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Ellora Caves, 34 caves dug into the hillside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1f9e83f-c23e-4638-aad6-97b8bd2b3bd3/PXL_20250313_070942392.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Dating back to 600 AD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6981666e-8adb-41b1-bb1f-a686fe0daff7/PXL_20250313_072935527.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Temples dedicated to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism side by side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53022441-9137-4ec8-93cd-c40ec3c6d8ea/PXL_20250313_073132545.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Kailasa Temple, the largest one at Ellora Caves, dedicated to Shiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae6e6131-6a0a-45b1-a5af-420235ecdd56/PXL_20250313_075210029%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ade3c7cc-d0de-40fc-ba76-1df99f45c596/PXL_20250313_075618210.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Kailasa temple was completely carved out of solid rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd230e32-b13e-482f-9a2b-472fb149917f/PXL_20250313_081350895%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Ancient monastery cave, more simple but still exquisite. Again carved out of solid rock into the side of a hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e847698f-74a2-4147-a78e-a4e2c76ca9f4/PXL_20250313_082835173%7E3.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Cave carved into a Buddhist temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e1c8e56-9619-498d-ae35-5baa01c56468/PXL_20250313_092054024.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a31f5725-2e21-46ea-b4ee-676e08160f9b/PXL_20250314_010350105%7E3.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Found a guest house that let us pop up in the front parking - we were the only guests, kind welcome and access to an empty room for a toilet and shower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4302f15-ac95-44fe-ba32-d6a36378fe73/PXL_20250314_040806063.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Our second cave stop - Ajanta Caves, 30 caves carved into the hillside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37890e06-9b6a-4bab-8b46-0a4a3b4658d3/original_0ab60e9d-3083-456d-8ea1-c82bf2f659ea_PXL_20250314_041938176%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Aganta caves had extraordinary paintings and frescos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e9d1747-d038-4aab-a2a0-52c89aa068e8/PXL_20250314_042021189%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Temples at Ajanta were dedicated to Buddha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9513eea2-bfd3-4950-8a71-b54d864734c0/PXL_20250314_042111500%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Dating back to the 2nd century BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2aacde6-3dd5-4599-8315-e48f41a9744c/PXL_20250314_042917558.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Walkway along entranced to Ajanta Caves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e467a9d5-4455-440e-affa-4c9c69519c8a/original_3b72fd43-d9d7-47c9-a5b7-b53fae95623f_PXL_20250314_043122430.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/772746b5-d4f1-432a-a9e0-ab5cc918cc4f/PXL_20250314_043435358.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8875ef40-d1ca-4a5a-b14c-b342d9b02301/PXL_20250314_045729801%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Amazingly preserved frescos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f328e8fb-440d-4e78-935b-e69074937afe/PXL_20250314_050409392.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5052418-7e45-4725-b4b6-1732c1f68434/PXL_20250314_050729603%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Many Buddhist monks visiting alongside the tourists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46ce3937-0930-4832-8296-dea64bc79c9c/PXL_20250316_025829534.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Dawn loving her masala dosa at a roadside dhaba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57d5508c-61e6-4f14-92af-08b51d08c668/PXL_20250316_083117187%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Arriving at Bandhavgarh National Park - the place we were statistically most likely to see a tiger (50% chance). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e12e5fc1-ea14-4369-9242-58934611995a/PXL_20250317_033815427.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Local villager in the park using elephant for transport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4dd86fd6-7d05-40f2-a71c-1f32d3657125/PXL_20250317_130157992.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Camped at the entrance to Panna Tiger Reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34d76ff6-5ec2-46a4-a0e6-81a9b15f2728/PXL_20250318_013828526%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Again we saw lots of tiger food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c8b3986-300d-4f58-8e07-2d1b316924b1/PXL_20250318_014006794%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out And many monkeys, but no tigers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d46fc0c3-0455-43a5-9022-cc15df42a4ed/PXL_20250318_074825552.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Temples at Khajuraho - built in 885 AD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82c03cfc-42aa-4f41-a962-cbe7dc700eeb/PXL_20250318_075451648.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Known for their intricate and amazingly preserved carvings - many with erotic themes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/977b4c92-42c8-472f-a71b-143aa10f7120/PXL_20250318_075629759.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7baf7e6-af11-45d1-b5cf-7b9389a084b2/PXL_20250318_080310822%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Both Hindu and Jain temples on the same grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a3196c0-7c7a-47ca-9d05-e93f13d24fd1/PXL_20250318_081220595.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a13bf2f-6151-4482-afb1-7150517e165c/PXL_20250318_083136454%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Statue of the bull ridden by Shiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36010b55-63b2-40c6-880e-2fafdf60cf88/PXL_20250318_110236492%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Last night camped at Panna National Park - not a bad place to be https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d81a1765-6985-4a7d-9783-f063ca47d2c5/PXL_20250320_011417402%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Bathing in the Ganges at Varanasi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aed4fe60-422c-4227-be9b-24e511a0af3a/PXL_20250320_011049351%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Boats up and down the river Ganges at Varanasi, taking people across to more secluded spots to bathe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/409fb658-b032-4335-aa23-779be596e58a/PXL_20250320_021150095.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Cremation fires - a constant presence for more than 350 years, 24 hours a day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f0fc76f-415f-4245-b790-46c9cf08a32a/PXL_20250320_052559783%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out One of the many HIndu temples in Varanasi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44af5bae-c4b6-447f-9dda-a2864eb4a89a/PXL_20250321_111006082%7E2.jpg Blog - India - Make it stand out Exiting India - gateway to Nepal ahead https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/pakistan monthly 0.5 2025-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52bebc97-a87b-43b4-916c-a60e8a00f7ed/PXL_20240929_042814331%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Wild camping at the entrance to Shimshal Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/154033d6-5e8a-449a-a1c2-01cf391d1d52/Pakistan.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Our 800 mile route through Pakistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37f50162-8539-4920-9a3b-9b361957c3af/PXL_20240927_042258841.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out One of our favorite things in Pakistan - trucks were beautifully and intricately decorated - informally known as “jingle trucks.” We were also thrilled that our oldest son, Nicholas, was continuing to travel with us throughout our time in Pakistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5b89836-24da-4569-b172-ef2abc2bb4ec/PXL_20240927_074443289%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Entering Pakistan from China on the Karakoram Highway over the Khunjerab pass, one of the most scenic drives we have ever done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c886588-e6d1-466b-a908-c3460fbd332d/PXL_20240927_075003321%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Still caravanning with the group we crossed China with https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a69c005f-2f09-4f59-8c4a-32b2e22a0f9b/PXL_20240927_075615375%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out We loved seeing yaks along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a82797e-d61a-4a75-a970-f94b146abc90/PXL_20240927_090733412%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Friendly welcome from Pakistan security https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c0c9439-07b1-4e3d-8e34-4d1e43a0afdb/PXL_20240927_075449286%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out More yaks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c78cbe07-5e5f-4e9d-9418-d29bae0e10f3/PXL_20240927_075837075%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Extraordinarily beautiful but stark mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/687c0e69-1865-4a56-af8e-fbf73cee849b/original_44eb7eab-351b-4ba5-9461-26e506d41ac0_PXL_20240927_081234388.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Roads sometimes sketchy - lots of landslides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a47e0014-a347-4384-bb27-c25f0857bf45/PXL_20240927_093452597.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out And erosion was an issue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8123bd2a-35bf-40ad-9ce2-2a6afac019ef/PXL_20240928_032741484.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out First night - wild camping along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d14ef96-6348-4c81-9f08-2e3c28f10235/PXL_20240928_044357968.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out The jingle trucks everywhere were absolutely stunning, obviously decorated with love and care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e693ba60-4a89-4ede-8b23-1e55ab206594/PXL_20240928_062152090%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Entering the Shimshal Valley road, narrow gravel path wedged in between a cliff and a river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf0964c4-c464-43a4-b859-aea4ed4290e2/PXL_20240928_062404769%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Starting to feel concerned about our ability to make it without losing our canopy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec1bb02f-e1ae-4aee-8701-7231b5c0303e/PXL_20240928_082932322.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Despite our truck being relatively small for a camper in the US and Europe, internationally it is sometimes just too big https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3497c5c-d6c2-47c9-986a-9078d3d10aab/PXL_20240928_072427971.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Eventually the road just got too overhung for us, and walking ahead to check it out we realized it would be a long way before we reached a spot where we could turn around if the road became impassable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5b7af4a-e063-4bec-a078-bba57e77672c/PXL_20240928_083545216%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out So we turned around where we could and gave up on the drive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/daf70c06-cbc0-4b80-ac3c-5b2cf4ed2c6e/PXL_20240928_080052029%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out The drive turned into a hike, we did not reach the village at the end of the road on foot but still had an extraordinarily scenic day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9d032a3-aacd-4fd3-a4c5-aa7b8f89ce3b/IMG_4396.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Maybe this was a warning sign for the road? Not sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/afffc09b-25cb-4332-997b-dc380ab4bf3b/PXL_20240928_071011663.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out It was probably even more beautiful on foot - without the danger of falling off the road or scraping the rock cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23844015-56f8-4e5c-9595-358cb4c0aec8/IMG_4397.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ad71962-827e-433d-8345-36e5e3721580/PXL_20240928_084156915%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e77d3185-91c6-4423-a5c9-fb841d46e08b/IMG_4399+%281%29.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out In the end we set up camp on a bluff near the entrance to the valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70fb127d-2bcc-424d-bfbf-739740feb5c9/PXL_20240928_124557040%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Nicholas set up in his bright orange bedroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a71c42bd-9a76-46a9-b0c4-5819b3b717b5/PXL_20240929_055446953.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Fumbling around looking for the trail to Batura glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2497b0a7-d0f5-4bfe-b0d7-ffec012b08f0/PXL_20240929_090443479%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out View across Hunza Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/699070da-c91e-4aa5-a337-925840fdfe25/PXL_20240929_094413571.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Enjoying the view as the sun goes down on Passu Glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04eaba1c-2a19-4d39-9755-e8485aaf51c8/PXL_20240929_101227320.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Pretty incredible that less than an hour of easy hiking got us close to the edge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b607148-5fe3-4a8d-9115-41e3d1356c38/PXL_20240929_101443546.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Admiring the ice formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/292115b5-d4f8-4135-9b02-25b2992c2f2d/PXL_20240929_105240119%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d1544bf-6b16-443a-81ea-d0d1842d020f/PXL_20240930_013413387.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Camped at the trailhead to Passu Glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/905c534d-9a44-47aa-b7f9-d2d1567ccf49/PXL_20240930_045800480%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Andy and Nicholas crossed the Hussaini Suspension Bridge, linking two faces of the Karakoram Range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93dd8c0c-2b95-47f8-badc-8648bedd5502/IMG_4412.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Dawn being helped by an older Pakistani woman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29db4a21-1cab-4c18-9076-45ae92e274bb/PXL_20240930_061002572.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out The gaps to the glacial water down below were no joke! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cbb91cc-878a-400f-8fec-c09e0f71c8ed/PXL_20240930_051025797.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Climbing up the cliff on the other side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8830c976-dad1-49ce-bde0-ecc900095e11/PXL_20240930_051754229.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Exploring the bluff top path https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b522c331-ab88-4f09-afb4-380a5bc76d0b/PXL_20240930_052208007.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78da925d-4fc4-4155-8eaa-da1bc209cffc/IMG_4418.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Remote village gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fd802077-f658-45b1-9edb-1c16cd071f99/PXL_20240930_064400696.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Another beautiful view from the road to Karimabad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e9b61f2-39cf-4382-a336-6c4242bcec94/PXL_20241001_055848611.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Baltit Fort, over 700 years old and seat of the rulers of Hunza for centuries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/416950c5-fd73-4987-ae1d-032e1d794863/PXL_20241001_060312851%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Nicholas exploring the guest house at Baltit Fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af14a135-18b7-4134-a76f-3de7e362ef32/PXL_20241001_064338345.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Unique architecture of Baltit Fort and stunning mountain views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dbc113eb-fafb-4648-bf18-59f08e5657aa/PXL_20241001_064437739.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Intricate wooden carving and views down the Hunza Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9974c195-0e6c-45b0-aac0-687dd54c41c3/PXL_20241001_065558920.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Filled with traditional art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d28bded-e833-4312-8473-9032b7b61bad/PXL_20241001_065824138%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Beautiful hand woven rugs everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a31ed797-abac-4477-885a-f29ab3fe5ee4/original_af6563d5-c6f5-4221-a0de-5e7df254f2a4_PXL_20241001_082900394.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Father and son at the rug shop where we bought a Hunza Valley rug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9cde459-68a4-4625-8d2b-6610f9fea15e/PXL_20241002_063621103%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Traditional stone buildings along the trail to Rakaposhi Base Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9276fb64-b735-4c77-b8d1-acfcfeb7a92c/PXL_20241002_065813550.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Village accessed only by donkey or foot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/650b8b81-04f6-4ba5-b640-00fa5bcfba05/PXL_20241002_070011298%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c48524b-824a-4678-b37d-f2bc53ac6a66/IMG_4451.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Photo from Nicholas of the glacier near base camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65f492f1-bfc9-45cd-ac64-dc758bf27e7b/PXL_20241002_071822543.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Dawn’s photo of the edge of the glacier where she and Andy turned around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1a0a0ef-206d-42dd-aefb-4cdd79603dc9/original_1219d962-b23b-4f29-95d0-29ae2c2aa1ee_PXL_20241003_072850018.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Road in to Fairy Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3693d37f-e715-47e9-a2f8-98ae883b5c7e/IMG_4472.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Mostly single lane track with steep drop offs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e306c1eb-6056-487e-948d-256314f568a2/IMG_4484.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Dawn sitting in the back of the jeep so she doesn’t have to look https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/322154cb-0b7c-4a2f-b025-15bd6cc0214f/PXL_20241003_095206236.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Hike in to Fairy Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac34f174-7644-44f7-b5af-e1c99de2fd78/PXL_20241003_102455927%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Cabin in the woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2fdcf8a-9d57-45de-ad90-088bc35c47a7/original_86f9e5e0-229c-4e27-b969-a6fb261ecace_PXL_20241003_105007692.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Starting to see the glacier and Nanga Parbat views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/faa771af-9bb4-408e-ad53-3a4fc8be3f23/PXL_20241006_044711059%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Fairy Meadows Accommodations and local homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6a8e5c7-3a31-4375-af8f-17a6a42f024d/PXL_20241003_112842401%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Morning view of Nanga Parbat from Fairy Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/870f07f3-e294-4106-a016-d371a734a8e7/PXL_20241004_044632109%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Setting off to walk to Beyal Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/047be3f9-357b-4153-97a3-8795b76287c8/PXL_20241004_055733723%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Trail from Fairy Meadows to Beyal Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cbc7d3ba-9d0c-468b-9513-879e6df19397/original_832049ef-dd4b-4c70-a50b-6d6f3ede1b5f_PXL_20241004_082103771.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Lunch at Beyal Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96d27ae8-c781-4bf3-8c11-12c49f70c9ac/PXL_20241004_085337200%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out View of Nanga Parbat from Beyal Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa7acc44-8da4-4e34-829c-20667e1c5bef/IMG_4511.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Cabin accommodations at Beyal Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf5df9a2-4469-418d-892a-c1ee8677eb38/IMG_4512.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Freshly cooked dinner - all over a wood stove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4bced93d-28a3-4711-aeb2-9cbb29f18cfc/PXL_20241005_030427682%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Hike from Beyal Camp to base camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5eb5b612-ba84-4026-8cea-654a8961c899/PXL_20241005_035705242%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out More glaciers! They never get old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0595ef06-0616-4392-a462-7430d4b8f832/PXL_20241005_041111492%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Abandoned house along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c36e991e-b4ee-43b6-b51d-27dab6f426f2/PXL_20241005_041221279%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Last glacier pose from Nicholas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e4bbd59-d44f-4907-afb4-ff24fd42523a/PXL_20241005_042146798%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Trail to basecamp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3da7abaf-acf2-4047-8ceb-7bc72941eb34/original_68ffd028-057a-454b-b4e5-a75d6a498c1b_PXL_20241005_055648517.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Tea house at basecamp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7923265-83f0-4b56-b3e6-5163264820fb/PXL_20241005_063247133.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Crossing the glacier - hardest part of the loop we did https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d2aba07-8801-4b60-b9a5-37cfdd6f7b01/original_396b0be4-2648-45d6-af54-9e53aae776e9_PXL_20241005_065129649.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Heading back down the trail to Fairy Meadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa37cd8f-ce0c-497d-b8be-ab626adea7d6/PXL_20241005_132323972.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Third night in view of Nanga Parbat - back at Fairy Meadows, Dawn attempting to stay warm under all the blankets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7aeb9eb-2abb-4040-8d20-bd39ff142910/original_a0093057-f057-4b17-8f62-327180bbc9fb_PXL_20241006_033314440.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Warming up at the morning breakfast fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5025bbe3-eb02-42f5-860c-318b6f594574/PXL_20241006_063518836%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Village along the cliffside drive back to Raikot Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e74bd8e3-c3a1-4b2f-8a43-e5e822c292b5/PXL_20241006_100700612.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Buddhist petroglyph near Chilas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a63580a3-01df-4acf-8a64-b1217cb6a29c/PXL_20241011_084334503.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out This beautiful young woman requested a selfie with Dawn (if Dawn looks red faced its because she was, it was hot and sticking to long sleeves and long pants for clothing was sometimes a challenge for her, locals managed with ease) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45c50823-7d23-48e3-ad94-8f676e6406ac/PXL_20241011_084603129.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Central square of old Lahore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c4ff376-5e33-4a99-89e1-a829b803782b/PXL_20241011_092125381.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out What most of the streets looked like https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7cefd156-4f1f-44fa-8c34-dafbdd21f91e/PXL_20241011_092527191.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Always something to look at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb24e499-dce5-4005-b40f-2d7f4aa1aff4/PXL_20241013_044258870.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Our last night in Pakistan - camped at the customs office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4533b893-9a4e-4fcd-99e2-2eab9aa90322/PXL_20241012_104249486.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Walking toward the border closing ceremony, we were painted up appropriately for the Pakistani side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44509fa9-462a-4620-b3f1-4208aa3c7140/PXL_20241012_105031184.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Pakistani border guard preparing for the ceremony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7127a229-c086-48b6-8a9c-4ec0853be550/PXL_20241012_112548167.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out View from the packed Pakistan side ceremony to the stadium on the Indian side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4454be32-c640-40ce-8c22-9160dbd2c3f4/PXL_20241012_120004025.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out Pakistani border guards posing for the photo opp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b25e8aec-5f48-47b3-ae36-3a2b9fdad577/PXL_20241012_123505968.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out People in the stands wanted an overwhelming number of selfies with us - we were the only obvious foreigners in the crowd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1dff38e3-7cb3-419d-b5d6-cc22fb3b65ea/PXL_20241013_053301080%7E2.jpg Blog - Pakistan - Make it stand out The next morning, Leaving Pakistan to India at the border gate where we watched the ceremony the night before. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/kyrgystan-and-crossing-china monthly 0.5 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e83f4d9e-2bbc-4fd2-9920-223e1b4d1fed/PXL_20240902_063818903%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Driving the empty mountainous roads of Kyrgyzstan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0896db3d-d2ec-4b1a-9be3-858cd4fe5374/kyrg-chin.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Our route through Kyrgyzstan and China - gap in between on the map is when we were in Tajikistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8ec15ac0-9a4c-4df9-83b1-6de7d84da643/PXL_20240829_095548282%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China First wild camp in Kyrgyzstan - Jyrgalan Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41a193b3-e733-4bfa-baa7-86b960e92935/PXL_20240829_100332770.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Setting off for a hike from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cadd4ff2-06d8-4f8e-a971-731064319673/PXL_20240830_061000471%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Trying a local staple-noodle soup or Ashlan-Fu, typically about $1 in a cafe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76bd1d4f-c4ef-419e-bb22-f985c45a25dd/PXL_20240830_061142550.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Learning to slurp, the kind host brought us forks as we were struggling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13134906-376d-4863-bd98-f7757948b916/original_07e0ae3d-9226-45d6-b062-f6d6a4c90218_PXL_20240830_061649356.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4917d87a-ddca-4e3a-8905-2f029f316bba/original_65d31c93-2940-4d4f-ad9a-0e08d2246a87_PXL_20240830_064900422.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Karakol, completed 1895 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65226b04-a4db-47b7-acc7-bd946acfbaf9/original_46f71451-fb3e-4d65-8112-f1cc06ba8c53_PXL_20240831_045219966.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Fellow travelers - a friendly group from Kazakhstan and Russia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03263c6e-d4f2-48f9-9650-3ea21630175e/PXL_20240831_092605838.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Hiking in the “Fairytale Canyon,” known locally as Skazka Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6951dbd6-2988-483a-bd5a-5d708f534b4b/PXL_20240831_092951068.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Colorful sandstone cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fd748d09-cd55-4aef-96e5-b0436582df5c/original_c92c2779-61e7-4bef-b20d-a6c68c2d1ae1_PXL_20240831_093534902.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China The spine of the fairytale dragon - legend has it he froze after the princess he loved did not return his affections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e671118a-7161-4f48-a357-b6aceae928f7/PXL_20240831_110932791_exported_0.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Driving to remote “Canyon of Forgotten Rivers” to get to a camping spot on the shore of Issyk Kul (translates to “Warm Lake) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2993d03-cd9b-4d22-b682-a2b6ee329be5/PXL_20240831_113936963.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Found a flat spot with w beautiful view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8bc05e8a-524e-4100-959c-4125bf4bedbf/PXL_20240901_033119281_exported_800%7E3.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Never far from a mountain view in Kyrgyzstan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76b61d25-ce70-41d6-84f1-da54d0823efb/PXL_20240831_113755033_exported_8319.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Not often do you get mountain, lake and desert views in one spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be67ff8d-5343-4ebf-b18a-86159e1ae03c/PXL_20240901_043321353%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China The next day, heading back through the canyon to the main road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2600c425-34e0-4c75-9670-039300336d0e/PXL_20240901_045404206%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China The main road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac5a4b05-cd8f-4ffc-8126-98091f87a9b3/PXL_20240901_083648032.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Heading in to hike Ak-Sai Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1daa20d-4237-4cb7-9b96-2aa155fa4d41/PXL_20240901_085108527%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Beautiful canyon hike with narrow walkways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/220fd374-8ea5-4174-8bf4-37b4e78388de/original_59d731c8-19dc-4dd6-92b1-fe026bdf64fe_PXL_20240901_090053454.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China And opening up to sweeping red cliff views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea0a48b8-6b13-426c-81de-e61e0c3b42bc/PXL_20240901_092608223.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19ec4ca6-1c99-4e26-a51e-01d991bb5070/PXL_20240901_092856509.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China With a few tricky bits to add excitement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/316b49d2-2deb-4fa0-a32b-3aed6616ebca/PXL_20240901_124403256%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Heading up to Kalmak Ashuu Pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0251432a-7ae7-4f8b-90c4-54570d0dfbae/PXL_20240901_125104918%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Spotted our first yaks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7a72a39-80ac-475b-b76a-9ad7f90fcce3/PXL_20240902_014502065.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Camping in the high mountain plateau at nearly 10,000’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3a17339-c885-4c96-bf88-9519836191c6/PXL_20240902_053634867.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Yurt camp by Song Kul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/89747cc4-42b7-4fe6-9ca8-473ebd2fdfc6/PXL_20240902_050818993.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Lakeside road at Song Kul, and enormous alpine lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33a7277c-11dd-4c61-818b-c234e7be81fa/PXL_20240902_063544833_exported_0.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Heading up the mountain pass to Kowe Cheleng Buwajingan area above Song Kul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/178e8f81-6b6f-42ff-abd5-24c3548c3304/PXL_20240902_062931223.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China A stunning road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b9a816b1-cf17-4adb-80c3-dbb6b2f1eff8/PXL_20240902_064513610.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Andy was pretty happy about it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20c06ef0-2cfe-4814-9dcc-c9be332bafd7/PXL_20240902_075508581%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Beautiful mausoleums, common for the area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/416e4075-5f59-4207-9048-76c091f2e211/PXL_20240902_083430826%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Briefly back on the flat road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64ca5579-012b-4528-acea-46af7dea1699/PXL_20240902_085714403%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China And then, more mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/431a76bb-265e-4c17-ba99-6d4e1d10c15b/PXL_20240902_110433721%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Walking the track to a potential wild camping site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf8f729e-caf9-45a4-a6f5-123e39d483e1/PXL_20240903_034309812%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China A great place stream side for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5d3c76a-1c79-4420-93cf-98b0e0b3c08e/PXL_20240903_042349725%7E3.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Traveling more mountain canyons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23c06273-d390-4528-8021-add3e9ac2e61/PXL_20240903_083323456%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China And more steep mountain ranges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dbe6eaa5-ce10-4a22-8d99-7bba124ac5c1/PXL_20240904_042623232%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Blufftop camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/777600e3-3a4d-4419-8a79-579b3334491a/PXL_20240920_104041483%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China The road was a little rough over the pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84f972ff-3c18-43d7-b5ef-001e78662779/PXL_20240920_124709425.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China A roadside camp after crossing the Kyzyl-Art border, the border from Tajikistan back in to Kyrgyzstan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6169f3c6-c77b-4da1-8d4d-e80531bec733/PXL_20240921_080525300%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Wild camp with a view of Lenin Peak - 23,406’ tall on the Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c9db4a6-97ea-47d6-aa82-96791bc9d0bb/PXL_20240921_102939484%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China A beautiful area to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2898be96-ae88-4457-b9bc-f6842fef6b2a/PXL_20240921_105047296%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Walking through the closed base camp for Lenin Peak - not climbing season in September https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/327f7b64-da8c-4384-9bfb-3b2a81d9d836/PXL_20240921_112301815%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Found a spot on our own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c2c6d94a-46f6-457e-826a-9096535c67d6/PXL_20240921_113155724%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Glad to have our son Nicholas with us for this leg - and his tiny grey tent bedroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acc5a7bb-8c79-4777-9129-b98d6d5a0227/PXL_20240922_062454972%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Late afternoon hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76b1b9b2-cf2a-46bc-b4f0-3d7a31e94a5b/PXL_20240922_131434254.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Roadside camp behind some hills, last night in Kyrgyzstan before crossing the border into China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbe919b3-7122-451f-ab1c-8e1795183d85/PXL_20240924_053524338.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Row of restaurants at the border, lots of smiling and pointing at pictures to get our food (our guide was still working with customs to release our vehicles) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/288c2703-224f-4232-a489-36cb45026f70/original_4eb3bf80-9b5a-407c-8e2a-722850665fdc_PXL_20240923_064411296.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Our first caravan journey, our guide in the lead vehicle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6f11ef9c-bea1-4b23-9906-de18ce85a791/IMG-20240930-WA0040.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Our group of intrepid travelers, no surprise that everyone was fantastic, they were all long term overlanders. Everyone else was from Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f148629d-19ed-4a2f-89c4-96e4c44355eb/PXL_20240923_125802798.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Late afternoon walk from our first hotel in Wuqia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0037a9ea-de92-440b-a6d3-395efa25efa9/PXL_20241008_033921141.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China With the administrative help of Drive China, Andy was given a Chinese Driver’s License and the truck, Chinese plates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc1e7369-f64b-4831-9d53-d305ec3a29ed/PXL_20240924_071918743.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Stopping for gas, our guide Hedy had to register us with her passport so that we could buy gas as foreigners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dee85e00-2136-46e8-b4fe-dd485403a3af/PXL_20240924_104725100.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Chinese stores take candy seriously https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63cbaad9-43be-4e19-8314-4e302937cfa7/PXL_20240924_104901701.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China And we have never seen so many different kinds of oreos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/119a7081-76eb-4aa1-998b-da8d2da1a1ce/IMG_4301.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Giant statue of Chairman Mao in Kashgar’s People’s Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/764be2f6-1f75-4ae4-a637-ccbd2eb09a54/PXL_20240924_114850015.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Nicholas jumping in to try the street food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff60c949-8339-407e-b512-fd2be4f2d867/PXL_20240924_120912464.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Metal artisans at work in old town Kashgar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cac08c51-92b9-47df-bdab-f2cf29df2cfe/PXL_20240924_120936418.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d3b0f6b-690e-4997-bcac-9f0e8e0b6693/PXL_20240924_121800385.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Military parade in People’s Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d272eb1f-7efd-4d82-853f-d1a41771c1d7/IMG_4309+%282%29.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China New modern gate built as entrance to ancient Kashgar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a230595-aec5-4fb3-8ab0-4bfcbc9a843f/original_fcf7adac-8160-4241-87a7-67e7b7e2602f_PXL_20240924_123340820.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Many women posting for photo shoots in traditional clothing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd1af171-59ba-4385-a9d0-b7252cd8e359/PXL_20240924_134415486.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China All of the fellow tourists we saw were Chinese nationals so we were an obvious oddity - many requests for photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/656d1d74-885c-477b-88f0-48c5237616f3/PXL_20240924_140344836.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Pictures made ordering food much easier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f37e175-9669-4db9-b6c2-f116f49d917f/%E5%BE%AE%E4%BF%A1%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%87_20241001201301.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Our tour group posing in front of the statue of the “Fragrant Concubine” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b38ceb7f-a4a8-4e2f-a011-0c04992f166b/original_d24d442f-bdc0-4b70-b14f-cc3c6313ecc8_PXL_20240925_031859612.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Beautiful traditional decorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a129861-dfc0-4b3f-bca5-0c4adc294e09/original_4b1fbcbe-2f9b-4fe4-8d6d-1bf76e7a89e8_PXL_20240925_033139987.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Welcome ceremony to the mausoleum site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33286f7d-6ad7-422c-b4ab-faf0ec7b456a/PXL_20240925_033423421.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d624320-33dc-47dd-b71d-808d619db5ab/PXL_20240925_033836745.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a912c2a-c551-4dea-b9ca-c241d6656bbd/PXL_20240925_033919599.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2be23aff-1f90-4261-a708-c8b5d934cbb3/PXL_20240925_034730005.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China At first we were a little confused by the ceremony and what it was about but the sign we saw afterwards made it all clear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec4050a4-ca18-44c9-af07-f544a8f866b4/PXL_20240925_044148631.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China The mausoleum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6e77e08-e9ad-4022-9939-531407da6556/PXL_20240925_055437663.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Id Aah Mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48b961c6-a48c-4de0-993c-0b4bfb3c2d3d/PXL_20240925_125709555%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Wandering the back streets of Kashgar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4cea4407-54ed-445a-a46a-b84366b3b471/IMG_4334.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Some of the flavors we found in supermarkets were definitely unique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8d3b3bf-f040-49d9-ace3-aca1b34dbec3/original_bae0165c-72b5-40aa-8ee9-bf5992945259_PXL_20240925_073953833.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Stocking up for our next remote journey through Pakistan - lots of noodles on the menu. Not surprisingly the instant noodles mixes and spices in China were excellent and cheap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01f389b4-6a33-40a6-9009-9e3b97931280/original_1727be8a-0986-4d67-90e8-0425884bc191_PXL_20240925_133339026.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Our favorite style of local restaurants - hot pot dining, you are given a pot of hot broth and oil and pick your items to cook from an enormous buffet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e75fe82-20f0-46a5-815b-1b5aa723c0c2/IMG_4346.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Back on the road - Chinese camels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10ead07e-d54e-4871-b041-fda1b650c350/IMG_4340.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Nicholas had fun using Google Translate on his phone to figure out how the frequent billboards and signs were instructing people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bcd57457-1c67-435d-9add-a1d2cd154eac/PXL_20240926_070859625%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Stopping along the way at Karakul Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2ff8a72-5f19-4a9d-90ed-e2bc830b5976/IMG_4370.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7da398a-0794-4996-8eed-57f171ecbe02/original_18f52995-def4-416c-839d-67c06f18ce4b_PXL_20240926_085458330.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Along the way were many police check points, typically requiring at least an hour stop. When there was not an official stop there were many pretend reminders that we were being watched. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c56551ba-6cf9-4b00-8270-fc94114e762d/PXL_20240926_092342266%7E2.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Spectacular scenery along the Karakorum Highway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da5301fe-8675-4c9d-84d3-5322cc00f10b/IMG-20240927-WA0001.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Our last hot pot in China - this one started with 5 lbs of yak meat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61339dc6-4953-4321-aaf2-a30454a62753/PXL_20240926_121836019.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Good spirits abound in the group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cdcf80c5-9c3e-481d-a1e9-529644d30041/IMG_4374.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58018777-8dc8-432b-ab0d-c16e73f47069/IMG_4360+%281%29.png Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61572eaf-9476-4528-8b76-88557e6d06b9/original_951e0989-f190-42ce-a3d5-ee50f13c671e_PXL_20240927_031858558.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Our last customs and police checkpoint in Tashkurgan - Nicholas has figured out how to wait them out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f12bff8-05c6-4ffe-ae4d-02790dd02911/PXL_20240927_042145881.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China Dawn saying goodbye to our guide, Hedy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62b54cc6-b81e-4b51-8b57-fc40ec589804/IMG_4382.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China After a couple of hours of paperwork being signed out of China, we are on our way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23dba683-f917-4609-9b53-a7f6ac2c0168/IMG_4385.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China But to ensure we did not get out of our vehicles before Pakistan, Chinese customs stickered our doors closed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0733a718-c622-4ae7-a461-dd1d8b543b50/IMG_4386.jpg Blog - Kyrgyzstan and Crossing Western China https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/tajikistan-and-the-pamir-highway monthly 0.5 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a29de347-c94e-4759-ad15-e89196cac741/PXL_20240917_103156449%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Driving the Pamir Highway, Tajikistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83e63df0-fbd7-454f-aade-0729bf1f62ea/Tajikistan.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Our 2100km route through Tajikistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c79a590-319a-483b-bd3b-1b6ed9d09270/PXL_20240906_121439129%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Driving up the road of the Seven Lakes Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7be458b5-8f39-41f2-b9fc-4d0112cfd3a4/PXL_20240906_125052756%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Wild camp with a view - the fourth of seven consecutive lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7331b7c-be55-44fa-8ff3-d7330836c02c/PXL_20240906_125250083%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Sun goes down on camp while Dawn (with Andy's encouragement) poses a little awkwardly on the hood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4f08fcd-4a3c-46f9-af8a-fe824ca29d11/PXL_20240907_040023376%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out The road was narrow - we were glad we only met one vehicle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/944f1b5b-e5e2-41ad-b9ad-fc4ecf18ea8e/PXL_20240907_050802545%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Hiking around the seventh lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05d5625e-4c8d-48dc-8e26-8fd23a050adf/PXL_20240907_055653561.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Local villagers making bricks at a stream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b01e92c1-b110-48b2-aa4b-d48a2e76eb57/PXL_20240906_111837199_exported_4801%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Passing through villages, school children always beautifully dressed in black and white, the girls with huge white bows in their hair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58bcdf23-33c4-4e80-bf8d-3e5271fe1d50/PXL_20240907_055937194.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Traditional homes in the region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05def169-55c2-43bf-b438-52a800afbf9c/PXL_20240907_060119580.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Some built into the cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5b8bd3c-c24d-4390-8e94-2c848081f8f1/PXL_20240907_061204195%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Some with beautiful designs in the walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d94bb9cb-e0a3-407e-a4d3-d47aca4159ee/PXL_20240907_062254173%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Navigating the narrow road along the cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9471ea9b-53f0-443e-b56f-dabccc9fa6fa/PXL_20240907_062412073.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Each of the seven lakes a different, glorious blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cad76633-7a7e-48bb-891c-a3aebe4d8ecf/PXL_20240907_070533866%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out The weather was perfect in early September - clear and cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51aad971-6069-40d3-82ec-ac2a1002da96/PXL_20240907_071620519%7E2.jpg Blog - 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no surprise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7587ef8-b870-4554-b9d4-64b3e25afb0d/PXL_20240908_102302112%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Hike to Alauddin Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7aa3ae20-8f29-485e-a5b6-b00c67e8f0c5/PXL_20240908_103538676.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a42ca08e-385f-4f40-9f6d-44b2835680fa/PXL_20240908_111723678.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out It was a beautiful, mostly flat hike with a stunning backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12b92fa7-addc-47bc-9e00-99910e6e49a9/PXL_20240908_115003036%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Carved door at a village home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09eb75ba-79c2-4de3-ae91-c57d93375ada/PXL_20240908_135139837%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Sunset view from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4746782c-bee9-43e1-99e6-969f127dac1e/PXL_20240909_034425255%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out River side camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a728021e-89bb-44f9-9042-0a703cc2c6a4/PXL_20240909_045613035%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out That's a lot of goats in the road! Shepherds still moving the flocks before winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5720458a-651c-4ce6-8909-2ffa3f092af3/original_102c6bd0-1418-4eb1-860c-8c0bab054ad6_PXL_20240909_051828368%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Drive back out from Alauddin Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79efa720-5f20-47e6-9db0-fae013851250/PXL_20240909_105603245.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out New government buildings in central Dushanbe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce3f65ef-ee08-423e-975a-9c61b5f074b9/PXL_20240910_062457385.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Monument to Ismail Somoni, a revered leader of the Samanid dynasty which included what is now Tajikistan in the early 900's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40f57ed4-64d2-4d9f-9a7f-877d7c2004ad/PXL_20240910_054921772.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out School with poster of President Emomali Rahmon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fd6f43c1-6a66-4b15-9d27-c1b6e54cf233/PXL_20240911_082128165.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out First picnic lunch with our son on board! Featuring local flat bread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65a6e672-798c-448e-9a17-55d878ae21d9/original_094b296c-2a34-4203-a094-497b01f640c1_PXL_20240911_115606304%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out We miss our three children and were thrilled to have one of them on board with us for a while. Our truck is small and the third seat is cramped but for family we always have room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c6b9171-3a2a-4fd2-bbe0-76af9533ec99/pamir+highway.png Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Map of the Pamir Region and routes from the Caravanistan website, which we found to be an extremely helpful resource. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94513629-cb0d-49ed-93c3-59914971f250/PXL_20240911_124123216%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out River side camp along the road from Dushanbe to Tavildara. Grey tent is NIcholas's bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ebc49f48-1b64-4cb0-9af4-141fa9d72a42/PXL_20240912_024433084.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Nicholas getting in on the daily routines - first thing in the morning, make a picnic lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da481bce-4780-435e-8693-346e0830d3ea/PXL_20240912_072349597%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Road up to the mountain pass - nice gravel at this point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f685334-610c-4d48-93f2-6bc70d296d8f/PXL_20240912_074804392.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Happy family photo at the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19f6b94e-4896-42e4-b6c8-9769059ffe72/original_b5d50850-436d-4442-9ab4-a7d190226765_PXL_20240912_094756097.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Regular military patrols along the border with Afghanistan - the border is the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f329ffc4-040d-4812-814c-6fd86a9a5ae3/PXL_20240912_104131752.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Nice to have a third driver to switch off with all the driving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc5ed12d-f917-4592-b919-64704a890118/PXL_20240912_120059544.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Construction delay - everyone just sits and waits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/daac8cbe-0ac6-4da7-9beb-9e7e27c15ca0/PXL_20240912_133807697.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Riverside canyon camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03ff47e9-2437-46ec-8dfa-4313490aabc5/original_edda4b0f-d850-4a9b-9ed4-cdc0d43b98c7_PXL_20240913_031540353.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Looking across the river to villages on the Afghanistan side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b25adbab-26ed-4dca-9aae-c697fca186af/PXL_20240913_013907278%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Scenery across the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/133b3df8-ccc6-48e7-a142-6b71d211f4fd/PXL_20240913_030954577%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Driving up Bhartang Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd2670e2-a100-4ec4-ac3f-1ddf1a13c051/IMG_4093.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Bhartang Valley road - along a glacial river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/472158a5-7f66-43ed-8df5-91c367067f0b/PXL_20240913_081941092%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Now we get to take pictures of our son in addition to pictures of the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44e19f82-deb7-4e6e-929e-939e366d377d/PXL_20240913_082345836%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out View from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d83b52a9-ce83-4bb8-8cf6-5eac878aae78/PXL_20240913_085209863%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out And who should pull up to say "hi" but a French overlander with a Toyota Tacoma with a 4 Wheel Camper!! He ordered both from the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70437827-e435-4669-a8e8-2c49fddc606a/original_2435c310-5c5c-4c63-8132-5995e2f8b774_PXL_20240913_095343196.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Nicholas taking his turn in the "resting nest" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a348ff7-5e6f-459d-961c-79506bc33cea/original_7bb716ea-3fdf-4444-ada9-fc156588d54c_PXL_20240913_102726254.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Like father like son, they happened to each have the same baseball cap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a5697c12-b200-4c3a-8706-fac0fa73e589/PXL_20240913_125750079%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out The sun goes down on camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58aec078-96ea-4758-ba83-3ba3600d6eaa/IMG_4102.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Suspension bridge access to Jizeu Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b068bc11-b7e2-44a1-8a1a-7c6477f4a094/PXL_20240914_052753151.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Hiking up the valley - the villagers do this regularly, coming out to the road when they need to access outside supplies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e23c17f-61e0-4edb-a6bb-5ecb64279412/PXL_20240914_054524114.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4cad0567-51b1-4136-89d5-573bc8450adb/PXL_20240914_060835515%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Traditional village home. People were busy preparing for winter, piles of dung drying for fires, fruit and corn being dried on rooftops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17ea07a7-c73c-412a-bf39-86a0a03aa5fa/PXL_20240914_061152583.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7eac195-9784-4dab-a533-961819c58a69/PXL_20240914_061605928%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Nicholas heading to the lake to see what he can find https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/996fa56b-8e7d-4e48-9e19-fccf3d1c3eeb/PXL_20240914_082138253%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out And then back over the bridge . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e1fbb19-2463-4394-9749-2ed9068e7bdc/PXL_20240914_082449624%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Although monochromatic, the scenery was stunning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9bba53b-bad7-48b3-9881-dd0e206a2d06/PXL_20240913_065124023%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Heading out of the valley back to the main road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0dfc475-c676-460f-8817-1836e36e331b/PXL_20240915_041920629.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Guesthouse view in Khorog - we booked a three person room at Hotel Zarya - received a warm welcome from the host and had a beautiful breakfast the next morning ($60 for the three of us). Average prices for guest houses along the Pamir seemed to run about $20-$25pp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b693442b-5691-4347-99ed-4e4fc5decb55/PXL_20240915_083937758%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out More gorgeous scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39e3f5ce-1291-4e99-8e1d-6cdd6d725da7/PXL_20240915_104347264.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Climbing up the bank to Khakh Kaka fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f33410c6-d4b1-4ed3-8b75-1b0bb2d7b549/original_615c196a-93bb-43d4-80c7-48c72a70a005_PXL_20240915_105207523.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out The fort was built into and around the natural rock formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c1c57de-8957-4d1b-b927-40607a5d4bd6/PXL_20240915_110021001%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out You could still see some of the ancient design elements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76fb8d89-9744-4aad-8f76-b19c2aa529ef/PXL_20240915_111502835.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Villagers near the fort had way too much fun dressing Nicholas traditionally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/435740c9-84ef-49ee-be4e-f80a1a840c3e/PXL_20240915_131431065%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out View from camp, uphill from the river so far away from the border that the military was not concerned https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77348b51-1216-48d6-92ed-2f9daa05e64c/PXL_20240916_013259922%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Nicholas tucked in behind us as a wind break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1f675c6-1f7c-4489-bb04-bdf43a4eb34f/PXL_20240916_062820327%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Standing on "the ledge" at the Darshai Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8854bc75-b046-4f07-aad8-c178df8ced69/PXL_20240916_063040738.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Note that Dawn is not featured in any of these "ledge" photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e00b0964-908d-4a19-a438-bcfe7defc0af/PXL_20240916_090904091%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Yamchun Fort, originally built in 300 BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/668478fe-66d1-4deb-ae51-b799a80f1a68/PXL_20240916_092020813.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out View from Yamchun Fort across to Afghanistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/537a97dd-56a7-40fa-b591-175b7bf4476c/PXL_20240916_092413243%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Old walls still standing, not yet renovated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68e2cff0-435b-46e5-962c-3d969681f7bd/PXL_20240916_092608816%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Petroglyphs on rocks in the fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2dbbd7bc-6a64-4fe4-91a6-d4d2c3a91016/PXL_20240916_123950734.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out And after all that activity, family movie night in the camper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/442f5537-78cc-462a-9222-081db9dc6add/PXL_20240917_022109165%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out River side camp in view of Yamchun Fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3b96dd11-22fd-4268-a586-25512ece56c7/PXL_20240917_053446912.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Hiking to the Buddhist temple, or "stupa" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d5f57c6-cac3-4b67-b389-208e161e5df5/PXL_20240917_053836394%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Buddhist Stupa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/029303e0-964d-4b88-bdde-123657edaebd/PXL_20240917_054013780.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Village girls who accompanied us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c32c85d-577d-49d8-ad36-e578f26d2b69/PXL_20240917_054034301%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out View across the valley from the Buddhist stupa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb38d3fd-aa50-457a-96e4-cbfb7d965b08/PXL_20240917_081621187%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Traditional Pamiri homes along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/012b20be-9d2a-421d-9b6f-f1a8fbc17167/PXL_20240917_084307929.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Petroglyphs on the hillside above Langar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6cca30a-5cc4-4bb4-a370-11e5c77f164d/PXL_20240917_085539573.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out That's one big Ibex, a type of mountain goat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5868aab8-9652-4408-a22f-5304e8435fdf/PXL_20240917_084625179%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out So much to look at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5bfa7b6-3f3f-482d-afdd-42b689a142c4/PXL_20240917_100808346%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Driving the Khargush Gorge road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/89004680-b6db-402b-807d-4f6f8771b147/PXL_20240917_120531516.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Wild camp along the river, cloudy mountains in the background. With the rain and cold it was the only night Nicholas came inside and slept on our dinette seats - he claimed it was comfortable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6aa55cc2-abc5-4568-96a9-872ec8ab1350/PXL_20240918_093942728%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Mountain views along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/019834f5-bd5f-48d8-97ec-3bef5f5f047d/PXL_20240918_070547734.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out View from the lunch stop where we re-joined the Pamir Highway M41 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/74f602a8-469e-4c83-8f04-da4739598dba/PXL_20240918_080933604_exported_533%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c1a44d0-ebd3-4c54-9986-ba2e351a7fd4/PXL_20240918_082751083.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Downtown Alichur. We had been hoping to buy some fresh groceries but no luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4faaf61a-0f75-4f33-94bc-77a782cc2ed1/PXL_20240918_094624046%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Back on the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b9818386-ed52-4eb6-b198-c56f38f85e9b/original_7baf2fb0-fbd7-49ec-bb98-054cbbc79b41_PXL_20240918_115841429.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Abandoned truck at the Soviet observatory. full of Marco Polo sheep horns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/757ac097-bcb8-48e5-b10f-6fc139be37a8/original_a96023f8-1aa8-4574-b01f-0aa818c48af5_PXL_20240919_015331485.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Our "wild" camp tucked against an old Soviet building as shelter from the wind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2855fac7-26dd-4c69-bb60-6e98c2a7d187/PXL_20240919_023804277%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Old solar telescope building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7b5a514-7459-496c-9aae-7058d6378d81/PXL_20240919_024012417.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Nicholas having fun sorting through 40 year old memorabilia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/caedb227-e9c8-439a-82fc-81889fc6eeaa/PXL_20240919_033846340%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Heading back out of the valley where the observatory was https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3e0bcee-0b11-4b59-b88a-e9542c22d1c4/PXL_20240919_040849112%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Side trip to see cave paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e25a05b7-da75-47a1-a6d6-36d741324da1/PXL_20240919_061715497.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Dawn appreciating a rest in the sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7854673b-641f-49d4-aad5-c4010147e865/PXL_20240919_073303566%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Murghab guest house, typical interior decor for Pamiri home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/640f719c-4dd7-4b63-b63a-ba967e629f13/PXL_20240919_134314533%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Home cooked Tajik dinner! See grandma chef at window. We were joined by a French cyclist and climber, riding 200km a day to Nepal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f24213af-898c-49b3-8c33-a26b27baab84/PXL_20240920_043412296%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Photo with our host (and chef) and her grandchild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47ce81a0-4aa0-427e-8b53-20aca6efa43e/PXL_20240920_053220343%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Stopping by and old Silk Road Caravanserai en route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a7f9d38-3600-40cc-b5d5-26282c93285b/PXL_20240920_062032595%7E2.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Crossing the pass at 15,300 feet - we were getting accustomed to being at high altitudes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ace0a932-7a0f-4b9d-8845-a986162d6b05/PXL_20240920_062111401%7E3.jpg Blog - Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway - Make it stand out Coming down the other side of the pass https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan monthly 0.5 2024-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acefdd2d-90b9-440d-b8f2-9c8d1d109292/PXL_20240815_120108778%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Ancient Silk road fort of Janbasqala in Uzbekistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0fc51bd8-7c38-412d-bdf6-2a6eb9c5837a/Kazah-Uzbek.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our 3 week, 3600 km route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b82b042-4b41-43ca-afca-0a20e5899ddf/PXL_20240811_065149041%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our first two-humped camel siting! The Bactrian camel - native to the Central Asian steppes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3bf65280-22d9-4c00-8acd-94341771b5c0/original_dca1a710-049d-4229-9a93-d3678b059c6f_PXL_20240811_043109739.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Camped just over the border into Kazakhstan from Russia - woke up to "wild" life all around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af9e4de0-5858-458c-af89-477a0df157cb/PXL_20240811_123437963.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Walking the riverfront promenade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f54042fb-5823-430d-9db2-5a02288bf66d/PXL_20240812_051459403.MP.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Ural riverfront - high rises and fishermen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b8d8539-5b41-4557-940c-d57aceaac9c8/original_1b0fba94-c8a1-4c56-a739-54648307e381_PXL_20240812_062629761.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Kazakh spice aisle - very confusing for Dawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef144b6c-0626-44be-b8e3-2f90bc7591d8/PXL_20240812_064320842.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out As was trying to figure out how to weigh the produce! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ee5afa7-c548-45c1-9f3b-168ff6fb5c59/PXL_20240812_063902865.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Grateful for pictures - but it still took Dawn 30 minutes to accurately weigh 10 bags of produce - and she got two wrong to the amusement of the register clerk. (One picture of potatoes looks a lot like another) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45f3ca67-1ef6-4e87-8b17-052a6607877c/PXL_20240812_065858705.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The bakery items looked fabulous but it was a case of buying mystery fillings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1d15a71-4470-4355-a89c-237567cf39ea/original_e201c3cf-610b-4077-aeed-4cce0935a059_PXL_20240812_070154798_exported_956_1723472895109.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out MANY varieties of sausages and hot dogs. . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d3f9cbe-444c-4e72-a6e3-76378e7f6cf2/PXL_20240812_152010726%7E4.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our first proper night wild camping in the steppe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aeb5134b-fd09-4928-b8ae-f459bc42ba23/PXL_20240813_043525829_exported_1100_1723535001850%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The next morning Andy decides it is time to change the oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57f1bc70-b0e5-48c4-b9c7-08cdce1619ff/PXL_20240813_063936841_exported_166_1723534966703.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Oops - picked up a screw in the tire somewhere along the way but this kind tire shop owner fixed it for us - and then went ahead and rotated the tires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/284fa5a3-01fa-4e6a-be7f-69f7d20ec351/PXL_20240813_064136110_exported_1108_1723531500772%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Andy's new friends at the tire shop. The constant dusty winds in the region meant many people opted for facial scarves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/365ce2a5-4dd3-4d9b-857e-9902fc1813ae/original_0c455c3c-dfc8-482a-83f5-0e0b68a0e8bb_PXL_20240813_073935915.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The first time we have paid for water in 4 years (last time was eastern Romania on our way to Moldova). Since it was the middle of the desert, we did not mind joining the commercial water tanker at the filling station and paying the equivalent of $1 to fill our tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f37c5f80-bd4e-47a9-9c15-812bf2a734e8/PXL_20240813_082334328%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out When there wasn't real police there was fake police https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40ced7f3-3f84-4b2d-96cc-91ea24a6d1d3/PXL_20240813_082453408.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out And fake farm animals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a08a237f-0ee1-42ea-a71d-60e938c495f3/PXL_20240822_054731512.RAW-01.COVER%7E3.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkic poet and Sufi mystic, commissioned in 1389 by Timur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf2f8440-10c6-4525-a33d-09f426ad3f71/PXL_20240822_055235161.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The back side was equally impressive but never finished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b8d31d4-52a2-4aa0-ac6e-5a93c8349874/PXL_20240823_081046027%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Common road view in Kazakhstan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8acfcaa7-91bf-4923-b10d-3b5e2eca7be8/PXL_20240823_112219606%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Visiting the Sunkar Falconry Center to learn more about this ancient regional art, humans working closely with birds of prey to hunt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02622c3d-164d-466e-b8d2-2f8d26a1c4c8/PXL_20240823_113513985.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be80e665-34c7-42b4-ae8d-64a72ab6cbb6/PXL_20240823_113618148.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81ba05b9-da83-432b-a4bf-3c0306d60f7c/PXL_20240824_021211674%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Riverside camp in Ile-Alatau National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/101298ff-80df-4990-a0b3-2ffd569f73c2/PXL_20240824_044051020%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Valley views along the hike to the lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3655e02-f884-4ce9-a8aa-94e545f24796/PXL_20240824_061501822%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21aff263-413a-49d4-be07-d8b0ac2761f8/PXL_20240824_064559166%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab2b3369-858f-402b-87a4-1e7677bfc039/PXL_20240825_000846145%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out It was a 3am start in Almaty but there were already lines, luckily for Dawn there was also already coffee for sale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87af1096-7427-49f0-a9f6-22afa7ee5ff2/PXL_20240825_025953443.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Previewing the mountains we would later drive through by air https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbf17650-3f13-4b0f-a814-df0f68565402/PXL_20240825_102126303.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out And an 8 hour layover at the airport in Delhi before we could return. Dawn trying her best to look alert, somedays even coffee doesn't work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/153dde0a-f120-4adc-94e7-11d7f76a42f5/PXL_20240827_021051486.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Wild camp along the way - tucked into the trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4130b9fa-aa6b-4593-a1ec-b094112bbefc/PXL_20240827_043646592%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out It was fall and shepherds were busy bringing livestock down from the mountains to more temperate climates before winter comes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b1fd5710-46ae-4dc8-8abd-5fb2ca03d802/PXL_20240827_092053332.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out We shared the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db06dd87-ea65-4b40-9a8c-db455531d9b1/PXL_20240827_044244208%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bdbad24a-0544-41d3-9758-4e037d618f01/PXL_20240827_053124773.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Beginning of Turgen Gorge hike. Sign was impossible for us to read, but it made us feel like we were going the right way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ff17933-41e0-4b99-8cb3-b403208e07ba/PXL_20240827_062924548.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a3f4ecc-718a-4838-898e-4d9a3ac1cc3e/PXL_20240827_064039226%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Sketchy bridge. We like the fact that in this region a high level of common sense is assumed, people are expected to take responsibility for their own safety whether hiking or driving. (Rarely do you see a flagger or safety cones for road hazards here) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1351c56c-5418-49e9-b6b8-82fd63294ad7/PXL_20240827_064106952.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/804a9134-5005-4c8a-ad72-80c5e4dfa7a2/PXL_20240827_070935765.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Excited to see our first yurt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e0a09fc-b81a-4d3f-9a3a-66aabb91af19/PXL_20240827_072453956.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Local spring we used to fill our water tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b3f55c7-bb22-4a3f-a010-0fdb4f679030/original_dd5ce167-9ce8-4100-b7e9-60d572c8e40b_PXL_20240827_105919752%7E3.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Winding our way through dry hills. In general southern Kazakhstan was not nearly as flat as we thought it would be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd20aaaf-e77b-442e-84ff-9136fd4015bf/PXL_20240827_114133401%7E3.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Heading onto a track to find a wild camping spot at the edge of Charyn Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cb6768c-e277-4c4b-b9ed-e47acd973680/PXL_20240827_115449144%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Squeezing through rocks along the way - glad we decided not to go with the F150 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbedcffd-bd99-476f-8a79-4b9f0b7bd621/PXL_20240827_120604450%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Not sure where we will end up but liking the scenery and the journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/735ddc13-305b-48e9-a195-a66fbcd743e0/PXL_20240827_122356528.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The final task when pulling into camp - leveling, sometimes with the aid of objects found around camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e63e3356-bf78-4339-ba05-7f70af8517fe/PXL_20240827_122931463%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Gorgeous! One of the joys of overlanding, finding that unique, remote soul filling spot where you just look around and soak it up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/766f2e61-9f5d-4a99-b18b-05f0edea27c7/PXL_20240828_051444774%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out As we got higher in elevation, yurts became more common, typically nomadic shepherds homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30cb057b-64a5-4b0d-b396-87176652da99/PXL_20240828_062957419%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Kolsai Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e1db078-1f60-43d1-a96f-a508bbda9e8e/PXL_20240828_063321882%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out We started on what we thought was a trail around the lake and quickly left all the people behind. We soon saw why, our two hour hike turned into a four hour expedition. Once we left the boardwalk, the trail disintegrated, taken over by tree fall, requiring clambering up and down steep cliff banks and a few unexpected water crossings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30398c81-46b8-4833-aecd-0c96dea7b5ea/PXL_20240828_081152616.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The final leg when we rejoined the developed trail. Dawn is tired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/404ceeb0-8dee-4993-b810-7a4544862ee8/PXL_20240828_093709524%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Hay loads become major road obstacles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/226996ed-fee4-46b0-817e-9c8542431bbb/PXL_20240828_121423317%7E3.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our final night in Kazakhstan, camped near the border in a field with mountain views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca881dbc-8aa0-46d4-b6db-15b0720f1fa7/PXL_20240829_041706750.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Fall is coming, a cloudy morning for a border crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d7d5172-e1ab-42ea-a00b-ae987b4e4784/original_21053809-c10e-4671-b081-e43721433f51_PXL_20240812_105340363.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our only prep for Uzbekistan was filling our Rotopax as we had heard about gas shortages. This turns out to have been very exaggerated, fuel was relatively easy to find with planning ahead and filling up in urban areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4e7d88d-81ae-49de-a821-26f0164f3243/PXL_20240812_105245340.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Discovered a leaky cap so employed a bush fix learning in Africa - seal with a plastic bag under the cap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3758bb9a-f8c7-41f4-9b5d-0ef52d0ce0f4/original_670b32d8-0e43-4965-8e55-eb349030e606_PXL_20240813_090602916.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Approaching the border with Uzbekistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c557d033-3cb4-4ad3-9cca-6e052a37e4a5/PXL_20240814_032629760.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our first night in Uzbekistan - camped in an empty staging area for the new road construction - not our most glamorous site but very quiet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17daaca9-88d0-4e09-962d-67b03cbd155b/original_bb586089-5522-488e-82a6-efa6b0e6033f_PXL_20240814_110220853%7E3.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Beautiful above ground cemeteries dotted the landscape, with intricately designed mausoleums https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c428d82a-fadd-42ca-b28c-33a5666c4cac/original_4a7da8cc-7952-4379-a11d-6c13583bce86_PXL_20240814_121210834.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out A very brave car load . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7233f8a4-88ae-4eba-aed4-625c8cc25a57/PXL_20240814_094624284%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our second night, camped in the sandy desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8316c86-86cb-4ac4-ae60-07187fdfcd99/PXL_20240815_052959739.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Early 20th century piece by O. Tansiqbaev https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f230333-7b39-497a-a4a8-c0f7d6b5826a/PXL_20240815_054006710.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Women picking tulips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a7dbc8a-b54a-498d-ad3c-b859e463760f/PXL_20240815_080451871%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Then back to traveling the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ec41f4f-8689-449b-b096-418f3f4b5f9d/PXL_20240815_082650720.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Standing on the walls of Topraz Kala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d962b6c8-fe9c-4c80-b7f5-0c92d33b2098/original_78264067-4db3-4ba3-ac90-937b8d5bde14_PXL_20240815_082922758_exported_1275_1723712304573%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Brick walls and openings at Topraq Kala. Both a defensive fort and a royal residence, the site once housed over 2500 people and is one of the best preserved Kushan Empire (Indo-European people driven west by the Chinese) sites in Central Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb7da52a-7df4-40c1-a352-c59851d954f5/PXL_20240815_083023250.MP.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Dawn looking for the best angle to capture the extensiveness of Topraq Kala. A Unesco site, some of the walls in the distance are restored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b2abcdd-4953-4abd-aaf9-a1a2f7ca1775/PXL_20240815_083141018%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Her final picture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a6335e0-190a-4695-997b-12500277a769/PXL_20240815_083512404%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16171467-5728-4767-82a5-e61419654cd7/PXL_20240815_093219399%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Driving up to the smaller fort at Ayaz Qala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/545acc4b-e2e7-449e-b9ba-adbd0b336fc7/PXL_20240815_095607930.MP.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Following a rough path outside the walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da6b4f2c-7ba8-4583-bf2c-141dd005b381/PXL_20240815_095804006_exported_2716_1723729236221.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Finding pottery shards everywhere. It was so incredible to be the only people wandering these places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09890d08-c2bb-4b8e-9d73-598e92738fd3/PXL_20240815_100124260.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Looking from the small fort site across the valley to the larger site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0790574e-fa30-433d-8ff5-6d476c2ba776/PXL_20240815_115901788%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out First views of Janbasquala, our third and final fort, rising out of the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/742c3578-8482-484a-aeae-48204e420f67/PXL_20240815_103841947.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Walls of mud brick slowly crumbling away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4eb0dcf0-04ad-4ca6-ae6c-6cdf65cb7667/PXL_20240815_104349663_exported_83_1723729008561.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Double walls with tunnels inbetween https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a4c0d02-edee-4b80-9030-6be168d9c1d2/PXL_20240815_121629247%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f600f57-a40d-40f9-b729-3910652a77e6/PXL_20240815_110542526%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Camel on the road photo - it never gets old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8702a2ab-37e7-4b22-9582-b22f7338e6cb/PXL_20240815_113130740%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out More desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d28439f-c302-469c-bc45-4036d44565c4/PXL_20240816_043454145%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Sandy wild camp along the way - found some shade! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d46336f7-13bd-4ad6-a7d0-d03a8023c5c3/PXL_20240816_091521905_exported_1100_1723801009250.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Walking in between the inner and outer walls of Khiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e9c6981-dd7c-4efa-b51e-104fe73063a9/PXL_20240816_113542714.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Gorgeous old doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78ef9940-6af0-4ff3-b0c8-5f6f52551dad/PXL_20240816_115300890.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Beautiful mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/494313a7-15a6-4295-8083-26d1e712f20a/PXL_20240816_115632214%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The city felt like a living museum blending art and architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58a02d7a-0741-4ae9-af3c-5376c9f6b8c3/PXL_20240816_115825193_exported_499_1723816361883%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50ab2a60-58bc-473d-a2b1-114b9d831c0a/PXL_20240816_120246645_exported_999_1723816412175.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out We appreciated the fact that unlike some ancient walled cities, people still actually lived in Khiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3256a4aa-add8-40bd-9e0b-039a60093b12/PXL_20240816_121235897.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out We enjoyed a local performance in the town square, equally transfixed by our fellow local tourists as by the performers themselves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85232b83-b536-447e-af20-26774cdbfdab/PXL_20240816_122556370.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce483da7-4411-4b35-ab5d-fe765a2aa3a2/PXL_20240816_122607271.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33087baa-14b4-4b11-bf68-5af83b6b9fb6/PXL_20240816_122428191.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcf1b76f-5905-4294-a293-7371412e0033/PXL_20240816_122701810.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cee69829-5d15-41c7-8cb6-976ddb9e6693/PXL_20240816_122922766.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4327edf8-8e9f-481a-9a0b-3d691956390c/PXL_20240816_123304890_exported_1108_1723815222223%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Beautiful mosaic work everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e0f472e-e56f-4c97-8a92-9ad76243bd60/PXL_20240816_123714910%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/320133da-0e7d-41e8-a9ea-f18a43fdf3bf/PXL_20240816_124106777%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5b7abdc-6b73-41b6-b5df-28645cfa9f14/original_6dd75e00-ea0d-4409-abe8-6c5d6c739b0f_PXL_20240816_124138507%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/357ded49-8e31-4857-99eb-742b2b18d57b/PXL_20240816_124633973.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out And down the side streets, people living their lives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eae5a101-2a4e-4cf0-967b-126b1dee2f5a/original_4bec0450-13cf-4df6-a4b3-a573ef792119_PXL_20240816_125811668.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Uzbeki weaving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7b8bbc8-daa5-4300-bfb8-7ea4ab2371f1/PXL_20240816_141702845%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61506982-1dbd-4fef-9152-c4dd91e1cb13/original_ee0abce8-4634-4264-9ad3-01e062441a27_PXL_20240816_141837206.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9fd962d0-98ea-4c54-98a4-71896d9f173c/PXL_20240816_145907245.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our first meal out in Uzbekistan - yummy savory bread pies and kebabs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c4bf8be7-add1-4e2a-8ef6-dfde76299068/PXL_20240816_152513945.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Khiva was equally beautiful at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/604f450e-6b59-432f-abb3-438e838d99ef/PXL_20240816_153117891.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/782c0574-71f9-48a6-9a42-e2c32d574931/PXL_20240817_050701523.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Outside the walls of Khiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4d101a4-9b18-4465-8880-9058d7cdc88d/PXL_20240818_033951257%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our urban camping spot in Bukhara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6fcadced-736b-4b9d-9290-4470001869c9/PXL_20240818_034759373%7E3.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Visiting the neighborhood baker for breakfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e476c4ba-b840-4073-8d7b-48dcef6c19f5/PXL_20240818_042439193.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Bolo Hauz Mosque, built in the early 1700's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/064f2632-7d76-4313-85bc-9c74d11a6f34/PXL_20240818_052052560%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60c20239-a197-4ee7-a0e9-8f3ae1bcd3dd/PXL_20240818_054857058.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Mausoleum built over the reputed site of Job's Well - where he struck the ground with his staff and created a well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2995fe67-72a3-4fb6-bbc7-ce818e5310eb/PXL_20240818_062700148.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Central market - and more of the classic regional flat bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3ad4e12-6def-46a8-ae2a-419ab47888b3/PXL_20240818_063212182.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out And a whole room of cheese balls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec42eafd-225e-4a3a-ac5c-3dfccd74b332/PXL_20240818_070704378%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Mausoleum of Ismail Samani. The oldest remaining building in Central Asia, it dates back to the 9th century. Not destroyed by Genghis Khan as it was buried under sand when he came through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b69444d-cc96-443f-adbb-6e8d0ca1409a/PXL_20240818_072145406%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Beautiful Modarikhon Madrasah, school built in the 16th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b499ce5c-6f8d-4c5e-9358-cae47257221a/PXL_20240818_081115086%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93c21855-7834-48d6-b2a0-c0e7a75d6fe2/PXL_20240818_082657673.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Central plaza of Old Bukhara city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c752de1-177c-4622-bb16-68763920d414/PXL_20240818_082746951%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Kalon Tower - from the 12th century. Competing stories for why Genghis Khan did not destroy it: 1) he looked up to the top and his hat fell off which made him bend to pick it up and he commented that never before had a structure force him to bow to it. 2) he liked throwing his enemies to their death off of it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f79b5275-34d5-4550-9b57-be0666ff0df0/PXL_20240819_044802669%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Mausoleum of the ruler Timur, built in the 15th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24752ae9-4258-43a1-b5d6-5d7b3d961dc4/PXL_20240819_044903126.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca4062ef-cfcc-4794-baf5-a6a31308eb84/PXL_20240819_045116096%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The women of Uzbekistan typically wore light weight colorful cotton fabrics and head scarves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65e8e209-2918-4849-a752-4b21da30ad81/PXL_20240819_054253901%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Central Registan square in Samarkand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7152961-be45-423d-9420-ffc9f591227d/PXL_20240819_063816917.RAW-01.COVER.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Hazrat Khizr Mosque, Samarkand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3b69ccdf-a0d6-4749-8129-a4b8450eec4f/PXL_20240819_064428242.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Beautifully carved and painted ceilings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/663343bc-5f30-4d8f-b088-9900f4f11a67/PXL_20240819_073324315.RAW-01.COVER%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/668cc7e5-a705-4bcb-aa2f-814a6f6e5d52/PXL_20240819_080050615.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out A local lunch of Plov - rice cooked with vegetables and meat, a staple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8ce619d-1b94-44f1-ad31-9964cc1187f0/PXL_20240819_080855578.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out And samsas, delicious meat filled pastries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da002a9f-51cd-488c-9594-29d93734507f/PXL_20240819_091706548%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Silk cocoons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ebcd7d3b-142b-46ef-b332-7d9fa662743c/PXL_20240819_092132988%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Artist hand knotting a silk rug from naturally died silk. It can take several years to complete a rug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2424204e-90bd-41d1-98db-0732106bd305/original_ca92c51c-a413-498f-b6fb-5aa251fd8933_PXL_20240819_092515918.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Two artists working together on a complicated pattern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40895461-1368-4b8e-8304-40782cbc714c/original_4305e9f6-2813-4f90-a444-4579ef999159_PXL_20240819_095749632.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out And of course, we had to buy one. We could not afford silk (averaging $15,000!) but found a great wool one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d8ae7a7-677b-43a4-8f01-4e8766745e3a/PXL_20240819_100719800.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our tour guide, son of the factory owner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78977c58-aabd-40d1-bf0c-56a1f1d0ae7e/PXL_20240821_054909932%7E2.jpg Blog - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Throughout Uzbekistan young people enjoyed taking pictures with us https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/georgia monthly 0.5 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b324a1fc-c2cb-47ba-b148-d79311bbb216/PXL_20240807_033647347.MP%7E4.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Mountain camp, Stepantsminda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3d81766-e6e8-4f45-89f8-5cdd2ca7b396/Georgia.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Our nearly 2000 km route through Georgia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fdead7a7-016c-444d-82f1-d10e77265b93/PXL_20240712_072717190.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Our first night in Georgia, long border crossing from Turkey so we landed in a sweet hotel in Batumi - luxury. (But free for us on credit card points) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83d3f3e0-cf57-42b7-b0b4-79569b563bcb/original_9528ab78-3a46-42ff-9e3d-2179674b5444_PXL_20240712_073935814.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Public art on the promenade in Batumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4ea71bb-82b5-41c5-ac79-370e33215c3e/original_1553efba-e5ff-43eb-9f21-dc95c26d0309_PXL_20240712_081825117.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Beautiful architecture in the old town square of Batumi. It was hot so Andy took the opportunity to stroll into the fountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5fe1d33-7a13-497a-bc17-58d418384ed1/PXL_20240712_081953234%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Beautiful old facades in Batumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d4398cb-acc1-4da2-9da9-121972990bcc/PXL_20240712_092630746%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out The Georgian language was a complete mystery to us - we have never seen anything like it. Google Translate was not at its best here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac585504-f3f2-4f07-bbc8-4ae7ae4cbcad/PXL_20240713_052719054.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Warm welcome at a campground north of Batumi - just us and mostly holiday makers from Russia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39afb10d-84b3-4970-847c-c8d2bda8d83b/PXL_20240713_052833507%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out This would be the alternate universe Instagram photo that makes it look like we are alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c2e226c3-71cf-42a5-bbce-f6e266d93e57/PXL_20240713_063832212%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Adding our Georgia sticker to our chaotic sticker wall - 78th country in the truck! But who is counting . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01aa8231-a42e-4a46-8348-a0c7224b7364/PXL_20240713_095153182.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Driving along the beautiful river gorge on the way to the Svaneti region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11bf5e66-ac86-4516-a7b9-83348f8a5acb/PXL_20240713_111150971%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1f5a351-563e-44aa-b0dd-f99639e6b2db/PXL_20240713_112808313%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Pealed off on a brushy lane to what we hoped would be a great wild camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d300764-df0d-4d78-bd3b-eb286966408c/PXL_20240713_131123853.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out It was! Amazing grassy field with mountain views, the only visitors were a few horses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15b62af0-19a3-469e-b711-f91686d9281b/PXL_20240713_123231042.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out With the bonus of a nearby hike to Georgia's tallest waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f63a9148-a50e-4cde-9723-383827f9fbd8/PXL_20240713_123338739_exported_433_1720876939822%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Hiking along the glacial melt river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/545ac9d0-04ca-4be5-8a54-96fa15811764/PXL_20240714_060321301+%281%29.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7aa4d335-bb14-4d31-8460-3e601fd7d750/PXL_20240714_065543760_exported_1258_1720954498789.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Crossing the sketchy bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eeb0049d-0485-4a40-b018-1c775ca959fe/PXL_20240714_072539903%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Taking in the snow capped mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84e6e78a-b161-4c7f-a6b3-925813c235ea/PXL_20240714_073500621%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Shudgra Waterfall - biggest in Georgia, maybe not as big as some of the Icelandic ones, but idyllic and private https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5efd5fd9-cc2c-4e12-97b2-5c1d29939b58/PXL_20240714_132801555.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Another beautiful Svaneti wild camp - this one on the way to a glacier hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ed443d3-da79-4734-bf70-1554e0df6904/PXL_20240715_061630395.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Another sketchy bridge! (consequences on this one a little more drastic with gaping holes down to a serious fall but we made it) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c27e20d6-409f-4fd0-a895-831401c54c17/PXL_20240715_073901355%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Chaladi Glacier - worth the hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96bae78b-2386-4aee-96d9-378792d94883/PXL_20240715_090742250.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Village of Mestia - with its ancient watchtowers still standing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4911094b-e76c-49c0-bbb2-d01e9f65124f/original_9b6f0731-b843-4059-bd3b-5dba2462ec25_PXL_20240715_130604230.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Cows glaring balefully at us as we dared to want to cross their bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22e6d508-8d36-44b4-bfc2-2dc1f944ff06/PXL_20240715_133336084%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Don't even think of trying to disturb the napping pig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60445c9e-5949-43ba-a11a-2c0d55457aac/PXL_20240716_123957142%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Parked across from the cave complex at Vardzia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2944090-3aab-4cfe-8ca0-3ce9118b8288/PXL_20240716_114730455%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Homes, places of worship, food storage, libraries and wine cellars all carved into the cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3c4d0d1-b2f6-4cd6-8d04-99a0519bdd45/PXL_20240716_111528174.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Walking our way up the cliffs to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f12d125f-0fbd-4468-95f0-c7df52bc6d26/PXL_20240716_111728641%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out The carved rooms are immense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/227155cd-0b31-4947-a93c-4568e57ef74e/PXL_20240716_112847513.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58e493d5-42e7-43df-9a93-efe8c91754a9/PXL_20240716_115241442%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52499f72-2fb5-452e-86ef-f6ccb8c35193/PXL_20240716_115941093.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Beautiful frescos in the church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62827b9e-312c-4717-961b-5bd94125db87/original_ca01e61a-4880-43ed-a6ed-4a65f042ecd9_PXL_20240716_140754329_exported_1516_1721140612631.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Found a great riverside camp after a busy cultural day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5fca9b72-7e67-48d9-a408-c43ec258a955/PXL_20240716_143843754_exported_1155_1721140794814.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Private enough to use our outside shower! Andy saving you all from the x-rated version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9213a1a-7b8a-4a9c-8d1a-811e95d1c353/PXL_20240717_071722978_exported_1318_1721309371857.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Hiking break in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3ff8b87-2b20-478e-a38b-c284390937ab/PXL_20240717_133510525%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out River camp on the way up Albano pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3c6e3a5-6726-4739-b638-029f3b3714b3/PXL_20240718_063037119%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Road to Albano pass - mostly single track gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1bdb20c-e142-47b8-bd50-9c5439537b99/PXL_20240718_070108861_exported_1196_1721309191252.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out One hour in and Dawn is not feeling it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c50dd83-c373-4210-8a98-2267c912da8d/PXL_20240718_070134927%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Where it is paved the road is literally dropping off the cliffside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c12f7232-12ae-43f8-8d62-f159e9bc7b7b/PXL_20240718_071417505_exported_1091_1721309051292%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Definitely beautiful though https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba7079c1-0eef-48d1-ae93-6ed113cd5af9/PXL_20240719_054021290.MP.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Fresh marking on the hood map as we enter year five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/714259a7-9227-4a0c-924b-37619c4c69ff/PXL_20240806_102829011.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Impossible to imagine we have been living together in a truck camper for over four years. We often say to each other that neither of us could imagine doing it with anyone else. Not every day is unicorns and roses but we are still thriving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15e0ab62-93fa-464c-b21a-196d95de2e3a/PXL_20240719_093518525.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Visiting the vinyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e249aa7-42bd-4239-bc38-1f4c5b5f4130/PXL_20240719_093656642.MP.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5997e642-5a22-4f26-a36b-94537c4e2ec1/PXL_20240719_101243317.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Touring the history of wine at Shumi Winery - ancient clay pot - Georgians bury them in the ground for the fermentation process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/181d2d40-39a1-4429-b3d4-4d87b891c901/PXL_20240719_100531740.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Map depicting Georgia spreading wine making to the rest of the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5136a52e-d354-489c-904c-2215d0679447/PXL_20240719_125922147.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Wandering the old streets of Sighnaghi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e0039118-61cf-40c9-85a8-15a780b8ceb1/PXL_20240719_130125609.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Hill top view of idyllic Sighnaghi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1ba8cc5-cee3-4057-b1e2-21fb4432cbc4/PXL_20240719_131227925.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Complete with ancient castle walls and turrets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62a0e01e-b276-4336-b930-a89d9e5ac8ba/PXL_20240719_133111464.MP.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98038baa-8246-466f-a47f-07c1e652f678/PXL_20240719_140516579.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out The truck always looks a little out of place in old villages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f718ba00-0c35-4059-ac4d-a350cd59308f/PXL_20240720_063719922%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Davit Gareja ancient rock monastery, carved into the cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc561e08-c3ef-4840-b8bc-11cbaeb93c43/PXL_20240720_064332073_exported_1075_1721477348010%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e28dea5-0359-4c0f-9d30-2529acc31d50/original_571f0581-ce9b-450a-9ad0-378fe5d123df_PXL_20240720_064756141%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Looking down on the solitary truck in the monastery parking lot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/246e0944-b1b1-48d2-a7c7-78e80f67ff24/PXL_20240720_135107967_exported_558_1721581807995%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Our favorite Georgian cafe in Tbilisi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ced6255b-c3b5-4b54-a289-4c54a485a771/original_5568965d-883e-47ef-ad17-6b11a1818cce_PXL_20240720_100143755_exported_695_1721477253027.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Amazing chicken - flavored with grapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75ba19e5-baa5-456b-b8e0-8533d56edeb9/PXL_20240720_100800940.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Khinkali and yummy cheese bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4173e228-ee24-4c62-9af0-e8bd1ded0543/PXL_20240720_134218034.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Classic inner courtyard with wooden balconies and washing lines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1a3507f-76c0-4202-8792-b7f484218771/PXL_20240721_070425830%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Fresh bread, its what's for dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7ee2640-e57e-4f14-b4cf-ab8d35c288ba/PXL_20240721_083638802.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Beautifully carved ornamental wood everywhere in the old courtyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/992adf67-5f25-4b07-9f90-11402d222adf/PXL_20240721_085356931.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Old streets of Tbilisi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76d43111-58fd-4789-bb2c-677e6b78b9be/PXL_20240721_085508168.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out What looks like an old clock tower is actually a contemporary sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ab39119-87a6-4604-a0c3-ead3ff409b40/PXL_20240721_092635407.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out The Bridge of Peace, symbolizing unity and harmony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9731d6d6-ccc4-479f-8098-5997a07ecfd1/PXL_20240721_112134466_exported_1496_1721581203350%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Visiting the rug shop - yes, we did buy one, a contemporary Georgian one made in a nearby village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f7b7dca-4815-4c8b-b81a-6dc5243bf3cf/original_12ba8c0f-1a4f-4d07-9427-494488a2da70_PXL_20240722_103811759.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Wine ice cream - only in Georgia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c2c922d1-0849-4ce5-a62b-523fe054ecc5/PXL_20240802_104652501.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Parked outside our guest house in Tbilisi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f537af82-deca-426a-8f0b-85068adb1e97/PXL_20240802_121344171_exported_600_1722620743423%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Tbilisi Opera House, founded in 1851 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/233c37e2-71b6-4fe1-a004-15d1c79f7fb7/PXL_20240802_151725329%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Mural painted on a private residence in old town Tbilisi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0375f919-2a2d-49d2-97c6-d8a302542f2c/PXL_20240803_072816904.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Street art depicting the Silk Road history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d252231-e793-4487-b6b4-707d03071639/PXL_20240803_082212050_exported_1212_1722946907274%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Dawn's favorite place - tiny bakery making loaves of crusty fresh bread for about $.30 each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69fe9155-ddac-40c9-95c8-099f4563c4f2/PXL_20240803_120806979.MP.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out More mid 19th century architecture from the days of the Russian empire. Georgia was ruled by the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union for most of the 19th and 20th centuries, finally declaring independence in 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a59b5e36-1f35-4284-b251-7e3cbc84dac9/PXL_20240804_112451064.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Another along the road walking break - this one taking the back road towards a hilltop fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa27ae0f-2f31-4e1b-bebe-138cc3d4f2be/PXL_20240802_075056648.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Side trip out of Georgia into Armenia and back (separate blog), nice modern border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63e9130d-71fd-45e7-ad17-379f874a5757/PXL_20240804_120054040%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11513407-79df-4348-a992-9fa5cf9672ac/PXL_20240805_032831544.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out River side wild camp along the way, just us and the cows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f06c6241-2194-4868-9f8f-8e370c07d2ef/PXL_20240805_075804144%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Setting off to hike in Truso Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d9f8d1f-832d-41b2-87d2-11e81fd25bf4/PXL_20240805_080349135.MP.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Abandoned stone houses in Truso Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72b66ab5-a522-416d-a94a-6ec559d8632a/PXL_20240805_082023256.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Walking along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aff7d688-7323-47e4-9a67-c69cf43e06a3/PXL_20240805_083513776%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Stunning hills - so green! So far the road is easy and local taxis are roaring by us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec651862-8d9c-4642-9930-f5f351ffdc85/original_298ac175-afa1-4700-98a0-5a2183b41337_PXL_20240805_103200971_exported_1233_1722868505453.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out So we decided the camping had to be better in the valley than the hiking parking lot so went back for the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73dc237c-7e85-4598-804b-402dd6a75a81/PXL_20240805_103935709.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Andy taking advantage of the shallow water crossing to wash the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2020bc16-0a69-49ab-b196-28f261f9084b/PXL_20240805_110304192%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Easy road! No problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3536f4a1-9f64-4856-a57e-163d88b17597/PXL_20240805_114949277%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Found our spot! Beautiful views in Truso Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b167f91d-b30d-4cba-b833-88376833cb83/PXL_20240805_124154368%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out One of our favorite camps - no one around after sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2e95a89-2a7e-4889-bf89-bdad38686de7/PXL_20240718_052959489_exported_1813_1721309262934.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Oh no - out of our favorite spices. But Carrefour to the rescue and we were all sorted out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2457df3e-044f-4aad-b3ba-69f662bc2c2f/PXL_20240805_143902861%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Once again able to make Andy's favorite meal - some kind of pasta with some kind of red pasta meat sauce. And cheese on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/998db1f3-cff2-479f-97fa-55094d8b4b08/PXL_20240806_093036067%7E3.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Random art in the mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c2df037-7a2c-4063-adb5-8a4286ffda12/PXL_20240806_095901018%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Even with the scaffolding the backdrop to this ancient Gergeti Trinity Church is stunning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff47d839-2c2c-4863-9512-9b2d6f934c93/PXL_20240806_101414245%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff9ae40c-b05d-459d-a81a-2fe3ce678159/PXL_20240806_102519784%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Found our spot to camp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8b8d48a-7266-4fc0-bf12-6bdd0b9e9ff6/PXL_20240806_102723209%7E3.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Exploring the trails above town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01b70ce5-5446-4c4d-9510-039963ade7dc/PXL_20240806_102927665.PORTRAIT%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Ever grateful to be doing this together https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7115f385-1711-4043-a1bf-8c90a06224e2/PXL_20240807_032328032.MP%7E3.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out View from camp - it really does not get any better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8f539df-cb02-4184-a1ca-b8acffa54a06/original_09a447b1-a3b9-498c-82c8-a16ed3a0cf1e_PXL_20240807_032444254.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/367574f8-87fc-4b37-9118-edfeecd25691/original_0d13f9c5-a3b5-4dc8-b8c0-439021b7ac29_PXL_20240807_070438229.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out And a final stop in Georgia - Dawn found one last single baker shop for her last loaf of Georgian bread (she still misses that bread) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/709cc438-b56a-48ac-b5c9-764aa8776eae/PXL_20240807_095907626.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Filling up at a free water source - preparing to cross into Russia the next morning (more on that decision in our Armenia blog) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ed89f9b9-ae6a-476d-9d13-5872d364d5f1/PXL_20240807_105011499.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Waterfall hike at the end of the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90f85794-3a6a-48ef-ae2b-e9bfbdbf6463/PXL_20240807_143615069.jpg Blog - Georgia - Make it stand out Last camp in Georgia - we had been heading for a site closer to the border but it had been shut down due to border control so opted for a trailhead parking area complete with graffiti. Still mountain views though! It was also laundry night. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/armenia monthly 0.5 2024-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6e2e404-7150-4454-9e46-4868c86093f6/PXL_20240731_062158331_exported_708_1722426155056%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Parked at the top of Selim Pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94f4e7ff-fd8c-46df-9d21-33e97dd030b0/Armenia.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Our over 900 km route through Armenia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36080beb-9155-4e29-820b-a2c412aa19b3/PXL_20240723_100440696.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Haghpat Monastery, medieval monastery founded in the 10th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4bdc9a5-1ddf-467a-8a47-3e1ddec46c90/PXL_20240723_100509915.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Khachkar - unique Armenian art of carving intricate crosses in stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44bfe346-9710-401b-b090-86070e10ea38/PXL_20240723_100758277_exported_384_1721747958868.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0eeb7a65-f494-45fb-8559-ab6930191231/PXL_20240723_100932940.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21f68bb3-e6ab-42a2-afb7-475138879530/PXL_20240723_102156870.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Inside of Haghpat Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b665d5b-f290-49ab-9c5b-d03be032a785/PXL_20240723_110111721.MP.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Sanahin Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5501fe20-be85-49dc-b69d-2781a98d130e/original_16a30b2b-7148-4b71-9509-07901736ae96_PXL_20240723_110519876_exported_1058_1721747791188.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55b51139-9870-4ba7-951c-71eba8dfc772/PXL_20240723_110600218.MP.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a417538-5956-4e2a-8bba-b8836a7cbe79/PXL_20240723_115229417%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Winding up our first dirt road to spend the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cfb1e24-744c-4ea0-91f3-3addb7637977/PXL_20240723_120310020%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out We like getting off the paved road but try to avoid aggressive 4x4 routes (we are just too heavy)- this was our happy medium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/89cbda60-640a-46cc-b404-61851f87167b/PXL_20240723_135248946%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Found a site with a view of the valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ef1171e-efee-4490-bd6a-1552d76c095a/PXL_20240724_035932639%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94c61fa5-6904-4291-ac33-e5335a5822fc/PXL_20240723_135405734%7E3.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out And, of course, a beautiful church down below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6f34130-32f3-48e8-8f62-35ff4673e3c8/PXL_20240724_054532824_exported_733_1721835442536.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Andy made friends with the stray dog that adopted us for the night. Luckily this one did not eat Dawn’s bedraggled, jackal chewed camp shoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/485e595b-f8a0-42c5-8115-1409f980ef02/PXL_20240724_064322744.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Finding our way out of the mountains the next day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0344b77b-4996-4788-8294-a34e305ebdc9/PXL_20240724_091302687.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Saghmosavan Monastery, wedding in progress and guests being photographed but we snuck Andy into the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6d8a9d9-f6c8-41b5-af22-531c0c896f42/PXL_20240724_091506449%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Perched on the edge of stunning Kasagh Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5fc70d1-a89d-4fda-ae13-89dda5818785/PXL_20240724_091654718.MP.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Selfie in the gorge-another good day on the road! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e5ae9c1-a8a8-4904-8775-092a242588f0/PXL_20240724_093936664.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Hovhannavank Monastery, also gorge side, also hosting a wedding, Andy didn’t photo bomb anyone this time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e739fb37-2049-49d6-a86b-c72935b90541/PXL_20240724_094736755%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3f3aad7-fd95-4bb6-9d2d-d7955d5a6f03/PXL_20240724_110827648%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out View from our Yerevan Airbnb - we were on the outskirts of the city, looking down into the adjacent neighborhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48e05dfc-b723-4ff3-b95e-bc9062ae3d4d/PXL_20240728_113743217.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out We found that once we walked into the neighborhood that our instincts would have called “sketchy,” it was actually full of cozy homes and cafes, with lots of intriguing art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1ac08f5-65ef-480b-9398-d75f12636979/PXL_20240726_140848662_exported_700_1722021252946%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Beautiful building front in Yerevan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54a64eaf-93d0-4862-bc84-88232cec6c4d/PXL_20240727_143659558.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Republic Square government buildings, young people and families hanging out by the fountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aeaf3a55-4cc2-4726-89a3-59c4f4c0f613/PXL_20240726_155044623_exported_1191_1722021133286.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Opera House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ff38ae5-cf12-4652-ab36-6dd46527535c/PXL_20240727_112313030%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out No big city visit is complete without a visit to a real mechanic - Andy took the new brake rotors we carted back from the US (20 lbs each in our luggage) and had our old ones replaced. Really important on all these steep mountain roads. Huge shout out to our kind Airbnb host, Lilit who took us to her personal mechanic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81f84e14-83e7-4aa2-8f37-a1c5bdef1b10/PXL_20240727_140444831.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Privileged to watch an artist carve a khachkar on a side street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5b0db4d-c337-43b5-bc6a-699063cd2c40/PXL_20240727_143720766.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out National Museum of Armenian History - a great place to spend a hot afternoon, we learned a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6281d0bc-73ef-421d-b8ca-b1f78cd4de9b/PXL_20240727_145151260.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Building mural in Yerevan. We do not know the meaning but know there is tension in the country about where to obtain needed military support in the future. Neighboring Azerbaijan had recently invaded and pushed Armenians out of a disputed area of the country. Younger people we spoke to hoped to align with the EU, a guide we talked with thought there was a greater chance for support with aligning with Russia. We sensed tension, fear and hope in the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc5ee1aa-0aaf-4e46-93ad-ad1feafad87b/PXL_20240728_080138976%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Armenian Genocide Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e24ef01-24cf-4862-a0ed-1dddaf890aeb/PXL_20240728_084730470_exported_841_1722182651368%7E3.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Memorializing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae9b5418-b9b8-466c-9748-9991c67b47c4/PXL_20240729_141512575.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Cascade of steps culminating at the statue of Mother Armenia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/510ed6d9-5c4b-4220-8866-d17d31bf762b/PXL_20240729_141600030.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Enjoying the whimsical public art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25b089e6-d64a-4d43-9421-56125c5ceaa2/PXL_20240729_142415164%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out And the more classic public art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e3c4086-0fed-470d-b709-bf43317038ef/PXL_20240729_144718542_exported_333_1722267550061.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Beautiful cafe mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16bed728-dab0-4778-8999-05d056845cdc/PXL_20240731_095255046%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Armenian artist Ervand Kochar - “The Disaster of War” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8d86071-a652-4df0-ac3f-54bde3838d39/PXL_20240730_120202657.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Hiking in Yeghegis Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99f77012-f62d-4cfb-a6ff-eeebf5bf51ea/PXL_20240730_121241091.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Exploring the deserted Smbataberd Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4fea26a-0aef-494c-8480-c0bcfd9b84e5/PXL_20240730_123319757%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out There is nothing like exploring history with no one else around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e7a1ed2-daf9-4875-a069-1940f9d1c170/PXL_20240730_121628224.MP.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out It is very rare to see women in shorts in these parts so Dawn continues her tradition of hot weather hiking in a dress. Although since we never saw anyone except for two shepherds, it probably didn’t matter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54235c55-9b21-48f8-bcd2-da91e526c570/PXL_20240730_130826330.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Bumping our way back down the valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/362fb11c-0309-4c00-8b43-24405712a968/PXL_20240730_140151025.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Wild camp along the way - much dryer landscape in the south https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f9f552c-d623-4bb5-bd0f-65b41b07feaf/PXL_20240731_062127244.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Admiring the view at Selim Pass - parked by a Caravanserai from 1332 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/212e78f9-6881-4c65-a5db-f3faf705d820/PXL_20240731_061933500%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Caravanserai - old Silk Road trading post and rest stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f959eae-2020-4d91-87ff-e22ca373c49f/PXL_20240731_061239379.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Heading back down from Selim Pass - a windy but good paved road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c7c5b49-6563-4708-b5dd-f73aed72bdbd/PXL_20240731_130947100%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Craggy cliffs on the way to Geghard Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dac87ff5-0a4a-473e-8a21-d87c9f2a8ff7/PXL_20240731_132755808%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Our last monastery! Geghard Monastery was a little different, carved into the rock face https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ea576df-4b7a-4e3b-a7ed-1c085414c732/original_392487a1-d1ea-4514-be28-6d8fedc417f1_PXL_20240731_132823560.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Beautiful old khachkars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb658d59-c978-4b50-b2cc-7a432f35c4ed/PXL_20240731_131733654.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out A unique stand alone building which connects to chambers carved back into the cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01a40843-d79b-48fc-95fc-5d47c452fcf5/PXL_20240731_133059794_exported_1219_1722437027023%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Chambers carved out of the solid rock face https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/585e5f92-4a24-43a9-948f-37cf551aa2d4/PXL_20240731_133307724%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b455b43a-23fb-493a-b156-b05a4a634bc8/PXL_20240801_035020782.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Wild camp along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/406b2393-6f8b-4073-97da-bd5147f56a7c/PXL_20240801_062833417.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Garni Temple - harkening back to the Greco-Roman days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7965435b-b85c-46b0-8d48-059d4fd3654c/PXL_20240801_062852936.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ffb49d33-356f-41c0-97bd-5ecfa7a592ad/PXL_20240801_074835635.MP.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Andy loved the Ladas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae57db8e-78c6-48da-a421-622ca8e5e8e3/PXL_20240801_071029680.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Walking along the Symphony of Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04073800-93d6-44ae-a1f9-f32d3aa1f26c/original_c1a91571-e4c8-4f45-873c-cdb079484a83_PXL_20240801_071213430_exported_1650_1722522121339.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e2c6f69-d35c-4750-bbaa-cce09862023c/PXL_20240801_071310252%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Complete with Lada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1804e34-2e4a-4348-92fd-82c85d7d1ab7/PXL_20240801_071644866.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27c9c80e-9051-4f51-9855-f52cfe23602a/PXL_20240801_071845521%7E2.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3d2397d-b646-4248-a834-38b99c91b4af/PXL_20240801_071845358.MP.jpg Blog - Armenia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb6ec848-cc05-4b2b-9278-d7ce199f44b8/PXL_20240801_115634435%7E2.jpg Blog - 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Greece - Make it stand out Temple to the Goddess Athena (one of many) next to Delphi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df72cf3e-f5bc-4229-8f40-b2b46ba1c33b/Greece.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Our route driving through Greece with a flight to and from Crete and a few island ferries along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5caa1f81-55a2-4b32-9b77-f2dbf4c9ddbf/PXL_20240308_104356346.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out View over Athens - immense and dense, with almost no public parks or open space for miles and miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c9b18f1-a676-4ee6-b22d-2df291145bf7/PXL_20240309_062855901%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Contemporary murals were common in downtown Athens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a032c8e-e68a-49fc-a816-1a01180da413/PXL_20240308_094443099.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Alongside architecture incorporating ancient styles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5224052a-e695-457e-8de1-2e5e45c83bfb/PXL_20240308_082701205%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Old Greek Orthodox church surrounded by modern shops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9289854c-cbea-41d2-b210-d168819f47aa/PXL_20240308_081713983_exported_300_1709984095511.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Endless narrow streets with awesome cafes and bars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9ab9f9a-92cf-4c14-b756-c66b7049e420/PXL_20240309_063431281%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Making our way through old town up to the Acropolis in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b6c7a5c-9e14-4a2a-99fc-12aae794f704/PXL_20240309_074243602%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out The Acropolis (name of the hill which towers over Athens with 5th century ruins, including the Parthenon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/551ae1f9-0070-4259-8cda-d9a5d10d2095/PXL_20240309_074621441%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out It was such a major site, we booked a tour with a guide (Constantine, with the hat and the pointing finger) who was terrific and gave a lot of interesting context https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5b7cd1f-3b12-49bc-b5ba-b5b55e111a1b/PXL_20240309_081246231%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69c7d1cc-1863-4594-8c92-9a5291854b26/PXL_20240309_082028498%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8cd61ce-f2a1-487c-84d0-b6682b23fe2f/PXL_20240309_083831691%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c33f2a2b-baa3-4eac-ab5d-7c0cc3f4e80f/PXL_20240309_092956952%7E4.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Photo op in front of the Parthenon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22231139-53ca-4508-ac94-5c297640b914/PXL_20240309_121027484.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And then jumping forward in artistic time . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7185330-918d-48d3-8fa0-7dc2b40ab9f7/PXL_20240309_142931686%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whimsical alley way we wandered into in Athens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b45897f-abd8-438b-9b44-288ee497595c/PXL_20240310_052741660%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Even the vehicles expressed their owner’s personalities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0e0de1c-1dce-4ace-a025-fc283caab3f3/PXL_20240310_120628083%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Clay wine urns on display at Palace of Minos at Knossos, outside Heraklion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ebefe90-cbdd-4a7f-bf5b-6ea3a30d89ee/PXL_20240310_120301856.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7965fddb-6039-4efa-9074-1c2aeba94b4c/PXL_20240310_134326473.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Old fort in the harbor in Heraklion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b095547e-f155-4448-b1f0-8f0aa2666734/PXL_20240311_112008231%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Leaving Heraklion to explore the northern coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d906a7b-8646-4bc7-9e4b-352ab88263f5/PXL_20240311_141834354%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Venetian Harbor in Chania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65e6c133-0d9f-4418-bd63-2652771ccf02/PXL_20240310_132846113.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Old Venetian fountain in Chania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72a14066-518b-4316-9ad4-2aa6a3c36b52/PXL_20240311_142710908%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Wandering the enchanting side streets of Chania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0be1709-1f63-4d21-8c4d-3e27a0b9417c/PXL_20240312_111938622%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Beach at Elafonissi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22b37c73-9e0f-40b0-a014-cc5cb9b5ed2d/PXL_20240312_112855294.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfe072bb-5573-4fed-91a7-385924664a1a/PXL_20240330_084754526_exported_0_1711810476804%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Our favorite Greek picnic lunch - fresh bread, olive paste and feta cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/055af033-e781-42e0-b256-db8aa243b570/PXL_20240312_120413065.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Andy modelling his lunch at the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d23135b-4236-4f38-8d5a-393df8016d21/PXL_20240312_144907930.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Lighthouse at Chania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4426188d-3feb-4070-9588-35c86e92a6b2/PXL_20240312_145113946%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out The charming harbor at Chania with a mountainous backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2fb1c48a-8c5f-4d9c-876d-6efd0539d878/PXL_20240312_152004416%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Our favorite Greek fast food - gyros (falafal for Dawn, beef for Andy, with Dawn’s wine cheaper than Andy’s Pepsi) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07387081-b33e-4dc1-9a2d-59cf78444488/PXL_20240313_104332602%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Heading into Imbros Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1eaf8a81-94d8-4306-97fe-d5601129e943/PXL_20240313_112035426%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Enjoying being back in nature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e0696c2a-afa2-4d6d-8af7-416b72834861/PXL_20240313_113445311%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Heading into the narrowest section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ae111b3-0581-46b5-be98-9e7c2758d010/PXL_20240313_134444256%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out View down to the southern coast of Crete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4eff57cb-24f4-4310-a9df-4dea36ba913d/PXL_20240313_145337654.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2674e624-5ac1-4a77-a3d4-51616288d758/PXL_20240313_152443521%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Remote road through interior Crete - beautiful mountains all around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bba83992-8851-4dc5-b30d-a116d774a77f/PXL_20240314_091506770%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Back to Venetian Harbors- at Rethimno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fa37e53-d85d-4d5d-8591-0b3fe7737ef4/PXL_20240314_092524486%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Old fort at Rethimno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f30ac1f8-5535-4977-9547-84e1b1917d4f/PXL_20240314_094342473%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Old town Rehimno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5178ae3d-48dd-41d2-98a1-ba618f3e8a65/PXL_20240314_103055756%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out The pastel color schemes were lovely and soothing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3601ad5c-45b1-40c9-96bf-e64be5dbebd2/original_0250dd40-948e-4301-bc61-502599e6bb2a_PXL_20240314_122314661%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Arkadi Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27b8a660-62d1-424d-963d-ae6bb97978ee/PXL_20240315_072744347%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Ancient City of Lato - built in the 3rd and 4th centuries BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/084b793f-3108-4d3a-8bf1-9d6c6423eae5/PXL_20240315_073409308.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3490dded-73c3-4540-908d-45d3d9082c72/PXL_20240315_074650510%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4277f079-a581-4625-9a70-6fbc70e3bdab/PXL_20240315_075710979%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Visiting these ancient sites we could always understand why people settled where they did - usually with a magnificent, defensible view and natural resources nearby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97f17d73-9605-416c-afbe-5afec8124f6c/PXL_20240315_105346032%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out A Google “shortcul” Andy pre-walking the road to see if our little rental car is going to make it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b0c7966-5e68-4841-8a99-f42312695bff/PXL_20240315_112627293%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Mountain road - most of the roads in Crete were easily driveable with any vehicle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae9ddd58-bace-4d6d-b5a7-ca060ab42264/PXL_20240315_115420281%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Although not wide or straight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b806695-84f7-42f7-b1aa-266e49ff366c/PXL_20240315_144114767%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Caves at Matala Beach - former home to 60’s musicians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/390a8ba7-0892-4ab3-b5eb-2e90822c36f7/PXL_20240316_093925357%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Visiting Odigitria Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ada4d624-ef5d-4c96-bca4-bbe06432c121/PXL_20240316_093831604.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Not the most descriptive museum sign we have seen . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/310706af-fbe8-4b4b-aea7-5242192396c0/PXL_20240316_093704714.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out But vaguely accurate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f6b1869-cbec-4f89-9cbb-389cbc9d5c71/PXL_20240316_115606903%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Our last gorge hike before we leave Crete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0ce4c1d-c3e2-4cb4-9526-982d84289b5c/PXL_20240316_114845118%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7384e4b-09ee-4c3e-8275-3e48148a642a/PXL_20240317_072555571%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out A little searching and we found the shipping office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2dd89371-69c4-4bde-8817-8da727909c22/PXL_20240317_093212584%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And then, the truck!! (We still don’t have a catchy name for it like most overlanders do) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6ce1009-fff3-4433-bae1-9c0bc7e79e73/PXL_20240317_131355638%7E4.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out The Corinth Canal, splitting the land bridge which connects the Peloponnese Peninsula to mainland Greece, boats have been navigating the canal since 600BC, although most of the excavation was done in the 18th and 20th centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f396e14-c511-47d2-9933-f8915b150d96/PXL_20240317_154109817_exported_82_1710741743739%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out River canyon wild spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56bb759a-af2f-4aa5-8d28-7b68a28298ef/PXL_20240318_114545377.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Ruins of Ancient Olympia - birthplace of the Olympics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22b34fa1-757c-45bc-b7b7-ec0fa4d17088/PXL_20240318_121557345%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out The chaos of time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/699c4928-58c1-49f8-bae1-24c4eacc4e8f/PXL_20240318_115457533.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Andy doing his Herculean pose at the entrance to the first Olympic Field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97fd0c3e-1c49-4c1f-b18e-d1d4fcf858d1/PXL_20240318_123545397%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4708e999-1eb8-453b-a92b-a2e46bc864b6/PXL_20240318_135636115%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out On our way along the beach to find a remote spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e7298a8-60a2-4894-80fa-e825dcde8648/PXL_20240318_140851209.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Got ourselves into trouble - its always at the beach! Maxtrax to the rescue (again) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/820309fa-4876-4428-8f24-cd27ea41f476/PXL_20240318_163723162%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Settled in for the night on the hard packed sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e9028e6-3d0e-4e87-a76b-d1bdfe56e8d3/PXL_20240319_103856264%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Landbridge to Monemvasia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d42f17f-6406-43d6-9279-09a444067a57/original_ff2d5844-91ba-4506-a259-b25bd77a2308_PXL_20240319_112338882%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out One of the most aesthetically charming places we visited in Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14f756cc-3002-4b49-88b6-e53243f41606/PXL_20240319_112604099%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Pedestrian streets of Monemvasia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce30fb55-2069-49b4-9b91-42cb3a9545d9/PXL_20240319_112924756%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/806ca494-44f7-4506-8fa2-8524ce532d91/PXL_20240319_113855711%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cdc2ae50-5ff6-4144-bae6-ca5d9be9a54c/PXL_20240319_115318104.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Finding the trail to circumnavigate the small island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96aab4fb-6405-497e-ab61-bb498c1fb4e7/PXL_20240319_125856649.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Cliff top trail return to the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af6355c4-0637-4443-a1d1-d20c304f04e0/PXL_20240319_125915970.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0b7b020-d6fc-41ec-bd2d-cab6315f1877/PXL_20240320_060736983.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Coastal camp in view of the Monemvasia (almost) island - technically a “tied” island as it has a small land bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/192076b1-dcaf-4d30-9e9e-82bee88be045/PXL_20240320_075014859.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out We are just happy to be back in the truck and in our own bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14602371-f26a-40fc-b09b-86138987ef4e/original_e7660705-eab7-4e33-8e98-b650090bc3b3_PXL_20240320_103810018%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Ruins of Mystras - center of Byzantine culture in the 14th and 15th centuries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f178d710-bf93-411c-9688-cff4d6eeaf3e/PXL_20240320_101557692%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48e8aa05-19c2-4cf7-a33b-c1de4a62217f/PXL_20240320_103610274_exported_41_1710950870738%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Built on the side of a hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6fdc046-dae5-4fbb-87f2-958741dbc758/PXL_20240320_103141540_exported_33_1710950907693%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Beautifully designed churches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7cfa02af-e4ff-4f55-935c-8758782c5e17/original_4b6f81f5-b8a4-40a3-bc75-fd3a69957bfe_PXL_20240320_104705716%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b7e490e-5d19-46fd-af6b-698d17f81b9c/PXL_20240320_104320690%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9ab27d4-2030-4045-ba70-9ab2d6831a75/PXL_20240320_104906215%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Some of the buildings partially restored https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/962db62a-277e-4d71-b4d7-22e9a35a2e71/PXL_20240320_105258768%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e957de19-dab7-445b-9ecb-38875c3d014e/PXL_20240320_105449368%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Ancient church fresco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/038f9e7c-861d-4021-9d6a-dcc7c9cfa7c5/PXL_20240320_123748956%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Google maps “shortcut” cutting through an olive grove - a familiar site in Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/298bbf47-93eb-41fa-a147-46d6577da88b/PXL_20240320_145249914%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Camp for the night, beautiful view oceanside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ec7e881-92cd-4363-acdb-0b331a60ade2/PXL_20240321_070443607%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d69b3a8c-fb02-492f-bb82-4a9b9cdeeef1/PXL_20240321_080710509%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Archeological site at Mycenae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f08c14be-45e3-452c-a262-20cf33943d39/PXL_20240321_081438997%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Famous lion gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6194bf83-6974-45b8-abce-8a8eeb76f91b/original_7bc6c142-1b2b-4b31-bfe9-f38185d2bb40_PXL_20240321_081759404.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Vast ruins across the hillside - at its peak the military stronghold for the Greeks had a population of 30,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07b8b404-076c-465d-8761-481764de1c44/PXL_20240321_114152122.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Waiting dockside for our ferry to Hydra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e8e6fa3-0652-4b6a-ad4e-c692543cd078/PXL_20240321_124811981.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Incoming ferry to Hydra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6fb72c5d-7e08-4787-8f66-9d1ec5796b67/PXL_20240321_145953394%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Walking the hills and enjoying the views on Hydra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d711698-d6bf-498e-89a3-72bdef05f467/PXL_20240321_150303347%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Classic boxy white architecture we found across the Greek islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4108003-f4c8-428d-9352-6ac8fa94cb45/PXL_20240321_153735092%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Walking trails out of town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67357b48-0fc0-4f91-9c87-c5cd6c0273e3/PXL_20240322_073652771%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Locals use donkeys for transport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d24b81a9-bb0c-427f-8dd2-00e00e95dcde/PXL_20240322_074005683%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Lots of steps! Also royal blue commonly used as the design accent color throughout the islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b3244c5-9d84-40ca-a41e-d6625b3cdc8b/PXL_20240322_091451045%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And always, interesting public art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7d4b5c0-a2b5-485c-974d-7e6d92a7cc9e/PXL_20240322_080855034.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Hiking above the town in Hydra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a809565-93a8-4706-852b-c88894e384e5/PXL_20240322_081100262.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b420e88-94c3-464a-97f6-44808c688bdd/PXL_20240322_095259500%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Main harbor at Hydra, lined with cafes and bars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa2625b8-c760-440b-8256-cb7c68e3e5b0/PXL_20240322_095433414%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Donkeys and horses lined up to transport people and goods on an island with no cars (at least on the populated side, we did see some trucks helping with construction on the non touristed side) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25305397-8c92-4e8e-ac5a-798dc146f418/PXL_20240323_065012037%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Beautiful cove wild camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f640007b-c8ac-4b18-95a7-4c0d43e28972/PXL_20240323_110652083.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out What excites us these days! The first self service laundromat we had seen in 18 months. Luxury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d82bd76-93b7-45b1-b33a-c8f1547479bc/PXL_20240324_042655525.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Truck packed away in the corner of the ferry to Mykonos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c215869-a31d-4150-8816-950f456fb744/PXL_20240324_105820394.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Main harbor at Mykonos Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8080106-aa93-401f-b0ca-741b980757a5/PXL_20240324_111157353%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4ca0645-3bd8-46ec-8e4c-0867dbb56199/PXL_20240324_111846829%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Iconic blue and white architecture with grey stone walkways - all freshly painted for the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/335a7194-1955-4dc8-9908-e7afc9268f57/PXL_20240324_112231607.MP.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd559d2b-bf50-4a37-ac7f-6a516b23372f/PXL_20240324_113043877%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Old windmills above the town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42e676ce-48f3-43d2-a322-8829514d695a/PXL_20240324_113729166.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9fd29ce-9c65-47a4-82b1-803c2168f145/PXL_20240324_124449460%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Finding a place for a walk - on the opposite side of the island from the main tourist center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24a217ef-409a-4b67-9955-98e0bb66098c/PXL_20240325_044849369%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out One of two places we found to camp on the island - it looks remote in this photo, and for Mykonos it definitely was https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05b26ab6-8768-4c3d-88cd-c51258d5ad23/PXL_20240325_044747896%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out But it was actually the parking lot of a church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ebb4d37-9422-4382-aa87-cb8416a98678/PXL_20240325_080711859_exported_833_1711450959170%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Looking down on a beautiful remote beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58e22599-8c5b-48fb-8d4c-aee4adee34a2/PXL_20240325_111205287%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Greek independence day parade on Mykonos - March 25 -celebration of the successful revolution against the Ottoman empire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f26a79cc-876d-451e-9490-8b0a85b91b71/PXL_20240326_045945794%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out The second place we found to camp on Mykonos - in sight of resorts but they were still closed and no one cared that we were there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9cf3c83-d99e-4a5e-974f-9707ad665de1/PXL_20240327_100055493%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Main port in Naxos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e885db66-9cf1-4751-86f9-8a93ccf5a7ce/PXL_20240327_101142272%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Walking to the Portara - giant marble arch still standing from an old temple to Apollo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f37b4107-ad6d-4ed6-9e02-dd5c179da698/PXL_20240327_100929102%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Beautiful beach of Naxos with the classis white Greek island architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5efc51a1-f722-4fbf-acce-51771df2aac4/PXL_20240327_101551264%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out The Portara or Great Door of Naxos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75e88450-8a58-47d6-8a3c-4446a34a16ce/original_6935e558-4328-4df5-abd9-6459a94803a2_PXL_20240327_103304385.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Wandering the old streets of Naxos - finding art everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f54dcdda-da34-4bcb-9fa1-7e5e587a7770/PXL_20240327_103231063%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c6adf0d-91ac-470c-9430-3c4e017cf84b/PXL_20240328_094947803.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Indulging in our favorite lunch again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa1a9956-e38d-4450-9f3d-69e0ed6e6aaa/PXL_20240328_153254390.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a2755d1f-998c-472c-b3b7-555268820cf0/PXL_20240328_153704247%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Church of Panagia Megalochari in Chora, Tinos, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it is the most popular pilgrimage site in Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e9f14e4-45d0-456b-b1a9-32fd3bc062da/PXL_20240328_154111661%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Carpet to protect the pilgrim’s knees as they approach the church walking on their knees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a159e987-f71a-4f9b-981f-d5ca03832053/PXL_20240328_155742817%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Colorful side streets of Tinos - not all white and blue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56d8ac14-8325-4b0d-9c74-920fd2dc9638/PXL_20240328_160120255%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddb74efa-69d6-44f4-8874-70dfd602f0b4/PXL_20240328_160728890%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Harbor at Chora, island of Tinos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2564b777-4e41-462f-90ab-8f0363afae22/PXL_20240329_155315273%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And then once again the truck is tucked into the back of a ferry, our island days are over and we are returning to the main land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/994827e7-51e6-443a-85ab-4353f63da6e8/PXL_20240330_122129212%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Temple at ancient Delphi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/147ed71d-2819-47d4-9def-9fac954e04f2/PXL_20240330_121349541%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Ancient Greek stone tablets sitting along the walkways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5ca86640-9c6a-4ae6-be70-950e87764974/PXL_20240330_122249247.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7dc91b2-388a-41be-b415-6556f65c598a/PXL_20240330_123041151%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26120359-55eb-4d2a-81c0-23d12b8778dc/PXL_20240330_123306196.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Theatre at Delphi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/324f44da-00e9-4eb7-839e-5e0d17c19ee6/PXL_20240331_100840102%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Then back on the road - snow capped mountains in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64184462-f454-4fb0-b45d-bc8236a94707/PXL_20240331_114215016.MP.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3789c3bf-9dee-4d42-9efc-9b6e02f24acc/PXL_20240331_115111194%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58b967f6-1e67-4417-9618-b954ce9d1aca/PXL_20240331_115659057%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a434d7d5-f371-49e1-b4cc-24d1afe96e8d/PXL_20240331_124101682%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And in addition to art - lots of swings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eda91204-fcb1-48de-b42b-4f29c2e1b5e0/PXL_20240401_081930345.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out All over the world Andy has stopped to save tortoises slowly crossing busy roads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35aa175a-a6bd-4b0a-b80a-97efb20037ff/PXL_20240401_095532462.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Waterfall hike in Iti National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bcf0148a-b00e-459c-8d65-b5a4d44ec40d/PXL_20240401_150803787%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Camping by a remote religious shrine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af56d752-1d06-4c5e-9396-02bce9b147b3/PXL_20240401_144610838%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out With an easy walk to a castle on a hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c296c958-53bf-4ed4-b682-c0633b127f21/PXL_20240401_142208570%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out It is extraordinary to be the only ones clambering over ancient rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fdd48c5a-20d0-4f76-b7d2-386792e77a8a/PXL_20240402_153225101%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Another mountain wild site - Andy escaping to the shade to read https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc0e5bee-ceb9-4304-8d0a-ba95ba695d51/PXL_20240403_093151256.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Charming mountain village of Makrinitsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28edafd4-27fb-4cad-9721-72d0a7c86713/PXL_20240403_094427421%7E3.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Admiring the stone architecture of Makrinitsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c38a35be-7257-4b0a-a573-7794b1b034be/PXL_20240403_124040433%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Hiking along the coast - Pelion Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02a338a5-8a1b-4524-8a4a-22f12968579f/PXL_20240403_130300003%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df10843b-9b76-4242-a496-d8c2834bad67/PXL_20240404_112723162.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f39c66e6-7b9b-425f-8be4-0a69707ea782/PXL_20240405_125108244.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Monasteries of Meteora - built atop rock pinnacles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e8e2bc9-fa79-45ad-914d-bfdc31344a03/PXL_20240405_125956890.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ed9d08d-9a46-44d5-bb3b-ce1fd965e151/PXL_20240405_130035152.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out One of the cable cars bringing supplies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2acc46a1-3e50-42b1-b443-9b1b71cc3353/original_7d7bd553-9b1b-4214-8783-a306dbf2e91b_PXL_20240405_130741525%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f51d886-5f5f-47c6-962f-034b84b7a7b6/PXL_20240405_130928996%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Winding our way up the cliff - grateful for the tourist-friendly safety wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3b669210-63de-414f-bca2-03396ac854f4/PXL_20240406_092754256%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8ee003c-2e37-4ae2-b17e-c001353454e8/original_bac5e86c-2fd0-4328-b2c3-5834fa6d3256_PXL_20240405_132652382.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4a36760-a0bf-4dbb-81aa-58d49e831e94/PXL_20240406_095907080%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d121bc87-19ac-4372-a863-2c8656a663df/PXL_20240406_085655111%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out It was one of those places that we could just not stop taking photos, in awe of the monks who conceived of and built in these locations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84f697d1-bb47-4d74-b4af-35c78ce35de5/PXL_20240406_095609868%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42566b1e-9aec-4143-b9a8-a03ac289b3c0/PXL_20240406_090040905%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ccd93ecb-59fc-4035-b1f1-8fe1ee7bed92/original_b1214aab-18b1-4690-99e7-288889816d51_PXL_20240405_135433411.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Andy pre-walking the road into what we think will be an epic camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03bb1184-967f-467b-8474-32f21fcd8cd2/PXL_20240406_061551083.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out We made it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb2c7d60-8fbf-4deb-b98d-77b3c48e307c/PXL_20240406_082818074%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out View from camp across to the monasteries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7011129b-a8ff-494b-bb2a-adb4cef2101f/PXL_20240406_080039276%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And then slowly working our way back out to continue our journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6140b90b-2b7b-4d25-bf72-70d865c31057/PXL_20240406_125613235%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Wild spot heading to hike at Vikos Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80e6cf1d-b569-4483-afe5-7366695ff217/PXL_20240406_130214631%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Went for a walk and ran into some Greek vintners having a picnic. We were welcomed to join for wine and gladly did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85bb13c3-fadd-4c5f-8a7e-517c13b42790/PXL_20240407_090446258.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Overlook at Vikos Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93ece07f-0dac-49ec-acfd-cc2767e16999/PXL_20240407_105316384%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Hiking down into the gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b6e7d16-4a1f-4260-8d9b-3d12b9364582/PXL_20240408_075128179%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And another wild camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35fd36d2-d2fc-4eb1-b4eb-0a6971310cd2/PXL_20240409_114351346.MP.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/943b4b4b-276d-4bad-8dc0-d8eb95bbc9a1/PXL_20240409_114926909%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Mount Olympus - also featured in much of the Greek mythology we were listening to. But we did not have any encounters with Zeus or any of his 11 mischievous cohort of gods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71df6fb0-fa50-4385-8bea-e9ada346a3eb/PXL_20240410_114146565.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Time for new tires (again!) Last time was Slovenia, now in Thessaloniki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/304a43fe-6673-438b-9c86-a8381b08b996/PXL_20240410_114300483.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a0158a8-b542-4bb8-9ffd-60b4e2b5ece3/PXL_20240410_144751218%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Walking the waterfront promenade in Thessaloniki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61e951c5-fcb0-4194-883b-3b66c801c2d9/PXL_20240411_105220347%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out And exploring the old castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71c8d751-6d99-443e-8c6b-d46f0d3f84a7/PXL_20240412_074406358%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3070923-c776-4dde-b878-bc237373e4a2/PXL_20240412_080026767%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a474cf35-00ce-4c9d-963b-0f1be5a9959f/PXL_20240412_081843285%7E2.jpg Blog - Greece - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/arabian-peninsula-lessons-learned monthly 0.5 2024-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c2badf2-0998-4b80-8d2e-ac65964a7063/PXL_20240224_104334374%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Driving through Wadi Rum in Jordan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8fa04c6-eede-49a8-85ab-e4e171c2de7a/DSC06312-edit.JPG Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Driving the southern coast in Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf1e8a38-fc14-4f39-be19-1708606ee7a5/Middle+East.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Our 6200 mile route through the Arabian Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/def7f7b8-f57d-4a22-9216-558ed5fcba18/PXL_20240202_080724866.MP%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out We entered and exited Saudi Arabia several times, visiting the countries of Qatar and Bahrain. We finally learned that keeping a picture of our vehicle registration receipt made it easier for everyone (they create it at one border post and then collect it later but our vehicle registration is a difficult process for their system so being able to copy it from a photo is much simpler for them) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24037c63-7c9d-4597-bf32-392b66811308/PXL_20240227_102620896%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Our first view of the Dead Sea in Jordan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f7956b7-a41c-4931-b25b-014e9320254f/PXL_20240229_132843119%7E3+%281%29.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Dawn’s favorite - falafal in pita bread - about $2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76bd78bc-59ec-4c4d-b375-a76a70eec109/PXL_20240221_105613751%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite - manakish - or Arabian style pizza - $3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17566d69-c37d-46d9-87cf-6367ef505773/PXL_20240111_092301501.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out A classic picnic lunch for us - total cost about $4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9014f597-bcb2-49c4-94a3-30d99b0253fc/PXL_20240129_082648513.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Clean water filling station - but we still purified it through our UV system, using an abundance of caution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb2b569f-dc89-498c-ab06-fc6458b0eca6/PXL_20240111_075429016%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Free roadside garbage dumpsters are a common site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3efca30c-fd30-4de4-a864-4fc87e83d958/PXL_20240106_095515117.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Andy quite happy to substitute his favorite, Mountain Dew (very common in the Middle East), for beer. Although alcohol was not sold in supermarkets a large selection of interesting sodas and juices were available. Language We strongly recommend downloading an app like Google Translate along with downloading Arabic into the program. This was invaluable to us as outside of tourist areas English is not commonly spoken. In very rural areas, we mostly communicated with smiles and hand gestures. We made sure we could say “thank you” (shokran) and greet people (Salaam-Alaikum) which went a long way to creating a warm interchange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/621c5e52-b465-4ba5-b957-540d1cffffe8/PXL_20240110_092909099.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out We had stopped for a picnic in the desert and this family in a pickup with camels drove out to us to ask for air in their tires. The whole conversation was conducted without a shared word in common but lots of smiles and goodwill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b233000e-3639-474e-8298-d05b8d9b9b52/PXL_20240108_065005789%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Valley road in Oman, even for more remote roads, no pot holes and well painted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eda7b153-d9ea-4365-b64b-593778aa85f6/PXL_20240109_093919762.TS_exported_13716.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Typical side road into a wadi campsite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a2cc93c-50b4-4ee1-aaff-d49312b49a78/PXL_20240109_070822255.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out The main road hazard - camels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b41c01d1-d979-4d00-89cc-01d71bea57b4/PXL_20240111_130234440%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Attempting to drive into the dunes in Oman (we didn’t make it far and had to turn back) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55d71274-2273-4ff8-9c93-0877fad9ba25/PXL_20240108_110805780.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Getting stuck on an overly optimistic beach venture - Maxtrax saved us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00320f6b-b8a6-44d9-9fa5-8d551534de9b/PXL_20240206_141252580.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Camped by Judah’s Thumb in Saudi Arabia - nothing but sand for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70542692-6786-40b9-be42-52028350d2e1/PXL_20240110_042326689%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Wadi camp in Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a65d2622-f883-4773-8577-d480c498f864/PXL_20240226_143859340%7E3.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Driving into a wadi in Jordan to make camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53ef9386-dd8b-4661-ba29-41db51fe1022/PXL_20240127_040131604%7E3.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Edge of Liwa Sand Dunes, United Arab Emirates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf59fd48-153a-4c0a-bc17-afcf5d481685/PXL_20240123_054825003%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Oasis camp, United Arab Emirates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/faf7a0d4-d6cd-4b2e-ac58-cd2d7ca6019a/PXL_20240121_131211269%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Dune camp, United Arab Emirates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cfae8d9e-8b9f-4cdf-8ad1-259d3e04dfed/PXL_20240115_133632413%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Mountain top cliff site, Jebel Shams, Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23ae5ef3-64cf-41f0-9038-42250b6aa473/PXL_20240226_062730837%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out The only real camping hazard - scorpions. They like to hide under rocks, apparently they deliver a nasty mostly non-lethal sting but luckily we avoided being stung. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ac2b4bd-9c32-496c-9cfe-f2429267549b/IMG_20240421_113938.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Gazing up in awe at a spectacular mosque ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c636827-86e9-49f5-971e-ceb9e38e7fe3/PXL_20240115_092002106.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Omani men in the common traditional dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/885e7723-973a-483d-8157-a5f9cc71ac64/PXL_20240104_073851744%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Central plaza in Dubai, featuring the towering Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d27d0ca7-6da7-4374-8aa0-cac9e7c051ae/PXL_20240104_083704105_exported_433_1704359253374%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Enormous fountain in the Dubai Mall, the largest mall in the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94bcd9f5-046d-4405-80fb-c7ecf6b884f7/PXL_20240121_105509050.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Typical waterfront walking promenade, this one is in Sharjah, the neighboring emirate to Dubai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d51895d-d2d7-47ca-ae04-c2aa09d313c9/PXL_20240126_075041909.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out The Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi - one of the best laid out museums we have been to, a fascinating journey through time and history with intriguing art and artefacts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9acb4290-a216-4a50-a94c-2cac94620df6/PXL_20240125_100858957%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Beautiful Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03dfaf5d-e003-4245-ac3b-0f4432a77c1d/PXL_20240125_102828725.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Inside the central palace of Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64e2f823-7cfe-429b-9363-d35c7c06cfab/PXL_20240125_070256975%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi, now a luxury hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6bcfba8c-20ae-4392-8092-94471d5bfefc/PXL_20240125_070052249%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out And across from the palace, the modern skyline in Abu Dhabi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f4ef446-2fb7-4e7b-94ec-3bdd96728310/PXL_20240129_142638879_exported_919_1706597725154%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Doha, Qatar skyline with traditional dhows in the foreground (now used more for tourists than fishing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b233c8a0-0c55-4cb7-94d0-f8026f61dd7d/PXL_20240130_085553246.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Another beautiful promenade, with new Doha across the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c2648d0-fd34-43fe-876b-900a2f223e39/PXL_20240130_090338339%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Public art on Doha waterfront, the oyster representing the traditional pearl diving industry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7179c091-0559-476a-a8a5-98bbc6021add/PXL_20240130_103520641%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Old souq area of Doha, Souq Wakif https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd97939c-ce3f-462d-af3c-ab06cfa5608e/PXL_20240229_142240041_exported_1200_1709277184509%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Central plaza in Amman, Jordan, featuring old Roman theater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d59fe659-bd25-470b-b621-7ef4538ec188/PXL_20240229_141306593%7E3.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Amman blended the old and new easily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5402a53-77b7-42dd-9da5-957a9c865e9d/PXL_20240229_130202893%7E2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Waiting for street Shwarma in Amman, Jordan, some of the best food we found in the Middle East was in Amman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e386c311-c3e4-4326-bb8e-ba7f6d69365a/PXL_20240107_124720391%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Southern coast beach site, Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1bf4e67-861d-499d-86f9-7cab7a6bbc74/PXL_20240116_080045118%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Jebel Shams Boardwalk Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae451f2b-2558-4313-8d47-6d291fc4ebe0/PXL_20240116_081811310%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/033a18bd-29af-4d98-8c25-9cb91eb7465e/PXL_20240118_122539353.MP.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Hiking in the Jebel Jais mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a02e7c80-8ac7-48e7-88a4-133594b2da37/PXL_20240119_064508646.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/949cf909-41ca-45ca-8e28-387905e15739/PXL_20240131_090421956.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Al Zubara ancient pearl diving village ruins in Qatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e69c0bb-2b1a-450a-84f4-45f08068230d/PXL_20240210_134424024%7E3.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Exploring the cliffs at the Edge of the World, Saudi Arabia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31cbb1fa-e7d3-47d0-8152-ec7d9bded780/PXL_20240218_102926952%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Magnificent tombs carved into the cliffs at Hegra, Saudi Arabia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c1f2d33-e61b-42a7-b855-6dc6edcb044e/PXL_20240223_142650521%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Wadi Rum camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cc5c8f9-9362-4fa8-9bcd-6ba4dd6ef0a3/PXL_20240225_104132597%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Garden Temple at Petra, Jordan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb9a570b-ece3-4f41-8d5f-a69d3c662745/PXL_20240225_042441421.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out The Treasury, Petra, Jordan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af228edd-c455-4251-ba63-66a0e2c744eb/PXL_20240301_111317830%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Roman ruins at Jerash, Jordan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af676a06-8653-4ce5-8d7a-b874bb7bc16f/PXL_20240301_112058604%7E2.jpg Blog - Arabian Peninsula: Overlanding Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Jerash, Jordan https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/shipping-israel-to-greece monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ffc2824-0c6c-4ada-b792-1ea5b2c29a01/DSC06335-edit.JPG Blog - Shipping Israel to Greece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22b6e6ff-fc08-4728-806f-4d5d7898a8aa/PXL_20240317_072555571%7E3.jpg Blog - Shipping Israel to Greece - Make it stand out Salamis Shipping office at Lavrio Port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82630ce0-cb89-48eb-86ba-a5bb25a5700f/PXL_20240317_093212584%7E2.jpg Blog - Shipping Israel to Greece - Make it stand out Posing the truck with the ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e42dbde-e3ad-4e16-b6ec-4b6aa764c0ac/PXL_20240317_093255263.jpg Blog - Shipping Israel to Greece - Make it stand out So happy to be reunited with our home on wheels https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/jordan monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c9cdbf6-b33c-4534-8189-0a0ae2bbf7ed/PXL_20240225_075357683.MP%7E3.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out “The Monastery” at Petra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3d09bde-180a-4664-8660-36c948b38b44/Jordan+%26+Israel.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Our two week, 700 mile route through Jordan and into Israel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/91487bad-1b16-4bb3-9d60-f9b283af7f57/PXL_20240220_151229608%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out View from our hotel window out on Aqaba as the sun goes down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec66cc3a-2fdd-46b6-a9d7-821cb4c2ceb3/PXL_20240221_095344165.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Ruins of Ayla, the first Islamic City built off the edge of the Arabian Peninsula, dating back to 650 AD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d314b8c3-fca9-439c-9776-7853b62b9e5f/PXL_20240221_102158427%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Beautiful Sharif Hussein Bin Ali Mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7244918-22bf-4af9-87f4-a8219639a2a3/PXL_20240220_154444107.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Sunset over the minarets and palm trees. In Jordan we continued to appreciate and admire the traditional Islamic architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/703c6afa-9082-4139-a937-16d6beb07072/PXL_20240221_105613751%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out In Jordan, we also had some of our favorite MIddle Eastern food. Aqaba was full of contemporary, inexpensive, local food cafes. Pictured here, delicious Manakeesh, local flat bread served with a variety of toppings, reminiscent of designer pizza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f8cdf15-ed8b-4577-a557-30a609e71be8/PXL_20240221_135811436%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Exploring Mamluk rebuilt by the Mamluk dynasty in the 1500s. It was pivotal in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1917. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7cccd4c-38f5-409c-992b-676af21fc3eb/PXL_20240221_135842355%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ebd7bef4-a6b8-4260-8417-05f61dc99849/PXL_20240222_111954718.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Andy heading in for a dive, photo bomb courtesy of a fellow diver from Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12ad38e0-49e6-4b35-831e-e196a2edb521/PXL_20240222_112322146_exported_1142_1708610547342%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Our excellent divemaster, former navy diver Abdusalam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c78fbf93-b2c0-47eb-9846-1f9e7f7999a8/PXL_20240223_080240170%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Fresh pita bread off the assembly line - amazing, our favorite with the local hummus, also nothing like what you buy in the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/450649b5-32fd-41cc-b6ee-c6a1d8b943af/PXL_20240223_070234180%7E3.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Stocking up at the Carrefour - French supermarket chain found throughout the Arabian Peninsula - we would seek them out when we really wanted a baguette (yes we loved the local pita bread but sometimes we just wanted a baguette). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38e16478-f3e5-4a56-ac05-67f14fbfe868/PXL_20240223_064041617%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out The two busloads of kids who arrived at 11pm to join our solitary beach camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0417e6d1-72e7-47fe-947d-58479251d8b7/PXL_20240223_102920797.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Exploring the cliffs at Wadi Rum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d8f357a-ba47-4a0c-ae0a-b4e626dc24ce/PXL_20240223_102545165%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Stopped by Lawrence of Arabia’s hideout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea165fb6-ac6d-4067-8165-6ed5c3f81a78/PXL_20240223_103522847%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf8f76eb-ec01-4af1-aa4b-f4223fe07651/PXL_20240223_142650521%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Camped against the cliffs at Wadi Rum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3141743d-8598-4191-a92d-a868e770c26c/PXL_20240224_080720533.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fcb8dce-25bf-439d-ac77-47295b414d3b/PXL_20240224_104334374%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Beautiful valleys to explore - all off road driving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a3b3213-95be-4441-8515-4c3fa171b93d/PXL_20240224_111601026%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Exploring narrow canyons with rock carvings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ad4e799-949e-49f2-a8b6-ed2d51153fe6/PXL_20240224_111822971%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ed46212-81a7-4699-a79b-a2e16b86a057/PXL_20240225_034457674.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Popped up and camping outside the Petra visitor center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26954c83-dac6-4aa6-bd98-91a57983eb28/PXL_20240225_035912337%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Entry road to Petra at 6am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b738d965-f6ff-45bd-a90c-de4fa79637b5/PXL_20240225_040216586_exported_232_1708967979520%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out The first rock carving you come to as you enter Petra “Obelisk Tomb” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf1665d0-8d0c-4feb-a78e-a26466d4a5e4/PXL_20240225_040841544%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Entrance to Petra is a 1.2 km narrow canyon walk (called the Siq) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a6d07b7-8e13-4a3f-8aec-7b5ca449283b/PXL_20240225_042025644.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Our first peek through the canyon of one of the most famous carvings “The Treasury” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62ec69e2-aa64-40c4-bf40-f31a8bd67d22/PXL_20240225_042441421.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out “The Treasury” carved out of the rock cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fd66eadb-9c3f-4bdd-97c0-cba99022bcfc/PXL_20240225_043244940%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Poking in and out of tombs along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/068817f1-b19b-43b3-b6aa-771f4e258b23/PXL_20240225_045033850%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Making our way along the “Street of Facades” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37f78f7f-cfed-41be-913b-8c59eb262cf8/PXL_20240225_045219007_exported_333_1709034539504%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Carvings in the rock everywhere we looked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c521c5a-be4d-493d-b58f-c645cb6597d7/PXL_20240225_050950222%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Camels available for hire for tired walkers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f86eaa10-51db-433a-8648-e84132ca94fd/PXL_20240225_051053064%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out “The Theatre” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aaa5740d-a2a5-4142-af5f-acdbf55cfc04/PXL_20240225_051919333%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b122b0e-38ce-48a2-9815-40ae53b753ab/PXL_20240225_052407704%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out “The Palace Tomb” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16aa1f9b-b596-45e2-924e-39d1728d811e/PXL_20240225_054419827%7E3.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ff3d409-cd56-4ff5-a4a9-0d1205a87041/PXL_20240225_060032301%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Mosaic floor of a Byzantine Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6253f387-992b-4691-a8b7-72f55618ea85/PXL_20240225_061523320%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Intricate carvings everywhere you looked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b705dd9-54ed-4640-95d5-ed8d8ee1e5ab/PXL_20240225_061625471%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out The Great Temple of Petra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c121e651-3d28-4871-a653-66f10f9737ca/PXL_20240225_065537516%7E3.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00ce82ed-79ff-4f4e-9478-10ccbd991cdd/PXL_20240225_082651966%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Climbing the 1000 steps to the Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b9bf3199-76d3-4a23-9634-119348941f7b/PXL_20240225_102854647%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23ea4cee-34fd-4414-bb12-cf752e78a972/PXL_20240225_103327353.NIGHT.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Inside one of the smaller tombs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c87c5e9-7cbc-45b5-9ed6-d517b454f289/PXL_20240225_103525322%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Petra is not flat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f147ddff-e667-4ad7-b8ee-beb13864b558/PXL_20240225_104123265%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Garden Temple along the Wadi Farasah Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5561c987-bb6a-49ec-bbbf-eb5b2a1e5dcb/PXL_20240225_104624698%7E2.jpg Blog - 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Israel in the far distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59d122f2-8d5e-4ee7-999e-17889dffca58/PXL_20240226_113031660%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Stopping for a ramble around the old village of Dana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf0be2a6-fc0e-4f08-9b94-61bbaf27d79c/PXL_20240226_121527213%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out More sheep than people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8767144-0c55-4252-9110-8775df817788/PXL_20240226_140345675%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Pre-walking Wadi Numeira to see if we can drive in to camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6282db04-56a0-4698-bf9c-f3028e7b5882/PXL_20240226_143859340%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Driving the truck in, definitely not sleeping under that overhanging rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f0233ed-c85d-4ada-8751-d1501aedf589/PXL_20240227_064216466%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Beautiful camp and Andy taking advantage of natural rock formations to wash the solar panels on top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b1b3c39-1640-47fb-8155-ea6daea2ad08/PXL_20240227_082535265%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Drawbridge to Kerak Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37a674b3-6aac-4df5-a8e8-ba4add2eada1/PXL_20240227_082751693%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Intricately carved stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/599b115a-1846-4a7c-8f1d-cff66d8351b7/PXL_20240227_084645895%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out View over the vast Kerak Castle and surrounding city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eea247ff-6299-453e-91fd-168230f898c1/PXL_20240227_084110736.NIGHT.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Endless underground tunnels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d3b3776-b0cf-4038-b337-877bdddcddf7/PXL_20240227_102620896%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Posting the truck at our first view of the Dead Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7cdb70cf-3099-4fa2-a28d-d30e1838d4b2/PXL_20240227_102725356%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Beautiful colors and patterns along the coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4affa205-8d78-4fa8-a45a-621a0037ff28/original_8d4e0fb1-c58b-4574-b59f-d655ab907dc5_PXL_20240227_112919148_exported_623_1709033853752.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out In our years of travels we are always deeply grateful for resources provided in English. However, there have also been moments of hilarity as translations can sometimes go wrong. We did not use this hotel laundry service but were glad to know that if we did our clothes would be returned clean and with a dry sense of humor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c22c1795-0dd8-4bf2-8462-8ba16b1289b6/PXL_20240228_081200508%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Bobbing like corks, feet up in the Dead Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c42088c0-b324-4882-8e18-788c83654575/PXL_20240228_081628729.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Andy opted out of the hotel spa experience for his very own “do it yourself” Dead Sea mud bath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/558febaa-50a4-4939-a8b2-f144b10a3bc5/PXL_20240228_130455631.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Visiting ancient mosaic sites in Madaba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/044d1fd1-7eed-4471-a0cc-e02509e933f9/PXL_20240228_131648017%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9acf309b-47bc-4deb-86d8-983070c5869c/PXL_20240229_084728348.%7E2_exported_66_1709277886151%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out One of the most famous mosaics, a 6th century map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92d52e38-ef0e-4fcc-a32c-8c505b3c5f01/PXL_20240229_091014460%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Walking the ancient Roman road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5705758c-ba14-4d16-8f96-5fcbf84a68f8/PXL_20240229_130202893%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Waiting for shawarma (grilled meat wrapped in pita bread - $1) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f377a027-3f22-4d53-94e4-65415a9e487f/PXL_20240229_132533813%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Best falafal we have ever had (also $1) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/675a51b0-5a1a-487b-8df2-5a5935fcfa82/PXL_20240229_132843119%7E3.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Dawn is really happy with this falafel from Al Quds in Amman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00b61069-87c5-4a28-9366-4b1bdd79aa6c/PXL_20240229_135544573%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out King Abdullah Mosque in Amman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72bfd5f2-6cf7-49db-a8cd-6918b8e32523/PXL_20240229_115614417.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Looking down on Amman from a hill top - a sea of buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4005b904-f03e-48be-b8a0-6c9686dbd1d4/PXL_20240229_140108598_exported_1116_1709277355453%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Roman ruins in the center of Amman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75e2a295-f5f9-4979-a67e-a34070eb3ef5/PXL_20240229_141306593%7E3.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19ce461f-7af5-4986-ad60-0c600d108292/PXL_20240229_142240041_exported_1200_1709277184509%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Hashemite Plaza in Amman - a gathering place for families with an old Roman theatre as a backdrop. Named after the Jordanian royal family. (The full official name of the country is the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c728d4ff-9daa-45a4-a580-c2c2e1c6ed58/PXL_20240301_111317830%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out South Gate entrance - Arch of Hadrian built to honor the visit of the emperor in 129. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fb15e24-bdff-44d2-ae91-480a7421d924/PXL_20240301_112014517%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Central plaza surrounded by columns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/660b0bc0-71c1-48c8-b656-311429d7234d/PXL_20240301_112340440%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Colonnaded street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6292464-5be6-40b6-9169-52e33c96bcf7/PXL_20240301_113220580%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cbb9db02-d1ee-489c-af07-ccb423ee9553/PXL_20240301_120844990.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Walking towards the North Gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe9d436e-ad9f-4b1c-8910-c985c5146a2b/PXL_20240302_073353413%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Wild camping at the edge of Aljoun Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb4d78e4-32dc-4d8d-8ab7-eb34252090b0/original_ffb4cabc-23a2-4ac0-99f4-b1903912b357_PXL_20240302_074305043%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out With a bonus hike the next morning - Andy appreciating the wild flowers, definitely did not feel like we were in the Middle East. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bca186d5-ff2c-449c-bcc5-8fc43a6664ef/PXL_20240302_092853795%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Even this area was filled with arch sites - like this old quarry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe02aa2d-fd7b-4ef3-998b-e8e09cb4d670/PXL_20240302_110927257%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b121bc68-8109-4c48-b9b4-6094c3cf05a9/original_f6323f68-75f7-4c67-8c95-647b1ac30459_PXL_20240302_111159838%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5dd9502b-51c3-433c-9b1f-23cdac2b4b28/PXL_20240302_111311472.NIGHT%7E2.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce889f2c-407d-48da-b928-13895816ce8e/PXL_20240302_130257103.jpg Blog - Jordan - Make it stand out Enjoying the view in Jordan https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/saudi-arabia monthly 0.5 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb1626a0-1d3e-4055-b807-939e05334578/PXL_20240206_141252580.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Wild camping at “Judah’s Thumb” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1cc17bb1-efa8-422a-8fc6-7b8fbb7ed3b2/Saudi.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Our 2400 mile route through Saudi Arabia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d38cda2-afa4-4333-ba58-71952e151ab9/PXL_20240129_041017701.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out First night in Saudi Arabia, empty beach parking area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c002e37f-c58b-434c-952c-2741463d4984/PXL_20240129_055836518.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Andy adding catalytic cleaner fluid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3429a1d6-47c9-4c2e-8cda-32e2ac68e164/PXL_20240129_071436546.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out A typical driving vista in Saudi Arabia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7512d858-380e-4994-ac75-1c0a9ed319ea/PXL_20240129_082648513.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Despite being mostly desert, free clean water was always easy to find in the Arabian Peninsula, we always ran it through our filter anyway just in case https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8dd6a69-aa06-4251-a38a-34f58a25a333/PXL_20240201_141251772.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Another beach camping spot. It was typical for military or police patrols on duty to stop by in even remote beach locations, after that first night always very professional, asking to see our passports and saying it was fine to spend the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/347a174d-b932-4429-9217-7c3594f71e69/PXL_20240206_040441004%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Another coastal spot, usually only joined by local families having a picnic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de41d470-d7e5-459c-909e-09113ba08bb2/PXL_20240206_131032936.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Driving across the desert to Juda’s Thumb to stay away from people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45f6e39f-e241-4516-b843-dc0fa38dbf49/PXL_20240206_143837591_exported_927_1707471261390%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Andy’s position in the camper for a few days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae9644fa-551e-4d55-b583-ab9a3397f29e/PXL_20240209_122018210_exported_583_1707541523761.jpg Blog - 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Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96f3570e-b6ca-47ce-bdf9-f5d22c534c0b/PXL_20240211_070956536%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Also some great hiking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/714212d9-0142-49ad-8867-e35f2e13b1d2/PXL_20240211_071243554%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b046e7ac-885f-420b-a833-6b72710480ea/PXL_20240211_071327036.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a18002a7-6839-4ce1-87df-7bdbfe0453e2/PXL_20240211_092956178%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Palace at At-Turaif https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/697bda25-ec24-4b47-969d-58734996bda8/PXL_20240211_101234797.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fd2dac49-d028-4054-974a-03b61ad3df84/PXL_20240211_103912902%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Exploring the ruins of At-Turaif https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4981b861-f99f-4d59-a1a6-26f4b8aceb09/PXL_20240211_110103244%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Typical Saudi Arabian male headwear, beautifully wrapped https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b91692a9-810d-42d5-89f8-7e31d94db48a/PXL_20240211_110130089%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33cecd73-aa81-41b6-a233-bf2e524e8e4f/PXL_20240212_044557046%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Wild camp in the rocky desert (hiding behind a hill to escape the wind) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3532ab62-ce8b-44b8-ba2e-746a3b330206/PXL_20240212_145036879%7E2.jpg Blog - 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Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1347adb-70d4-45f2-9118-fe74a00f71ff/PXL_20240217_140233801%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Elephant Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ae9fd43-7444-483b-985a-d21bdd2f9f1c/PXL_20240217_144112989%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Camp in view of Elephant Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc8d4e13-bdef-47e9-9bff-f9555caf3da3/PXL_20240217_144649849%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Hiking around camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f51d602b-83b5-49e1-a572-c6451bdf45c3/PXL_20240217_143452536%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cf1ee68-dc34-44bc-87f1-c54aa55470b2/PXL_20240218_073816954%7E2.jpg Blog - 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(Maybe Robert Plant visited here in the past?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/895dba42-41e6-48bc-9e94-6ea2241faec7/PXL_20240218_093623523%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb5df91b-5f73-4b70-adae-dd62c85c7b07/PXL_20240218_094948902%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a630f2b-7a22-420f-889f-3106e43ff7bf/original_9423cb0a-9cfa-4e24-9e5b-73b3ed827e36_PXL_20240218_101124582.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out The largest facade at Hegra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f6b3a64-58b8-4623-813d-0fdda97f4593/PXL_20240218_102537268.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Dawn posing with “Face Rock” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/473a7375-27d5-40b5-8959-66081b9e8f67/PXL_20240218_102926952%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4588c6e-718e-43b3-ae5b-54263c578932/original_af042f92-f7c5-4822-8163-c9f30c12a9a0_PXL_20240218_125106411.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e84d4cb5-292a-4d65-9e95-d3cbf68253b8/PXL_20240218_125459098%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec20a47a-2546-4ff7-b9db-8febd659fc71/original_a9a342fa-ebab-42b8-9c93-ac8c141d3e32_PXL_20240219_110514598.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Picnic lunch stop in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5deb924a-8ebb-49a7-a702-737f874149f7/PXL_20240220_051742516%7E2.jpg Blog - Saudi Arabia - Make it stand out Our last Saudi Arabian wild camp, before crossing the border into Jordan. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/qatar-amp-bahrain monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e60f597d-ca87-4ca3-8db9-070f885198c6/PXL_20240131_082757573%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Al Zubara fort, Qatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2f5c0b2-2087-4f8c-9763-7cf68bfc7d80/Qatar+%26+Bahrain.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Our route through Qatar and Bahrain, accessing each through Saudi Arabia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08e02560-a75e-4914-ad8a-845b10845d97/PXL_20240130_085013942%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Traditional boats (now used more for tourist sightseeing than fishing) in front of the modern Doha skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4784f535-4f0e-48fe-909f-8a05f01fe3bc/PXL_20240130_090338339%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Waterfront sculpture of a oyster with a pearl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0cde380d-6c60-4d8c-8bdd-56e03c0f2471/PXL_20240130_085553246.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out View of the skyline of Doha, Qatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1eb4ad84-e7cf-43f6-9e90-7680ff90cf55/PXL_20240129_142634461_exported_633_1706597812014%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Museum of Islamic Art on the waterfront in Qatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3884ec5-0c2c-475a-a4d7-8011420d05ad/PXL_20240130_092136382%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Large golden thumb sculpture in Souq Waqif, representing a national soccer victory in 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2187eab-7979-4cef-9eb3-d8b0af4e41cf/PXL_20240130_092742503%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Visiting the falcon souq - where birds are trained for the traditional art of hunting in addition to being bought and sold and cared for in a dedicated hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c784061b-5804-4459-95b5-2cf40480d99b/PXL_20240130_103320206.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Our favorite shop in Souq Waqif - amazing baclava https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69829c81-74ea-42f3-ba54-5c0d5b4a5971/PXL_20240130_103520641%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Pedestrian traffic in the souq https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b14f9ff-fbc8-4355-8fd7-3db981f65f31/PXL_20240130_144131572.NIGHT.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Beach camping spot close to a mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fed3bf7b-c5cf-4092-9202-cee3b089e217/PXL_20240130_150843078.MP.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out We appreciated the regional focus and re-shaping of this old family favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc7e88be-82e2-487d-90e5-d5caba3ab351/PXL_20240131_075200182.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Visit to Al Zubara fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ffac132d-440b-460e-83d8-2c9a4eb9ce97/PXL_20240131_082435244.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Spiral stair case inside the fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51e3b951-1291-4ed9-a156-83862294c379/PXL_20240131_090421956.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Remains of ancient fishing village, slowly being restored https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04145c56-1e79-4d2a-9573-f57733528b5f/PXL_20240131_122541610%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Maintenance time - Andy changing the oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a9671b0-cf01-4c46-811d-ea4f1a6daef0/original_6002ce84-4862-4180-a2eb-f7c58d94db3f_PXL_20240201_041114032.MP.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out The sun goes down on our time in Qatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56f304cd-9823-40d5-a6d3-cb5f243dcad1/PXL_20240202_093126790.MP.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Visiting the National Museum of Bahrain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a1d1135-e09b-4b7d-b8f7-f1b73767d838/PXL_20240202_101749765.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out “Father and Son” by artist Nader AlAbbasi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5c9d562-d338-4887-9138-f41e8e83e3a2/PXL_20240202_101619248%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out “untitled” by Bahrain artist Balqees Fakhro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb6d47c9-76ef-4af0-afc2-bd4a13179b51/PXL_20240204_110952802.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Lunch time at Haji’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eac4fdaf-ed64-4c3e-8e02-b689c296a9ee/PXL_20240204_113659039%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out And wandered the souq - more modern than many other we had been to, the souq in Manama was comprehensive - selling everything from luggage to clothing to food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19e5e69f-f0cd-4e07-ab9c-b2132f73e0f0/PXL_20240205_070207908%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3e835ba-bef9-42b9-9fe2-f51302df2f9d/PXL_20240204_103331159%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Gorgeous mosaic work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50779d7d-52c3-4c5f-bec9-20cbfe72dd74/PXL_20240205_084218653.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5fdf2dc8-8c48-40c5-8ee6-b5a8592b33e1/PXL_20240205_081344876.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/711d7a5a-df77-474b-9c75-7a99a0c57532/PXL_20240205_081436385.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40e5be96-ad37-4f5f-a9fd-cee072ef84c3/PXL_20240205_081853423.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d25491c6-0242-4437-834a-652d51d15948/PXL_20240205_083301129.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out And random public art along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4546d2a5-6576-4ecd-b25e-d3679b9754c9/PXL_20240205_090905434.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out We found this beautiful wood working studio highlighting the art of boat building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb6a7571-cb2f-4171-9473-25d34cc3f3ef/PXL_20240205_112345756%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Ongoing excavations of the ancient capital of Dilmun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f337eae1-50ca-46e0-94cf-9f6b44923295/PXL_20240205_112718506%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Restored 16th century Portuguese fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d51ce89d-2d1e-47a4-a9a7-cd21b4976d53/PXL_20240205_112534440%7E2.jpg Blog - Qatar & Bahrain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/united-arab-emirates monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/994e690d-a7ad-4b40-b8e2-b36d59d6b214/PXL_20240127_072918156%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Dhafeer Fort - Liwa Oasis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bfdbfc93-065e-4fde-aba3-ac93bb82fe4d/PXL_20240117_141119095%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out First desert camp in the UAE, Trevor tucking his tent behind us in a effort to minimize the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e689fe0f-b434-49ae-b540-0adb4534315e/UAE.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Our 1100 mile route through the United Arab Emirates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90c70951-8f91-4c31-874f-f36dbc1c9120/PXL_20240118_115321501.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Not everyone in our group was obeying the appropriate footwear sign for hiking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0645c5b-0846-4d8b-a178-ae3f4a69ca74/PXL_20240118_122539353.MP.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out But of course Dawn was prepared with appropriate footwear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/898cc83d-d7a7-48ac-abf8-93b2407d4ef2/PXL_20240118_125006113.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Hiking trail at the upper end of the park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7507b13b-30eb-482e-b99a-e9182cdb34f5/PXL_20240118_130833481%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Making our way to the end of the accessible road - spot the truck? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/beaa9acf-8603-438c-b76a-de939d619d9e/PXL_20240119_064508646.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Hiking at the lower area at Jebel Jais. Area is under development but we skirted around the excavators and found a great trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b804b4e9-5075-4d9a-8ff0-2b738ba30476/PXL_20240119_115636206.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Kite surfing beach in Dubai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76033c3a-90e5-42da-8b88-7708a39ef000/PXL_20240104_074012852.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Plaza in front of the Burj Khalifa - tallest building in the world (many superlatives in the UAE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94e36f96-4649-40e9-8cfa-3dc61f1ce155/PXL_20240119_143544520.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Our Airbnb apartment came with parking - it was a very tight (1/2”) squeeze but we made it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62084774-6778-4552-a615-74887b9e62f8/PXL_20240124_073611660_exported_2093_1706115369188.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Enormous aquarium in the Dubai Mall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5709a057-9169-4a31-af0f-256767b2074d/PXL_20240104_083704105_exported_433_1704359253374%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Fountain inside the Dubai Mall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6879ef90-c36e-4527-aa8a-d4edbcea8e02/PXL_20240104_115953799%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Taking the boat taxi across one of the many water ways in Dubai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95962e3e-bf42-492c-a7cc-2f288daf73f9/PXL_20240104_111256139%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Exploring the old quarter (heavily renovated). Preparing to say “goodbye” to our travel buddy and son, Trevor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/034828bb-cc30-40e0-8682-1e94498d572e/PXL_20240124_060443664.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Camped on the Dubai waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c9b4b05-f9d9-4c87-b73a-e921d7e2d8fc/PXL_20240123_142519344_exported_830_1706115407868%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out With access to this beautiful canal walk at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81c4d275-adc2-4393-8a46-d260513cba45/IMG-20240123-WA0003.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out View of the lit up Burj Khalifa from our camper window over dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/541a6734-aa86-4926-98fa-0463f5cf7945/original_cf4c9487-fac2-4246-9d12-e4da85eed3c4_PXL_20240121_105857106.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Sharjah Waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/568ad498-7ff4-4ab3-a287-e56bb04cc843/PXL_20240121_105509050.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Throughout the UAE we found beautiful waterfront promenades to walk on - always spotlessly clean and well used by a variety of walkers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e337b0a8-ffb0-4b24-84b8-f0f86d0eccfc/PXL_20240123_083531064%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Sharjah Islamic Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13f2700c-c8f2-42c0-beb4-4becb8072c97/PXL_20240122_043740215.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Desert camping outside of Sharjah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb7eecbc-b626-418c-8266-6f77c81de60b/PXL_20240122_080149480.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Mleiha museum - excellent exhibitions about the movement of people from Africa to this region 125,000 years ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fdd3f98d-aaa6-4b4d-8f9a-c1b78a66f40c/PXL_20240122_090349633%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Ancient tomb found in the desert at Mleiha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/520e535c-7011-46c3-a454-1d223595af93/PXL_20240122_132548315%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Beautiful hiking at Wadi Shawka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f69666a8-04c1-4c96-a6a1-935bb897fa6f/PXL_20240123_054825003%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Wadi Shawka camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f0640fa-9bd6-4a49-89ee-7e22588d73df/PXL_20240125_070256975%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Abu Dhabi Presidential Palace - now a high end hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82d98775-ee3b-4d15-9047-8decee7dc404/PXL_20240125_072031749.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out The varied skyline of Abu Dhabi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e48c3c90-24b9-496d-ae78-655aee00820e/PXL_20240125_075717341%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Art along the coastal promenade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7bc47c7-cea3-4a4e-b738-98b7f4d4438d/PXL_20240125_083038996.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Everywhere a blend of traditional and modern architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6850469-c83d-4345-a18d-4fbbadcad667/PXL_20240125_083543087%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Old fort downtown, surrounded by skyscrapers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acbd4815-9c12-4b3b-b33b-122ed06546de/PXL_20240125_100858957%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Open courtyard at Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque, also the burial place of the late president, Sheik Zayed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8fcd536-9a89-4e02-bcae-85e414255105/PXL_20240125_102101066%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb9ab4fe-d44e-4384-9ba1-be460bd5ca51/PXL_20240125_102143701.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1e7af98-279a-4a19-a3b9-cd14a9bcbee7/PXL_20240125_102332786.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb1feb76-6575-4b35-a001-251b034aa3ae/PXL_20240125_102625138.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Our lovely guide at the grand mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e952c0c4-ba8d-44fe-8b2d-eb44394e4d18/PXL_20240125_102828725.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10697b7a-1095-49a0-a1e7-c312dab4210b/PXL_20240125_105609284%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c4bf335-581e-42c8-9376-e91e4703a1dc/PXL_20240126_101844506%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out The largest mosque in the country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e42ec17b-fc6c-4779-aef1-d83d7c88ab8c/PXL_20240126_072323017.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out The Louvre in Abu Dhabi, set on the water which is integrated into its design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae3848a0-3972-4fe6-862e-0e26173c9adf/PXL_20240126_074003696%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Ancient Jordanian sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/048a42af-d588-4757-907d-8f8e3fe5b7f3/PXL_20240126_075041909.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Egyptian sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/910849d2-9bf8-4ca8-ae3d-abf8a18ed3fc/PXL_20240126_083634707.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f7d64b8-5749-460e-8660-96e947b11550/PXL_20240126_084433496%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0158321-7371-4b15-a0c4-afcce87d2a1d/PXL_20240126_084718562.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca37369f-6258-4c76-90c6-2458ac60c31b/PXL_20240127_040131604%7E3.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Desert camp along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c19c0769-8155-4f38-8360-c6a3a600d096/PXL_20240127_040517044%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Red dunes of Liwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/595c05dc-3108-4dc2-8548-ea72b38c8124/PXL_20240127_073037509%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Visit to Dhafeer Fort in Liwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7295daa8-b30b-435e-8676-bf1318469a55/original_42fa11bd-3c37-4e7d-a70e-2195d9ed6600_PXL_20240127_073354881.MP.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27cefb69-a617-4f25-9f49-8de9e4fb388d/PXL_20240127_081547232%7E2.jpg Blog - United Arab Emirates - Make it stand out More dunes! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/oman monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/121c464e-53f4-4336-957b-1c7038a57075/DSC06312-edit.JPG Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7a937d5-713a-482e-8c3e-cbf57e0dca42/DSC06335-edit.JPG Blog - Oman - Make it stand out There are very few actual regulations about where you can drive in Oman, leaving it up to common sense which seems to be working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/004b6ff8-3464-4041-8867-bc7a9c9ac03d/Oman+.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Our three week 1500 mile route through Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0db6eef7-4648-4945-b988-41a769df779f/DSC06343-edit.JPG Blog - Oman - Make it stand out So happy to be back on the road in our home on wheels. After a month of carting our duffels and food in and out of Airbnbs in Kenya, we are remembering why we love the simplicity of this lifestyle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ffe5d8a3-45e7-474e-ae3f-2dd2549f2beb/PXL_20240106_135718564%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out First day in Salalah - walking the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/894595bb-3185-473a-bb8c-dce79544d7ee/PXL_20240106_140941796_exported_449_1704556094806%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Our first Arabian horses! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc2e10b8-71d0-4c18-9793-b90df978680e/PXL_20240106_131733423.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out View from our Salalah hotel window https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2baa2545-64d5-414d-a345-7f876963e387/PXL_20240106_141807389_exported_166_1704555907927%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Some of the older architecture is a little crumbling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d75bb7a-86f0-4d91-af4e-4ab5ed09c1ef/PXL_20240106_142326831.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out And the mosque minaret is the most common architectural feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d768312-98e3-4854-b93b-c2a999e0a83a/PXL_20240106_065836010.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out A happy reunion! Picking up the truck from our shipping agent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a9d08d9-26f5-4117-83b0-dd5c60d620f4/PXL_20240106_092837857.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Dawn had never seen so many varieties of tahini in a market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4de326d3-561e-486f-a65c-6afa7fb5f225/PXL_20240106_095515117.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Andy in his matching shirt was thrilled that the Omani people also love his favorite soft drink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f43a5425-0e82-40e9-a425-93c598ff88d3/PXL_20240106_161231225.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Trevor going local with camel milk and a date cookie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08b3cd69-43ee-4d32-8d51-aa29032e6a6e/PXL_20240107_082225620_exported_708_1704776727321%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Coastal road west of Salalah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2204785f-0283-4e5e-a864-2413fdb5633b/PXL_20240107_095209711.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Trevor sitting on the edge at Shaat cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/234913db-555d-42c0-a43b-a27edf66a803/PXL_20240107_094320125%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Just exploring - very rarely did we see a dirt road posted as “private” or “no access” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a28d3af-e84b-43c3-a416-c3afd2f74b3a/PXL_20240107_124720391%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Picnic stop at Fazayah Beach cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8074bcdb-bfd7-4b8c-a51f-1e13ae16a973/PXL_20240108_034139366%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Our first night’s camp at Fazayah Beach. Trevor tenting it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/976ef13e-3205-4239-a98c-b36886e3d883/PXL_20240108_062236226%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out So much beautiful scenery from the coast with its aqua water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa395f2c-daa8-4e92-ab6b-ee292e5d7074/PXL_20240108_065005789%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out To inland mountain passes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12ce4b05-084e-4af6-9ec9-0983f53f6c0b/PXL_20240108_095730453.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Another beach picnic stop. Trevor and Andy examining the pools full of pink shrimp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e828bf9c-5b80-4ebf-83a9-3fca51d5e940/PXL_20240108_101629065%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out They were everywhere! Dying along the edges of the water. While we were inspecting them a pickup full of guys appeared and they proceeded to scoop them up into buckets - probably good eating? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07c587d9-f477-4c27-95ae-793cf037e35b/PXL_20240108_105844252_exported_208_1704722035141.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out And then oops, didn’t quite get enough speed up leaving the beach and sand softer than we thought. Looking closely you can see the tire deflator on the valve stem, we hadn't deflated beyond highway pressure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3758c248-220f-4ad5-9824-9e41744fb961/PXL_20240108_105902047_exported_1292_1704722016361.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Trevor our champion digger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2677176e-5b52-4fa4-a086-e469da8c5579/PXL_20240108_110436755.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Maxtrax to the rescue - again! (We have used them three times in three years, Mauritania, Senegal and now Oman) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81a05383-cb30-4c42-92b2-3819341dc11a/PXL_20240108_111154684.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Made it out with a speedy back up then punching it back through. It made us feel a little better that a local driver got stuck too in almost the same spot so we were able to exercise our winch and get him out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9822431-f60c-4a09-bc77-a1171a1c5751/PXL_20240108_134014926+%281%29.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Just appreciating the stunning coast line as we headed back through Salalah and started working our way north toward Muscat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b75345c-99be-49c7-b4d1-9a36df59b8e4/PXL_20240109_043112015%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Its very common in Oman for beach picnic or camping sites to have some sort of structure or shelter. Trevor was grateful to get his tent out of the blowing sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/670db944-3be3-477c-96c8-2ee57b8d8e0e/PXL_20240109_070822255.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Our first camels in the road! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/643d958c-ce3c-427a-9f87-e8ac09c5acbf/original_23386765-5b78-4fce-b76b-f8a85b49c4e9_PXL_20240109_074740243.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18dc4147-09b7-4e72-9fb0-985553a60013/original_7c0789a8-bd0b-4854-a108-5a42f6780c9b_PXL_20240109_083110763.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b35d156-24b6-4704-83ae-6c441ba08343/PXL_20240109_093919762.TS_exported_5401.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Pulling into a wadi camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/742d78ca-eda9-47fd-a941-d3823756253f/PXL_20240109_094949941%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Fresh water in wadi Ash Shuwaymiyah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c75e0a16-aa29-41bb-80f7-539286fea596/PXL_20240109_101610692%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out A happy reunion with our container buddies we shipped from Kenya to Oman with https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8ff64f0e-6e4d-45e5-a8dd-cc83844af5ba/original_e26197c2-f84c-48ed-aece-88998114ef0a_PXL_20240109_123255533.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out View from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb2c7da1-05bd-401c-a455-3ec857bcfd50/PXL_20240109_131842028.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out More camels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c94a35d6-43fc-489e-9c4a-ea2001463f22/PXL_20240110_063146975%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Road into the wadi camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c0c75d2-8570-4128-9741-2f7070fbad04/PXL_20240110_091509883.MP.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Picnic lunch stop at a canyon edge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/883fc732-cf67-4973-a185-10e7605f7d80/PXL_20240111_092301501.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out A classic picnic lunch in Oman - pita bread, cheese and hummus available in even the tiniest markets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2c62dd9-8544-4ecf-a2bf-12c0ec596428/PXL_20240110_092909099.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out A local family came out to meet us and using a lot of hand signals, asked for Andy to put air in their tires (they had quite a load in their pickup bed). We are guessing that they had come to understand vehicles like ours often had compressors on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6f75db15-5854-4133-b6bf-e908fe9da3b7/PXL_20240110_092850979.MP.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out While Andy worked on the air, Dawn posed with the family camels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9740b723-67b7-4846-87e1-bc452c9402e5/PXL_20240110_123654684%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Not every intended camp spot worked out, we went out to this remote beach to find it covered in fishing boats and infrastructure. No people though, we probably could have camped there but it felt strange to do so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f103b80-ba4d-4522-8374-7cf9128f8879/PXL_20240110_124458277%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Trevor surveying the land (we nicknamed him Goatman on this trip, always heading to the highest point) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20f3109a-e50a-4b02-80dc-3f562d04d113/original_60997710-c685-4b8d-96b7-1a21deb8f0f5_PXL_20240110_132727140.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out But no problem, we found a scenic site in the black rock formations set back from the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c23aa30-e188-4a24-b5f9-f66be305fbcd/PXL_20240111_035350647%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Another quiet morning in camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50d24b13-1b0d-4dd0-a314-aa228124ec56/PXL_20240111_072513515%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Mid day stop at the rock garden at Duqm. Typical for attractions in Oman, free and no one around. There’s Trevor finding the highest point again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c848dad9-eb8f-4b05-a7be-2800368ad05c/PXL_20240111_074704007.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out While Andy relaxes on his own rock couch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c539dc8f-34bd-463c-b0a4-275cd75fd9a6/PXL_20240113_102753714.TS_exported_6002%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Typical town along the coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3f4f5bb-b6dd-4ba6-bd9c-15fa2b5b2130/PXL_20240111_075429016%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Although some of the sites we camped in had rubbish around, especially near urban areas, public dumpsters were everywhere, it is clear that the government is working on the problem. We also often saw workers out in even remote areas picking up trash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38942009-20d0-4726-983b-4b534c84ad0d/PXL_20240111_130234440%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Heading into the Wahiba Sands track from the coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d119929e-16b1-4f62-bf01-3b11578ffb9e/PXL_20240111_131907001.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Trevor running ahead to scope out the landscape for camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8382362-da43-4788-afb8-2c16c9a9afc9/PXL_20240112_044356707.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Found a hard packed camp site on top of a hill! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56df81ef-dea5-4dca-b16b-804b2a2ed706/PXL_20240111_134918083.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Trevor all set up for the night in the dunes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38cdff38-636c-4fd9-96b9-c4f8b1f4ef42/PXL_20240112_033111065%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Our only visitors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e02a1066-dd4f-4d89-b442-ed9cd065097c/PXL_20240113_055744815_exported_100_1705129489129.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Boat ride into Wadi Shab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a19663bc-8c43-4765-8fc3-b48259126b4f/PXL_20240113_062224876%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Hike into Wadi Shab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ccc72cc2-6309-4132-b5c4-6bbc7d97c4c3/PXL_20240113_060946133%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Despite it being more touristy and visited than other wadis we went to, it’s sheer beauty made it worth while https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f78b35c-8953-46da-a8a5-f6b5febeadf5/PXL_20240113_061540626%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c90bde0-2f7f-46c7-b628-9247c22e0bcf/PXL_20240113_065242039%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Andy preparing to jump in for the swim to the end at Wadi Shab - phones and t-shirts in a dry bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/963ba1df-d155-43be-bcf3-4e0cc0ea8085/PXL_20240113_092940364%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Bimmah Sink Hole - picnic lunch stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/550acfc4-70fc-462c-bb71-1997bdef357a/PXL_20240114_013255316.TS_exported_166%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Beautiful mosque view from our hotel room. Highlight for us in Muscat -first hot shower in 2 weeks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53cad839-3df4-419c-a1a8-95a1b2d64679/PXL_20240114_085503272.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Trying out some new drinks! (and Andy still appreciating an old favorite). A dry country, we were substituting fruit and caffeine drinks for alcohol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80806c51-8fd9-4fc9-9cc0-62275f4f5d5c/PXL_20240114_085648118.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out A rare meal out in Muscat - the best falafel ever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80117093-2c05-4d17-a41b-9bd705c2036f/PXL_20240114_094959332.MP.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out First experience of the over the top mall culture on the Arabian Peninsula. With many areas being unbearably hot outside for half of the year, malls are huge and include a variety of extravagant amusements - this mall in Muscat had a snow play area inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3691860-42e2-4a9d-98a7-99c9a5c1ffe6/PXL_20240114_121340735_exported_458_1705247722226%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Nakhal Fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/205aa611-08fc-4998-a776-093aa849f89e/PXL_20240114_121613272%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02978d85-51d7-4068-838e-474ce61c51d2/PXL_20240114_122135102%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Beautifully renovated and sited Nakhal Fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98d03a6f-8df6-486c-b294-292bf7ff41f4/PXL_20240114_122404221%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58ebce9f-79c3-48ab-a4b3-e341925cc1c5/PXL_20240114_123259014%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0caff3bd-013c-4d73-a7f6-5d563aba7872/PXL_20240115_093307212%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Pottery at Nizwa Souq https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56fccb07-1d30-45a3-b699-b50e522938c5/PXL_20240115_092002106.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Old mosque in Nizwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30ccea68-591b-45de-88a9-3b4ba473fb1b/PXL_20240115_092252057%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out We wandered some side streets in Nizwa and found old abandoned houses to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6c9bf71-1095-4bd6-aa48-d67784a3bce8/PXL_20240115_092503029%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1741e9f3-ea9b-447d-984e-7f4063894711/PXL_20240114_135433034_exported_1585_1705247432095%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Then off to a wadi to camp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/373ef05c-f9c9-44e0-9bb2-0ea3c7c491d0/PXL_20240115_060026514%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Andy taking the opportunity to wash the truck in a wadi. We later found out that you can be fined for having a dirty car in Oman - oops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c86eaca9-e3e1-4ec7-99b3-e3e23100d901/PXL_20240115_102550239%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Tanuf village ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51cc8f3c-5400-49fa-8dc1-63acdecf9591/PXL_20240115_103205355%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/103e147d-28c6-401a-8839-a4a101254e17/PXL_20240115_103312629%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f25f7cd-b57e-41e7-b596-b9dcda3b1ecb/PXL_20240116_081811310%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Boardwalk trail, Jebel Shams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/464c74dc-bf31-42f5-9222-32c84cbf24a6/PXL_20240116_080045118%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/170713f9-e376-40e3-a5bd-981f1e059797/PXL_20240116_081832429.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/641c7ffa-cf52-4ba1-bb97-af81a896764f/PXL_20240116_090334552%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Abandoned village at the end of the trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5be776ae-3e5a-453b-9f4b-c52cf1bc3ca2/PXL_20240115_132905890_exported_541_1705330105849.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Goatman at the top of the nearest peak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/182e70e6-96f2-49c8-abf2-cbf78bb594d8/PXL_20240115_133632413%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out The sun goes down on our Jebel Shams camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9ed7a9c-0408-43bb-bfcf-317dc8fff9e0/PXL_20240115_134604226%7E2.jpg Blog - Oman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/kenya monthly 0.5 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33969aa3-edc8-4ecf-8445-27d117d3eb7a/44.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our family group gathered with the Land Cruiser that was our home for a week (while our Toyota Tacoma was on its way to Oman) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0346e464-67dc-4c8f-b5c4-4d8c5b097b18/carnet.jpeg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our newly minted passport for the truck - has to be stamped in and out of each country we visit, starting with Kenya through India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/004665ae-2830-4b2b-9c23-65724d84cd01/1.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out The Uganda/Kenya border, a little chaotic, everything under construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8c863a0-249b-4013-b634-20479928a776/2.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Passenger side view of the rear axle, missing its leaf spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2681460d-5e40-47fd-b8e6-fe568d4b5d63/3.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Both sides of the leaf springs, broken passenger side on the bottom. The top leaf broke where the second-from-the-top leaf stopped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d1a646d-d08f-4746-b184-e248586d8ebd/PXL_20231205_145834406%7E2.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out In order to get it completed in one day Chris’s five man crew worked until 8 PM getting it ready for our 8 hour drive to our meeting with the shipping container in Mombasa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3408482-891f-40c8-9e59-98b606de342c/5a.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Finding our shipping office in Mombasa, wedged between grocery and hardware stores. Andy just ran through a thunderstorm, he is not really that sweaty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae5a6dbc-2470-4b02-b8fb-55b9e65ff316/5b.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Following our guide to where we will load our truck into a container https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db6a0e29-eb7b-4e63-8b57-75db302d188a/6.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Andy appreciating the empty container and yet another thunderstorm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80d8abb7-2078-4ba9-bf03-6c8aef702b65/7.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Loading it in! (Pole pole, or slowly, slowly in Swahili) Bit of a tight fit but all OK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a014318-7d13-42d5-8a6b-02d1b0a765d5/8.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Except that the only way for Andy to get out was to slide down to the floor and crawl under the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/833da6d6-0964-41a5-8eae-5d985f7b7ff6/10.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Mercedes Sprinter going in, spotter on top, four of us sitting in the back to compress, tires fully deflated and it squeaked by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b20ce33-e979-4cc4-a578-51268e14b049/11.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Tires deflated as far as they can go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/193bbdfa-e9b0-4f4e-9d36-3bb95f99d857/12.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our awesome container buddies, August and Tatjana from Germany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81f24b81-7ccf-4da9-a3fd-2e77e67e0320/13.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Container ready to be driven to the port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e632613-0350-49cc-879b-738a7b39a9b7/14.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Andy and August locking it up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b113fc0-2197-43c3-bac0-def273f10611/15.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Very popular ferry from Mombasa island to Diani beach area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99c6ab66-4cff-49e3-9f57-e4960cbcfa58/17.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our favorite - walking a white sandy beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b09de2c-4ca4-46bc-86d4-525a5d654f90/16.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Andy eating our newfound favorite fruit - passion fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2486bd3-174a-4616-9582-768870183688/Kenya.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our three weeks in Kenya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71648c19-af3f-40dd-8b1e-6b10a5814a35/18.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out City center market in Nairobi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c79fe75-106e-4141-9e30-6cc5df5967af/19.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Complete with roof top Marabou storks waiting for food scraps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e898e57b-ccb4-4385-9d92-91a07f7b49ee/20.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Downtown conference center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/286f4b04-868d-4450-9219-9f5d2c8d8a37/21.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Lots of art galleries to explore. This is what Andy does when Dawn explores art galleries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59ed65ac-2a15-4294-9124-62751d9a92bc/22.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Nairobi National Park: White rhino (Photo credit Trevor Elsbree, as with all the wildlife photos in this blog) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca972120-a994-4eb8-9ce4-3b4dcd9911b8/23.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Lioness on the prowl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/848f0579-209c-47ff-9364-3e6fff8667e4/24.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Impala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f99d55db-b32e-4a70-ae62-f2da03610b04/25.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out African crowned crane - now one of our favorite birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d866c0b3-450a-49b1-9d2c-ff7217ce60a9/26.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Male and female ostrich pair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9741f690-0417-4592-be94-d658b203b40d/27.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our first black rhino sighting! Much more rare than the white rhino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc3cdf14-d067-48ab-aa2a-678ebf77a823/27b.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Nick and Claire with our 40 lbs of stuff we ordered and had delivered to them in the US so they could bring it to us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbd546f8-0c0f-4e1f-93a7-5bde62c37d13/PXL_20231220_031623888%7E3.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Contents of the bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2452b04e-5171-4981-b46a-93945e56a2e0/33.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Elephants playing at the mudhole at Sheldrick Wildlife Orphanage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9408ffd5-0215-452b-b62a-3c97a09910a6/31.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95f9a376-8837-4dbe-bace-7da9fd60e525/32.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Family photo time, Dawn’s smile doesn’t get much bigger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a18da596-8428-4a48-82d9-8e68560d5fc9/34.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Feeding the giraffes - surprisingly rough but gentle tongues! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc8e1ba3-b75c-4fa0-8c49-9750632831f4/35.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Don’t think we will ever see a sign like this one again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af866bf1-4977-477e-840b-38f556c7cd52/36.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Another family photo - no truck to take photos of so we are back to taking photos of our kids https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0649fa64-e81c-4bf2-9785-a5a199768e7a/37.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Walking across Nairobi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83348eb8-99a2-41ba-b49a-f6d022d47a2e/PXL_20231219_123358029%7E2.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out None of us are city people so everyone came alive examining the trees in the arboretum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01a2e043-7fd6-4de9-8479-b5cdc5fea8d1/38.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out And yes, Dawn required another family photo. We love our kids, they put up with it with the required smiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6e68993-03d3-4682-a862-181948d20d01/39.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Trevor reunites with his elementary school friend, Olivia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1c18043-6d7c-408e-999b-fa7bfd96523e/40.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Trevor and Nicholas’s favorite safari positions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab7bb757-e7be-4e67-8cb4-591e113cd17d/40b.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out The group’s first elephant in Tsavo West National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a72c958c-430e-4175-918b-2b24b704e76c/40c.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Trevor having fun capturing the mini and macro wildlife (pictured here: an Agama) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/657763b7-91a1-4999-bcbb-61d76608a48b/41.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out View from our safari tent at Tsavo National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a30613d-5386-4d9b-a1fe-37e9c2d3051a/41b.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Tsavo had more of these miniature antelopes - Dik Diks - than anywhere else we had been https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c476785b-991e-4436-b168-ee238f6e372c/41d.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out This baboon had a rough night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0de485f9-f661-4994-ac9e-14a9b594506f/42.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Scenic overlook at Amboseli National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab299aeb-7760-4fb4-8eac-9ac6d5bbfeb2/46.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Wildebeest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4353529-0de3-45df-a827-ba661af2bef2/47.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our first cheetah as a group! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d67ba711-6c8e-4a9a-81fc-06126d1f60c2/48.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out We sat and watched it as the sun went down. It was not the least bit concerned we were there, although eventually it sauntered off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4b77883-afcf-4443-ab32-ebd1e920c42b/45.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a0b189d-5ad0-4fc0-bbcc-e94074b375b8/49.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Cape buffalo at Amboseli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/945d8478-bf5b-4493-9385-3acec0242362/2.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Not quite the iconic Kilimanjaro shot at Amboseli, but if you look carefully you can see it poking out of the clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/475f67c9-611b-4135-ba59-fe7eb93d5bc9/1.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Hilltop view at Amboseli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4802138-2b04-4708-9e00-a50c7455c8c3/4.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Nicholas modeling his new safari hat by Lake Nakuru (he forgot to bring a hat so made a roadside hawker very happy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5da9fe0c-77a6-4465-b587-71190c8df0f7/5.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Then Dawn had to take photos of everyone at the lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd10795f-1bcb-45d5-880d-4764ddaa8a4d/6.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Photo of the photographer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3780923c-5aea-4838-9f15-94edf012d036/50.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Hippo fun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f4c57ee-3568-4f3e-94fc-9f3c4ea4bf74/51.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7ffadd7-0a06-4afa-ba8f-76ec0a631d67/52.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Mother and baby white rhino strolling along the lake bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/179fbbee-1152-4022-9f0a-9659bb192571/53.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out First lion on the safari! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8ccb090-817f-4899-adeb-f9e27884b6c6/54.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite bird - a Lilac-breasted Roller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1eb21c3-f780-49cf-a512-cf6821a26fff/55.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Giraffes taking a break from headbutting practice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0bc8bbf5-df8e-4887-9992-a1534fcd2e5c/56.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Just chilling out in the grass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f243651-170e-4a0b-b840-a4cd47e77172/58.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Hyenas - always so fascinating to watch, the most recognizable evening silhouette with their sloping backs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f011ce32-44ec-4744-a4ea-73a18ed32dc9/7.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Claire’s favorite position on safari - comfortable seat, knitting in hand (note the male lion outside her window) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c6245b7-b034-4d8f-bde4-42ebee107f01/8.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Early morning balloons over Masai Mara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3062cd9-9cb7-477d-a7ab-72dbc10beb78/59.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Early morning pride of hunters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/315d515a-53da-4015-9158-ad094dd6f375/60.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a5908c0-b537-4d52-8190-df3483e178ba/61.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ec18845-d807-4f39-b9fd-247292f51582/62.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Cape Buffalo wallowing at Masai Mara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66950f68-8982-4d77-a8fa-61d63d61e2ff/63.JPG Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Hartebeest posing on the tallest point it could find https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eef0f4ec-1084-45b5-b792-2d2756cddb92/9.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Christmas morning picnic breakfast in the park (Rafael assured us there were no lions about). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31960f4f-852e-404c-ba6c-3b92076252e0/10.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Because just when you think there are not lions about, they are there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/525da005-52fa-438e-8bff-8f4de84970aa/11.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Visiting the cow boma (a paddock encircled by a branch fence) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2766c0d1-0793-4c24-ad4c-b3c43a18d539/12.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Josef showing us how to make a Masai toothbrush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/862d0dc4-13f6-4154-9ae5-011f882602ae/14.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Nicholas was up for learning how to brush his teeth Masai style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a60d8686-921e-4b1f-9563-4e5b935d6b3d/15.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Trevor let the chief’s son dress him appropriately https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e376c3b-ec87-4e83-b3f0-04eccb4c871e/16.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out And when it started to rain they brought us in one of their homes, constructed of clay with a smooth cow dung surface. Nicholas is still working on those teeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7421d2b6-4721-4fee-a4b5-19e96a0054aa/17.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84f94529-eae3-4c1a-8bec-3549391164b0/19.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3039031d-b4e2-4b3c-a492-79aa782fde4c/18.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3caf606b-fc61-474b-a579-8e767b48cd85/20.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out And a demonstration of making fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a807072-e9ce-4aaf-9a80-ffc73f1c1a1c/21.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Using two sticks and a board to make fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d2c0dbc-9674-4875-8fa0-142c9bbd17a8/22.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Afternoon rest at Lake Naivasha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d1f64d8-d277-4fbd-8bd2-f8f4fbf0ba8c/23.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Our most photogenic couple posing at Hell’s Gate Canyon overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f6189cb-801a-4701-90b9-d015679d14c7/24.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Trevor indulging in a life long tradition (taught to him by Andy) of catching and holding wildlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52d1c1ef-e21f-4f0f-8af0-f8b5f977e2b3/26.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Nicholas indulging in a lifelong family tradition of climbing whatever rock is around (also taught to him by Andy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7121c329-f382-4a62-98cf-46b41882ea0d/27.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Exploring the coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/abc40d3e-1029-4d28-9d4a-c365bed4da61/28.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Entering the Beneath the Baobabs festival grounds - surprisingly calm experience, a remote reserve with cool breezes and venues well spread out, it was a beautiful place to hear music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/656eaa13-0a32-4025-84b9-8a6de384ff34/29.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out Relaxing by the stage (going to see live music, a lifelong family tradition taught by Dawn). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3430d56-cd65-46de-adeb-24528d5b17e5/30.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out This sign felt right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8db16c20-c052-44d1-8b9f-76f6cdec4a8d/32.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out One of the many young DJs we enjoyed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/297d368c-9e74-491e-98a8-228cfc4a1529/33.jpg Blog - Kenya - Make it stand out And the lights go out on 2023! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/rwanda-and-uganda monthly 0.5 2024-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8717a13-389a-4938-84d1-2b0608fc6337/8.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Mountain gorilla in Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/509f9635-13fe-44f0-b8a3-d996bd8f1ac8/Rwanda+%26+Uganda.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Our two week route through Rwanda and Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/295dbd95-8f34-453f-a51e-e750beecd297/1.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Instagram photo opportunity in downtown Kigali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e775f0d5-e91b-490b-bfdf-3361ea51c71d/2.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Walked the side streets, looking over the hills of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f3a5dff-67a8-4d43-9c9a-471871490f25/3.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Image at the Kigali Genocide Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48392410-672d-431f-b980-47f31d0d60c0/4.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Memorial gardens, over 250,000 people are buried in mass graves at this site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42595b29-1446-411c-ad30-60ef0f15ffa3/5.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Kigali skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d24f54b8-7414-480d-8189-0a6af8f9c78d/6.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out We met Alex, a driver at our hotel in town. He lost both parents in the genocide and has worked hard against the odds, progressing from being homeless to obtaining his drivers license and employment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4962789-366e-4f4b-a2cc-f8c7721987e0/7.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Typical countryside view in Rwanda - a very lush and fertile country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2de5ce5b-2b9f-4abb-8cd9-74e59a50c138/8.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Camping on the shores of Lake Kivu (camped in the garden of the Livalana Hotel for a nominal fee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5075459-5788-4cd3-97f8-7fefea6824cd/9.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Looking back on the truck on a lakeside walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e29c179-e8d8-42a7-b26f-77273b32c854/10.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Beautiful Lake Kivu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cf5c977-73e0-4b04-9b8a-fbaed2af652a/11.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Keeping up with the sticker wall, Dawn posting the Rwanda sticker (28th African country) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f66856c-6b47-4833-bee3-4317a49a3d5a/12.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out One of the few trail signs we had seen in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24339fbd-3106-4e7f-bcf7-f1dabd9b6a80/13.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Bumping our way out of our campsite - many sketchy bridges but none collapsed on us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2467522f-c590-40c8-8afd-570d1c1d3a9e/1.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Border crossing from Rwanda to Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8099f059-d5be-48c1-9f42-459e4b606e4f/2.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Curious baboon - a common hiking and roadside site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6795e08-e832-4beb-9a5f-0e0ba68849b9/3.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Mountains peeking out on the way to Mgahinga National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be19638f-ee39-4439-8226-aa7cb424a01b/4.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Making our way to the community camp by the park gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eddd7b89-b9ed-45a9-9da6-9023823cd9d6/6.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Hike into Mgahinga National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04e5410b-aeb2-4b6e-9cab-4a6b6c7829bf/7.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out More beautiful terraced slopes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26460fd7-b2a6-47a1-a35d-0d830bd65a05/5.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Beautiful community dancers greet us at the park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e08e54a8-f971-4543-a45a-f71aa006ad00/10.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d17a6e69-131c-4ea6-9787-5ff4a0bd66bf/9.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Adolescent male https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/356ec874-9890-4981-989a-acd43c3261cc/11.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f34a5e88-9ec5-46a4-a262-a8645abda930/12.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2688e2d3-620a-4a9a-86f1-249aae764705/14.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out This adolescent just joined in our trail walking in between us and the guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/548e4248-05db-4c18-b11e-cf2d01d791dd/13.JPG Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f710fc4-9fba-4a96-81ee-f1cf5b1bce02/15.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out We kept our distance, but at times the gorillas opted to come closer. We wore masks to protect the gorillas from our germs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05ce4c5e-9e19-4e2e-a6be-a56b88ce08af/16.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Andy with our excellent guide, Solomon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c1945de-e2ff-44bc-b525-bafb561c56a6/18.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Camping lakeside at Lake Victoria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bdfbec57-c61d-41b2-96b9-7077acb8e7a4/19.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4af8f30-60b6-434d-a1b0-a9d87b500853/20.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Huge avocados and tiny bananas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf015bb6-29fe-4a6f-8988-ec3a94167890/37.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Dawn is super happy with her favorite breakfast, avocado toast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/226188d0-d0e0-49ae-b62a-a4ec01fbdbc5/21.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out A real zebra crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31c10e6a-f166-431d-aa88-f1f7dd32ce94/22.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Spending the night at Leopard Rest camp - lovely sites with a breezy bar with wifi and nice solar hot showers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d02e33d-b078-4aa4-9637-7ae7f13c7e37/23.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Crossing the equator again! Last time was heading south in Gabon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22aa4080-a86b-4352-bdd2-aae2eb3da277/24.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out A welcome break at a mall cafe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8ab9939d-68c5-4120-81f3-205e14e3482c/25.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Freedom Statue celebrating Ugandan independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/438f50ff-e7fc-4a8c-a1ac-ff00652e978a/26.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out A crowded hectic city! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/818806d2-f181-458f-b915-cad0df32dab5/27.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Looking out on the central taxi area - mini vans heading in every direction filled with patrons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c4b7751-286b-46d8-852b-61afc30405b2/29.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Setting up camp at the mouth of the Nile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eee8ec8d-4073-49f3-9fe2-5fdb3deb9a3c/30.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Morning view of the mouth of the Nile from the camper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0d42a2b-be2b-41e6-8f30-cdb3d46447d3/31.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Spending the night at the beautiful and serene Karamoja Arts Guesthouse and Camping center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5688cd95-5abb-4654-b093-ccddec04ea60/32.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Beautiful mountain scenery on the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5eded349-3678-4731-941f-fa29f7d3c686/image+%281%29.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out These two circled points should be connected https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/362cade6-29b3-4ada-8e59-e41a437d1760/35.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out We attempted a bush fix by adding a piece of wood as support to ensure the leafspring did not bounce off the metal bolt that it was caught on, but the wood fell out on the first speed bump (despite creeping over it). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f87ebfe5-1bf2-4892-ac78-e4e8b9fe88d6/36.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out We had installed Deaver leaf springs that were custom designed to hold our weight, but one side broke where the leaf spring begins to curl (using what’s called a military curl) around the end bracket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ecf404fc-46e7-45ff-b981-00dc24f4e56b/34.jpg Blog - Rwanda and Uganda - Make it stand out Our final stop in Uganda, Sipi Falls https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/tanzania monthly 0.5 2023-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f97572f-ef81-401e-a5f7-269e99de1205/1.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Mount Kilimanjaro popping out of the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0bab9e1b-a2ad-43a5-b799-140afb11fcae/Tanzania.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Our one month route through Tanzania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45361d44-89e0-4350-a320-482c5cd8e731/25.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Welcome dance at Masai village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db08e59a-ec2c-4844-ba27-a3aa12289b21/DSC07540.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ac0a633-04d1-4ddc-9f8b-b797c9b5ff01/1.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Our 27th African border crossing! Soon there will be a beautiful one stop facility, now still a bit of a work in progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e55c2ce-23be-4fac-9dff-8f6153807b23/2.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Overlanding is not always camping at scenic wilderness sites, delays at the border meant it was getting dark so we pulled into this guesthouse where the owner kindly made room for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4bc2bb41-4f0a-43c0-a8c1-7bf50c8f9456/3.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out More bananas than bike! Not the craziest load we have seen in Africa, but it speaks to peoples’ balancing skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df0651f3-d1ff-4611-9728-226f089b76f9/4.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Relaxing in the The Old Kisolanza Farmhouse lounge, historic mud built building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2b78050-a5b4-417d-9d94-86239f28af15/5.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Camping with private palapa at The Farmhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30145da6-1f0f-48a3-830a-d923e62c5219/7.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Andy’s new haircut thanks to Jackson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c13b085-04d3-4e95-bbdf-e4c99344576d/8.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Dawn’s happy feet - first campground pedicure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f24a0d0e-9841-45de-907a-7b81b20a6f7d/6.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out To top it off we splurged ($15 per person) and enjoyed a three course meal with everything from the farm. Delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2b4f3fe-c404-49cd-b3fb-f39d7f3f3f20/12.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Walking the ridge at Isimila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63b66074-afb4-4c2d-b82e-b0aecdc5416c/13.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Beautiful old traditional home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0a89399-e649-4601-9953-378d9d3fa6c9/9.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Feeling the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94dad69e-bd13-4cd1-a44b-cf018001368b/15.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Isimila Natural Stone Pillars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50553db4-de69-4b3c-93d8-169b3100f28d/17.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out The most colorful lizard we have ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/772a6378-efbf-4a40-86b2-a0f2b4bc4c41/19.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec14c068-94e6-4b61-9b9e-b6705b14f885/20.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/882048a7-cbc1-4a29-8104-25449d54fac7/23.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out So much to explore. Andy always climbing something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5fa2eaa7-d84e-4b23-b4a6-d1caeee29acf/1a.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out We were careful not to hit a giraffe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/524b6ad8-69df-413a-8d9e-19aac97e21a1/1.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out It was definitely possible to hit wildlife . . . transit road through Mikumi National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af9eb303-d393-46bb-ba4a-196a03f58f09/3.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Only campers at Camp Bastian at the edge of Mikumi National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12418bb7-87e6-4c7b-b37f-1bb1e35c9a2e/4.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Camping with a mountainous backdrop - easy to do in Tanzania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46824d4d-50e7-4fe5-aa3e-d2d6305b5f03/3b.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51dffb87-5fe8-439d-919a-e4a6b7fbde67/2.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee78a5b7-4490-4039-9b73-eaa2cbc508f8/2b.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out It took us a little bit to find the washer dryer in the apartment - it was out on the balcony, which actually worked well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc746817-9822-42e4-a402-adf1a1fd0df7/5.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Local fish market, one of the largest in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca25c953-105c-436f-964f-2c3f837c2758/6.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/655caf9d-3d2c-4edd-8b18-7269d2f02cb4/7.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Every size fish imaginable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51ebefad-e71d-460e-bea9-9e6b108fd5d2/8.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a3c2b92-e8df-48b3-b2f2-66126044231e/9.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Dawn with artist Shibumi displaying the painting we could not live without https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84be7129-d5fa-4685-ba9c-2bd793bdcc4f/10.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Tinga Tinga Arts Cooperative, Dar es Salaam, art style named after Tanzanian artist Edward Tingatinga known for his colorful surrealistic paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9440e328-39be-4a89-879d-ad9c7cb79b35/PXL_20231025_082357964.ACTION_PAN-02.ORIGINAL.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Morning walk along the coast, yes we are already hot and sweaty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35f4ff56-9e54-44a0-800f-48651b793ba9/PXL_20231025_112715458%7E2.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Made it to our appointment for new passports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a10ff7c7-61ba-4ba6-ac61-e72a950982d1/PXL_20231026_152652697%7E2.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out The sun goes down at Kilwa Beach Lodge, one of our favorite spots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a604557-7fcf-47a8-9652-bb008b50e464/PXL_20231027_074229017%7E2.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out First view of Kilwa Kisiwani ruins from our boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/227c974e-2222-4d27-b6ba-56d4d864ac91/3.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Admiring one of the early forts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ac31e32-f12d-4fcf-af26-bb50444598ff/4.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Incredible to wander through history, just us and our guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94ae2829-5039-4d2d-861f-dcb240df561a/5.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a9d14ae-2660-40c3-a5c8-7c5782019126/6.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Ancient mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d5313dc-9d87-441a-8d6a-0ee080834ed3/8.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Another ancient mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/619d0a88-6cb9-4faa-a213-cd9532914563/9.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Touring one of the sultan’s palaces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5dea7300-2b9e-4004-a13f-725051c5e665/10.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out And among the ruins on the island, a traditional village with people living in beautifully designed stone homes with thatch rooves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab17215c-ce41-4cb4-a84a-38ae199733ad/12.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out The sultan’s swimming pool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a6a7091-ff29-4704-b5e6-bba41f387e3d/13.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Brilliant sunny day at Kilwa Beach lodge. Camping does not get any better than this. (Well, when you flushed the toilet the pipe providing the water would pop off the wall and flood the room, but other than that . . ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5aa0fd6d-c6ba-4655-8c52-8c21f330dd87/1.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Walking the beach at low tide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a55b41fa-3cba-47f8-adcb-24670d0c27d5/2.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Storm clouds approaching, becoming a familiar sight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b2928d9-ca7c-4aec-82dc-0d62a0f09071/3.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Private river camping site at Selous Mapumziko on the Selous River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2bbb3a57-2b27-4b8b-b55b-5b4dc06cab04/4.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Our Masai guide leading the way for us to drive in to Selous River Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7412f6d-05b3-43e1-889e-169526d0c7a3/5.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Roads starting to show the effects of the rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46890aec-e154-4620-85d2-5bc53fffd7e2/6.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out View from the camper one morning at Kipepeo Beach. We were admiring beach life and the gorgeous fabrics worn by the Masai people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d6a6333-b305-40cd-80c3-1388cbcd0fe7/7.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Beach walk with storm clouds at Kipepeo Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c8b42ca-ee19-4172-8a77-61439d3f1ae6/8.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Gorgeous little girl on the ferry. We are always impressed by the beauty of how people dress in Africa, even children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/557c3df5-b627-42ac-9eb0-535a4243a6de/9.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Door to one of the few (stealth) alcohol stores in Stone Town. We arrived at the location Google sent us to a little perplexed. When we approached the guard across the street with the question of where the store was, he smiled and banged on the door. They opened up and there was a cavern filled with beer, wine and liquor. We got our supplies and went on our way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6e27557-8521-4974-9f36-3b21e3b46d5c/10.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out One of Andy’s favorite doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/619ab1f1-0ee3-4807-af76-2495beab6d6d/17.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Waterfront promenade near ferry terminal on Zanzibar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4e774fd-10ab-40a1-8a6b-ff3e787a211c/12.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Stone Town, Zanzibar fish market, we are endlessly fascinated by fish markets in Africa, so much variety. The smell not our favorite though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a4bf13c-c5cd-4f36-ab5b-1ed24b35d480/13.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03b3ee15-7f90-4da7-b478-df35a5dcf5b8/16.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf6c3174-60ca-4825-9675-a092134f9cd2/14.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Fruits much more pleasantly aromatic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57f4929e-142e-4d3c-9e4e-eab963198036/15.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out So many bananas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/656b1cee-f6a5-46a4-b36e-dce9be2fb1fd/19.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Old fort on Zanzibar waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8261b591-f344-4b55-b8cb-e86f363e2aaa/20.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e76731ce-750a-4d40-aaf2-4723d5562739/21.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Wandering the old streets of Stone Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cb7423b-1cc9-478b-a777-a50da1aca6e4/22.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Watching life go by at the central market while we sit at an MTN umbrella to add more data to our sim cards. Throughout Tanzania we saw traditionally dressed Masai (wrapped in colorful plaid blankets, machete at the hip, recycled tire sandals) selling intricately beaded sandals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f6870aa-b923-49ea-8e5e-907889318158/23.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Market life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80e0b1b0-6fb0-42a8-8fcf-b317c3bedcba/24.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Community fishing boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acf0d3dd-f646-4ec7-8b74-7270e90dd00b/25.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Each enjoying our own breakfasts, Dawn omelet and latte, Andy chocolate cake, passion fruit tart and juice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7b7091e-2186-49a0-8af3-535751c6fb3e/26.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Running through rain storms in Stone Town, underground channels overflowing, wading through rivers of water in the alleyways, Dawn learning not to think about what might be in the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2055e02f-6873-49d1-b854-21e01abc6c52/27.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Our taxi driver taking us out to our resort, pre-walking the road to ensure we wouldn’t get stuck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b75788cd-067c-4493-9eb5-cee2f78df80d/28.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Our old REI daypacks seem out of place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54898267-0959-45e4-90cc-eb42e4c1218f/30.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Classic white sand beaches of Zanzibar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3a60aa0-80b2-476e-8420-8afa52c18780/31.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Enjoying daily walks and non-driving days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c4d7e00a-3c5e-4fec-aa0a-8afe5825043a/32.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41c6b616-f4ae-4814-bd41-0c9604121392/33.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Beaches of Zanzibar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f916e199-bbe3-40da-8b74-07b6f1f11522/34.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Drive to Arusha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/daf7037a-730e-40f5-9553-d4aa9005c557/2.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Camping with a peekaboo view of Mount Kilimanjaro. We spent the night at Tulivu Retreat, a lovely garden campsite with the best outside kitchen and most beautiful showers that we have seen in a campsite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fbce2cdf-d2e5-45c1-af4d-f1ba44becb77/3.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Pile of giant bones at Tarangire National Park entrance gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7cf56721-60d4-47b1-8e93-585a722e9791/4.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Our joyful tour group (we were the oldest by at least 3 decadees) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51b4946b-5c80-492b-95df-e9a6d821becb/5.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out First view from above of the mystical Ngorongoro Crater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63e9abfa-40a5-45ac-a9de-a29c1fd43299/6.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Lions in the Serengeti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45dda112-18a7-4fa2-a393-066d69e62ba4/7.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e31bc82a-0e88-4bad-9ded-dc34e30a3697/8.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Bush walk near the Serengeti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2b8b750-8484-4de8-ac7d-c677728be801/9.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Safari lunch in the bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a09fb60b-aaac-43d1-81a9-1493e69e6b31/10.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Representing Japan, France and the USA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41df6081-cd2b-4a50-ae41-b2d332004a66/11.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Evening leopard spotting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cad02398-e901-4e96-b950-112204207121/11b.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out More hippos than we have ever seen in one place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3c96080-3da9-459d-9826-389fe2a95723/12.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Animals on the plain for as far as the eye can see https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d332bb76-0260-4ad7-a14a-1185c289f99a/12b.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0cd5790-cf74-4abf-88b1-ca7bf671bb0b/13.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out We find the yellow eyes of the lions to be mesmerizing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/791d9ada-ca3a-454c-b536-777de948e15b/13b.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Biggest tower of giraffes we have ever seen (Dawn loves that animal group word and has been waiting to use it, seems really appropriate) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d1f08c7-ebb2-4cc4-9850-259bd619e541/14.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/74f43267-4d8e-44be-ba8f-85f443724493/15.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Cheetah with her cubs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9bcd461-f038-4264-90c0-f084e0a965fd/16.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Our safari tents - camped in the Serengeti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2dc1cf1-d88c-487f-85a2-3f10c51746c7/17.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Lionesses feasting while a jackal waits standing by hopefully https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/569a9636-ba38-4bef-ad47-8c3ee0157dd8/18.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d98b7c95-9e50-4ba6-a6d0-ec95ca612d38/18b.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out View of the crater from inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c6fdbd1-aadb-47d7-9d80-46ab11432e39/19.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Hyena in Ngorongoro Crater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9625204a-f0fa-43fa-90fd-94ccce78789a/21.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Hippo eyeing us warily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e02c3526-2e99-43f8-aa98-a4b44c325e2d/22.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1b0813c-fb66-4798-98eb-3c29eede5854/23.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/88b5d58d-9a6c-4b01-bae9-f506b920b0b4/24.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Young Masai men dressed traditionally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86e92ec8-8677-49de-9649-ded17b64766f/26.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Traditional dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3480fde-63e3-4386-8a16-f2035afd2243/27.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5024e141-dcdb-407a-b514-5fc5e43866b0/30.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Shoes creatively fashioned out of old tires https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/683c0756-8e4c-4c07-8535-818ad63f13e0/36.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Andy and the chief’s son https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/743528cb-9e09-4dac-bc2e-7ff627b691dd/37.JPG Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Beautiful homes, narrow tunneled entrances for safety https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9ba8388-0883-40b9-9d48-bff3e44b0d29/40.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Wild camping along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c06bd381-9fd0-48e4-923e-261376a4403f/39.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Camped at Jakobsen Beach in Kigoma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2aa17394-c15c-423d-a48d-7e524133cde1/37b.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Andy still seeking interesting insects to hold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d77133e5-afed-4e22-9e9c-1e5abfa98f42/41.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Rainforest hike in Gombe National Park. Lots of trees, no chimps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53c7abf5-2e7c-46ab-a9f6-e1e40ed470cb/43.jpg Blog - Tanzania - Make it stand out Another wild camping spot along the way https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/malawi monthly 0.5 2023-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e23267d-41ba-48ef-89b2-593b56a5b33b/16.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Camped at a wildlife hide in Majete Reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c718e541-92f7-4154-94d1-ae1c415c77d9/Malawi.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Our two week route through Malawi, mostly heading north along the lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0f6a867-66f2-41ae-b155-f79eaf889c64/7.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out The road we were driving was the border between Malawi and Mozambique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/747a7f53-b00a-4423-beee-73cca9b94cae/3.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42fd95bf-df7e-40fe-8159-7c4c5d9d7d22/1.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Off they go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5632a4f-b17f-4e79-8a10-e72d84cafa99/2.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Dawn waited with the truck, watching hopefully for their return https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20bf5144-ce2c-4548-99e5-25f97bb4aa08/4.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05cb35d8-2fd5-4d99-9913-11bf5a815aa5/5.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec59914f-16cd-49a6-a294-8c0f32c261d5/6.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out A grateful thank you photo to our helpers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4cc19e6-8c88-4dcc-8838-cfbbce9fc016/9.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Camped at a bush site at Zua Safari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9dab5f3c-e29b-46cc-bc97-c3445cbb0cb2/8.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Exploring along the Shire river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b865b08-d785-41ff-93f0-816616b5e5ec/10.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Beautiful pool with a view of the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d486e14c-9da0-426b-8360-1734bbb1b155/11.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Our ingenious mechanics from the local electric company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d269c54-94fe-4463-a86b-952f853a3bf7/12.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Shire River in Majete Wildlife Reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e8a7655-a794-471d-b0d3-7fdad0c19f47/14.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Our private hide at a watering hole - Nakabi Hide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a164d22-e76f-4ad8-a50d-7dbeee24fb66/13.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Lunch with a view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3fb76a80-666c-4c60-9e82-47778e8115fb/15.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Also private toilet and shower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e868a0be-51b2-44b0-9eae-dd8a2786089a/17.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out And then breakfast with a view! A wild dog came to join us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24823036-1f49-4f2e-9dac-bd8884f8c69f/19.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Motorcycle line at the fuel station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a69baf36-bf86-46ea-bcf9-4aadad422c6d/16.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Lines would sometimes go on for a mile, especially in big cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c76880b-3262-4d9e-8235-f2a32648bc8e/1.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Road up to Zomba Plateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f0e23cd-7861-4124-85ff-6a5c293ca764/2.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Waterfall hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6570830a-40e5-43f4-8e0a-d472c2db8768/3.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Cool forest hike - Andy’s happy place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c892bf1-acd9-47d1-ab84-8013afbdb2e0/4.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Beautiful cool campsite at the Trout Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d11a878-33d7-4658-9040-9356f312a1be/5.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Young women outside our camper waiting to sell us fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5194478a-0ea4-40e8-bfe0-70a20cca8211/6.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out So good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/915a9adc-b8a1-4acb-b6c1-6b1710ba86ea/7.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Lines of women were walking down from the mountain to the village far below, carrying firewood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c132c4e1-b8a1-46d4-88ad-6a37f6bddc81/8.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f29fcf71-0c39-4f2b-a324-859adcbb915a/9.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Bush camp at the Liwonde Safari Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43e9f784-e0ad-4908-a05f-d2c227492afb/10.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Pumba (Swahili for “silly”) in the water hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/751f1183-2819-4105-8024-94cfb268917e/11.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Typical red building bricks, stacked up and ready to be built with https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e05fee8-11e7-491c-9b79-bb7c41ade662/12.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Pulling into camp at Monkey Bay- Mufasa Rustic Backpackers camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/adc57fbd-0d6c-49b5-b210-a93b166fccb3/13.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out With our own spot on Lake Malawi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f5da3fe-93f9-4b89-bfc3-11f787487afa/14.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out More bicycles than anywhere else in Africa (which makes sense with the gas situation) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ba6b7ca-db6c-4ae8-9a34-d722212fddd5/15.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Walking along the Bua river (no hippos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af5ef080-abd3-41bb-9cea-ff9fa3466e19/17.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db87fc81-45f7-4130-ba2f-10a4bc37cbea/18.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Road into Nyika National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9e73ae7-2334-4dfc-b94a-e48648a852db/19.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Campfire at the valley’s edge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1daff2bf-b1fa-41c9-8085-3531112bde9f/20.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Daytime view - and a shockingly welcome 75’ as opposed to the 95’ we had been battling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c55bbea-4e5c-43f4-ad7a-896e16f2a7b0/21.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Requisite selfie with our camp host, Mateo, most hospitable host we have ever encountered https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/533252c6-6de8-41d6-8a2c-d6e9dcfdc45f/22.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out The “I can walk without sweating” smile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db6d3618-c39e-43da-8a6e-830c3ba97059/23.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Chelinda Camp - the only camping in Nyika National Park, not cheap at $25 pp per night, but beautifuil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9b56e23-a7f0-49df-91b9-55847384cc3b/24.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite insect photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e517cd4b-2d3e-4d4e-8be0-3e9a747ff63e/36.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba3af43b-552b-49fc-9bdd-b3c674714a18/27.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3db9a1e5-6665-4f21-8898-ed161e3bf7fc/29.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61765913-0434-4e35-b0a5-f1521a99f81e/30.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Chosi Viewpoint in Nyika National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d229ab2-e5d6-4485-baab-17a4d4edcfd2/31.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Thatch home - unusual for Malawi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2f99585-de1e-4efb-a4db-b09b08b25e33/32.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Mushroom Farm observation deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78c287ef-d2ab-4428-93d2-1af5267b32db/35.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out View from the composting toilet - best toilet view so far https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34f76e75-205d-45fc-bfe7-ae84c6aeb9ad/34.jpg Blog - Malawi - Make it stand out Camping at cliff’s edge https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/zambia monthly 0.5 2023-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ce93208-5444-4d26-9eba-c16a9c067132/8.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Victoria Falls from the Zambian side - a much more intimate view than that from the Zimbabwe side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e8311ce-93b6-48b3-b779-5ab21032dc34/2.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Here’s the broken bracket. This bracket had also broken its welds onto the frame six months earlier in Gabon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1fb41aa4-0eeb-4688-8b68-26d4efa4482b/3.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Andy, always huge relief when we make it into a shop where there is the equipment and expertise to fix what could have been a more serious problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/230f5652-333b-484a-b664-5057b69e3d18/1.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Welder at Mario’s Auto Shop in Kasane, making it all better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2def6c3e-6223-4bef-b33f-da3d3a5d5201/1%60.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Happy and relieved that the truck is solid again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e23915c-f0ed-4600-889d-ccbdb77865bd/Zambia.png Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Our two week route through Zambia - close to 1500 km https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa0def89-fdc3-44e1-b173-8593b1f99329/2.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Stocking up on vegetables from the sidewalk market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b271fb6-b8b5-4438-9944-a3e2e8e2dbeb/3.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Modern coffee shop where Dawn happily sipped a latte while Andy went off searching for auto maintenance supplies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a39c6ca9-4802-45d8-8ce5-eff611d52e00/4.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Looking down on the great Zambezi River - Zambia’s namesake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/321e1176-6d78-4e47-8d82-aae8ea96e5d2/5.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Andy doing a ZimZam - one foot in Zimbabwe, one foot in Zambia on the bridge over the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47a918fd-3844-4085-b6ad-7b388f38ae25/6.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Baboons in the park were the most habituated to people that we had ever seen. A solo woman making her way down the trail to the Boiling Pots asked to walk with us to ward off any aggression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/caca5078-312e-4f97-8ea4-fb21e90731e0/7.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Victoria Falls - just gorgeous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e81a94b0-6b98-42c9-8f3e-41a0b8bde76c/10.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Andy wanted to capture Dawn with the halo of light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c3102ef-36f9-42b4-a825-d7339af4c2f2/1.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Victoria Falls National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c5ed87b-684f-40a0-b328-c818ad972940/2.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Camping at Rapid 14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b90d6f8d-6e33-4756-a157-071c7cff86fc/3.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Country of origin sticker - required for some parts of Europe and Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a233bcd6-3fed-462d-a4dd-cbf98d4d9011/4.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Left Hand Drive sticker - required on the east side of Africa, where everyone drives on the left side but have Right Hand Drive vehicles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1cd64ee9-e0cf-45e8-a451-ba37bb47fb6b/yellow+tape.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Yellow reflective tape on sides and back required for “trucks and vans” in Mozambique. We are still not sure if we had to, but the auto shop in Eswatini that sold us the tape thought we would be smart to tape up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/804657b1-20dd-4c8e-abaa-8f1cf4c8a2ca/5.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Red reflective tape required in the back for Zambia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1aa09ed3-b786-44fe-8f7f-60c2259534fb/6.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out The whole rear side, stickered up, no tickets for us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14130636-3695-4814-8505-22adce8c4c02/white+tape.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out And then, finally, the white reflective tape required on the front bumper for Zambia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/301e7796-6f7e-47e6-95e2-e4e8177577bd/8.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Road to Kafue National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be5f1822-82eb-4c56-9fcd-942ae18136cd/9.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Late afternoon walk at Roy’s Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05a05519-7db9-4584-b7ad-997a4f99e3ff/10.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Roy’s Camp - a spot on the river all to ourselves with kind hosts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcbabdbe-4981-45cb-a88b-0082ed73fc71/11.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out The classic African “donkey burner” a steel drum in which you light a fire to provide hot water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f818d87b-7464-4efc-b985-141e1b41e3c7/12.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Classic African shower - the donkey burner brings lots of hot water - usually so piping hot you have to mix a lot of cold in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7391663d-8cdc-4c86-941e-ae578196a834/13.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Toilet with a view of the river (there is a hippo out there that was eyeing Dawn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1151b704-21be-46b9-a610-db67ca895137/13b.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out The sun goes down on Roy’s Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7222430c-07d3-4888-b3f5-97d7e303fdc2/14.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out How can you not love zebras on your afternoon walk? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1cdd63f9-3097-444e-9f4f-34d9d42d6c9f/15.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Freedom statue in Lusaka - depicting breaking free of the chains of colonialism https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4918702e-a7fe-4db6-af38-a14f45509da2/hippo.JPG Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Hippo on the river - not the one that scared us as we were too nervous to stop and take a picture of that one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b91b86c-e8d8-42e9-a6ea-2905166cd2ce/16.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Visiting artisans in Mfuwe - painting textiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c311093-f7cf-431e-9ff0-37d0571e89c2/17.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out The gorgeous end result https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25ed2c12-0d8c-4ca1-bcbb-faba9d6fbb2c/18.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Rhoda at the women’s art collective in Mfuwe. They received a micro loan to get started, now are able to send their children to good schools with the proceeds earned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b671bea6-d61b-4138-ab35-653dbb11f9cf/19.JPG Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Elephant in the campground water hole at Wildlife Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e06a3028-0590-4561-917a-63cf86fa8867/20.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out This mom with her baby felt just fine wandering by our campsite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55bbfbf9-df76-4b56-96e7-a8f579b2be06/21.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out View out on the river from camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7b61628-7751-4a0a-af5e-3f78658c519e/22.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Making use of our own shady palapa. After two years of not using it, remembered we had a table cloth for our outside table! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e7326f8-ff52-4021-815f-6bc4ebb5ed6e/23.JPG Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Local paddling by unconcerned by hippos in the river. We were concerned for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0bd871d-ad25-4a68-b6c0-160b199d3b28/24.JPG Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/413c4cff-3d88-4b94-9c28-9c9c2714a15c/25.JPG Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out The first monkeys and baboons in camp six months ago were cute. Now Andy makes it his personal mission to chase them away. They are quick as lightening and will steal food right out from under your nose. Some of them can also open our camper door . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/030cd607-3176-45fe-a916-d196d774a2b4/26.JPG Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Giraffe awkwardly drinking at the camp waterhole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aee50510-adbe-4075-8630-0b6f1c717923/27.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Taking time to enjoy the sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8bc7f036-42e6-422b-b442-2a608ee1895b/28.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out Stopping off at Mulberry Mongoose in Mfuwe - artists making jewelry out of recovered poaching snares. Proceeds to to wildlife conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb82e425-f53e-4bd7-a1f2-d7f69f14c6c2/30.jpg Blog - Zambia - Make it stand out The Mulberry Mongoose motto https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/food-prep-and-storage monthly 0.5 2023-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c8e8a28-f74a-4828-b58a-f66aa3304e26/1.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Our staples buy in France before we shipped the truck to Iceland where groceries are ferociously expensive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c219a691-5f69-4231-a5b8-3d293881273d/PXL_20230806_160140537.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite meal - stove top nachos - (we found tortilla chips in Namibia for the first time in 6 months after driving down the west coast of Africa). And it is completely possible to make stovetop nachos on low heat. (In fact we have found you can make almost anything on your stove top). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12788dea-a60a-4432-bb83-3e23f14f9003/food.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Dawn’s favorite meal - stir fry chicken with vegetables (the ones that Andy is OK with, beans, peppers, carrots and corn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80e4bc9d-2a1c-4d47-bbd3-6d2818dde635/1.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Grocery bags with dry goods sitting on false floor in dinette base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e946cab1-b181-4131-818a-918759e9a247/14.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Full view of under dinette with the middle partition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11ca3c59-2704-4e37-8739-069f54c200b9/14.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Inserting the drink grates. They were built based on measurements on a trip home so we were grateful they actually fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23e750f2-4e5e-4c9b-93b5-745c15db60ea/15.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out The final look - facing the door side, dry goods ont the right, drinks on the left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a7021e8-786f-4736-8242-02c9bf6e67c2/15.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out What our fridge looks like the day we shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3461e89c-a07f-4f82-b47f-f2a8e471b77b/4.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Snack cupboard - surprisingly deep - it can fit a lot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3cc0345-5557-4428-bd00-b6d7c3c2daa4/2.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out What is inside the cupboard - chips and nuts (Dawn), cookies (Andy) and peanut butter (our favorite late afternoon snack is an apple with peanut butter) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9531b22-b082-4e72-9c3d-9ca0d6faf784/10.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f95ab66a-dc42-4a18-8f51-8c60735ca170/16.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Bungee cord Andy installed behind sink and stove. Holds spices, dish soap, hand soap and the knitted baby Yoda that our daughter made Dawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/387f8028-69ad-4989-8ec7-242b2cd74a65/1000021267.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Our current favorite. We always have some hot sauce on hand - it can cover up a lot of cooking mistakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9363a6e5-b40e-4254-b808-c34628781e6f/12.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Cabinet to the right of the snack cupboard - also surprisingly deep. Plastic tub holds coffee/tea fixings and olive oil, soy sauce and balsamic vinegar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d544c78-eae3-4b46-9ece-13e5bb11b765/22.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Dawn’s coffee station the first hour after we wake up. Andy patiently waits at his dinette seat for her to become human. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19a78b9f-4c02-4ac2-930b-fe71ba7968a6/5.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Bleach spray bottle, Andy labeled it with the formula so we wouldn’t forget, we only fill it about every 6 months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd6ae397-70de-4d63-a4ec-0ceeedeeb831/1000021266.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Veggies getting sprayed in the sink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4fe70f5a-ba35-4230-83cd-5adb2a20bc48/1000021265.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out One day’s farmstand buy in Tanzania - $4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46691db6-2be0-4548-afae-94f455c716cf/23.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d08b23f4-e43a-44a7-96af-86b1710eeb41/1000021269.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56c2740b-d9c4-4c47-a7b2-95b02a04748a/1000021268.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Plastic egg container purchased in Hungary - very convenient when many stores are selling eggs by the crate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02cef72e-afb3-4c7e-a921-e4b581fb5a21/2.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Classic morning breakfast, eggs with hot sauce, pineapple, bacon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8bb828ca-57b9-4be3-88d5-93798307f6cb/3.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Or sometimes it is the potato and egg fry up - can also add any extra vegetables or random on handmeat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01787fbe-465c-4375-b8d4-4022b7a29c40/6.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out And actually our most common breakfast - yogurt, fruit and granola. But we do buy two yogurts - usually cheap full sugar neon colored version (Andy) and non fat non sugared much more expensive version (Dawn). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2516a752-d38e-4c75-b0ef-3d44779e4ef0/16.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Whatever we are eating to start our day, the varied and beautiful wild views remind us why we do this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/211616b7-d8f8-4f65-b47a-6d2bf26318d4/18.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Although sometimes it is cold and we hunker inside to start our day. In this breakfast version we have added toast to the egg/bagon mix. Dawn is getting reasonably proficient at toasting bread in a pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f79e69ee-bb71-47e8-9eb9-397835b6afcd/9.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out We have also been known to have the full on European breakfast - fresh bread with cheese (Dawn) or jam (Andy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a5c4330-84e3-4b76-abb1-6f2cfbacdea3/12.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Designer bakery in Bulgaria - loaves about $4 each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fad4d576-ed7e-4589-8a22-09d12abf1682/drc+bread.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Roadside village bread stall in the Democratic Republic of Congo, baguettes about $.25 each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dae74484-32fe-41ff-8d72-5092c74257a9/19.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out All packed up and ready for the day. We always make lunch in the morning, because you never know what the day will bring on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1709cea-2e42-49bd-ac0e-c5cbe46e1e07/10.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Another version of Dawn’s daily salad - basically whatever we have that goes together goes in it. She also makes her salad dressing with oil and vinegar and a variety of spices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43499578-7204-47df-a055-47323ace07fb/20.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out And yet another lunch set up - if they look similar it is because the are . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a0317a0-a262-4722-b9f2-4f8097e5b453/4.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out The old classic - beans and rice, with vegetables (poor Andy). Rice made in a saucepan then folded in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc1debcd-74c6-4c5f-a0b0-bf45668ce139/5.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Fresh fish with beans and rice (caught on the beach in Mexico). Unfortunately we do not eat enough fish as we don’t have an easy way to cook outdoors and cannot stand waking up to leftover fish cooking smell in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1ce568b-74d6-43ae-8148-8c61e287c6bb/7.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out A favorite from Mexico - tacos with beans, cheese, meat cabbage, and of course, hot sauce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68f030ec-1e02-401b-8ade-2c533d463381/8.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Making it all work in one pan, sauted potatoes, fileted chicken breast and peas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5ff307d2-b625-4106-b806-88ceac3a2be4/13.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Especially in cold climates we have many versions of soups and stews - you can literally throw anything in. We carry pureed tomatos to thicken things up and usually have some bullion on hand for flavoring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90d90180-8c50-442a-aa86-e525b32c04d2/17.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Another version of the skillet stir fry - sausage and potatos, carrots . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85c85447-1069-4191-8468-c6363e7c63cc/11.jpg Blog - Food Storage and Prep - Make it stand out Ending our evening with a cheers to all the travelers and would be travelers out there. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/dqjry75fzi92247p9y9jpgxvlxlzow monthly 0.5 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18dffe6f-83e7-44b9-bd85-6c350fbe6120/1000020700.png Blog - Expedition Portal Article - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/zimbabwe monthly 0.5 2023-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e48cefe-a4a3-49c4-b744-610c9956c219/5.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Driving into a wild camping spot in the Eastern Highlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be870c2c-2418-4cc4-885f-e1187d75492c/1.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Rock formations in the Eastern Highlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8befe4d-50c4-47c2-b1d5-19b199d21341/2.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Evening walk in the Eastern Highlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4a9ecc8-c8d1-4e8d-80ba-5ea6603b26f6/3.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/edfa8e21-59f8-4e27-9a07-fbc24c206e38/3b.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Drive into one of our favorite all time wild camping spots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/417a0d7e-b6d5-4bcb-a830-dc4d56852fb6/4.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Top of a granite not with a valley view for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e3c2d59-1976-4863-a96e-2ee43c00c6f5/Zimbabwe.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Our two week route through Zimbabwe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48415046-9ff7-4c55-81e0-64d5b3d784ad/6.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Lovely farm camping at the base of Chimanimani Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03c8799c-871d-4250-91f4-4064ca2b4fbb/7.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Typical wet river crossing in Gonarezhou National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5dc8367-6fce-4540-8fc6-ba14526f378b/8.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Lookout over the rapids, Gonarezhou National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e45419d4-a7df-49db-8e44-d9b1f96c3478/9.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Chilojo Cliffs towering above the Runde River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a7a5436-476b-4093-9045-dc950eb77ab9/10.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fbf6d5d5-437b-4d0e-8701-9d2f13ae3918/11.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Elephant in camp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5058f162-eda4-492f-8a02-0690727d5273/12.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out And the sun goes down . . . lullaby of the hippos grunting all night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/721ebee0-eaf1-48cc-9a52-2f0d81c5033a/1.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Still in love with the Baobab, each one so unique and magnificent. The scarring on the lower trunk is from eons of elephants eating the inner bark for food and water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a963a41-aaa6-45e6-b5b2-4e46fb5bdc37/3.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Runde River at Chinguli Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8249a69f-d431-4fda-b186-092f861f122f/5.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out More elephants in camp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35f8b6e9-6b89-462a-8b44-019ac5c57a8b/6.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Chinguli Camp - another beautiful site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/997eef78-26ae-483e-9909-4bb5a907ac57/8.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Complete with a private gazebo overlooking the hippo pools https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80f967fb-6af9-4422-a830-c68de6abb613/9.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Andy channeling his inner Bear Grills (every time we see elephant poo we think of the survival episode on his show when Bear Grills told everyone if you are thirsty in the African bush just squeeze the liquid out of fresh elephant poo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4e7bf4a-b7ea-44a3-9503-f5a1001f5dad/10.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e9cb69b-d378-4f4f-b402-9e334d1229ad/11.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Beautiful “tusker” (self explanatory South African term) along the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6f26e93-b406-4fb8-b6a5-4ae00a5b2bd1/12.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Origin of the name Zimbabwe, Zi=Big, Mba=house, Bwe=stone. Big house of stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5eb1d65-dde6-4ed2-8581-1e2f6b746376/13.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Walking in the steps of kings up the hill to the king’s palace built into and around the rocks high atop a hill - an engineering feat over 1,000 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d0780b3-19d9-4a8e-9e94-5c141e7e31fa/15.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Our guide Steven leading the way up “blood passage,” th only way into the fortress, a narrow walkway in the rocks designed to keep enemies out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2524e68e-7da0-4337-926a-8168f093e32f/16.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Exterior walls of the king’s palace on the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd42643a-6812-451c-b4c6-52f2cf7ed9f8/17.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Looking down on the “Great Enclosure” below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4efb6e40-10e2-4952-a610-d83486b607cc/19.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Approaching the Great Enclosure - home to the kings’ wives and children. The kingdom was thought to have flourished from 1200-1500 AD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e3ed5ed-2e28-4db2-b436-a60d27c7553e/23.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8842c536-131e-4222-8422-4b80aefad07f/21.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Incredible spiral walkway between dry stone walls - more impressive engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4481ba97-c895-4158-a052-e13ecc3b8e3d/20.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Entering the Great Enclosure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db52b592-6522-452b-b232-b6cc5c37e64c/24.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out The classic Great Enclosure shot - including the decorative grain tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3272af80-0efa-4ef4-9bbf-fc190a4e3aa7/25.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27e881f1-464c-4636-bb70-5c14a1b0edc9/26.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out White Rhino cave at Matobo NP, beautiful painting with hunters and rhino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff98df68-c7c0-4009-8333-a15283ac9934/27.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Camped at a beautiful place outside the park '“The Farmhouse” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b84127a0-0001-4bdc-b0ca-a4ba7aeca6cf/29.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Visiting ancient grain storage bins and kiln in a cave at The Farmhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4365d207-7c09-4cdb-a9d8-ee50aad80f3a/30.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Another beautiful painting, this one in another cave at The Farmhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a710ad6-67fc-403a-87ac-d9177260cf20/31.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Rock formations typical of the area around Matobo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9cb45d3-7a9e-4118-95d5-2330b36def57/32.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Nyamepi Camp, Mana Pools National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3b10fa4-396f-4274-acf5-8a2648581230/33.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Gazing at the Zambezi, hippos swimming by at your feet (there is a bit of a drop off so it would hopefully be too much work for them to come up right at the campsites) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a99547ec-1ea5-4562-822c-0e34f39aa282/36.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out But they are only a five minute walk down the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d4602fb-95ae-4960-b0ce-437dd9941c8e/34.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out You never know what you will see walking around camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cabcac7-14d6-4124-9267-b4569404f1aa/35.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5f3903f-0bf2-4f6d-849b-f83ccd8e4c4b/2.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Elephants everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a9761c0-d324-431f-91f7-5e4c2314ccd7/1.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Breakfast with a view of the Zambezi river - does it get any better? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ffedc8fc-4f82-4427-a4a5-98bf0cd5df7e/3.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out A minor setback, Andy’s camp shoes disappeared overnight. He found this one, the other one vanished presumed consumed by a hyena. (This will come up later.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3387ac2d-9445-406a-8c29-faebec232385/4.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5161e785-8c4c-4e03-843d-dbf18a1ff948/7.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Cape Buffalo checking us out - Talent did not have us get too close https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/babe3133-9fa5-4560-b4e5-b1e03cbc6b6a/8.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1eafc9cc-2449-4c60-9042-7b8feca2ecc6/9.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d42cecfa-3701-4731-926b-16e2e4aa5fec/10.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out At one point Dawn looked off to the side and saw a hippo trotting by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/927f075c-9399-4131-8313-2f8a6e50b4d6/12.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Andy and our guide, Talent. Hyena in the foreground, lions behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a298092c-adce-4ef2-9e1d-6561288cb850/11.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out The moment when one of the lions decided he was not happy with us being so close. We all felt the roar in our chests. Talent calmly called out to him and we backed up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f52151d9-0d41-41db-b36a-a144a0261e39/14.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Then in one of the most hilarious coincidences, examining some hyena scat, Andy and Talent found parts of Andy’s shoe. They really will eat anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b1620652-83b3-48e9-9540-1895b2928341/13.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out The culprit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/024f2fb1-55e0-4ab7-b499-76ba7878d7e6/15.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Our fearless leader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ed319d61-7e09-4f6e-b557-b75892e233e6/16.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c622e06-31f7-420e-ba6d-99c3abd289dd/17.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59b19852-20c7-439b-8d4c-1dbabafd2950/18.JPG Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Boswell, the famous bull elephant of Mana Pools, known for his tusks and for going up on his rear legs to access the best fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/822efe1f-c818-49eb-bf2b-6cad5eaabd42/19.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Beautiful traditional villages along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac41c925-c786-4167-9c62-31efc47dd1b9/21.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98e80b81-55e0-4158-ae42-7b97cc9deca1/22.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/881405a6-9f11-4236-a6a9-f790c80a6279/23.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Andy rescued a chameleon from the middle of the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/226ee688-d9da-4763-a6cd-3f82c681b299/24.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Kids waving as we drive by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4610bb9-ae88-4ab1-ab46-db814bd805f8/25.jpg Blog - Zimbabwe - Make it stand out Our final stop, campground outside Hwange. NP ( we did not enter the park as we had spent all our money on Mana Pools). We are noticing a problem with the truck that will need to be dealt with - another weight related issue. More on this soon! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/mozambique monthly 0.5 2023-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01871d81-889a-48a7-a30f-70d61fc9a990/8.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Driving the sandy beach roads of Mozambique. (Note the tilt in the camper down to the left, this will become a later issue) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9312bd8d-b4be-4192-b34b-c730871c4049/1.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out First roads over the border, good gravel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d707ce27-cdda-4bc4-bbf7-02a879e9f6d7/2.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Whimsically decorated lunch spot in Ponta do Ouro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4f6ffa2-236f-4bc4-8673-2258638d1d94/3.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Downtown Ponta do Ouro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/186ba97b-11ab-4979-a14b-e4907e9314be/4.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Miles of beautiful beach to walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39e82ad1-f4d8-453d-8809-494f1a0e3eaa/5.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out We were off season for South African holidays so no one around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/052d04df-2af7-42fd-8967-d9e642b19060/6.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71320180-d58c-48e7-8478-14e2e1e971c4/7.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49c83f59-3f94-4165-959e-ab6126af9c24/8.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Casa de Ferro (Iron House) in Maputo, reportedly designed by Gustave Eiffel, built in Belgium and brought by the Portuguese to serve as a Governor’s Mansion. But the iron proved to be too hot to be habitable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9bcc69b3-78ee-42b1-9099-b7ad816b3443/Mozambique.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Our two week route through Mozambique - this map only shows the southern half of the long, skinny country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac3001f7-071f-4ff7-b46c-0d76e2faa469/9.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Maputo Cathedral - Catholic church built by the Portuguese in the 1930’s. A Rome-based Catholic lay community played a key role in brokering the peace agreement ending the civil war in Mozambique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4850019-1023-4bec-b365-3d3110c7e691/1.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Downtown park in Maputo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09015cd8-bc00-45f2-9aec-e5ead980a02e/2.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Walking history tour with local guide, Hendy. Highly recommend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0142c139-b541-400d-88b7-45ad8b327ad2/3.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Central market in downtown Maputo, filled with spices and grains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f45f9b9b-27e7-49f5-a133-577cfaf25bad/4.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Walking the beach at Chidenguele, camped at Sunset Beach Resort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec37f0e2-ffd8-46d7-a0e3-472ecbbd5119/6.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out We will never get over our amazement and respect for African women carrying loads balanced on their heads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57d96e49-c184-45ec-bdc0-6b2b45066aa6/5.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Andy always has to catch the wildlife. Then he puts it back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d308b39-319c-4d15-87e5-98f536cea7a2/7.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Plastic bag tree donating the sale of cashews. They dot the roadways of Mozambique, with extra bags always tied up high in a cheerful design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3e664fc-0745-493d-9cfa-b88616b8939c/10.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Thatch for sale, organized into sleek pyramids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/855711fe-4753-461e-a2d8-ee5c9ee81eb9/10b.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out There was some strong branding at play, every village had a store or bar painted to match the logo and design of the national beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b34edf4a-b31d-4927-a228-103d942ff501/9b.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out It had been a few months but we got to cross the Tropic of Capricorn again, this time heading north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/656b657e-de4c-4edc-89cb-ecf3c0bb711f/9.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out These beautiful young girls wanted us to take their picture, we were happy to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7eaeabf5-5b6c-4b80-b0f5-abb49df258f8/11.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Ocean Pearl camp in Vilankulos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/719adcd3-1a16-4356-b328-25a21363c4f0/11b.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out We have been on the road with Maarten and Renske for months, switching off who is ahead and who is behind. They drove an electric car from the Netherlands down to South Africa and up to Kenya. They are shipping home soon, we will miss seeing them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1aae1cee-a078-4144-864f-fcc3979fd555/12.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/437c37b9-f88c-42c8-949b-0fbfaa11bf86/13.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55aa687d-a216-46e8-b427-8002deb486cc/16.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Bridge connecting the community across a swamp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa12adbf-7a4d-46be-b006-8ca809ed74c2/14.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Beautiful traditional homes of thatch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/098eb5ee-01fc-4174-88a5-3c69ee40484e/15.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out And a beautiful Boabab tree along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/030ef28e-7743-4adc-bfc2-b55837392636/17.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Along the way we stayed in a local community campground -Ndzou. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f1a0af5-fe02-4982-98d5-2d3c0150e2a4/22.JPG Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out We were the only ones on the tour, it felt like a remote adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc3f8e83-d167-49f2-869d-7d8f849104ae/24.JPG Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Morning coffee break - as part of the investment in the park we were driven in a brand new safari truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92f15682-a98d-4451-bc28-2d9a2669b1f0/23.JPG Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out So much biodiversity in the park! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c07feae4-2f45-4856-80e0-6e11fda7fffa/19.JPG Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out And our astute guides Stanley and Clement saw vultures, went searching and found a lion on a kill that we were able to watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/abf70e04-e3aa-460b-9f3e-dc030b8f2ba6/21.JPG Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Brutal but real https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ea079ba-2d4a-4ab4-9b89-a3a356eb5aa6/25.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out Sacred tree in the park, ceremonies still carried out annually https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6756dd4-efeb-4ba0-82cd-3fea79a0bfdd/18.jpg Blog - Mozambique - Make it stand out And our final night! Camped at Gorongosa Adventures, enjoying an evening fire. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/south-africakingdom-of-lesothokingdom-of-eswatini monthly 0.5 2023-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b334f56-d4fb-409c-8f45-1d9aa92e1ac3/3.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Cape Agulhas - very southern tip of Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/32ad2565-1d91-4f35-873a-630d38df5053/southafrica.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our 3,200 mile, four week route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/144c4159-5ac4-4b12-8dd3-dbd9a81b45a6/1.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out View of Cape Town waterfront with Table Mountain as a backdrop. As locals say, it was wearing it’s tablecloth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7943bc4-5e76-430e-8d15-e23d5a78d41f/2.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out We had carefully communicated our height to our Airbnb host to make sure we could fit in the garage. There was one spot we fit in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c99c3145-50f7-4507-aa04-f2b7f71b58df/4.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our Airbnb had a washer but no dryer so we covered it in drying laundry - seat covers, sheets, duvet . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3cc714d-8e7f-445e-a9b1-cb343eb1ab84/15.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out But we still found time to have fun. Climbing Table Mountain on a clear day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4734b737-1ab5-49a9-8b9f-2531f9a0eedb/16.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Made it to the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3ad8f25-17d9-434f-a946-d409446fa89b/8.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Visiting Muizenberg Beach with its cheerful changing houses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b40386a3-3723-4d93-b81e-7646b28e52a4/6.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Finding penguins in Simon’s Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe991bf7-0343-44e3-a0c6-e4429c0f4168/7.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out We checked, there weren’t https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35f6d45e-556c-4010-abcf-77a3e4e9f45c/14.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Visiting Boa-Kaap, the historically Muslim neighborhood in Cape Town with its brightly colored homes and the oldest mosque in the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3c389cf-08fd-4e1f-ba41-c09fe74beece/2.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Painting of Nelson Mandela on building in District Six, an area where 60,000 residents were forcibly removed to outside the city during the apartheid regime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce6db798-68b8-4e82-8711-bf9c0a2fdf53/12.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out The tours begin with a contribution, adding to the community garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec42d222-15b5-475b-95aa-11284313d1f3/9.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Despite the majority of people living in converted shipping containers with minimal resources, art and individuality shine through in addition to a strong sense of supportive community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55b76439-58c6-40d5-8868-a6aa086e3785/10.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f76abce-ef91-4782-ba62-382845d4a078/11.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Township mural depicting a wife during the apartheid years, looking to the horizon and hoping her husband will return safely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2cd688e6-ba86-4f74-a9cb-be92fcfb7fad/2.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Colorful murals along the main walkways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4514c402-3a8d-4822-b732-99071ab088ae/1.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f5f35d0-f52a-4a69-88a8-27d07e47f281/3.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Visiting Storyroom Creatives, young artists providing afterschool programming for school chidren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40612965-ef47-4300-8b4a-992b3ec80c96/4.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Images of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab79d574-1412-4597-b94b-93b33df463b9/5.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out And as a contrast, the predominantly white town of Stellenbosch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30051db9-c078-4661-a08d-8926e10b0aa0/6.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Red wine and dark chocolate pairing - Dawn’s two favorites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78d65207-980e-442a-99ca-9ced5a435bb9/7.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our tour group at the end of the day - many glasses of wine and laughs later https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43f46f97-8926-4b53-8bc4-761734b98ffe/8.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Vineyards for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2429768d-6850-4a2a-9494-cfe1721d42ee/9.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out And then - reunited with the truck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa9efecc-f166-4536-ad1c-0286c5c0fcdf/10.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Despite the rain, Dawn had a great time exploring Dylan Lewis’s amazing gardens filled with his sculptures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/91744e4e-e320-4cf2-8b3f-14763756afb9/13.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/32118928-db51-4017-ae58-8890dcb2d02d/14.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out For Dawn it was a highlight and she took many more pictures but we will not subject you to them all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0125bbb4-55a2-40e7-aa3c-726db665f3b4/12.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out This quote in the garden struck home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34c5ef8f-c4a3-494d-b05d-4c03876fb59e/16.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out oops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f12cfd14-e418-4754-84ae-c42b3870888d/18.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Apparently after re-building the suspension and re-mounting the tires, the shop neglected to adequately tighten the lug nuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7214a819-dbe9-45eb-a946-19bb0144ff9b/17.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Andy saw that three of the studs had sheared, he found two of them alongside the road with the nuts only hand tight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fda7fb0-cc54-4b43-a801-90dd73bed7b5/1.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out We called the shop and they sent a tow truck to pick us up and promised to make it right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bfc9fec2-449a-42fe-a9a2-27efe687c3c6/truck.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out We made it to the southern most tip of the continent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/495a331e-2258-4f9c-bc16-0a37b41da94c/27.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Where two oceans meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93b8ec23-815f-4bab-8d78-0b5439fab39f/4.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Heading out to the Garden Route - fields in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7d7ac32-f136-4d2a-9641-f8719efbda7b/5.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Beautiful coastal walk at Mossel Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00804402-5890-47cb-9e04-e8c47a739852/6.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Heading into the Outdshoorn Mountain pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d644af2-4bef-4e12-ac2e-e776ff84f1e4/16.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Beautiful campsite in the Karoo desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e06f0f7-f129-4e9c-96bd-865137653e0e/26.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/582a5d26-ee84-4d54-ab08-64d442d69acb/17.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8537868-ae3e-4764-b01e-e8f958c5836d/18.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Nature’s Valley Rest Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5ff74e66-5fae-4c04-b36f-35b5df24397b/19.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Nature’s Valley was a great camping spot - we were the only campers and there were great hikes right from camp - from the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75c6c6e8-10f3-4291-9dd3-92d49a64c053/20.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out To the woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9837aea0-08e6-40c7-b210-dee947096cc2/21.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Beautifully maintained campground at Camdeboo NP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1ef4c37-2d54-4e5e-85be-3e47cd742540/22.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Hike at Camdeboo NP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/542581bc-54fe-4b57-acc4-39001edcd4f7/23.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Enjoying the rock formations at Camdeboo NP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6cfc4f07-d96b-4053-b7a8-a4440c05656d/24.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Desolation Valley, Camdeboo NP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e79366a9-46a1-4f5c-8fef-6e825911f63d/25.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Mountain Zebra National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3bb6cc1-1aed-4e3c-9c8e-47eda93b3b13/28.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Farm stay camping - complete with farm dog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca7a3958-8500-4f99-95d5-721b4899e23f/2.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Starting the Sani Pass drive into Lesotho https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/523e40bd-90bc-4532-a948-9df7225067e8/3.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Looking down on the valley we just drove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db39371e-3e44-49f1-b0c5-40e49b57edb9/4.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49dad1eb-8edb-4e0c-993e-5803e86f0d0b/5.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Road is getting steeper and rougher (now we know why they require 4x4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3f843dc-656e-4c5e-b0ee-d73c120f0712/6.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Almost at the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e24c3e2-56d2-4687-bd2e-e8acd28210b5/7.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Top of the pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f02b73b5-0e5c-4741-b7c8-b5371c7441d6/8.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Livestock share the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58facd8b-a119-4f38-ae1d-fc79ac6ad3ef/10.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our first night - camping at in the yard of a traditional home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f827c9a-258b-43a3-a78a-949315a5f870/4b.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our welcoming hosts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/348f7173-efc6-459e-804e-53efafff5de1/11.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Traditional stone round houses with thatch rooves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b84c5153-a42b-4577-bf19-947232ba8fcb/12.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our first snow in Africa! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b904276-89b8-43f1-9c3f-a99192097438/13.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/018dd0cc-f0a2-4cb8-8dc3-acd7cbf31b9b/16.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out We would go for long walks, admiring the homes and how they were built and decorated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba9eb26f-550c-422d-803d-2f55a69bed39/20.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out It was Sunday so this bar was closed but it would have been an interesting place to hang out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef6c4076-7ef2-4096-8e40-5fdce182a403/23.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0da1be0-2d66-4747-ac6f-dd2239e6f728/21.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Another camping spot at a traditional home site - grateful to iOverlander or we never would have found these places https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fbcf9cda-921d-40c6-aab6-695d5b4ec7a9/26.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d24cf2a4-4ca0-465c-8b88-774279ae16a4/4.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Exploring the hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08e2a80d-633a-429e-a3d0-98e4c50a2032/1.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Another oops from our Cape Town offroad shop - forgot to tighten the bolt on one of the upper control arms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/420e00cb-99d2-4a3f-913d-e3bac5a98611/2.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our good samaritan helper, Lenka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b77aaee2-339c-474d-82a3-965374c7c8e2/3.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out The crew at our Johannesburg shop - fixed us up and didn’t want to take any money - Andy brought them hamburgers and fries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4c8a776-a1a5-4b0c-b0cd-b420cfb5a834/9.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Mathapelo, our Soweto tour guide. A resident of the township, she is training to become a primary school teacher. She speaks at least four languages, maybe more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71cce28f-9ab0-4011-906d-3f27f42100c8/5.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Memorial to Hector Peterson, one of the youngest school children to be shot by the police and die on June 16, 1976 in the Soweto uprising. In the photo he is being carried by Mbuyisa Makhubu. On that day 15,000 school children marched to protest the new law that they be taught in Afrikaans. At least 600 children died that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa1390b7-b737-4c8e-93f2-fd8bab067b6c/6.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Nelson Mandela’s bedroom in his Soweto house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bffd5025-2b98-49dd-8d1e-582e51b36be6/7.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Small side door into Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Soweto home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10f2da8c-24d8-498c-9cfe-b9fdfb7d1bf4/8.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Men from the San tribe performing on the street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/062e286e-177a-4ddb-b319-62be58eb508f/9b.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Soweto Tours - former cooling tanks for a coal power station, now the site of bungee jumping, paint ball and a bar and restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5f554b5-f3e9-4d65-bd1b-b8be37f5eacc/10.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Along the way we found more interesting places to camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b920c8f-31fd-4e80-86c8-0f7908731545/15.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Maybe not dangerous but still fun to see around camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e55d409a-6ab4-4e34-bb56-6a2f5f6258e5/11.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Another beautiful sunset in the bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de31fc87-a691-4846-8dde-e17950379106/12.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Campsite with a mountain view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/687e11c6-26d2-4750-8a60-2425e3cc6f45/14.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out And then finally, made it to Kruger National Park! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7f2b1f5-85ee-4b81-8fcc-d98633ade30e/1.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Elephants along the Pafuri River, our first animal sighting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80adf452-bbeb-4c9b-9a23-6bc485758c45/2.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87015e75-c02c-4bd7-81aa-6d53a33b6fe6/1.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5c09511-d4e4-412e-90e4-102aeac48b5a/5.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Our first leopard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f814087-e812-4f1e-b182-cea7fb93e54a/6.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Set up at Shingwedzi camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/259da042-b207-4665-9f61-71da785ce85b/7.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out A challenge for Dawn being fenced in was getting her daily 5 mile walk in, sometimes she just looped the fence like a caged lion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17bd039e-4b83-4cf5-9bec-22d149feac58/8.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite - campground Baobab Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/74afc910-2d87-4eba-9b49-298e433b372d/9.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Restaurant view from Letaba camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b938ef7-e3f2-4936-98a1-826984133579/10.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Cape Buffalo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c569b65-632e-405a-b6f3-00bc582a67fd/11.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Paid for a night drive so that we could be out after sunset - it paid off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd058957-fd24-456f-8dab-dbbe7b680d6e/12.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out One of our favorite experiences - watching the African wild dogs. Here they are ready to take off on a hunt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6ca5b2f-1d32-4d7e-adb4-d62fc0fd3e62/13.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Resting after an unsuccessful attempt at a zebra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/315a3cad-761d-400d-84be-bed9a1aa1cea/14.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out It is not always easy to spot the wildlife - leopard napping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d6df94dc-a6f9-4563-a2c1-21963f3e3d4d/15.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Eventually it woke up. Sometimes we would spot something and just park and wait to see if it would do something more exciting than sleep. Usually it paid off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15f776f7-2a21-4dbb-a8e6-8c0a820b96fb/16.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a9e768a-2822-45f1-8477-c5fb8bcb41b3/17.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/432a3969-f98a-4059-b881-adda8aa00365/18.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out We fell in love with hyenas in this park - we hadn’t seen any in past national park visits and Kruger definitely made up for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/521d1656-5441-43a5-950f-82fcd49fdc63/19.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/151482ae-f145-4176-bf9c-0fe5b08bf126/21.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out And on our last day - rhinos! Kruger makes the decision to cut off their horns to help discourage poaching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/036fddda-0002-484a-8b2f-3418bce03208/22.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Waterfall at Mantenga Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/710265ef-33e5-4e9f-b8cb-301186a83c4d/1.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Male Swazi dancers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3dde81c2-a6d1-4976-a439-fe15ae249333/2.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Beautiful women’s chorus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d5d1e01-7ade-422d-a459-09d7089e2990/3.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Traditional “bee-hive” style thatch homes. Men and women live very separate lives and traditionally men take the leadership role, often having multiple wives. But the grandma retains a critical authority role in the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5dd56342-ca4c-4623-9292-d262fbd13842/3f.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Male emu getting disturbingly friendly with our front tire. That is a new level of desperation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83155bb8-163f-44a7-a1a0-48d1660868f5/3e.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out It was a lovely place to walk. Dawn’s peak rock climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb2ecffb-ec13-4281-b7cc-1fa87b63ebf3/4.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whereas Andy made it to the tip of Sibebe itself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3bf29cbe-291b-4c42-aa95-a0ef7696d865/3d.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Having a great day at Sibebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e52225e-1bac-494b-aa4e-110934c33a81/3g.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out And similar to South Africa, we were often the only campers. Mlilwane Wildlife reserve campground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51e459aa-4d00-48c0-aa0a-f2bb10753f9c/3h.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Andy getting ready for Mozambique - applying the recommended reflective tape around the camper. Rules were unclear so we went with the Eswatini auto shop recommendation and just ringed the whole truck with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fdbcfd1-a352-41fc-bf12-f36409932443/3i.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Walking in Mlilwane Wildlife Reserve we spotted a crocodile in the trail. Dawn turned around and Andy got closer to take a selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb9215af-b0e1-4e62-981d-4780ec66cb59/8.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Walking safari at dusk at Hlane National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b590c82-05fd-4caa-a508-daf5a522e690/1000018842.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d827ccf2-e5de-4ef9-a285-25b8836bfa45/7.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Andy just can’t help goading an enormous horned animal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1b7a18d-6640-420c-87e0-337c97a305d2/5.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Unlike in Kruger National Park, the rhinos still have their horns. Our guide told us that in Eswatini they are committed to eradicating poachers to the point that they patrol every day and actually shoot them when they find them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ec36714-e361-4502-acb3-24b139f21501/6.JPG Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e197c66-baaa-4fa0-af2a-f06fadda7377/3c.jpg Blog - South Africa,Lesotho and Eswatini - Make it stand out Hlane National Park campground - another solo camping experience (where is everyone???) https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/namibia monthly 0.5 2023-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b441931-d19d-4d68-8687-8ca5beb85538/12.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Morning lion siting in Etosha National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8518577f-5bfa-42bb-bddb-8fb15522c529/Namibia3.jpg Blog - 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Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/88a84dbe-804a-447e-8305-e6c0f891b8bf/DSC04785.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out There is just something so exciting about the first time you see an elephant pop out of the bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16b19d7b-a17a-40c2-9ba8-1cd05792faba/DSC04833.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out The poor giraffes - so awkward for them to drink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36978896-7359-4663-9910-e4924f2e6884/DSC04849.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35bcac18-aa89-426a-aa5f-c6015a9a25c2/DSC04872.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c27a5a9-06d9-47a9-903e-9da1975adbd9/9.JPG Blog - 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Namibia - Make it stand out And then the lions arrived and we realized why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67eb3425-9605-4aaa-b221-d10782b1b19b/17.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Kudu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42284a23-380d-40e6-a55f-85d6bf4a9333/18.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Zebra and impalas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8927c46c-0bf7-42b5-a387-957a6abc5be4/19.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Zebra fight - a common occurrence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e18ce30-2222-4366-ad44-1e510c614cb1/20.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Oryx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77656e7d-7b04-4c3f-80e9-d7c4c9ff45bc/21.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Spent a delightful hour watching elephant moms and babies bathing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1618ba3-99ab-4a4b-9c06-7f5ec3fbf9a8/23.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Ostrich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ae0424c-1691-4b2f-b51d-29f8a9e14614/24.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Wildebeast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bff7410d-b085-4d34-a468-e2a7e47a28a8/25.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Halali Camp - sandy spots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77ddaa39-eaae-466c-be2d-f8e62c705340/26.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Sun goes down on the Halali Watering Hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2658d45c-1f71-46c0-bd99-98132b40a2c7/27.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out And here come the rhinos! Hyenas too - our first sighting, but the pictures of them did not turn out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2562b027-eda8-48a0-a27d-594b8efc2f93/28.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ccc4e1bc-5c4b-42de-a6de-72a79e993735/29.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Typical mid day at a watering hole - not too much going on https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/652bb3bd-09eb-4cc6-8525-ed41c302c9b8/1.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Sun goes down on the Okaukuejo Watering Hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7aa6b9cc-9c95-44ab-ad42-2598743a333f/2.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Most famous carving at Twyfelfontein, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95c1aa3a-45e0-4d52-a082-6fdb2b0ddb2b/3.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out The valley at Tyfelfonstein https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25aadbda-c82a-4821-9914-e390666807e7/4.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Exploring some back roads in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a038ba5b-c820-4667-becd-2abea43b9317/5.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41f8b716-75c7-45e4-b992-81246e5f6c3d/6.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53fad630-89ac-487f-a009-26658d5f4441/7.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Side road to our wild camping spot for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47346d6a-5d58-440d-a18f-07dbad6916a8/8.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Beautiful site - we saw mountain zebras in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/006061e7-7fbe-41c4-975a-903f28f42594/9.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Main (impregnated salt)) road through Skeleton Coast National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/673f4456-83ad-40bc-9189-eaa4456fbab3/10.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out We never saw the coastal lions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70d59c51-3129-43bc-8cf8-d0bdf98e9086/11.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3b8ea20-6859-4be2-af83-a849185776ef/12.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Stopping for a walk at one of the few remaining wrecks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf96bb7c-c799-4c59-b4e9-bf7b78feac8f/13.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Cape Cross Seal reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a63ad34-5710-4d12-a69e-c1635323d2ba/15.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Just us and the seals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a490fc91-2e63-4e09-9855-6ee343ec481a/16.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Coastal wild camping spot outside of Swakopmund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fd6b3d4-f548-4f21-92da-02a195743859/17.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Visited by jackals in the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eab32d6d-7ce4-47aa-bb8c-979c753eb7dc/18.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out They stole our camp shoes but Andy found them in the dunes. Dawn’s a little worse for wear with the tongue chewed off, but still wearable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/707ad765-015c-466a-9f31-601b38d4db9e/19.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Road in to Brandberg, highest peaks in Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be7078ee-29ae-4698-84e5-95b5cffae05c/20.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out The story of Andy’s life in Namibia, air up, air down, endless varieties of softness of sand and corrugation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4cad85e7-c33b-4aff-9369-b7a627c78e69/21.JPG Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Famous “White Lady” rock painting (actually a man) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8982a27-6867-495f-a723-27020e8ca919/22.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Hiking with our guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64efc7e1-0ebe-416b-98d6-7a03d5f4184b/24.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Road to Spitzkoppe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2364619c-c872-433f-bb73-3c0b1bffcbc5/25.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37d8044d-f3c1-4bb4-adfb-623b6cb2de05/26.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Wandering around the Spitzkoppe formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e70552f3-0415-4cc4-886c-8912b7afdd56/28.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Drizzly walk along the coast in Walvis Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95b736d2-5165-4f52-8da5-aad0f627bbb2/29.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/447d7998-6ec4-4474-ad6f-df1f9ec2a7d3/30.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out The point we turned back on the road to Sandwich Harbor, we are just too heavy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a48cb8a-571c-4d2a-a28d-f496c50b2ed1/31.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Despite its decrepit state, one of the most photographed signs in Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6acab929-777d-4a2f-beb4-8544cf4f868c/32.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Completely unedited phone photo - the scenery was extraordinary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f6015c5-2c8b-40f3-95cf-7b5169ceb940/33.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out It was hot - we were tempted to share the shade with the oryx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c55664fd-1ded-48f3-87b7-bd1702baa127/35.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/233da9d2-e476-405f-b8f1-f13b0e417e12/36.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Hiking at Brukkaros Crater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/529ed673-5326-47d3-b604-f19c472aefee/37.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Friendly hyrax along the trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/572b6415-805c-4383-a68e-329b3a64a69a/38.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Inside the volcanic crater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65e2b4b0-7503-4fb0-8c08-5c28a2005736/39.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Preparing the evening meal, Dawn was thrilled to find lots of fresh vegetables at the market in Walvis Bay. Andy not so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35d5deb7-c9a1-426b-99d8-69d91381121f/40.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Attempting to tuck out of the wind by an abandoned structure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10c52bdc-b0f7-4d40-85a1-b9dfab92193b/41.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Parked at the edge of Fish River Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12e3f5d0-1099-4c76-a650-00c5ae543ceb/42.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Impressive as the sun goes down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62e2b617-5910-4c6c-a779-d75c7a53d1c7/43.jpg Blog - Namibia - Make it stand out Sun goes down on our final camp in Namibia https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/chilikadrotna-river-float-alaska monthly 0.5 2023-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/798cfa43-46ef-4bf2-ac46-e412c3fe9ebc/cover.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84986c10-cfdb-4608-8a4c-b3ff321821bf/A3C7FB9E-8D2E-4AA1-9FFC-9736E662AA1E-980-0000009CAB0562AC.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out The fantastic floaters: Nick, Claire, Trevor, Nathan, Dawn, Alex, Colin, Andy, Nicholas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f045abb-61c3-45e4-87eb-3a0e9f047814/raft+route.png Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Yellow line shows our 85-mile route, which we floated over 8 days, 7 nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81cf9252-41da-4a63-9852-7303d5bbe2d4/PXL_20230624_205215624.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Rafts, oars, and frames ready to go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29f5a6fd-27e3-40f1-9bf7-be4703f353d4/PXL_20230625_002453848.MP.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Dry bags offloaded from the first plane onto the beach where we were putting in. Nathan and Colin feeling the start of the adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be7398b1-df11-47c0-a290-4e638702f492/21.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out In addition to cell phones with maps of the area downloaded, we carried two dedicated navigation devices - Dawn and Andy’s Garmin inReach which had GPS tracking and an emergency SOS feature, and Alex’s newer model which worked with his phone. 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Nicholas (our trip renegade) takes care of that by going on a last minute additional alcohol run https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/268c28eb-b119-431c-84dc-65e5124b67e4/PXL_20230624_221244491_exported_1300_1687984205178%7E2.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Colin, Nathan and Trevor. Three Cal Poly college friends, reunited and celebrating Nathan’s upcoming wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5c2d042-b72c-48eb-b008-65b59b0f60b0/PXL_20230624_231939313%7E2.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Our daughter Claire and her boyfriend, Nick. Ready for takeoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f60323a-801a-4406-b7ff-2ec4fd17907c/IMG_1893.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Alex and Andy wedged in the back of a de Havilland Otter behind all the rafts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/377b95a8-e5af-48fe-a91c-27b5e6200c56/PXL_20230625_000558914%7E2.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Lake Clark Pass from the air https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0af6f41d-65ac-4ae4-9752-88b8aae9a217/valley+out.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33bffa97-900c-4b95-9b71-d4cfb0e74c2d/PXL_20230625_000158654.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Looking down on the river we would be rafting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7bdde50-da73-4f39-b1be-cb6af120a00f/IMG_1929.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf431ea0-df91-47bd-b131-1e06dcfe5709/PXL_20230625_004037564.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Approaching our first night’s camp on the beach at Lower Twin Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42bf85e4-2a9f-4dfc-a5c8-dfa5a784394a/DSC05473.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Arrival at the beach where we launched the rafts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9694759-06d7-4f15-82fa-cd7060d1e8c3/PXL_20230625_010509196.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out First step - inflate the rafts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/086337bd-57e8-4d8b-9794-c94f4270f9d5/DSC05481.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Time for a quick dip - note Trevor’s facial expression in the frigid water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f218e96c-e113-457c-99e9-39f744e96576/PXL_20230625_002435033.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Colin (our deep-thinking philosopher) appreciating the sun. A worthy endeavor as it only appeared for very long on the first and last days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c779d05-d921-4faa-97d1-1c53f30c0282/PXL_20230625_023637075.MP.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out The first fish of the trip are caught https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de453eff-2054-4615-a552-616b9a656cfa/PXL_20230625_173555659%7E2.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97cb596c-29f5-4efe-8c85-daab90e3ec11/PXL_20230625_155303021%7E2.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Everyone tucked in for the night - photo at 11pm, it doesn’t get dark in June in Alaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f788acd-10cc-484a-9480-73441aef76bf/3E7A46CC-0C85-4D19-A2BA-DAA1AD0F4C20-1016-000000B34177263D.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Packing everything back into the drybags in the morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70df2087-cba6-4ab5-ace9-1f0a403e4231/DSC05501.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Alex and Nicholas (sporting rented one-size-fits-all ponchos), boats loaded, first launch from the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46e4cddc-70ee-4e82-9a8a-fb1fa08cbbf2/DSC05489.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out A long flat (at first) paddle across the lake to get to the river mouth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d103cb18-0b46-4011-ab0e-81c651a4ab03/DSC05517.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Andy in his happy place (when he is not driving a truck across Africa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90f2596c-0b04-4234-8ec2-0b071a46ad6c/DSC09088.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Dawn likes to row the slow bits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d516d6c3-91be-439f-a790-373fc4b79c04/DSC05623.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Taking a break to hike up a nearby peak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d460f83d-6eb5-4f51-b7bf-5299e3d5ed0a/DSC05570.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Claire and Nick, still so clean! (There were no showers for 8 days) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c35fbd67-8a4f-461b-a697-9a9fb425e0b8/DSC05595.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out The hardcore hikers setting off up the peak. Some of us rested in the bush with our Kindles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/822bea98-ecb5-45a2-a081-267d575abcb2/PXL_20230625_211646006.MP.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out The intrepid hikers who made it to the top. Everyone doubting Nick’s sanity hiking a mountain in Chacos. But then, chivalry is not dead. He had given Claire his boots since her brand new boots failed the first day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fcf15e3-1b68-4792-81bf-6b0d5f8d1b52/DSC05584.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out We started off worried about bears, but due to a freakishly late spring, the salmon were not present and so neither were the bears. Never fired a gun except for some evening target practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a262611-6f96-407c-80da-3ac0779a912a/DSC05600.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Dawn and Andy, the old guard. Trying hard to back off and let the younger generation lead. Sometimes we succeeded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/efdc2e3a-1e6c-42a7-9aa2-d89dcc5b9152/DSC05652.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Long hard row across an increasingly choppy lake (about 4 hours) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7f779ef-31fe-484d-92d5-c5796e821dcb/DSC05672.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Made it across the lake, setting up camp at the river mouth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07e4635a-80ed-48f8-9959-e9bf256e3080/DSC05981.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Grizzly paw print on one of our river island camp sites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d83461f-7324-4d34-9ae1-7606f25bec08/PXL_20230626_040851549.MP.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Our spot at the river mouth had a great fishing hole! 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We were, after all, on vacation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b9ee672-e292-4559-a1a2-303e4fab3bb5/PXL_20230626_211138772.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7a5d77a-43f0-4121-a8e2-e54853b63e08/2DAD13AA-8208-4AFF-82E0-09A892E2625A-1016-000000B94F8BE8E9.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e1c0fe6-7e10-4fbb-a42d-cca5dae1bf6e/CE911C57-E363-4586-9DFF-7A73DC9F15BB-1016-000000B570CAB59D.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8520052a-8dc1-4d29-a356-9acdd3db2da1/DSC05712.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Claire, also known as the trip comptroller and chef. She made sure we all had equal numbers of Snickers bars (daily rations of one each) and took the lead on every meal. Pictured here, an enormous pan of bean dip with cheese and salsa, ready for the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd2abe83-0474-4db9-b0b4-93247ae0385b/DSC05726.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Checking the maps over breakfast. We are all wearing our heaviest layers. Temperatures averaged in the 50’s during the days but persistent clouds, wind, and occasional rain made it feel colder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de230381-0908-4961-ae62-a5f63d6a34e3/DSC05737.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Alex with his first fish, a rainbow trout. By far our most cheerful trip member, our eternal optimist and voted most photogenic by the group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0de5dd43-22b9-4191-a906-448b4ef0a277/DSC09190.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/227c3279-ade2-4a93-804d-5cc8b0f672e3/PXL_20230627_220015442.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Trevor, iconic rolling stone - always planning the next adventure and the instigator of the annual Alaska water trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01a49c06-cf5d-4c68-bfd1-bbb38d2dc81e/E7828CC3-46C2-42F7-B194-8E2D5CAB0E0D-1016-000000A30C07D296.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out An all too common scenario, rescuing the lure. Many were lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86268670-dd50-4584-b118-8cae9a0a06e8/DSC05755.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Breaking out the kitchen rain canopy for the first time. Learning the intricacies of cooking over an open fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/500b5792-8de6-47f8-9e90-d47df76c9acb/7.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Morning at camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a409bfad-5675-4430-a190-a3c5a331153e/DSC05762.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Nicholas making good use of those last minute waders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eca8072a-7c51-47f9-818b-10c0838274f8/DSC05764.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Claire and Dawn not so much into fishing (although happy to eat the catch), hanging in the soft boat with Kindles ready https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0a8d53c-1a60-4c45-aedc-47ce7b51db4a/60D513C5-F5EC-4F1F-982C-A5B57A04DF4E-980-00000098EA097DCC.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Nick, avid Alaska outdoorsman, gives Alex a run for his money for most cheerful, especially when fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4ed7e72-d459-4d8c-a2ae-e2ee8d93eb4c/DSC05772.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75515d4c-ca58-446a-849d-0236b9db350a/PXL_20230628_195106358.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Bachelor boat, living it up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/250354fe-41bc-4ef2-bbc5-bd7cfa496b3b/3334E72F-0FBD-4383-B242-981ED23C343F-1016-000000ACBFFEBE72.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e5a2e1c-88ea-431b-a82b-c47c2b32c4e0/DSC05811.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out First mosquitos, head net, no problem, activities continued as usual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76e47f32-9b12-4565-8c2a-37ed5ef9b32f/DSC09338.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/904610af-2978-4834-9c10-c03d0025eabc/DSC09283-copy_moose.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Cow and calf in the water! Photo credit: Nathan Tallman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18a06dde-817e-45f6-8a58-35170b115c45/DSC05819.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out First evening chore, collecting firewood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02779e58-8c0e-4277-9e2b-610ad370b881/PXL_20230629_040427148.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Evening comes at camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/115c8215-f238-49df-9297-d1fabd474780/125E9F19-6303-492C-AD99-C16218AA2BB9-1016-000000A51EC4F662.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out The channel we did not take https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6e6640a-9b60-461a-803c-2e63337db2f0/0C51711C-12E9-4096-974D-20EBB7CE5C70-980-0000009866886335.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Typical log jam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/696774b2-04ae-4939-be12-d9e1123ef9a3/DSC05847.jpg Blog - 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Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Success - brotherly high five. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25188c81-6f79-4c00-8d00-bbd6c923b98d/DSC05864.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Downed spruce blocking the main channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/412c8c6b-9c4e-462f-8eb3-2b2e31d8456f/DSC05862.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Pulling over to evaluate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6926783-f57e-46c2-b905-5a8175fa53d6/DSC05868.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Clearing the debris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b1f55c8-838c-4c7a-af3d-74d8074520f9/DSC05869.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf1a2644-c401-4de7-9a9e-0b1777ab1820/DSC05873.JPG Blog - 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Make it stand out Time for river lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5384e248-e68f-46c5-aadc-3df42cac8863/0D0AE008-DF88-48FA-B7A2-1EDC135007E7-980-0000009A38BC306D.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Cleaning up the last of the food, Alex opted for a peanut butter and trail mix burrito https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/963003a1-56aa-44d2-bd8b-3ffc8b3f629c/DSC09667-copy_bald+eagle.jpg Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out Beautiful eagle sightings on the river - photo credit Nathan Tallman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fecd2dca-1f8e-42bd-b8e7-c17b2f15e1f5/DSC05934.JPG Blog - Chilikadrotna River Expedition, Alaska - Make it stand out How cute are those matching hats . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/277bfa10-edce-47d9-827f-52ab22556e1d/DSC09820-copy_semi-palmated+plover.jpg Blog - 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Based on the copious amount of red muddy water that came off our clothes, it works surprisingly well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11ffbf15-4acc-4050-8048-2a901aaef693/6.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Laundry day at camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0df49d23-991d-4107-989b-8def653773aa/chef.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Mountain town of Chefchaouen with its periwinkle blue medina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1fec034-5961-4e90-ac6a-b414e1fd0f3e/ait.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Aït Benhaddou rising out of the southern Sahara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/edb608f9-c663-4a6e-969e-8c62bff19ab2/sand.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Getting a little out of our depth in Mauritania, saved by Maxtrax https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df3aa328-078c-42b6-be5f-ee9b8563a1d4/ile.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20eb044c-cecc-4494-9595-9c978d0422e9/galoya.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Artist Amadouh Bah infront of the mural he and his friend Musa Bah painted to promote world peace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b5a50dc-046e-447a-9c0b-0cdf671c6e6d/acrobats.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Acrobats performing at Centre d’Art Acrobatique Keita Fodeba in Conakry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d71d7ff-60a7-4a15-b015-3bc365f197c2/tiwai.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Approaching Tiwai Island by canoe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a80b554f-201e-48ff-bee9-6395d3cebd88/nimba.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Camping spot at Blue Lake, Nimba Nature Reserve, Liberia, look for the tiny truck on the edge at the right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4a36cee-a161-4c32-930a-ef85f48930b0/sassandre.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Camping on the beach at Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b46d0233-bbbc-4959-8562-d53da0eeb808/ghana.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Cape Coast Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51e3d84a-ab2c-4e35-b65d-57815dece1a3/tata+somba.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Tata Somba home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47a2df77-c7fb-4f73-94d5-e41f35541e4a/church.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Voodoo church ceremony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc54dd05-1055-4c93-a5c4-9145dfe727ec/benin.JPG Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Visiting the chameleon shaped Voodoo church outside of Abomey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f571427d-cb49-4a12-bcb6-08a05b3f8376/voodoo.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Evening Voodoo dance ceremony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71b395b8-6d0a-413b-9165-c692ee502d36/ganvie.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Ganvie stilt village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23f177f5-d817-4986-8c01-e4d77460cc9e/lope.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Hiking with our guide, Donald in Lopé National Park, Gabon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/164f23f0-2f1f-41d0-bf56-629af7931ac0/gorilla.JPG Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Gorilla at Lesio Louna, Republic of Congo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5dee0384-7b53-498c-ae0b-937ec69dc9ca/angola2.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out A solitary morning at Calandula Falls, Angola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1bf753d8-2589-4813-814f-c347fbb55b96/angola3.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out High atop Tundavala Gap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a8411f3-2b39-42df-b8a3-0a243e788cfe/angola4.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Drive out to Lago da Arco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da23657a-bafc-4bf7-8e47-e481f3a16471/angola5.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out With our guide at Lago da Arco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09004db5-5223-4ff3-9963-34a3177e9ea9/angola6.jpg Blog - West Africa - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Camping in the Namibe desert, Iona National Park, Angola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00a75baa-98c3-4c5c-97dc-178e90818e0c/black+and+white.jpg Blog - 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It is a joyful journey. As Dawn’s favorite playwright says - “we know what we are but know not what we may be.” https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/angola monthly 0.5 2023-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99e1ae0b-ce12-4df3-9bac-9893ab7b5c22/23.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Calandula Falls, second largest waterfall on the continent, after Victoria Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37f2d674-da6c-40b0-89fc-56a34f3ee474/Angola2.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Our 2000 mile route through Angola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05701f4c-0b53-4d6b-8e22-d85445112311/1.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Dirt road after entering Angola from the Democratic Republic of Congo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eebe7540-05ae-4b1c-9e3c-ca5e98efb1fb/2.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Although less people were approaching us to take pictures with them, these two gregarious gas station attendants were the exception https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c3c3eff-f7f6-43be-8a4c-5a3245321d05/3.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Our first night in Angola we met up with fellow overlanders 4x4 Electric, driving down the west coast from the Netherlands in an electric car https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba536477-6c7e-48b1-88c0-ed231d99a1fd/3b.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out At Kakuako Lodge, swapping stories with fellow travelers Alex and Sebastian from France, riding motorcycles and Renske and Maarten, 4x4 Electric, driving a electric car around the continent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a876865-1198-4f07-a151-9b7f27c1b429/4.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Toyota dealership in Luanda - new battery and oil purchase. Wonderful staff wanted a picture with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f29f7939-3b00-4fbb-a1b4-95cc73ef4840/7.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Requisite selfie at Miradouro da Lua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24553155-46c0-42f9-998e-ab999c68545c/11b.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The track into the camping spot, we were not sure what to expect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/808fb461-7a07-41af-a073-a0d07e3c9c5d/10.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out And then, wow, one of our favorite spots. On the bluff with the view of the red rock canyons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56793778-39f6-44b1-9b99-383566b31216/11.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Really hard to beat this view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d74834b-e79d-4ba9-838c-a9e0310a75d2/12.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Entrance to Quicama National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b71ebb06-d6a5-4247-a50c-b2efc7685d7e/28.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The roads were a little rough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13724875-8f08-4884-a3e9-e7db0e052387/13.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out And some not driveable, we turned back on this one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69be4ba6-5f0d-4ec1-acec-11c5f798a295/14.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The lodge in the park was closed, tourist infrastructure slowly falling into disrepair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/509cec6e-7414-4528-adfc-54304fe9c5fc/15.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Villages inside the park, homes of wood and clay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60999e39-12b9-4471-b57e-f011d1bd6dcd/16.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The beautiful valley of Quicama National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0cfd6acd-0c8b-4aa6-a40a-7c2f02933754/17.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Scenic abandoned quarry site, great spot for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9b09db6-d0cb-4d42-9066-3f5f8777a1a2/18.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Approaching Pungo Andongo, monolithic black rock formations that rise majestically out of the surrounding savannah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ba05eb8-0c46-48d0-bebf-9d4fbe9b8120/19.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Parking on the rock at Pungo Andongo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7534e9c6-a67c-4565-a730-4486891cc512/20.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Our private viewing of Calandula Falls.The earth has music for those who listen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/560404c2-b856-4baf-a8a5-19d01ac85ced/21.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out View from our camper in the parking area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/893eb507-5aee-4ee4-96eb-d5a2e6e0d0ad/22.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Next morning, time to go watch the falls again, but first Dawn’s ritual of coffee in bed. Some things are sacred. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/886e3ef7-dc58-4572-bf3e-be2a640d0e23/24.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Beautiful villages, always made of the local clay with thatch or tin rooves. Inland, the houses were red, next to the coast more grey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97c7eead-e923-49ce-a49d-ce1c217e6634/25.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Another road shot! So beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73a09f7d-e31a-434b-812f-8d41161e77cf/27.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Yup, another abandoned quarry site for an overnight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c7bb5d6-dd4d-43e6-bf51-cb06eb71df38/29.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out So green, the scenery out our truck windows was always varied https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18ad0937-351d-4167-9f57-c30803f323de/30.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Andy eyeing the biggest hamburger he has ever seen, Alfa Bar, Lobito https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/671dbacb-2338-4d29-8fe2-9b482f293147/31.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Camped on the beach at Alfa Bar, Lobito, along with a couple of Swiss landrovers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/383239c5-4d68-4372-baac-acc1b8126e84/33.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Portugese architecture in Lobito https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4605afbb-c471-436a-9b78-a3bec91877b7/34.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Central square in Lobito with colonial Portugese architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6779fc85-7b61-4aa6-a97b-91091f08c2f1/36.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out View point at Tundavala Gap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6dec6ff-2240-4f33-99cd-841cda7f4861/37.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Dawn is on top of the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ebfdbbf-e436-47f1-aa87-d70c878cbb4b/3.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out We found our own safe spot in the bush, far away from people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c09223cc-4c76-407d-8fea-fbba3cadaa79/1.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Driving the beautiful Serra da Leba pass, twisting down rocky cliff edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9732493b-c087-4988-a4b9-c0e2e48b6390/2.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5a8108b-fd34-44e1-a367-0ea2a9a498b8/4.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The terrain changes to desert quickly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7871085-4c2f-40cc-8472-25dd359e1d0d/5.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Road out to Lago da Arco, just some faint marks in the ground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c59a4b6-1094-47d3-94c5-f906bed9af0e/6.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The journey out to the arches was spectacular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf5c9e39-7fc8-4185-9dae-da343c080506/9.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Dawn wtih our guide to the arches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab21fd34-a59e-41cc-84f6-4585e6a71175/10.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb9cfd77-3d28-4a00-9c40-6c48382c2c28/11.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee1b51ac-41f3-4fd2-9367-8074d915189f/12.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Dry lake bed at Lago da Arco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/497f59a4-a348-4fc2-9b35-a17b1ad6ec24/13.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The beginning of the track, just sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a629e0be-5b5b-4384-ae71-5f2e46cf9827/14.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Traditional desert village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2af7eab7-c4ea-47fd-b15d-59bc9be4763b/15.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Beautiful sandy cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce69d4bd-0a0d-4956-acf0-d02ca9b21892/16.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Sometimes the track was gravel (the story of the week , air up, air down) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b15ce78-783a-4d2e-a1d2-1f15449ae8a4/17.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out The most remote place we had been https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc2b64e0-27b2-419b-828a-17e08373ff9d/18.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out In some areas the only green were these odd wilting cactus plants which always look like they are dying, known as Welwitschia, they are only found in this region. Apparently these ancient plans only grow two leaves which just keep on growing - for up to 2,000 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43d307f2-70e0-4f5d-bc28-218800f65174/19.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Wild camping next to the rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59f172fd-f7be-4c4c-a08d-83b7fe5cab6c/20.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Sunrise clouds in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f572f8b-b191-480f-a9e1-e7ed6f6da5ed/21.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Ever changing scenery and road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95406e88-e570-48bb-b44a-41645969ad64/22.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out And one water crossing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/906b8f00-2408-48d2-abc0-510421c83ad4/23.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Extraordinary rock, rising like vertical crystals out of the sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf0aec14-993d-4a43-a60b-73bb9c0313ab/26.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Many steep dry river bed crossings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6be99b02-7ff9-4a7f-b846-8c0e2e93f616/25.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out After a few days things start to green up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/274c7a64-c112-4f4d-8b23-f88597b0e4f5/27.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Wild camping pretty much anywhere you want to stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb46547a-b8b5-484e-9cae-e3428452933d/28.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Traditional Himba round building structure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/358fb94f-b025-4951-9fc1-2dbc42067fa5/29.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out We can tell we are starting to exit the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85d9a64b-f88d-4cd4-a173-641eaaadea81/30.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Had been thinking the roads would start to get better but they just changed from sand to rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96b0e29e-4f28-48cd-9e0c-caf119ef2136/31.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Himba village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c53db9de-7b80-4b8a-992f-f47c39d90490/32.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Our first time using bottled gas. It worked great. We filtered it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be31ea65-d2bb-41fe-a08b-29afa0dc7ace/33.jpg Blog - Angola - Make it stand out Exiting the border from Angola to Namibia https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/republic-of-congo-and-the-democratic-republic-of-congo monthly 0.5 2023-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5fd77eb0-ad52-4869-a00a-46c0839815db/7.JPG Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out One of the gorillas being re-habituated to be released in the wild at Lesio Louna reserve (rescued from a UK zoo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/874bc627-d304-4294-adb9-9039b26977df/Congo+3.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Our route across the Republic of Congo, crossing the Cabinda section of Angola then across the Democratic Republic of Congo and into the main pairt of Angola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b0f30ca-0c69-4359-ad9b-ac40dcd793c6/1.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Our first night - camped at the village police station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39ded0b1-1392-4c7d-af6c-c77f1fed6d48/2.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out We were surprised how much of the Republic of Congo was grassland, at least in the more southern region where we were traveling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7bfaba5c-6d36-4733-8b51-cf31fe0f646b/3.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Yellow containers seen everywhere throughout West Africa, used for carrying both gasoline and water. Always as many as possible attached to a vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41f46537-8058-4671-ab78-20e14e01e6dd/4.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Grass track to the Reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7685fa52-1faa-4212-a258-3cae325194d4/6.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Jose giving us the thumbs up as we follow him https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5969ab7-88b3-4e48-a595-1a6f473e0a52/5.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Approaching the reserve - thinking about “gorillas in the mist” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae7caaf2-7c27-4608-8fc0-86c10aa845e1/8.JPG Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Incredible experience looking into the eyes of these magnificent animals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0eb5403d-6562-4d9d-ae12-02cd8ea46e6d/10.JPG Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fb30664-d917-47af-9e75-7208df18adf3/14.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Sitting in the boat with the caretakers watching the gorilla come in to be fed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/032fa1ea-0d99-44b3-ab9c-b367c2778c57/15.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out This one has a relationship with one of the caretakers. Nature teaches beasts to know their friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1fa670b5-1e31-4fc1-9430-7f09a0174444/11.JPG Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Second gorilla - each face so expressive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/beca8723-9050-4b5d-8ba4-d88cf4cb5cc4/12.JPG Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out We think we found the infamous Big Foot - far away from its California home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/920814b4-59db-454e-a6ab-bb7d79ae02d4/13.JPG Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Third gorilla giving us his best pose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d93bd35-0a7c-4f77-8f86-f1482840d80d/16.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out The orphan - from the wild, actually teaching the adult male it lives with (which was rescued from a zoo) how to find food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb9b355a-a202-473f-8e94-57cd5a9b7498/17.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out The next day we head out following Jose again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ea00776-bd09-4099-8fd8-6d554b2a1059/18.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Modest Brazzaville accommodations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58875f23-0538-4c88-9d1b-2c71579612d1/19.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Brazzaville sits right on the mighty Congo river, looking out at Kinshasha in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d77ae7a9-883d-4243-8136-0e96c954546c/20.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out The huge loaded down trucks never cease to amaze us, but we are also always a little frightened for the intrepid passengers riding on top of the loads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b82f9e19-a470-4c93-abf9-afab35c12dab/21.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Most of the population of the Republic of Congo lives in the southern, urban areas leaving wide empty expanses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/831deb03-4b08-41bb-aeea-582f511a6dce/22.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out But still plenty of hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f2f45c3-6866-4610-9d90-e51d4390a6d4/23.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out And once again we are finding solitary wild camping spots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31801610-aa76-46cf-ae6f-b98960265fc8/24.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Truly goofy picture of windswept Dawn at the gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/808a5e85-830f-4a53-ae23-ebfaa19d2774/25.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out The red clay formations reminded us of Bryce Canyon in the US https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8ef27bf-4f94-4681-9751-ca86eae4df72/26.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Enjoying the view along the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00e40598-fdd0-4afc-bb53-ca0d99a55a55/28.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Camped on the grounds of a hotel. Tucked into the shade as much as we can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2bb673a0-e448-4510-b213-b067f407b4ab/2.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Access to walking here was really the best feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9845d2a8-9337-475a-9d88-37b3746026b7/27.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out An oasis of coolness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/544c54c1-2f2a-4861-a3f7-16230fb9292f/3.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Approaching the border crossing from Republic of Congo to Cabinda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e48297bd-b097-4969-9523-760d5f31ceef/1.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out The road immediately entering the DRC from Angola. Unfortunately garbage is an issue throughout most of West Africa. People burn or bury it but plastic seems to stick around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38064ebc-dd88-4f10-b023-68a470d20253/4.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out The roads still dry luckily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86bb41ab-4f52-4367-9d7b-e0a51f2b0351/6.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f426bcd5-d49e-4cfd-9a2d-80d2ca4a5d1d/2.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out More of the yellow containers, the beginning of loading up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1dd6b03f-d86d-407e-82f5-4520d86af1ad/9.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out And eventually the loads typically look this, beautiful in their artistry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29892df7-8286-4dfc-a620-9d371217c7c2/10.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Crossing the Congo river in the DRC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94bff4ca-af5a-42b7-9755-00aa5a4e42f3/11.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out Approaching Matadi, beautifully spread out across the hill but with the worst traffic on the planet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05039341-b22a-4c25-baad-8b78dbc2cf7c/12.jpg Blog - Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo - Make it stand out And then our final border crossing for a while, exiting the DRC to Angola https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/cameroungabon-and-the-taco-taco monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d12c9761-3bd0-4baa-8f93-c41f39cb569e/6.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Road from the Nigeria border to Banyo in Cameroun. Truck-swallowing potholes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0836a24b-2e4b-474a-968e-f17d4c99b346/Cameroon-Gabon.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Our route through Cameroun and Gabon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aaba0ab7-0aca-4aaf-919e-ad237d43c8b4/1.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Unpaved road after crossing the Nigerian border into Cameroun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84593432-60d6-4e2f-96df-b36c9889ffb2/2.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Arriving at the official border into Cameroun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cad3ab2-7274-4bbd-be1f-d7b755a77498/3.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out First water crossing, but still mostly dry roads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5493635-ea8d-4666-a194-37ac8c595408/4.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Beautiful tropical grasshopper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/defbe98f-f821-4f42-8f1e-2e7c50a7f506/5.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Our first night in Cameroun - peaceful and cool wild spot with mountain views, and no people!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b2360e3-23d2-4774-8dea-f14783c8b7bd/9.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Traditional villages along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa940c0d-84b7-4de2-97d5-22207de80bbf/7.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Men gathering at the Sultan’s Palace in Foumban https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d57b681-cb7f-454d-955b-a31c1d92fc4b/8.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Switch to paved road - what a relief! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f1e9865-4fdc-431e-b806-05bc7e4ae9fe/2.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Decent paved roads and lots of green https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7a7421d-0c98-4c03-9696-e7c890a1df19/3.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Lots of active logging - huge trees. Andy, a lifelong forester, was saddened not to see any signs of replanting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/888959bc-e776-4347-bebb-e63d1b705530/4.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Entering the long bumpy road to Lopé National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ff5dae7-2f52-4f00-b85e-06ea8cf8fb4b/5.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Still grateful for dry roads! But something is going on, all of a sudden the truck is clanking weirdly when we go over bumps. We cautiously continue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/afb73a97-274d-44f9-ae97-37a3a35a6b2c/6.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Appreciating the views along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9307ddd5-32be-476f-bb25-34e06f80df6c/7.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out We can see why the road gets impassable in the wet season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/342df177-d0e3-474f-99d2-ccb6408c9a0e/8.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out On a close inspection at dusk, we can see the truck is folding up in the middle and the top of the camper is almost resting on the cab (normally there is a 5” gap). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68f81d98-73ce-44ad-87e0-c2832c57446b/9.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out On the road to Libreville, metal drums signify something for sale, much of it a variety of bush meat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/000d33a9-23b4-4efd-8373-9c5e2fea5ea1/10.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out A wild assortment of animal meat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8bf39e81-b6f9-4ca9-b4ff-001add136c21/11.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Gap between the top of the cab and the camper shrunk from 5” to 2” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be950417-7215-4b9b-8bc6-619bba41a39a/1.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Andy’s fingers between the mounting bracket and the black truck frame. Flatbed is the bright aluminum above https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28e0e790-ed05-4c00-9ff3-875e73a2f7e8/12.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Found an Airbnb while we researched and dealt with the problem - kitchen window view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d80080cf-d652-4a2a-8920-2e72621224b5/15.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out First step removing weeks of heavy red mud. The truck had never been so clean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b862ce0c-2d2f-4a50-8040-76dc251759e3/17.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Side view showing how the bracket is no longer attached to the frame on the driver’s side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f92c705-93cc-4dd8-af9b-4675ea54d436/19.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Passenger side bracket, weld is broken but bracket still resting in place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/711636e2-21a5-4298-8319-6c9afde55b8a/20.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out At the time of starting the repairs, the camper had sagged onto the cab so the shop used a jack to lift it into place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77efc964-00ba-45d0-b97b-f6377b7d1385/21.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Once the lockbox was removed, the failed Toyota welds were clearly visible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ad267020-15d1-4e38-9b38-fa291f92ab07/24.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Mounting bracket and lockbox removed from frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ac37203-8db8-46d4-901d-5796151edda7/25.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Second jack precisely aligning camper and flatbed back to correct position before re-welding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77a92aea-7a5a-4e02-bffa-6135cff99f84/2.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Repair in action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fbe280f9-6991-4c7c-a20a-9b5ae9ce5b3b/3.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Finished weld on passenger side mounting bracket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/252e0b9b-c403-47b0-9fb8-177520d3fa56/6.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Before repair, Andy can barely fit his hand between the top of the cab and the bottom of the camper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80fa4729-11d5-46a3-8d14-9a987c45cde5/4.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out After repair, back to normal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d506160-3fff-42c1-b69e-5c054dd6e273/5.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Thank you to the crew at Cartech - they came in on a Saturday to get us back on the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f16dbec-34dd-4ef6-ba75-524f4bf3d400/9.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Mostly hard packed gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2770e10-f990-47e5-9982-642996919a2b/8.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out With some ups and downs along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f985fe39-d7bd-4d0f-9e1e-830b6b8a9cff/15.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out And, of course some mud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77b56f6d-d784-4016-88cb-2d73091ce11b/10.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out The truck had been clean for a grand total of 24 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9826779a-2dba-4bc1-b190-5ae2d4017ca6/11.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Our first new wildlife sighting - African Forest Buffalo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78e759b4-05e9-47cf-b0dd-4e516c76351f/13.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Lots of monkeys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9468ecb-7548-4322-971b-246c8344b878/14.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Beautiful day for a hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7240f4eb-5ee1-447d-afed-5b5066bf5667/17.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0417953d-75ca-4d83-b968-e41df8760d6e/16.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/406d4902-26a9-4160-bda9-28f68a7b2305/18.jpg Blog - Cameroun, Gabon and the Taco Taco - Make it stand out Verging into wet season https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/nigeria monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c801cf77-b691-476a-83de-52629be41cc4/28.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Fantastic crew who helped us get by a broken down truck in the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c3bfe84-5b21-4615-b31e-d17a2caa8b7d/Nigeria.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Our route through Nigeria - 5 days in Lagos, 5 days of driving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52bb9c6c-868b-4b33-b8cf-c0a431c67dce/1.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Approaching the land border from Benin to Nigeria at Idiroko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2625ccc5-8cf9-49d0-8366-44ef064bedc9/2.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Arriving at the border gate between Benin and Nigeria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7498567e-385c-406c-8cd3-51aff77ff559/3.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Our friendly welcome from Oke, Nigerian customs agent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25049e17-5899-45a1-b122-27439cf09d55/4.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Our immigration escort, James riding along with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0418cd2-fdc2-4b69-b77e-5810c0dc5d10/5.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Following the police pickup truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f2693d7-254f-4b9f-bf13-27778545c5a4/6.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Our friendly money changers. If money go before, all ways do lie open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b34135c-6c1b-48d3-b315-f7f103c54045/7.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Nike Art Gallery - West Africa’s Largest privately owned contemporary and traditional art collection, curated by artist Nike Davies Okundaye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f5345d6-e5e7-4ced-bd80-57b69a43dce0/8.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19847dc9-6bb8-40ef-a2a4-07c38f1ae770/10.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/32e635b8-7a69-4c89-9070-41ac55ff0a14/11.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Tour of some of Dawn’s favorite pieces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be183aed-9e87-4160-816a-3df46d7d062b/12.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Five floors of incredible art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8bfb7a75-b632-4cef-8bd7-6f4ba6868e6e/13.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out We were sung a greeting when we arrived at the gallery by these two lovely young women. We enjoyed it and laughed with people wanting to have their picture taken with us, we are not usually that popular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29429e42-22c9-436f-87c1-3374a081132b/14.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out First time sitting on a couch with a big screen TV in three months https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4909df7d-35ad-48b3-9ba9-05e19cb6bf5d/15.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Dawn cooking up some noodles for the upcoming long driving days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eaa769b5-4aa5-43dc-9939-10a818dd0786/1.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out We were almost the only tenants in this huge apartment building in Lagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/feb962a9-07d2-405b-8f27-7277c48ff5d2/3.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Spreading grain on the margins of the road to dry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c835d077-3aeb-48f5-8517-85628bb29532/4.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Typical barrier for police or military check point, pieces of wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0897fe7e-7e23-4e50-bee7-d8c37053d38a/19.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Or sandbags and tires https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6cf67ba1-462a-4f40-a4e6-1fe0e3d82548/2.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Crossing the river Niger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4575f4a1-151c-4d4b-a4a5-9145e3cad442/20.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Still the ever present police and military check points https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d52c072-1698-4d1e-8ffe-f893104661d5/5.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Villages becoming more traditional as we head north https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e820c78-eba8-4266-bd37-4adc87b1c021/6.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Roadside fruit for sale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17dd18fa-4b1f-482a-88a6-31d8169123f6/7.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Views more mountainous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bcedbc8c-7685-4ce5-b201-621e83576029/8.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac90a4a5-7502-429c-94b2-53e37a06fc59/9.jpg Blog - Nigeria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb88d7e4-0249-44e6-a801-39ed4ee4a52b/10.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Constructing the thatched roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96bc79bf-2e0e-45b3-9096-d4eab1151dfa/11.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Beautiful mango sellers at a police stop let us take their picture. We did buy some, how could we resist? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4fc9e8fe-54a9-48fa-b2cf-0306d6dcdaa1/18.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Cars waiting at a military checkpoint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee053b05-2ec4-4166-a6c6-8f1aba550ca5/12.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out The road turns to gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30897eff-cbd0-4765-86db-6c573ab1376b/13.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Beautiful mountain plateau views across Taraba state https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4cb8fb1-697a-4d66-9928-eb5b74295397/29.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f86377c3-b0d3-4d2a-bd71-32522a0882cc/14.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Broken down truck with another one stuck behind it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/89595b7b-9e63-4b41-8218-bf6e4c5eea8e/15.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Navigating around the rear truck, no problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a4bf5ef-d1d9-45dc-8a6c-775dfa4d5020/25.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Digging out the bank so we can get around the front truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ddb1dfa-f010-460a-934f-c008320d8d4c/26.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Meanwhile Dawn helpfully takes selfies with other onlookers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/076fa583-fd35-4ff9-868f-2cd113500cdc/27.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25a91efb-ed42-46d0-a42c-c4dea1dacd0c/30.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Early morning fog in Mayo Ndaga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9711a625-32fd-4411-b8b9-5603caca2837/31.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f772bb4-fe3f-41a7-82ad-066e9fff47c7/32.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e454262-9874-4123-950e-5709aaf03b01/33.jpg Blog - Nigeria - Make it stand out Border between Nigeria and Cameroun https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/lock-box-storage-and-tools monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9460c8d3-1955-4148-ac6f-d8d5d9c0f916/12.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Andy packing the driver rear lockbox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e838e23e-b06f-4c81-be65-f757f2676496/1.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out As we write this we are right in the middle of the most populated city in Africa in the most populated country in Africa, Lagos, Nigeria. You can see the lock boxes on either side of the rear wheel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4731ea64-d597-4d90-8567-ebc302114e63/2.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Close up of the passenter front box. Each box uses the same key. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8714efe1-2b25-45c8-bcaa-a6f0523b11f5/lockbox1.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Contents of front passenger box https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46d0414e-54ed-4d44-9af6-1ead7952eff1/5.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Everything’s from the tool bag in the above photo - including the most essential - more glue. We carry drill bits but no drill as we have found it can be relatively easy to borrow the heavier drill, but having your own drill bits is useful. Upper right corner is a collection of plumbing fittings for the camper as we’ve broken fittings during a cold snap -19ºF/-28ºC. Lower right is a motley collection of wire cutters, two allen wrench sets, two door panel removal tools. Lower left is socket wrench and extensions, nut/bolt marker pen, and 1/2” to 3/8” drive convenrters, and more screw drivers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ca0a967-bf14-45d4-ba0a-3b113765621a/6.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Close up of second lockbox with door open, note some dust on the inside of the door - means we need to tighten up the door before we drive into the monsoon - we have had a puddle in the bottom of this one before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aad19a90-a669-4b4d-a8aa-38bae7bcb6eb/7.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Contents of passenger side rear lockbox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04684e9a-09ed-4d95-8032-62b92202ad1c/8.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Our awesome security guys from the parking area came to check out our blog prep photoshoot. We are getting used to having a curious audience in Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18df73f9-33ad-4cc5-87df-598e6b0cece0/9.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Driver’s side front and rear lockboxes, open https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2fb7c025-5c82-499f-a5c9-5410ea82aefc/10.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Contents of driver’s side front lockbox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11a7ce52-eb28-49cc-93b3-008cb5e0abbd/11.jpg Blog - Lock Box Storage and Tools - Make it stand out Contents of rear driver’s side lockbox https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/breakdowns-and-repairs-part-2 monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a221d4e4-1505-44a8-ac99-0291085c750d/2.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Always a little painful to see the truck on a lift https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b9b97d30-3f37-430f-b503-7aa3b568a935/West+Africa+5.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out At the time of writing we are 7500 miles into West Africa, a lot of the repairs and maintenance were done to prepare for this leg of the journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6898137c-b994-44e4-80fa-c7381a0ef369/3.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Mold along the plastic ceiling strips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d491a83b-3a75-4ff8-b3fd-6da2fed3e2e5/4.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Dawn painting the strips with anti-mold paint. Arctic fabric hanging along the sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27b80e1f-d827-4399-91f4-0c93a3b2f96c/hand.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Ports on the right became loose and stopped working https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b476a9bf-1ced-4abf-9a47-08f016edcd8d/5.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Photo of the missing nut with the rear leaf spring ready to fall off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fade1fc9-beb3-4816-8cda-692aef7f4ce0/rear+leaf+spring.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Red arrow shows first squeak point, nylon discs between layers had deteriorated. Blue arrow points to second squeak point, created plastic sleeves for brackets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ae484b4-f8f3-496c-ac73-54670773ebcb/13.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Our third and ongoing squeak, the upper control arms howling away, bushings and ball joint need to be rebuilt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab30a480-ad2e-41a0-939a-60b7274a7d68/village.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Smaller size means we can actually drive through European mountain villages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb680e72-770f-4ecb-9429-6092b66b191c/dirt.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out And navigate West African roads (this was the dry season) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3794365f-0503-4af8-ba3d-ed08e3b06336/6.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Behind this grill is one of the sensors for the auto braking system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c812b3b-116d-4d37-be7c-7a72cc47f926/10.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Example of a diagnosis of a check engine light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb9d0828-f8c5-40df-b73c-43813609140b/9.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Accumulated oil from the rear differential https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de012145-f489-4472-9fcc-de6b9591ef31/11.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out The crew at Overland Services in Bygrave, England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5badf708-0346-4a6c-abae-d66f7912e909/slovenia.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69b36b42-5ee3-4154-ba7c-77df91c83ff3/tuff+tracks2.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Crew at overlanding shop Tuff Tracks outside of Lisbon, Portugal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/605ec63f-fdee-471c-b101-c042cf0111e7/tuff+tracks.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Not only were the Tuff Tracks guys great, they gave us swag that we are happily using here in Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae8e49cf-14bf-4946-8913-d9c1eab010d1/1.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out On the road emergency repairs in Guinea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0190d4b2-ce09-40e9-acf2-ca9fa0002905/15.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out The result of the broken end link of the anti sway bar smashing into the CV boot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/308bfe71-bbe7-41f6-8e6b-55dcc2f7a095/14.jpg Blog - Breakdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, Part 2 - Make it stand out Crew at CFAO Conakry https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/benin monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16000a85-000d-40b0-87e6-3556e403d233/29.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Visiting the chameleon Voodoo church outside Abomey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/249f3b12-708c-47b5-abad-7c669fb8cb57/8.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Our first stop over any border, find sim cards so we can use our phones. Note the yellow van in the corner with the technicians in yellow vests. They got us set up. We definitely prefer finding the 20-something-year-olds who you just hand your phone over to, and after a seemingly endless time clicking away and a payment, voila, you have coverage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9151bcc0-dd18-4de6-b52c-9f49600386bf/1.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Tata Somba in northwestern Benin (we visited them outside of Kossoucoingou where we crossed the border) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31e7fb4a-4190-48d8-a5ac-5842788442d5/2.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out We found the houses to be incredibly unique and intriguing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/caf46a41-119a-4fb4-a90d-949bb4972b33/3.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Hearing that Andy was a forester, one of the first stops with the guide was to visit the biggest tree in the village. A Baobab tree house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/816340ca-8782-4557-8422-71e07aaa09af/4.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2081ca4d-5ab2-41c7-bbc8-79e2616a5126/6.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b38458be-df69-4346-b122-376497842169/5.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Andy inspecting the build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c4435eba-1bcb-4d8f-b774-8359e99a2ba2/7.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Built for safety and practicality, living and cooking space downstairs, sleeping area up top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/148e2664-6edf-43ee-8fa7-a60dfe45afd7/9.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Some of the conical roofs are removable so that grain and other food can be stored inside, high and dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fdd23aaf-0f37-4e73-86ff-6515a5e4b416/10.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Rooftop sleeping quarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7eefc7be-4ce5-477f-8488-cc2829a1be90/12.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d57cd431-ace3-4337-b560-3e911bfb4ea7/13.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out View from the village over endless rainforest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09c2d297-339a-4cb9-a7a9-8955f279e37a/14.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out First floor, main cooking area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa0338ab-10b7-445d-84b6-8774375759ca/16.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Beautiful patterns pressed into the clay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d7a7430-d866-41df-a5e1-d34ddae0f04d/17.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Fascinating to see and understand more about the traditional lives of people living in these villages, cooking over fire, carrying water from a nearby well. It is a very physical life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/981a5183-5caf-42e8-96bd-b7c578194db7/18.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out The livestock get their own area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c782dcd-6913-4da7-abb9-3683a339f9c8/19.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Following our guide through the village, despite the language barrier he showed us a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f88222c-b03b-4305-aa4c-38c66a436f7c/20.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Small small waterfall (common African euphemism, to repeat the word to mean “very.”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22ba3627-d92c-41b1-b712-eab14177247e/Benin.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Our three weeks in Benin, we relaxed with some layover days and spent over a week and a half in Cotonou and beaches at the end, waiting for our Nigerian visas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47c049ee-b735-4677-8f2e-230eafec8a82/28.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Our camping spot on the grounds of the Auberge d’Abomey, $5/night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/481f89fa-d13b-4386-9281-a52993cbf1c2/21.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Women dancers resting before the ceremony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1cf710a3-62f6-475f-953f-6bdf48ed7a71/22.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Seated next to the village chief and musicians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a509d80b-dffb-4431-bfc7-11a83a9447d4/24.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Beautiful ceremonial clothes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8456ff4-2091-43fe-92fb-b791dd311835/25.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Saber dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/973a28e7-af49-4858-893c-73286699c26d/26.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50ae5f56-2db1-469d-8e99-00cb7bef0617/5.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Our first stop in learning about Voodoo in Abomey was the Voodoo church shaped like a chameleon - the spirit of life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a1005c0-8895-4e43-b9bc-d6a6d25aa1ac/7.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out We were welcomed inside for the service. Women and children sang and danced and the priest told a story about peace and getting along with each other. I say there is no darkness but ignorance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfb9a6f1-08b0-4af8-86e6-2bbe69b8fc89/6.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Even the children wore the most beautiful clothes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/412b39c4-9edd-496e-8592-fc40780c9cb8/2.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out The Voodoo temple, not open to the those not confirmed in Voodoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4cfab88-bb8f-4b6a-a3fe-8bb3ac47788c/3.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Art on the side of the temple, a woman bowing to a king. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cecf2a1-389a-41a2-9a26-ff8e739fcb5e/4.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out The women’s dresses say in French, “Voodoo is the road that brings you to God.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/035b651d-726d-474f-8314-8ae682805634/1.JPG Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Some of the boys in the village wanted us to take their picture, we were happy to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3914389f-9185-421a-9f01-7f86c2e49a38/8.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Mark, our guide, at the door to the Voodoo priest’s home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09430f4e-c0e8-4297-9b85-085c12c8beac/10.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out We visited a 102-year-old Voodoo priest who told us the story of how he collects herbs in the sacred forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a2c232ff-e453-4065-965e-10ed3af14eba/9.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Voodoo priest spreading water onto the fetishes (representing the spirits) on his altar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c045913-dd4d-4f08-ba62-f57497ea6481/11.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Visit to another fetish market with dried animal parts and herbs used for a variety of healing Voodoo practices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36dff1a6-a39e-4bcd-b318-134c6b002a1d/12.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9dbc5055-8950-4c0f-8b83-8349ec9332ed/13.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out A day well spent, Mark taught us a lot with good cheer and humor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f61ac2f8-e02b-41b7-82b5-977852ee3cb4/14.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Roads when not paved were good dirt ones. Yellow plastic container indicates gas for sale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/726987f3-431f-443f-a28a-216c098e5756/15.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Typical gas station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0df1f341-2cda-4479-bf32-163dca26e762/24.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Not at all what we imagined as a camping spot for overlanding in West Africa, but sometimes when it is just so hot, we give in. $8 for the night to park and camp on site and use the pool and showers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ade7432b-d84b-4191-9559-7a28df2a4523/17.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Awale Plage in Grand Popo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb985173-7978-4512-8f80-05340252a496/18.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Beautiful hotel pool to ourselves. Again. (Where are all the visitors?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d57eed93-4a2c-40a6-96fb-8b80bf99e892/19.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Often 30-40 men working a single fishing net to bring in the catch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a120e6cd-86ec-47df-a3b3-998557877bdb/20.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out A favorite breakfast, pan-toasted baguette with eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a5c89f48-0fc8-40c3-a5aa-a68a3c9bdcd4/2.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Photographs of the Voodoo spirits at the Zinsou Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21e93170-c36d-4391-8836-af5621904120/3.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Male spirits dressed to honor women https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/848197c2-9f9e-43f9-9eb5-681b54b8956d/1.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Salt processing outside of town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1be66c2-bc6f-4dc5-8aa1-995476ebe2bc/2.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Salt for sale by the side of the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a18d067c-55e3-483d-960d-59818de4e9d9/10.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Memorial on the site of the mass grave for people who died in captivity before being shipped overseas and sold as slaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0acafafa-a709-4b7c-bbf9-9c5024108225/3.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Site of the former slave market. Our guide, Marcellin Sakpo Degnon, giving us an important history lesson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc82daf5-ae38-4a4e-bb15-9d18009409dd/6.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out And then on to learn more about Voodoo at the Python Temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70a33dc5-da8b-410e-9388-8191bfde64af/4.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Andy the snake whisperer - always at ease with wildlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0529e18-9444-46f0-b412-7d1954c76c6a/5.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whereas Dawn is just a little awkward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47234ba5-f03e-4055-b352-6536becf457b/7.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Entering the Sacred Forest with statues of Voodoo divinities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d97c2c0e-40af-4c9f-ba93-95e321f6092b/8.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a90ddb5-04c6-4f48-baba-ebd7a0f58abb/9.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Marcellin was a super guide and we learned a lot from him, grateful that he spoke excellent English so that we could understand everything. Despite three months in mostly French-speaking West Africa, our French is still small small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb7eb9f9-efa6-4b9d-b5b8-1e1fd7572d13/4.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Traveling the main water way to Ganvie stilt village, full of fishing boats and local boat taxis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2808224b-6fbf-4e4b-bbfe-999680330a5e/5.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Houses built on stilts and separated by water– to visit your neighbor you must have a boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/700f625e-e9c2-4d18-b3e7-ebcc90f5eb1e/7.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Most houses have at least three boats, one for the man to fish, one for the women to take the fish to the mainland market, and one for the children to go to school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57becbf8-bd5a-4b17-b7a1-79330ad742fb/9.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d962833-de0b-42f5-8bb1-944cf72da2a9/10.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Life is conducted on the water with floating markets and vendors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/535c8df2-0c28-4afe-bb0e-fd3240c09670/11.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out And the local hairdresser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d21f8502-1389-4b80-ba6e-b003baa0e64c/12.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Drinking water is collected from a well with a spigot in large barrels and brought back to each house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65fa0ff3-804f-48b4-b3f8-0cdcb46c570d/1.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Posing with our guide Nestys with the king of the village, on a rare and small island of land in the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73d474a7-3050-46e1-a297-095e82c53493/13.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b9aac67-8fc0-4f29-81ce-55f3d062edcf/15.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out It was a beautiful place and fascinating to learn about village life on the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/074b554e-af3b-46c1-8a43-8b543f9619af/17.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c32aa33b-bb4a-455a-ac94-eea24b058ea4/18.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Beachside camping at $3 a person at Paradis du Soleil east of Cotonou. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8053c42d-51e7-4bcc-8886-7064178be810/19.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Armando from Italy, traveling south on his Husqvarna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a55e2768-64e6-4bcb-8434-ac6e9394a501/21.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Visiting the artisans center in town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d29d5255-3ad4-48e7-9b59-76731ccbd4b7/20.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Learning about the different masks and their cultural uses in Benin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a2a7d2f-dd51-44cb-a4d6-fb54d3611386/22.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Finding some fun meals out - this was our favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/287d8025-9e09-4da7-a456-ae74cbe68a24/23.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Pizza time! not something we can make in the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d114912-f6ce-4310-8545-55e366df2599/27.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Visiting the Notre Dame of Cotonou with its distinctive striping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7c16337-d93a-4f5b-9575-1e33ce08b490/29.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Statue of the Amazon - representing the fierce women warriors of the Kingdom of Dahomey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cb1240a-8df9-41f6-8143-1347b1061c74/28.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Appreciating the beautiful street art along the main coastal roads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6bb48ea0-c22d-4a01-bf54-db297a170db2/32.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73575a83-e991-4eaa-8b09-3c05cdada732/30.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8ad1306a-1c38-444d-97de-5374a2824cc3/31.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3077a34-3251-4eb3-af4b-5e2f6fbb5d25/33.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out View from the hotel we landed in to have wifi, do paperwork, and wait for our visa - Andy heading out to the truck for something. Dawn would pop the camper up in the parking lot to make dinner, pretty sure the security guards thought we were crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d1860f8-b0b0-4c60-af99-f2448f017a33/beach.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out But if you have to wait, it was a pretty great place to be https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83f5492b-25eb-4530-97d2-94af257a4869/11.jpg Blog - Benin - Make it stand out With built-in soccer game and fishing entertainment https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/west-africa-visa-and-vehicle-permit-costs-traveling-wo-carnet monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d090d45d-57f7-4fdc-83fc-c2fa51fb7050/VISA1.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Our first African country in the truck - Atlas Mountains in Morocco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29e0c777-e210-4ae3-923e-2fd263ed7548/visa2.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Waiting room at the Mauritania border for Visas on Arrival - a surprisingly complex border, it is not unusual to take 2-3 hours to complete the paperwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18b3ee1e-8e46-461d-bc2b-58721ec0978b/VISA3.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Consulate in Bissau where we obtained our Côte d'Ivoire visas. No signage whatsoever. Dawn was thrilled when we found it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a5a1ced-727a-4e7c-9132-1a3ef38af38d/ghana1.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Arriving at the border, excited to spend some significant time exploring Ghana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2713d69a-1b36-46f7-be18-b361fdc40e2a/ghana3.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Camping in the customs and immigration parking lot. Our least favorite camping spot so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d7c96b3-ecdb-49e6-9794-b554ab895c44/ghana2.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Our $500 transit sticker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e53f32f6-2cb0-4ebb-81ad-0a6d790d8329/ghana4.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Tracking device attached to passenger seat. Big brother is watching us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06f6d3db-b98b-4c77-b252-676c9f37c2f0/West+Africa+5.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Our route to the border of Nigeria, marking our almost half way point to the tip of South Africa from Morocco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c1d5ee1-7e28-414e-9075-a61c01507301/1.jpg Blog - West Africa Visa and Vehicle Permit Costs-Traveling w/o Carnet - Make it stand out Our escort officer James in the truck, his colleagues infront in a police pickup with flashers on. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/togo monthly 0.5 2023-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1879406-7bc0-47eb-8a10-c065eaa24831/6.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Side excursion into Fazao-Malfakassa at National Park in Togo. We drove the road we could find in Togo’s largest national park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14422f80-e9e0-449b-bb61-825c85e27b94/4.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Entrance to the parking at our hotel, maybe an inch to spare either side, mirrors in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f28c6aac-d466-4215-b44c-a8e763eb13e8/1.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Squeezing by the wooden poles being used as scaffolding for workers above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b08e5b8-a91d-402b-b441-17e76ab607a1/Togo.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Our route most of the length of Togo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5bf626cd-4c26-49e8-a726-ab7e4702ee4c/2.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Only campers/guests at Chez Antoine (see truck in background). Andy enjoying our private palapa. Some restaurant guests did appear the next day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8eeceab-8b04-44cd-90bf-55ba2b6bfc5f/17.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Not sure where to safely park in Lomé to visit the fetish market, we asked a friendly gas station attendant if we could park there. He smiled and welcomed us, we were happy with a safe place and he was happy with the tip we gave him when we returned (1000 CFA or a little over $1) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38e64d4b-26c7-4b9a-92f3-090ad864eff0/3.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Our guide Dako Mark Okeke explaining the healing practices and use of various dried animal parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66175ad4-5d04-4f78-9d8a-9646346c6985/4.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Impressive display of dried animal parts used by Voodoo Priests for a variety of healing purposes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b8c67a6-c7d8-4a7c-9a35-b8d891e23093/5.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a80b3e97-0a56-47c2-a928-d6e5ed6ee3f8/6.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a0621e3-2d1c-4e02-902c-359d6b84fc6f/8.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Voodoo dolls for sale as souveneirs, they are not blessed by priest so no power in them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae6c66cc-9cf6-4fdf-bf84-c7e210da91a6/10.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da66b2bc-ab92-4baf-a283-9423ddd306f7/12.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16aff5f7-ee93-433a-957e-64d9b8642390/14.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ea0810b-1578-4854-af58-c2bf699c9496/15.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out The chameleon is a key symbol, represents the spirit of life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3afd26d2-a194-42ba-9e95-55b35c4d4335/112.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Dawn being silly, cow tails used in ritual dances https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/164ad71d-fa22-4698-8140-6869cc4a172d/16.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out We did visit a priest who had a number of blessed fetishes for purchase. We invested ($8) in a token one which guaranteed our love together forever. Although really, if we can travel together in a truck camper in 95’ heat for months on end we can do anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0138ae8-a1c5-46d0-b7c7-180f781b725e/20.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Ibrahim, our good samaratin who stepped in and translated and advocated for us during a really ugly police stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4f98443-eefa-40d6-b655-210a7a17ab18/18.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out So we went to his store and bought a mask. He would not take any payment for helping us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9abde4ba-f0a8-4527-89a1-ec240dd61802/19.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Ibrahim later explained that he was raised by a white missionary when he was orphaned and tries to help white people when he sees them in trouble in Lomé. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/597a7ed6-7823-499d-ab78-14e87513c9f7/21.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out After a stressful experience time for some food therapy, Found a tiny place called “The Best Burger in Lomé” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22b55579-57ff-4bfd-bccc-66ead2609684/22.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Actually, the best burger in months. Andy still looking a little stressed but so happy with a burger and fries, he had been missing them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d113f78d-275f-4a47-b509-5bda1e1dfe22/23.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Great meet up with fellow Dutch overlanders. We are the old ones. It seems like the majority of the travelers are either European 20-30 somethings taking a break from work or retirees like us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8876e52-f7dc-4c20-88f6-860809a82d6a/1.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Our first real avodaco tree! (Despite having been buying them in the markets along the way.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/649f2cee-6eaa-4a57-8988-05f80d1fb198/2.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Following our informative guide, Kome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/487e08e8-fc1f-44db-b5c6-53b46b4cf22e/3.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Beautiful refreshing water break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e64827e9-aeee-411f-bf52-2a8e58fff3bf/4.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Despite still feeling resistant to hiring hiking guides for well marked trails, we understand that it is often the most straightforward way to contribute to the local tourism economy, And we enjoyed our time and conversations with Kome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64a73bdd-f9b4-4fde-9261-f0599ba3f0f3/5.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Andy found a big tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a763685-de74-4b48-b703-2f8fb26fdebe/8.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Driving the green roads around Kpalime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/187a979d-0ace-44b2-8461-99eba4ed7313/10.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Social life along the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64495076-11ba-46c6-9ed0-27e8bb2f29c1/7.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Typical village in central Togo, square homes made of clay, outside shade structure for cooking and resting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e2edf23-803b-4ba1-a0d3-853ca079b31a/1.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Main road through Fazao-Malfakassa at National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22e78443-58d3-4027-beb1-68f471f3a410/9.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out The homes fit beautifully in the natural terrain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f963bc0-e8c2-4e97-919e-30385bfcb528/2.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Built in cylinders with coned thatch tops - often removable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7174fbb3-5702-4029-8a5f-4d8ef83a5baf/1.jpg Blog - Togo - Make it stand out Immigration office on the Togo side of the Togo-Benin border https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/ghana monthly 0.5 2023-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ec1e298-06a8-4c6e-9d54-c3e576f9966d/20.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Nzulezo, traditional stilt built village on the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6d4a700-6467-40a2-90ea-cecf0838dc59/1.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out We were so excited to enter and explore Ghana! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/40d9b6b5-5f66-4f3d-958d-8b428deeb607/2.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Our least favorite camping spot to date - customs parking lot at the Elubo border while we waited for our transit paperwork to be processed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00889ffb-7264-40f4-b63c-df28c94cf353/3.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out GPS tracker installed in our truck to make sure we stay on route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41f13ef3-de35-4af8-b9a4-9da0778e4756/4.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Our $500 transit sticker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9ea4f4c-390c-4e99-98dd-f19cc24f2025/Ghana1.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Our eight day government mandated route through Ghana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19438b98-84ac-49d0-9800-f55d0abe4021/5.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Children in the village are given their first canoe when they are ready to go to junior high school on the mainland so that they can paddle themselves there. Primary school is on site in the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3d9ee31-5daa-4785-aeb1-654e490f5f25/7.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Bamboo fish traps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4921902d-f6b1-4a7f-bb66-6798929d20d9/9.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out It was clear that being on the water and in boats was very much integrated into daily life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b21234f-b6a7-4bc0-870f-fa8e27ebf2e8/11.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Kevin showing us his family home that he built himself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ebe0cfd-7f44-427e-8ee1-0e90fa31ed84/14.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Young boy building a chicken coop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddce29ce-71bf-4471-a354-cfcbc432e7de/16.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Young woman pounding cassava to make dough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95aeec21-fa2e-4d51-ba4a-405a8702694b/17.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/650fe9b8-85a0-4fa7-8bc5-60ef913e342c/18.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Main street. We were being given the experience of seeing village life as it really was, laundry on the lines, food being prepared, houses being rebuilt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45def880-eeea-4380-b011-11d8f4de1d46/19.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/efc85136-c615-4fdc-a05f-fa2f5cb289f5/22.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/789140be-ea94-4b98-ae77-d9e63b26dd03/1.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Camping at Butre, at Hideout Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54368554-fc55-493d-be3d-91386cc3a2eb/2.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Something about the traditional canoes always makes us want to take a photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55ad71f1-f6bd-4372-b441-9c8ce100a1db/3.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Gorgeous beach walks on clean beaches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb57a533-f07b-48b4-96a2-46a182e53b2d/4.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Who could complain about a campsite with this view??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e427fc56-8906-4ed3-bbcc-5588161dd55a/5.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Dutch overlanders Jeroen and Ghislaine pulled in the second day and we had fun swapping stories and hearing about their journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c530dd09-14d5-49f4-afed-42e1eef5ac21/6.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Entrance to Cape Coast Castle (the word castle just seems wrong) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a2cb8c0-70ae-4313-b9cd-cb402a3f1f83/7.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Elegant architecture built over dungeons where millions of human beings were kept while awaiting their transport to final destinations as slaves in Europe, the Caribbean and North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aeef8574-df6c-4f8d-96ec-1e8b23f22a04/1a.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out The riches of Ghana (ivory, gold, salt) attracted a succession of European powers to the region. With 66 years of independence the nation is still trying to overcome the impacts of 400 years of colonization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5802c91e-e83a-4ed2-ae45-c3de74dba4ce/11.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out View of the thriving Cape Coast port today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b104d985-25ea-483a-8f10-afb158c711ea/13.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Plaque speaks for itself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb4ebf09-0421-4be5-870e-a90fa5781ba3/14.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Slave dungeons, hundreds of people kept with standing room only, minimal light and ventilation, no toilets. The floor was bricked and has never been cleaned having several inches of human waste… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f4cc6ec-e772-418b-b2f4-fe356478cf51/15.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42063462-569d-4c38-ad59-e5111d6efe74/17.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Our favorite Accra dining experience - Wok Boyz Asian street food - it had been a long time since we had good Asian food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ba6698f-b546-43fb-bcac-b842cb0dd3e9/25.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Busy Nima street corner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/131789af-0f8e-47c5-8b57-9293ed4afea7/18.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Spice and grain stalls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b02e6ff5-e2db-4d46-af5b-16d7c3fcd2a6/20.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Rice is a staple food throughout West Africa and women prepare enormous amounts of it at a time in large metal bowls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/784ea7c3-5575-417b-9427-00473af96be8/22.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Good cheer everywhere as people enjoyed poking a little bit of fun at us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/075862b8-8220-41df-87fb-efa7750191ee/23.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cdeaa858-4b4b-44de-9e03-5262f3d77902/24.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Dried fish - another staple. Every product always displayed with an eye to design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63fc2a25-d47d-426c-852f-ca8bf2e44c37/26.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out A brief roof top break with Hamzah, our walking tour guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e81bdf54-6c11-4f32-87b4-722fb39e59af/6.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a39c264e-3324-49d6-b4af-fbc506be9133/1.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Neighborhood slaughterhouse. In Africa, everything happens out in the open, practicality rules the day. Torching the skin off the cow parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99cb7e27-bafa-44da-a2e1-3fea4b51f7fd/2.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Custom coffins are a cultural tradition in Ghana - beautifully carved and painted to represent something important in the deceased person’s life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a40cf555-7012-4cc8-9f5d-c43df0f00e56/3.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01d4838f-0f76-4b75-9862-aaef2c6919e1/4.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Ussher Fort in Accra, built in 1649 by the Dutch, the British used it as a base to hold slaves and later as a prison where Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president and a key player in the struggle for independence, was imprisoned during the British colonial era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c772ac43-cfa5-48b7-a8fb-00a2bb27077b/7.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Stocking up on fruits and vegetables. The stall owner kindly hand picked avocados for us to eat on each of the next three days according to ripeness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3dd515ca-bb34-4e01-ae47-0da7e3c7c905/10.jpeg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out We will take being blurry to highlight this fantastic GOIL gas station crew. The young people in Ghana are amazing, curious, smart and hilarious. Our truck had been unhappily pinging on very low octane gas for a few weeks so we were taking advantage of the reputed higher octane levels in the gas at the GOIL stations in Ghana and filling up whenever we could. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41e8abd9-faab-4b4d-9b88-bfd71e5c7c40/13.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out On the way - our first roadside wildlife since the warthog in Senegal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd051c27-593c-44f0-b4f4-adfc11c15159/11.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out This baboon was hoping for something https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f4f967f4-85e1-483a-a9ea-c01e5e34d8a4/9.JPG Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Just hanging out in the trees by the road - no problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a97633d-c3a3-4288-97c8-aa21211a741f/14.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out And some lovely Austrian overlanders were already on site! We enjoyed our conversations with Eveline and Manfred in Der Rote Jumbo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a194c06-028f-4d22-b2da-df941ee1d0f8/15.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Friendly village youth walking ahead of us to show us where to park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a75b3f00-8248-44cd-a6e9-958595656cfa/17.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Canopy walk bridges at Amedzofe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76919135-5fea-433c-a391-a541a714feff/18.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e726196-5de2-4d92-ab75-e5ea492e7dc8/19.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Taking a moment to appreciate rainforest as far as the eye could see https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0a03125-3316-4f79-8839-bf8d0e8f806a/21.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out And a final camping night on the grounds of Mountain Paradise Lodge, across the canyon from Amedzofe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b111175a-28a7-49dd-b5c6-5876ca6ede3a/22.jpg Blog - Ghana - Make it stand out Approaching the border to leave Ghana - time for Togo! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/cte-divoire monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c980fb5-4c30-4338-b844-eab3b50dfdd5/12.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Beautiful beach camp at Sassandra - Anunu-Eco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c40d00f-8415-4953-b6e6-3380a242a6c4/C%C3%B4te+d%27Ivoire.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Our mostly coastal route through Côte d'Ivoire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61b2bbe0-94b6-4063-86a1-27dc3b85cb1d/5.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Driving south across Côte d'Ivoire from Man to Sassandre on the A5. Thank goodness it was the dry season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/579646b6-7442-4ce7-acf4-c80d73987d28/5.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Many hours and miles of this. The A5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c8e6391-0d81-4ef4-9aca-8bddb318e5f0/1.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Truck-swallowing potholes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2174c3bb-0418-4efe-b595-11d012926e7f/6.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Beautifully dressed women pedestrians sharing the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e51de327-91f3-4dc6-acf9-7e0b1cd91ccf/7.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out And local buses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/303a1c38-fbb7-418d-8f4d-c2c89a9da736/22.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Villages along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45b9e93d-52f4-44cd-9c9f-12b74b05c2d8/9.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77f7c690-c41e-44a5-87e6-cfb509c6bb1d/10.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out People in West Africa dress colorfully and spectacularly, even when just going about daily business https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0640f2ca-8c10-4119-9a19-b29918a73ffa/8.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out In the end it was a beautiful drive and we were glad to have had the experience. Just three times longer than we thought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f325481-d361-4cac-91f1-0ba81fec581f/2.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out A semi-desperate camping spot - pulled into an abandoned truck scale now being used as a palm nut sorting area. The security guard agreed to let us sleep there for “a little something.” A great bargain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ae5a81d-a56a-4f75-9ebf-712ddc20e02a/3.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out And the next day - pavement!! These three wheel motor carts are a common site in West Africa, transporting both people and goods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4154eada-45bd-426d-bde2-812ac87a37b7/4.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out The extraordinary women are able to balance anything on their heads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bac82b39-454f-454f-9aa0-5966e45c7f6a/11.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out The road to the beach before it went to single path https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48b8306c-e639-4297-9f55-40a5fc8c18d0/13.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out View from camp– we managed to communicate in sign language with the kind and hospitable owner, paid a small fee, and received fresh coconut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8ac05b5-ddd6-46f8-b55d-8ff28ed377a8/14.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out View of Abidjan skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6564e3a6-adcf-469e-b8af-43cafaea2f39/15.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Hard to see but this tree in downtown Abidjan is crammed full of bats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0125e04d-b0ac-4b85-9b8e-a5da02affc72/16.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Commonly cited as the number one site in Abidjan, “The Pyramid” built from 1968-1973 with the intention of capturing the spirit of an African market. The artistic bones were there but the building had seen better days, the street level windows were full of old cardboard and the building looks abandoned and disused. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f65a1c9-5313-488f-ae37-e9a561db7c85/17.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out The modern side of Abidjan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/603e1fb6-bccf-4cef-b53f-7dc26daad2f8/18.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Beautiful street sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/177f6962-259f-4d43-b974-57ee88146c25/19.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d796143-9fdf-480c-846c-9c9b851f54ad/20.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b3fb801-cd6e-49a9-a906-92c0196516d7/21.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4023ce29-adde-4f61-b214-8b81516b3471/23.jpg Blog - Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Feeling rejuvenated after some pool and beach time https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/q3mla5ggzffm5vyaomy5adsu76io55 monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25fdcd19-e888-4859-85f7-8b60f8cbe5d0/8.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Heading into the mountainous area of Liberia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f14e1e4-0f96-4c53-932a-09794d1555de/PXL_20230211_140506972%7E2.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Crossing the bridge over the Mano River, which forms the border between Sierra Leone and Liberia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70fe5d85-ba09-4508-b1fa-56d14c1c9680/Liberia2.png Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Our route through Liberia. We had to cross from Liberia into Côte d'Ivoire by a certain date because of our visa. We didn’t make it to southern Liberia where there were no suitable border crossings for us into Côte d'Ivoire (small boat or on-foot crossings only). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f009d66-73ca-4bc3-bff2-9095fe5fb5ea/PXL_20230212_091701601%7E2.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Stellar view from the camper door at Robertsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4108826-c670-4a78-94ae-2ae4a5a0729d/image.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Beach camp at Robertsport Surfclub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/725af084-503d-449a-a5ec-1d8148da31fa/1.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Night photo, bringing in the fishing nets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f07ae39-ee5f-4c7b-ab68-12467bdcaf37/3.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Some of the cleanest beaches we have seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce10a648-ecf9-462e-a0d9-fd5f802b5602/4.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Except for this . . .somehow hauntingly beautiful though https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12c6d719-c309-4f74-ba5d-e672420ac35d/7.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Enjoyed swapping stories with No Fear Reizen, a Dutch couple inhabiting the other camping spot, also on a long journey south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3eec0bb9-7433-4023-8935-3648d2ff9c5b/8.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9cf08af1-88bf-43ee-8e3e-fc5e88dc7997/16.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Main road into town, a tuk tuk scrum through a heavily trafficked and populated market street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5eedd6e2-2ebd-4342-82d3-58470b122301/1.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out And in a wonderful moment of market randomness, we spotted a bridge-side stand with two items we wanted to buy: peanut butter and pasta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b9a4ce2-0c33-44c1-acf0-6ae5bf22da1c/2.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Our camping spot in Monrovia. A bit of a let down after being on the beach, but a safe walled compound where our host Joe welcomed us, showed us the bathroom and gave us a wifi code. He runs an NGO placing orphaned children in homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a82181dd-d27e-4e30-8ac4-05403c9db33b/3.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Typical small Liberian village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/873386e2-33fc-43ab-8aad-42016fbf610e/4.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Road approaching the Liberia/Côte d'Ivoire border at Danane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8a464a9-509e-42a8-b4ee-f15f050579e6/5.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Trucks lined up to cross the border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/566d0021-d32c-4b2d-885d-123e4dc4358f/6.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Barrier to exit Liberia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc9148c6-825e-4a6b-9c0e-be45579a265f/7.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Inside Nimba Nature Reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4ce64dc-237b-46e0-aaf4-11142baa91aa/9.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Driving by abandoned mining buildings from the past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33fd1c2c-f2cb-4b7a-98a2-57e66b166687/13.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Camped by Blue Lake (tiny truck in the photo, on the bluff to the right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45509488-351e-401d-9049-f8265b99c226/10.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Connecting with an American professor, Dr. Gregg Mitman and his graduate students https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/58979ec3-923e-4a7c-b6ff-62882253e40f/12.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Even when it is challenging, happy to be on this journey together with our trusty home on wheels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4fa52557-5190-44f1-ad50-742bfdb8b075/14.jpg Blog - Liberia - Make it stand out Our last view in Liberia, pulled over by the side of the road waiting for someone to email us a form so we could cross the border to Côte d'Ivoire. Loved watching the kids play with tires and sticks. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/ur2nvls9enfn0k93rr248vogcds503 monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02747fe9-9b1f-4948-a877-e798142493b1/DSC04350.JPG Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Chimpanzee at the Tacugam Sanctuary in Sierra Leone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db708f26-0a80-4863-93fb-71f053951d65/State+Dept+Advisory.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out US State Dept traveler safety warnings are a useful tool for us to make sure we are not being too stupid. 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Transportation options limited and people make the best use of what is available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b497c685-dbbd-4fcc-aa39-470fef02bfd0/2.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out People use the edges of the black paved roads for drying food - coconut, grain, and also clothes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9c7bca6-21af-4d23-8343-14e11372c0c9/3.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Motorcycles are the most common mode of transportation and typically carry multiple people and huge balanced loads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03066d1b-e01c-448d-a323-220335d39dc9/image.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7609a7d1-ba68-46c1-9f11-d450f4cf2aa5/4.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Climbing the viewing tower over one of the chimp areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce622be9-1c6d-4eac-bee4-a955b35739a4/1a.JPG Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Watching chimpanzees interact with each other and their environment, it is not hard to imagine that humans share 98.8% of their DNA with chimps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/435c4504-c20d-4b2f-9793-61cbabbf3f0c/PXL_20230208_092125358%7E2.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Wow! our first four lane road in a very long time, coming into Freetown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e711083-5067-42fd-9b4a-48510bdc2522/PXL_20230208_125841202%7E2.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Classic old cotton tree which serves as a roundabout in central Freetown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cdb7ff75-9e70-4950-ab4f-fcfa905a9824/5.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Perfect beach camping, ocean side but tucked into the shade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4edb286a-eaf2-4578-b2d7-e2740965d1d8/6.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c48e69a6-10c3-4c7c-a24e-6f1724081c5c/7.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out We even took a rare rest day, so peaceful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b900341-47d4-43ac-bdfc-49f33a8231bd/8.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Housing being overtaken by vegetation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5147a67-0c7b-47f2-8098-9e957a2cc134/14.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out On the Moa river surrounding Tiwai Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af8e70ff-d258-4359-bd3a-d3e017c549dc/10.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Bricks lined up to dry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09b2d937-a109-4fc0-9baf-2dfaaa77486e/11.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Common site in Western Africa, molding bricks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a38373ce-997e-4529-b740-adbe61838ab9/12.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Central meeting/dining area for the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ada5f5a9-4368-4ffd-9918-40f13d704c55/15.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out She may be looking a little worse for wear after a rough day but Dawn is thrilled to finally try the famous peanut soup - served with an enormous helping of rice and cooked over a wood fire by a woman from the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/796dfb52-f2c3-434d-a5c9-d805d1bd92e2/16.JPG Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Red colubus monkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04bd40f3-18e2-4b54-bc5a-c82d779d9129/17.JPG Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Diana monkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ad844382-a965-4dac-91fe-23fa9ea548a0/18.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Walking through the rainforest with our fantastic guide Bobo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf0cc8a2-c46f-47eb-8985-11212d28f6d3/19.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Andy nestled into the biggest tree on the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a262cf39-63ef-4fde-adc4-7d77b7bcd2e8/20.jpg Blog - Sierra Leone - Make it stand out Then we bumped our way back along the dirt road https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/guinea-bissau-and-guinea-conakry monthly 0.5 2023-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df8a68f5-46b9-4811-a9c2-551c8e737920/1a.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Dugout canoe in progress in the jungle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07d1b7e6-acc8-481b-86fd-8aa56a1af4eb/1a.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Police building to check out of Senegal side of border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92145247-d8e0-44ec-ae5b-d26859df69a9/1b.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Customs building for exiting Senegal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fec8676a-97fd-4d28-a039-f72d3f7572e9/1.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out First check-in building on Guinea-Bissau side: stop at the rope barricade, one door to check passports, next door to check vehicle. Then we were directed to another building to pay a 5000 CFA road tax (we got a receipt and were told police would ask for it later but no one ever did). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80b91668-04fe-4871-afec-8c5fe66184ce/2.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Guinea-Bissau side: recorded passports and stamped in our visas. We were also able to purchase our passavant for the truck on site for 2500 CFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b111733-569b-4589-9d54-05edbfd76aaf/Guinea+%26+Guinea-Bissau+map.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Our coastal route through Guinea-Bissau and Guinea - approximately two weeks due to waiting an extra five days in Conakry for visas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7ede0a8-f80e-4a88-82fd-b2b984046d42/14.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Main street of Quinhamel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11ec820b-4fb8-49e9-81a2-8f0c2d6f6173/3.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Calm and safe wild camping stop along the route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e0d815f-2b2f-484b-ac7f-598803de169d/4.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Typical red dirt roads in Guinea-Bissau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34a3d914-ea36-4d0c-908d-7c6a200b0c9f/9.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Turns out there was a big conference at our hotel and the President of Guinea-Bissau was coming to speak. We thought it hilarious that our truck actually had a front row seat to the whole event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d1c93d1-a062-433d-83a8-4c87f88b6d95/7.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out The decaying Ministry of Justice on the main street in the old town of Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb31ab6c-fb36-430e-82a3-da53496095e8/15.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Lots of construction going on, curious what it will look like in ten years, main thoroughfare through the older section of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6df663b9-3ad9-4748-b8f3-8b92440c256e/6.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Ivory Coast consulate building in Bissau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9474a3e-acca-4120-b101-62262f475f14/10.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Dawn’s face appreciating restaurant food after several days of hard driving, two days of bureaucracy, and hours in waiting room plastic seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea9b62d6-0a69-4756-9fbb-084540490ed7/12.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Low tide at water’s edge in Bissau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cccdc251-3a75-49d8-96cf-db083714f240/14.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Desperate camping behind the gas station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/958b5eac-3601-4aef-a5f8-01433cd02856/15.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Camp D’Unun at the edge of Parque Nacional de Cantanhez (in actual fact we were camping in a family’s backyard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/503eeb5b-0745-43bf-a954-9e794e7a5ac1/6.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Our plastic egg box purchased in the Balkans, super useful in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4428cf6-3d21-43bb-82fe-2f3fb60e885e/11.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Walking with our guide in the jungle - found a canoe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97b81257-a487-46b1-b513-29e8b426e2c4/1.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Our best wildlife photo, yellow chimpanzee butt to the left of the tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09775b37-ae32-410d-b699-4b837ae8a1b3/22.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Main approach to border between Guinea-Bissau and Guinea Conakry, coming from Gabu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90f8aaac-7db5-4cfa-b072-2a624965f6dd/16.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Guinea-Bissau border side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f698db0-3fb3-484e-b161-7956039b936c/17.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Simple crossing, 30 minutes, soft ask for money which we declined. No passavant at the border, we had to drive 13 km north to Sambailo to the customs officer there for the paperwork. The officer told us it was 100,000 CFA ($160 USD). We told him the embassy said it was free. He was not happy but handed us our paper and told us to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98be21ec-9cbd-4bcb-b519-9a5abf239be8/13.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Beautiful scenery on the way to Fouta Djalon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d3bc725-2161-4d59-a7cb-da3b90263e0a/1.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out After removing the anti-sway bar, Andy duct taped the control arms to get us back on our way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5131b70b-62ce-48dd-81a0-acc05ad66cb9/8.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Luckily the roads smoothed out for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6f9ec776-d046-493c-a365-fbcfcbfd9f66/3.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out At least, mostly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cefc5fa-ef5d-4348-af71-c20dec37bc01/2.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out And eventually we hit pavement, phew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a56bb38-4059-4708-99f0-dcf90543b4bc/4.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Varied and beautiful landscapes coming down from Fouta Djalon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67a771ff-01dc-4abc-96dd-e961ba30fc93/5.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out After a long challenging day of driving we found a spot by a reservoir at dusk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f42d1ab-fb2e-483e-a2c2-23ff62ad60fe/20.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out And made it to a mechanic in Conakry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e2690ba-d9cb-46cc-b87f-6706e50ed170/7.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Even for car repairs in Conakry, everything is cash. We had to stand at an ATM for 20 minutes taking out money in the maximum $20 increments to get the full $400. Each bill is worth $2 USD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/653cf6e0-c39b-4100-8149-064ea59b90aa/9.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out But we appreciate this crew at CFAO in Conakry, they got us back on the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87e22b0f-58ed-43f5-a774-9e9af36f9147/helper.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out So many kind helpers like this gentleman in the plaid shirt who helped guide us through crowded streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa416ae1-1abe-4a9b-9298-6154ba06d4ae/8.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Pedestrians taxis and motorcycles compete for street space in Conakry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a02ed033-0c54-4431-8133-5718f9b2e38c/13.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out And thoroughfares shown on mapping programs (OSM or Google) as major roads are regularly taken over by outside markets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ad3a58fe-2235-4c00-bced-a7977ef78525/10.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Throughout Guinea, almost all food goods are bought at market stalls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/181ef143-b315-4ef9-bf40-ff70f3c3ae17/head.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Marketing goods for sale with an artistic flare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/79d34ff1-0ebe-4040-b7b3-894e0361844c/9.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b33928cd-554a-44af-8c69-5935c8d0794e/10.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Scrumptious dinner at Le Patio, beautifully decorated restaurant in Conakry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00e05eb1-5dfc-4f0d-80fd-e1f56bd9f9ff/24.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out View from our Conakry hotel -impromptu soccer game down below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77e90571-0cb4-4a37-841a-6914fd412cf2/1.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Typical gridlock - yellow cars are all taxis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd19cd5e-6bc2-44ad-b571-b73ace5c559a/2.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Dramatic mountainous terrain outside of Conakry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f25291cd-de78-4a02-acfa-5784dd61b225/3.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Passenger vans maximize the passenger space and double as goods transport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44c434d4-af5d-41eb-87a5-b0c6aab17deb/4.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Definitely no wasted space on this vehicle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54d885f9-89fe-4bd8-b786-8eae6fcc9671/5.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out We escaped Conakry for weekend and camped at a village watering hole. Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a3c5163-23b9-438c-a6aa-9ace6982b941/6.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Then went up the coast, Andy made a friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2330fa3c-6908-405d-ba64-29c3b4b3b3ab/1.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Performances accompanied by live music - the drum section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab3590d0-94a0-4256-b6ae-50a9d071b088/5.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/224c64a2-b97b-4fae-add8-51dab67c5a3e/2.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3a2b52e-e02d-44fc-b6f2-221d2106a402/3.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out The contortionists were incredible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1768f22-8166-4937-b458-ca43c5253c7e/4.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1db86ab6-70d2-4869-9b3f-ada9ea4e6ea8/car+load.jpg Blog - Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry - Make it stand out Our last fully-loaded vehicle and roadside entrepreneur shot as we leave Conakry https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/senegal monthly 0.5 2023-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69c46042-da10-47f6-aec2-d65ea626300f/25.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out An amazing warm welcome in the village of Galoya, The Gambia with the Wide Open Walls project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/600a2da8-b93e-424f-9e1a-eb88d8e77d8a/1.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out First stop police check on the Mauritanian side (on the left before metal gate) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4aadbe31-ee0c-4316-af23-d26da59e093a/2.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Stop at metal gate to pay community tax for Mauritania 100 MRO. Then enter customs building shown here for Mauritanian customs. Pay 400 MRO for exit stamp. See Mauritanian blog for additional request for 400 euro bribe (we did not pay). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24105c2f-cff4-4be1-84f3-0a1fa3a2dece/3.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Approaching the Senegal side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/09fa026c-b724-43ef-9e49-6ec395598cd8/4.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Then stop on Senegal side, police check and biometrics on the right shown here (fingerprints), then customs building on the left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5ae3fb2-0071-4f66-976c-22aac74a8ee7/Senegal+%26+The+Gambia.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Our eight-day western route through Senegal and The Gambia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/460f0adb-31d4-49eb-a28e-ef478e68f7b7/1.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Bridge entering old St. Louis which lies on an island in the Senegal River. Bridge designed by Eiffel Tower architect Gustave Eiffel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20576111-4a47-4c95-9e5f-9216d02d13e5/2.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Streets of St. Louis with balconies that reminded us of New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e241e08c-8341-4a5c-b605-19180843cbd7/3.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Charming yet deteriorating https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6a239e3-7755-40be-aa24-dcb9c70d4f3b/4.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Beautiful neighborhood mosque minarets omnipresent throughout Senegal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21fe47a0-c2d2-4eb1-ba04-f1301f9f1fa3/6.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Fishing boats along the Senegal River in St. Louis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8cde528b-994f-4bf9-92d2-65ee27971b91/7.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81706f13-13f1-4295-99ab-40f164b39453/10.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Beach at Zebrabar camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4bea86b8-e6c5-4fc9-aeba-dec15f0b9733/9.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Laundry day at Zebrabar. We have been using a Laundreez bag which is working quite well. (Basically like a rafting dry bag that you put clothes, some water and a little detergent in then manually rotate and squeeze, rinse and repeat until the water runs clear) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0903d36-bf18-4630-9116-de26c4cc87e0/laundry.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Andy providing manual agitation for our laundry bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64f6b280-b402-4962-9ab9-fbf12ccf100b/laundry2.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Laundreez bag - surprisingly effective and low water usage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e78b650-bf34-4aac-a0d5-e10e819c4158/11.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Fantastic band in the evening! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/341770d5-5c7a-4759-90fd-e90a9a008954/12.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Women in Senegal so skilled in carrying loads on their heads, their elegance and grace was beautiful to behold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a88b211c-941a-401c-909c-0b447e61483b/13.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Door to the office to get your passavant extended in Dakar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d22f351-655a-43cb-84e2-24d3cc679fd8/15.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Approach to Ile de Gorée https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9468f37-a5fc-4571-95af-cdb45505b0b0/16.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Pedestrian streets of Ile de Gorée https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e75f750-6a61-455f-9c1e-f73fe76f2aac/18.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb2e935d-c43d-4c1b-be7d-e6ee4b275fd8/19.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/289ee2ab-34d8-4ee2-90e3-1c9c498e77ee/22.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9e20d6a-64d8-4c5c-af57-1ff7bb79d5cf/23.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Taking in the horror of what happened to human beings on this island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70f12521-c6ad-4980-9df9-9ae1708098df/24.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/186bdc76-00ea-4579-9dfd-8b62d0a239d8/25.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Beach at Ile de Gorée https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe3c9b79-9235-4b73-8e79-fc261dbc7675/26.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Old fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9c5b1d8-9b92-4b4a-a7c3-3ae6fd4d7198/27.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62290254-74f9-4c1e-87e3-c913a2560762/32.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Understated entrance. a little hard to find https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f970feb5-36f6-4654-b6e9-d486782f77e9/31.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out We were the only visitors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ad8819f2-eb65-4b26-8147-d89450891b40/28.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Beautiful modern art space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6094ac40-2321-439f-a470-ff957724a2c3/29.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Enjoyed talking with Mienandi in his studio (and bought some art). He has done work for Coca Cola in Atlanta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a373f68-695e-41c1-8550-de98d6babd60/30.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Walkways between studios filled with art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c07476cd-50f6-4949-9841-b4ff38aa420b/34.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Village of Toubakouta, lined with artisans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d05283f-8222-4303-bcfe-12ae46cda6c1/33.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Village life goes on around our camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a46eae9-bb7f-45e5-85a4-742a7de80113/35.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Our guide Alfa Romeo in his shop (yes we bought more art) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6df9479-f540-48a3-bd52-9f8253f714d4/37.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out The morning sun comes up on our beach side spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99f28dc8-327b-40ce-b7c7-04505bf1c825/39.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out And we are off again, on the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5c71207-7783-4758-ae50-d9d809646821/1.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Karang border crossing from Senegal into The Gambia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/869c7a4a-7763-46f0-9827-bfdb267e193c/2.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Banjul where the ferry crosses The Gambia, streets alive with people and activity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1cf07c0-4bd8-4a57-8db5-04ee49225cf5/4.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Finally made it onto the ferry across The Gambia river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ffaff79-97d0-466f-9969-51649784139e/5.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Very busy ferry, pedestrians coming on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e6198fd-a25d-419f-9c62-cf0914737527/6.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Fishing boats along the shore of The Gambia River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d6a0852-341a-48bb-83ab-4fb7a8bf2ba0/13.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Walking into Bijilo National Park with our guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b96963fa-58ec-4603-b116-bd9a7bf49a68/8.JPG Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Andy the monkey whisperer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69e7f044-141c-49b9-8af5-90d7c5471fe9/9.JPG Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8585d3ee-30cf-4d36-ba4a-795dbabd6641/10.JPG Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out After some convincing from our guide Dawn agreed to the monkey on the shoulder picture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3afbcc22-265d-4fc3-93e7-4d3b6687c445/11.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Baby on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d9135dc-d8c3-4faf-9a58-c9fc298c20de/12.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7dc19ae1-2f25-4bac-88df-da583ca3b327/1.JPG Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Then to complete our Gambian wildlife adventures we went to visit the crocodile pool in Bakau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c97a4c1-e061-4184-ade7-72bdd940d821/26.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2582e6ac-9733-4a3d-9cff-68bd213533bc/14.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Mural by Sickboy depicting the juxtaposition of the Baobab tree and the village well, connection of nature and humans and a plea to leave the old tree standing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/784d50a4-4d8b-42be-855c-9f3293e6745d/15.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b839cf5-5fcd-4c43-8fb8-f3728df7df37/16.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Battle of the mongoose and the snake. Andy wanted to know which was better and should win but our guide told us that we got to choose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc4aac89-9fb4-41f2-abc7-6a7d8990a806/17.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Themes of Africa and peace throughout the murals in the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28d136e0-3b1b-49c8-94ba-4694aab77a6c/18.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out In addition to the murals, many of the houses participated in the project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a7ed44a-60ac-4160-a38e-8a2027d9419b/19.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/371992e7-40e5-4086-9961-c1ff9a3b09a4/20.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Our artist guide, Amadou Bah posing infront of the mural he is working on with his friend and artistic partner Musa Bah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c53eda64-27f1-4eb5-8dec-c48475d25f0f/21.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out While Dawn takes in the art, Andy gives a geography lesson to some of the kids with our hood map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af64f0eb-1924-4563-8745-bbebb3ec1de7/22.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Our tour group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8eb42db4-f36e-4ac1-ab60-97532aa545a5/24.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out A very rewarding cultural visit to Galoya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5eb231cc-c7ee-4001-a6a1-69a46912f294/27.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Evening light on the endless white sands of the southern Gambia coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28593ce5-80b3-4b51-945d-ba3928e76a0d/28.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out What a place! Resort coming back to life after Covid but welcomed us to camp for free on their beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d51533b1-fcb0-40ce-a8e6-7dd7fc2aa000/31.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out But of course we sunk in a little overnight and deployed the Maxtrax again in the morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab5ddaa8-f9cb-4eca-aa9f-91dd05961d8a/32.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Baobob tree acting as village roundabout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e5ca3d8-7248-4b14-9177-dec75f05c000/PXL_20230120_183405274_2.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Beautiful sandy beaches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d3deb49-332b-4020-be8b-61e580d8b46c/33.jpg Blog - Senegal and The Gambia - Make it stand out Only campers at Campement La Casa, north of Cap Skirring. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/cihnbeh3ufpm8aavwk0zqnpvrn3y5b monthly 0.5 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d11d15fd-a37e-496c-aa17-0cb03d0ca72d/PXL_20230111_172347414%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Wild camping along the coast in Banc d’Arguin National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec1a86dc-4ea6-4304-82be-f994dd3baea0/State+Dept+Map.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out US State Dept Advisory map for travelers, January 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a649c427-9017-4634-b91e-582192df24ff/Mauritania.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Our four-day route through Mauritania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c2b69e63-419c-4849-81d1-68654c734a76/PXL_20230111_110256597.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Visa office at the Mauritanian border, includes biometric full fingerprint scan and takes a full page in your passport. $55 each. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/036e283a-3a47-458d-8c38-b0391b97f428/PXL_20230111_123128167.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Exiting the border we helped some Italian riders we met in line jumpstart their bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/11f4eec5-b37a-4436-8d31-c5ce1e94ed88/PXL_20230111_114902245.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out And we are off! Mauritania here we come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86954e48-c621-48dd-9869-14e170822bfa/PXL_20230111_130345002.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out A lot of sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e6eaaa1-b30f-45ca-a06f-0d67da351246/PXL_20230111_152508084.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out The only animals we saw out in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8378fcb5-a65d-4bfa-86c7-efb971cba094/PXL_20230111_163023578%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Heading into the first national park - road was mostly just a suggestion in the dirt. Andy getting ready to air down as we can see deeper sand ahead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/935d48a0-1a2b-4c8d-81f3-6d0766db8963/PXL_20230111_162601945%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out And then it turned to sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d367b639-16f7-41b5-9524-286e089920d0/PXL_20230111_170446662%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out But it was worth the journey! Beautiful spot at Banc d’Arguin National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e6ed2fb-ab3d-4714-8dac-b80a29ca1b31/PXL_20230112_100051414%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Tent camp along the coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f635a96b-e151-4f88-b2dc-e07fccf5e653/PXL_20230112_102744405%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Got a little over confident in the dunes but Maxtrax got us out - that is why we carry them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62434c0c-f536-438c-a9a3-ba0c987b443f/PXL_20230112_133541920%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out For people from Oregon, it really never gets old seeing a camel cross the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2cae82fa-30d8-4a5d-90a2-9224ea981469/maur1.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Common site - small villages in the sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5fbab53-472e-4bed-bcd2-3b2503b99d16/maur2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Fish drying on the line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2202090e-31d4-4e2a-b5fa-22967352d4f7/PXL_20230112_151904334%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Our most interesting visit in Nouakchott, Port de Pêche, a thriving fishing port. As the only visitors, we were warmly welcomed by the vendors at the fish market and the fishermen. Pictured here boat coming in to shore to be offloaded by hand and donkey cart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a6f408d-aa4e-4d21-a420-e2ac9659019b/PXL_20230112_152436907%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Colorful pirogues line the shore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5f2325a-97fc-4272-89f0-869e1b9a6d0b/7.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Fascinating conversation with fisherman Boyta who took the time to explain life at sea - four men on a boat for three days fishing, bottom of the boat lined with ice for the catch, sleeping on the boards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e5b11cc-dec2-48df-8e00-66e75d821a45/PXL_20230113_122019307.TS_exported_366_1673641170250.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Roadside fruit stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4cb11a4-cdfe-432f-a0d0-18d907e39ba7/PXL_20230113_123939242.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Amazed at the skill of these women - full coolers balanced on their heads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be592fe8-55d1-4785-998e-495d40499019/8.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Mid sized towns along the main road are full of pedestrians and vendors, a choas of people running every which way, caution required https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fad78e05-d780-4d9a-9c7d-384b84b6cad6/6.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Smaller villages in the sand always dominated by an attractive mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cde8325f-101d-455a-b4e7-ad6abb41e6da/PXL_20230113_155730189.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Baby camels! Last camel photo, we promise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3c0a6dd-7521-42d3-a784-5cd7a33deb03/PXL_20230113_165959378.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out First African wildlife sighting!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78f857fa-2dc6-4844-a374-7dd3182b1411/PXL_20230113_170336695%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Tons of pelicans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e477fe40-adfa-41a7-82b0-e19329c0631d/PXL_20230113_175939538%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Tucked into the shade the best we could - it was still 90’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60da284c-7b23-446e-8e47-dfd7b9f99d7e/PXL_20230114_080500793.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out The sun goes down on the Mauritanian bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60a4e9a0-d6eb-4f20-a3b1-88d617cbc04d/9.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Livestock boma near our camp - enclosure built with thorny bushes, usually to keep animals either in or out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50495a36-bf45-4444-90ac-54dc8ebab14c/1.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Old and new filters - .5 micron with activated carbon filters. Yikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c4a0f812-99ec-4c60-bf85-d4d1893e399f/3.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Old and new 5 micron sediment filters, not catching nearly as much as the .5 one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d659ef1-f3b9-4782-a2c0-6a16756b5ccd/4.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Bottom of the sediment filter canister - two years of collected dirt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c53db291-544e-44a9-9f50-00e523ab3c52/5.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Ultra violet light which kills viruses and bacteria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c513c5e8-7eaf-4bad-ad25-a1a8bd592c8b/PXL_20230114_105317639%7E2.jpg Blog - Mauritania - Make it stand out Approach to Diama on the Mauritania side https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/morocco monthly 0.5 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8463f1b7-a0a9-4168-b0bd-3c0d5e484dd3/30.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out We know these women have stories to tell, we only wish we spoke the same language. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c84a7ac8-f33a-4477-889f-9fc8a5c1cb52/Morocco.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our three week route through Morocco - more urban time than we usually do, but fun with family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0a7baeb-90a5-4318-8caf-b09e8501e7b7/a.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our hood map with Morocco colored in - Andy had attempted to scrub off half of it before we thought to take a photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df0dce18-9ac4-425c-909f-543040f5465e/1.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Only services we saw at the port, friendly youth in purple vests selling Inwi sim cards. We purchased 20 GB for 20 euros, they installed it and made sure it worked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a8e3b0e-2d49-457f-9d84-f11e155bcbf4/4.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our guest house, Torre Hadre. We rented out 6 rooms for our large family group. Kind staff, excellent breakfast and a beautiful rooftop terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf18fb1c-4a1e-4881-bbdf-802e3536b5f2/16.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out We love a balcony view that allows us to make sure our home on wheels is still safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42277a99-e5e2-4415-963e-17c5b6a15aba/1.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out With the rest of the family arriving later in the wee hours, we took off to explore the streets - equally atmospheric at night with everything closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b51b4b31-74ba-4394-89d1-f3450239946c/14.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out But what a difference during the day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d64b425b-bd65-46e9-acee-fbd5d78c3c64/5.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63a8c107-6256-4102-a7ee-e36c1a3bc8bc/2.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Main entrance gate into the old medina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51e45863-4c51-4d12-ab57-1c3f6a015c0c/6.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0cb58890-ee5d-4863-acdb-2202ff573c21/8.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/648da99a-746b-4a63-8771-91cb11993874/9.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Dawn happy in a blue glow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e6f6241-02ac-43ae-b6c8-8dfdae7ac44f/10.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Streets of the souk lined with goods for sale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8f0c843-e195-4e0f-a72c-f6d3d2cd1321/12.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a1bdc42-bbda-47c4-b5b9-434d5429a2b9/13.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c144aa3-fd9f-4c21-a81b-090a2d980397/18.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c76c0bb3-b1e4-49be-887e-9650222f1e31/27.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our son Trevor joins us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8779cef0-5b4b-4b38-b748-3dc5b5c661ee/19.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Central square of the old town, blue buildings galore and the mountain view in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22c8e955-919e-4d7d-a2ac-0b8397fe5f08/20.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Performers by the central Kasbah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86f58959-7738-48ab-ae6a-e64829a821c7/21.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out So much blue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6ef042c-03a7-4274-b598-7039c859ee74/22.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/678d68d8-ebb1-4f91-b61a-88aea6f6c70f/23.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out We hiked up to the old mosque above town for the view. Andy’s sister Hope and our daugher Claire’s boyfriend Nick also now in the mix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3993f903-5a6f-479b-8820-d2b77166a16b/24.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60a5971b-e093-4491-9d05-f0b13634acca/26.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Rooftop view from our guest house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dbfeae22-63a2-4a7f-9868-0057cee04eff/29.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4812a8dc-840f-47c2-b957-3e85363f235f/28.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out So happy to have our three kids Trevor, Nicholas and Claire with us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e4a6e78-c808-4e4a-abeb-6d11c6421db0/1.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out On the road - biggest hayloads we have ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a34a2bc0-7cad-498d-8114-83cc28a2225f/2.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our Fes riad - a traditional Morccan home built around a courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/592bfc31-ec58-445c-9cd3-b9224d4ea54d/3.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f90c0a76-636f-44c5-b580-0507a605f1aa/3.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Traditional Moroccan dinner served our first night in our Fes riad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/781d75f6-b2b9-4eb5-a4bd-b32bb2478c89/4.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The medina was a maze of activity and our riad hidden away - just a door in an alley as many of them are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/185f1c6a-056f-4f6f-a9ca-4cfb934ee3e0/13.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Dawn’s cousin Helen now joined the group. A merry heart goes all the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c37d0b4-71b4-4bde-ad35-2b99a8168134/5.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Learning the fun and good nature behind bartering a good bargain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ab35737-dc45-4a4b-8488-e1bf96e02713/7.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our oldest son, Nicholas, premier medina navigator– we all just told him where we wanted to go and followed him https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84e2a14a-283b-4902-9251-68e4fb711cf1/8.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Daughter Claire with her boyfriend Nick, a couple always up for adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3e636e6-f349-46a4-b591-2f95e3c1d96b/9.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Spice store in the Fes medina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4bb59194-f5c9-4170-a317-8f67da9012d1/10.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Tractor carts exactly the width of the lanes bring goods in and out of the souk (market), along with donkeys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b9575ef-5bc2-4613-9682-f8c6e137167a/11.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Mid-day mint tea break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7477b012-c0ee-4232-8d61-805d4e74be37/14.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out We appreciated the distinctive features of the mosque minarets, always the highest point on the architectural horizon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3d2b0dd-30c9-4714-8c00-ae0527faf630/15.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our navigator waiting for everyone to catch up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e981fd0c-32b9-4f2c-81c9-a4438fe4a45e/16.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Bringing soda into the convenience store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0cf72534-f8b6-4f8e-9a82-b0cbe77668f1/17.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Every street had a story, architecture, design, its own feel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff70b926-bc55-49d6-8a3e-ff2a9be0ae26/18.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Andy feeling the Christmas joy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a204d57-1bf0-40e8-a11c-8f8912b4f1c7/19.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Dawn happy to have family around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96f0f42c-a344-4735-9c85-bf57471a4df1/20.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The doors - everywhere - magnificent! Andy threatens to do a door-only blog someday - he has about 100 photos . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e12d7b7-d652-475a-aea1-3898161f00cc/22.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Our Christmas Eve activity - family cooking class! At Palais Amani - an elegant palace with a garden - you walk through a dark cramped alley, duck through an old door and all of a sudden you are here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/395a3121-233c-4cf7-ad51-0c3a5319f2b0/23.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out But before we cook we all have to shop for our ingredients at the souk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99ec76e1-f486-4484-bc80-f28c7e0f99a2/24.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out So many olives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b452a54a-d0cf-44ea-91ad-39615c11e914/25.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Spices galore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83c9aaf1-8428-4540-943f-882e5812e381/26.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Yummy bread and sweets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c4d169dc-4ff9-4eda-954b-a2b43df0a703/1.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out And then we have to take a break in the best and smallest tea shop in Fes - best mint tea ever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5f0d630-ab11-4582-a6eb-7063f8012791/2.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Getting down to business cooking our Christmas Eve dinner - Moroccan Tagines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2c53c21-17db-4232-9c87-f5eced56710f/4.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Christmas day walking tour - oldest continually operating university in the world -University of Karueein founded in 859 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9b1e64b-c933-4716-9e60-a94b767b3f54/5.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Old mosque in Fes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16a214b5-5a4f-42b2-8c04-ec647c80209e/6.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Oldest copper artist in Fes - still going strong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b696430-895c-4a05-a2e2-1a8812097cce/7.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Weaving cloth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f0abb60-bbf8-43d5-be80-ec80b61d7c69/8.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out He has dressed the stars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d91b67b-626e-48f1-b240-85fae59e3e3e/9.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Fes tannery - dye pots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7d94e62-f94f-4ebf-82bd-b103b85a514e/10.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c3b8ac7-0146-477f-b1ab-48a0f8005d99/11.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out It’s Christmas day so Andy has to try on the most festive thing he can find in the leather shop. We all vetoed its purchase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4b3a608-00de-4114-9850-f48540285931/12.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Wool dying alley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d8af295-2b41-4bd8-bd2b-1a01bc7eb65f/13.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Berber man weaving traditional blanket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56211cb7-541f-47c3-8041-51d9b4b26927/14.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Berber rug store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38734b19-0433-4fc2-9f91-9f3387c919c6/15.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Beautiful mosaic fountain in the medina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4135fa5b-a263-4f99-96cb-1fbc7ec41a24/16.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Woodworking museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5839a36e-a025-4f85-acbe-d0498c881d7e/17.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Ceramic factory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8f56445-2387-45bc-93da-0007040624cb/18.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The sun sets on our evening walk in Casablanca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d6cb2b1-3006-4f4b-95b0-607d1397160c/19.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Hassan II Mosque - one of the largest in the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ad8740e-b19d-4369-8aa1-d602257877e6/20.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b08e0ec-db8c-4dd3-a292-d771d9e45aa3/21.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Artisans set up in the inner courtyard of the ramparts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8855d521-2ccb-4067-86ee-2dd74ad019e2/22.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Town is built along the rocky shoreline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82332ad1-b656-4e50-a7e7-0a934529897d/23.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Trevor and Nicholas climbing the rampart walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ecd0119e-5eb2-4778-8d66-bdf5506ad605/24.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The sun goes down on Essaouira https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a8851da-3236-46db-ba29-f17731867631/25.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Nicholas finding the right beanie in the souk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bdf7d717-8d50-4a03-b136-852862fb7171/26.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out One of the most fascinating aspects of Essaouira for us was the fishing port - boats and fish galore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc8e8645-de3c-4aed-9425-1555bc962c0a/29.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d93e1ac4-8a8e-4c32-881b-a218b9ce7269/30.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c7cdec8-3d81-4b79-8579-278670629dfd/31.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Choosing the fish for lunch - you buy the fish then take it to one of the nearby grills to cook it for you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc25c626-f18e-4889-a5bf-ea7d848f467f/27.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb14f8b7-4a28-4356-beae-10ef410f4a5d/28.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Cats everywhere - Claire making friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3aceb623-1a44-4f40-8a60-ef2d25e7756b/32.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out When in Morocco . . . we had to do it, touristy but fun. Surprisingly rough ride, and we discovered camels make hilarious sounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a90355cd-d08c-4f47-9866-7f7049c36b42/1.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Driving into the parking area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fbdc45e5-660c-4758-bdc4-255639b160ab/2.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out View from the windshield - moving slow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14c08e56-c47b-4850-8af8-0613e12db1ba/3.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/837d50b2-8661-4137-8ac4-9f1638989e84/4.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Copper souk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2db7547f-e3ba-4ec5-b1b4-aef4bafd87e8/5.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Foundations of an ancient mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/88a52c00-63e3-49a6-8ac8-a1b6093f9733/7.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Ceramics galore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95943d93-e808-40ce-a85d-74a746344c9c/8.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out One of the many gates into the old medina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e5e001d4-a6fa-4a45-8b7f-91f31b89b120/9.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Laundry time at the riad! Our brilliant hostess helped us find spots for everything to dry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f749a351-3676-4c53-9cab-3abba62d9da5/10.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The sun goes down on Marrakesh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/260e8d7b-63ae-4f02-854f-3bc8ba649da1/11.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Much as we love a good tagine, taking a brief break from Moroccan food to go Italian at Pepe Nero - most excellent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9bd70b42-a7dc-4cb9-92ef-95ca76ecb762/12.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Stopped off for groceries in Marrakesh first and were so hungry we just dove in right away in the parking lot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cff61ea4-01b2-410c-916b-95ac649933c1/13.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Trevor, our official group photographer in the Atlas Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25a9c0d7-3f59-4050-8637-9c3717b522a5/14.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Nicholas always climbing to the highest spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4105fcf2-eac5-43fb-96ae-9bffba82af0b/16.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Claire just going with whatever the day brings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9ba8adc-618f-4da0-904c-e723b6512c88/19.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out For us as a family, the mountains are always the happy place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/318d4d5c-525a-4a6b-8a01-5df50797d46d/18.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Posing for the next Elsbree family indie record album cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb8d5c06-62a4-42c8-bc80-6b93436b0747/21.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The sun goes down on the Atlas Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f623929d-a98c-4294-a42d-89518963813e/23.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out More cousin love with Dawn and Helen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/161d4fc0-7ee5-4bb3-9cb1-94f53555c29f/24.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Village of Oukaimeden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ae71aa9-0737-4113-ab08-32a66f856ba2/25.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Older infrastructure across the road from where we were staying https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4198b741-002a-4541-b55e-369a0f566432/26.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out View up the valley to Toubkal National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9b11405-7100-45e9-8f65-5337f2ca5f92/27.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Andy going for a walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/378476e0-5d5c-4ee9-bf35-2d39ee772225/28.JPG Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Posing the truck in front of the tallest peak, Mount Toubkal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8012844e-6bca-40f9-b8c5-ee1068b94b0b/PXL_20230102_103720730_2.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Thinking about the journey ahead as we say goodbye to everyone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a2392572-bdb3-4082-806d-162af579f16a/1.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Exploring the Ouarzazate Kasbah at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66c554ff-a391-4d3b-91d4-f704d8400d61/2.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Sarcophagi used in The Mummy at Atlas Studios https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9c062186-ef71-4205-b995-f522929d8f46/3.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Egyptian set used for Asterix and Obelix, Mission Cleopatra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9122a2f-ee16-4320-8460-cc3bc94ec52e/4.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Trevor listening to the guide’s stories at Atlas Studios https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5586be55-bebb-4bd5-a046-617756479bf3/6.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Incredible architecture of Aït Benhaddou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ed587be3-a29c-4733-b7f9-4df32278c7e7/7.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/edb11170-3596-4a25-b191-7593feb893d3/8.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37d8fbfc-d1ae-4ab3-ab08-73c5d13ac694/10.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Watching the storks on the minaret during lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/55f27976-e832-49fa-bd25-af5167b14e2f/11.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The walls and ramparts of Taroudant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b440103a-d5f8-41ed-93a7-702b0b2992d0/12.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f60dc3c-1ec9-4aeb-89af-8dc86c819fdc/13.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Andy inspecting the gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/883079c7-e71c-48d2-bebb-d6d3da309689/1.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Old interior walls in Taroudant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/145faf59-7b26-4d19-b31f-1136f3dd04af/15.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Running into our first “wild” camels (they were on their own in the desert but we hear that actually all camels in Morocco are domestically owned) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a455d8ab-e886-4c41-98c7-1fb4574ae782/16.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Red sand everywhere, feeling like the Sahara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bfd59e77-5ab8-4bfe-b4f3-1b5f64a2907d/2.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Stopping off to explore Tiout Kasbah (the Moroccan version of a fortress) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71dfcac7-0cd4-4c1c-b110-ebc50b309f73/3.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cbf9f765-ac8e-4c8e-8a21-26de0207d5da/17.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Camping at our next stop, Camping Tazka, access to laundry and water facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04c9f564-ffa8-4ec1-9360-ba18907b0c81/18.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Walked to the nearby rock painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5c7ce01-3bb2-4b5d-9133-3620c4568fdd/19.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out And the nearby ancient Berber house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0215700d-5f43-45e1-9feb-d932099b549b/20.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Sun goes down on the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5004fcd8-15fe-493b-874d-028abf858462/21.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Posing by the red rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04eb451c-4e87-46b0-8665-9a58fca0e6cf/22.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Posing by the blue rocks . . . (painted by a Belgian artist) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b42ec4a5-6c6b-4495-b651-5cd1bdb69532/23.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Stopped by Tiznit to see the historic mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/884d963a-e66e-4645-a05c-634afedf4783/24.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Felt like an oasis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06e4f471-7747-4ee2-ae6c-10bb0ec8e993/25.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Camped on the bluff above the ocean at Nid d'aigle, a lovely camping area with lots of paragliding. Dawn sporting socks given to her by Ingrid, the kindest Austrian farmer overlander. Ingrid heard that we had some unpleasant experiences in her home country and wanted to make up for it so gifted Dawn with hand knitted socks. It is extraordinary the people you meet on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/934fbfc3-6c3c-471c-b7ca-9536ae1022bf/26.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Blue and white architecture of formerly Spanish Sidi Ifni https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3727a5df-2eb5-481b-8fac-ba92fba52d02/27.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Crumbling colonialism https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45382883-ef84-4695-a1dc-9cbd43a9cfa6/28.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Learning to navigate the customs and language of buying food in the outdoor markets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80118a60-0028-4387-bcf0-46ba6bbc969f/31.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Success! All of this for $2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f4f5ad9-140d-42de-bdac-abcb7f5380e2/29.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Wild camping along the coast on the way to Laayoune https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a4d7473-7684-4f4d-a074-d15aaa002030/30.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Complete with stone seats to watch the sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/71e35990-fa05-4fca-9df3-fede285795bd/33.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Free water fill up at the ice factory in Boujdour. Running it through our filtration system, just in case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/465c51f3-3102-4a09-8cbc-839d86c7f682/35.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out The sun going down on Boujdour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66317154-0df1-4554-9cfc-e6e51b3e7fc1/32.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Usually these signs get Dawn excited but then nothing appears https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7607dec1-cbaf-4812-9b6e-f686db006b01/34.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Up close and personal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0028e39d-65f9-4868-bca8-1fbca0654bd0/4.jpg Blog - Morocco - Make it stand out Western Sahara coastal road was a whole lot of this https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/andorraspain-and-portugal monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a29a890-89f3-4231-8892-8aa6b9ea5d5a/31.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Nasrid Palace at the Alhambra, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9217dd40-7715-4538-86d7-7de55f909ed8/SP+%26+PO.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Our 25 day route through (parts of) Andorra, Spain and Portugal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6cf6420a-435e-4fd5-bb57-b0bb587b111c/2.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Central square of Andorra La Vella, Andorra’s capital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d34af93-ec99-4c19-b315-d9d891fb4e8a/3.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Wild camping spot at trailheads high above the capital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7110fe0-265d-43d0-9afa-14e8a6e44fad/5.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Ran into a group of the biggest vultures we had ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2345110-f4be-4515-bb24-8cf4e6c58140/7.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Pyranees day hike outside of Benasque, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64dd47e1-cbd7-42f5-9609-87652e29d224/8.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26364f30-9a7c-4fc8-8b27-25833fba9518/9.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e88809c-dca8-40aa-b3a9-f290a0f4b5a4/10.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Learning the Spanish rhythms - everything closed in the afternoon, time for a rest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e741dc8a-6d5d-4adc-a949-ae4a21f5f63b/12.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Another high camping spot, sleeting rain, no problem with our warm duvet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e64ac23-4651-4e97-80d0-c9fe80a27162/13.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Torla, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19c78788-adac-4d38-abf3-eb6bb6a603ab/15.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Once again, glad we are not in a full size, squeezing down the streets of Torla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6dd67d62-4ee2-4de1-ac1d-30eee0d30ae2/14.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out View from our hotel room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f394a16c-94c5-4f86-899a-18fad01b2e8e/16.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Beautiful mountain hike in the nearby national park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0bdcddeb-7fa4-43b1-8279-9c2a9c1f08dd/19.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out And then squeezing our way back out of town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bcb21110-7406-46d8-922c-34aba00a8914/1.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Approaching Valle de Hecho https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7afa413e-ae16-4d40-b33b-932da41095e4/2.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Trailhead at Valle de Hecho https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5186f799-30cd-4a8e-a192-681678489031/3.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out View of Olite Castle coming into town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6934a6f9-1053-4446-90e4-2493408fd91b/4.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Taking the “free exterior self-guided walking tour” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c391409-e05d-47f8-99ca-34a4c756c13b/5.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Pamplona, one of the streets the bulls run down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07473450-81b9-4e30-b2e1-ee798a10e691/6.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Citadel of Pamplona, military fortress built in the 16th and 17th centuries, now a huge city park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6c117db-3b3f-49cb-9326-f82034e6267d/7b.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Low tide path rises out of the ocean providing a walking path to Lekeitio’s offshore preserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6dd753e-b3de-492d-aa2c-180b784e1ac6/8.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out The olive oil aisle in a Spanish supermarket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e810fcbd-0fcd-4a86-b273-31b65efe115b/10.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/763b4515-46a7-400a-a66d-872e6acb6cfd/12.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14cb8121-eb12-4f72-b746-de15f94f1c3c/13.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a0ad188-3087-4460-85fe-8daafd174fe1/14.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Found this awesome wild camping area outside of Bilbao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0dd51318-b674-4b13-83e2-a433058f2a2a/15.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Beautiful village of Santillana del Mar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2348d4d7-9013-4c94-86ce-e23b3719f4d9/17.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Santillana del Mar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/447ee483-abd5-4e20-a306-83ad2c21a30a/18.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out We liked this little guy hiding in his hole watching the people go by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae62180a-c9b9-48ff-8bff-87755563bfe3/22.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Gorgeous hiking trail, our favorite in Spain, “The Cares” along a scenic river gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3142801a-fc22-48fe-8e85-ee1fc7312d7d/23.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Dawn is the tiny blue spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1164905-a16e-48a7-b830-297c53a8d13e/24.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6bcff1b1-45ce-4bc5-96dd-da2f897c5dc2/25.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Burgos Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/041c292b-da90-40e1-a0e2-02268c1d99fd/1.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da391843-2530-4353-84ee-2d7f04b3086d/2.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out First stop in Madrid - deep fried churros dipped in chocolate - the cafe also a great place to escape from the torrential rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/61253c58-5a72-4ca6-b7a8-ee6a4bb89e5f/3.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Madrid’s central Plaza Mayor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8310e89-ee9e-40e0-a77a-d08cf8d1227c/5.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Every kind of empanada you can imagine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7ce7886-0121-4ad6-8f3b-4ae0cb3ee555/6.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Tapas - we are in food heaven. I almost die for food, and let me have it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c24787a-f60f-493c-a940-092db754fb9c/7.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Madrid’s old central market - filled with tapas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4f3cccc-7d8c-4e7a-9d20-8ccb296a6e6d/8.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Stately, beautiful architecture everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d5ed399-f215-49ba-9e5a-a453d5b31ddf/9.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3954ac9-1ffa-4d0e-819c-a86abe5e2a41/10.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out We found our favorite tapas dish - patatas bravas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0baee6ab-a9e4-4bdc-8199-87ff013833d9/11.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Wine cheaper than soda and beer in a wine glass - so civilized https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/314172a7-e050-4bd0-89c7-c6098d0dfb9f/12.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Standing in line at The Prado for free evening admission, fascinating museum, it felt like a cultural history tour provided through art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f89d847b-26d3-4ec9-919c-4bd4e83b809f/13.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Segovia, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4204e3ee-e9a8-4b2c-8a24-25fabdedf189/14.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Alcázar de Segovia, despite being highly renovated we thought it was well worth the visit, magnificent views down the valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d6ba931-d61d-4e3e-9798-c5bc0745253f/15.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out The ceilings, wow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d940965-d2fb-4b51-91b6-b0d23d4ce94a/16.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out View from the Alcázar (Spanish palace or fortress) de Segovia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59e9cddb-0cd3-4c0d-a4a2-672957696f8c/17.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Streets of Segovia, still busy with tourists in early winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b71dd5cb-10f5-4232-8217-94ef8ab57e31/18.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3092df5f-7965-4fdf-8d30-fe664690e2f8/20.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Roman aqueduct in Segovia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc58acd9-8de8-42d0-8b56-cf04c471f3c5/22.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Medieval walls of Avila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54281475-61c1-47d5-935a-7f4842466ec7/24.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Pedestrian entrance gate for Avila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c7d1a21-5f46-4e39-80c5-681fc1c9f506/26.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Cathedral door in Avila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98f8c450-23da-4bee-9fd9-240997c0d553/27.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Avila shopping street, ready for the holidays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f581681-a38b-450c-9563-e9c823f8dfbe/28.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Pedestrian entrance gate for Toledo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a45b7312-c15c-473c-bed7-7b4517cc9590/30.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Central plaza in Toledo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/717cc53f-18c2-4de9-b72c-b0d1fb83cab4/31.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out We loved the unique cement and stone work common in the region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/492b89b6-6ff3-4a56-b1dd-9d4505f9be96/33.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out View from Toledo city walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b40d59b-1288-4e4e-911d-6a29e9914433/35.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out View down on Toledo from hill across the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b882ffeb-22b4-431f-91c7-b68e6a53236a/36.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Our wet and wild camping spot - set up along the river, another quiet night. This late in the year, most other campers seem to have gone home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/967dee29-07e1-4bb8-8687-74cb1e5bb2d4/38.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Central square, Trujillo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0fa55ef-494d-426d-863a-1085ff52c43e/39.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Trujillo castle at the stop of the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7f84d20-43f5-4236-8f9b-65e59e709690/41.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Trujillo Castle, built in the 13th century on the site of an old Arab fort built in the 10th century. Always re-using and re-cycling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c7087bb-ac3f-4112-a72b-1725f5746a39/42.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Ruins of Roman theatre in Mérida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5301a0e-faee-4605-8448-940c2032c208/44.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46d7aeee-724a-48fc-8d39-4f0797a422d9/45.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c61ff16a-a971-41ea-9d18-87cafb4ceb2f/47.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out And then leaving town we got to drive through a Roman aqueduct https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c939db0c-4b00-4dd2-b78f-8fe2f98d5ffa/48.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Exploring the town square of Cáceres with its 12th century Moorish architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa3b131f-6c90-429b-b906-8c3fc50d3deb/49.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Cáceres, quiet and atmospheric https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7512d6fa-7a80-4d1b-acce-af596de0aa18/50.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Driving over the Alcántara Roman Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4fb29c2-de8d-42af-b0cf-49dc703536bb/1.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Spacious wild camping site outside of Alcántara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45c0eca5-3eca-4a33-bbfc-d6e91e55fbff/3.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Cobbled main street of Monsanto, weaving around the landscape of the mountain and the enormous boulders throughout the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bbb81f2d-0e7e-4790-9917-4e7e102c3903/4.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Random colorful little doors along the way, a little short for Andy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c807eec-3cf1-49ea-b5fd-6715da62ab83/5.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13658a1f-9947-41d8-a2a1-397941d9087b/6.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Our favorite stop in Portugal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5105ba3-d3a3-4deb-bda0-b32850827685/8.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out With views out on the valley below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03a5b496-859e-457c-87cd-195cf360ae7c/9.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Castle at the top of the hill in Monsanto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c133a3ad-abb4-463f-b967-dfde0e40f0ab/10.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Intriguing architecture incorporating the natural granite features https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc5a0145-661b-4bb7-a032-fa6da2436b47/11.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81c4d902-1683-423c-8797-363cdc80c218/12.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a881269-f3d9-4b65-9d7e-86862ffb601f/13.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d25b748a-f827-4206-a0af-4124e0f94c84/14.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out No idea what the door goes to, definitely Hobbit-like https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81b1703f-05b6-47a4-be9b-f0531dffed04/17.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Beautifully preserved mosaics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf321def-5bd1-4ffe-b092-dab5ae2a4e0a/18.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Walking the old Roman road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9039cf56-5682-4752-bed6-e6bd03d7ebfb/19.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Nazare, home of the Big Wave, no surfing while we were there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e89e8c9a-f9b5-4a08-8bfa-751992e81c2a/20.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Found a great spot to camp behind the dunes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a50f51c0-cf1d-4e96-8e70-520ab77a867a/21.jpg Blog - 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No worries, aired down and made our way out. Stayed aired down until we hit the pavement, notice the smushed tire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cd1dcf1-5138-4af2-b0f8-ddfe7ea7c5e7/22.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Looming big for us, prepping for Africa. Topping off the propane tanks while we can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4acb5cbe-da5a-4108-b267-88f083890bbf/23.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Re-united with Claire in Lisbon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8109753-bfbc-4589-8838-3b0dd4596f73/24.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/faf85753-dabb-42bb-a343-6c7c542caeb1/1.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2112c93-e2ab-4c4f-a343-161850c2b1ab/2.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Excellent mechanics at Tuff Tracks in Lisbon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/879d65d5-4f95-499f-af15-4cc236e3f857/3.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Cromeleque dos Almendres - mythical rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bdb0f6b3-36c6-4792-a096-166abe37147d/4.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Activating the third seat - shortest person in the back (normally we have lightweight plywood shelves here to help keep our stuff organized - shoes, daypacks etc.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f792147-65ca-4fff-b3c0-ae87c62abce6/5.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Beautiful village of Evora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e64325bf-80b0-4954-944d-0e44b3c163a4/1a.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Street where our Airbnb was, distinctive yellow and white color scheme throughout the town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8be71a44-1a59-4c11-8fa3-31b90fc6dfe6/6.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a11c553-da7d-483e-9c51-97d1f83a1a59/7.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Our first morning bakery run for breakfast in Evora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39e9ddf4-0ecd-4569-8899-68caa97dabbe/8.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Clambering around the cliffs at Algar Seco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/512f8ee8-827b-42e1-be92-f43accb61b9b/10.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Tiny coastal village of Cacela Velha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47c842da-46c8-4e4b-ac2f-95a7ea068e9d/11.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out December 17th at 10pm, it is almost impossible to walk the streets of Seville. 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Bell tower built with ramps so that the bell ringer could ride his donkey to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/799bfbc3-7260-4c39-b8a0-463fcabaf08c/14.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Old bridge across the river in Córdoba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/868e46f7-6405-4eb0-ba42-6e2045f156d2/15.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Entrance to old town Córdoba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f2baecc-b1c0-4e61-85d9-7f2a285fc819/16.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Inner courtyard of the Córdoba Mosque -Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de990f2b-3feb-40cd-aa49-0f3f04cde860/17.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Inside Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/678fd882-cd73-4327-8325-00d2cd0c6f6c/18.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/681dd476-0c6e-4608-b20d-87b23015b388/19.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Walking the old streets of Córdoba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/439a91be-86b3-4a91-8517-ca04bb5b1b96/20.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out The sun goes down in Córdoba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8fd554af-acc8-4f05-99be-892851c19279/21.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out And back to the realities of preparing for Africa. Balcony of our Airbnb with all our bedding hanging to dry. Last full washing machine wash for a while! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d85ba3c-32b7-45c4-b8a1-92515eaa1f54/22.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6c6f432-7395-47dc-b063-6c3c8c55fb23/23.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Some of the original fortifications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/444fb014-ddc2-43dc-8fcb-0c6b2be098ca/24.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Nasrid Palace, so much artistic detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aeebf5c9-5323-4dfb-ad9c-fd337db290a5/25.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b073a56-088f-4c54-b0c8-2b21952e9d29/27.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8264cfb5-2e2a-49f0-83ac-ad8a156bf825/26.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Palace of the Nasrid Sultans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9cdc831-138b-4507-b123-0737404df2d8/28.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9729f23f-0376-4ee4-9038-fb04e8e574e7/29.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/89dd27a6-535c-4375-b0ec-8dcd608e0e48/30.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out An other incredible ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cdaedc46-5677-4a24-aef7-425e509507d3/32.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef233fca-6e48-48c7-b44e-99991e2605f5/33.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e948c18-8610-4d15-beb3-4d4b6ae8ee38/34.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out Early morning departure from the Grenada Airbnb - Morocco ferry time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/025cd085-fdf7-45d7-bc91-983147e8ef0b/38.jpg Blog - Andorra, Spain and Portugal - Make it stand out At the Algeciras port, ready to board the ferry for Tanger-Med in Morocco https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/slovenia monthly 0.5 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/767134a4-8e9c-416f-a5bd-4588c095852e/3.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Driving the Radsattel Circuit in Austria shortly after the first snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ffddab26-ebee-45e5-b4d2-cecfe666e5fa/Southern+Europe+final.png Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Our route from Slovenia to Spain with a dip into Lichtenstein https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75be88c6-5b67-428a-8ab7-c4bfd5f7932f/a.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Stealth camping in Slovenia. A matter of convenience, not beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfef512e-ab13-47c1-9335-cf1f443b2caf/1.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Downtown Ljubljana architecture shows the Habsburg influence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13f61a7b-df20-4296-b6e3-e36dc5432212/2.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out The famous triple bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b62b96eb-d49e-4dba-bd6f-08de4c847d52/4.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Ljubljanica River curves through the city with beautiful old bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66b63338-5221-4a7e-bd5f-536ca033d000/6.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out The city center of Ljubljana was pedestrianized in 2007 with free small electric taxis offered as mitigation for residents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa4d8604-13fa-4b67-8557-bdfeff6569bb/9.jpg Blog - 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A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out And back to hiking in the mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a35f9d77-e721-4594-9230-a19b197d674f/PXL_20221027_084918946%7E2.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Returning from the hike, spotting a group of interested folks gathered around the truck looking at our route map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4ea7fb7-0d87-4459-bd27-171d0b243f54/1austria.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Burg Hochosterwitz - first stop in Austria, impressively built castle perched on a rock cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17c37b4e-6797-4b1c-8ace-e8b4c5d47c38/2.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af576fd8-9817-4170-ad36-8b80a6c70e27/3.jpg Blog - 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Has not been used since. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82e9fe1c-32b0-4bfc-932f-6d8706bd3cc1/8.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Saw one classic Lippizaner house - thought it was a statue at first! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ce82ad7-f26d-4474-a4e0-cee634fa3862/10.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Melk Abbey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cee56340-6380-4230-a185-eb8575abc2ec/11.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a0840de-7240-4d4a-92f4-1d353492e4e6/12.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out St. Florian Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/938f1510-d3d6-459a-82a5-2ab0f0413b86/13.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Fabulous schnitzel lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8235ede-1e0d-4872-acad-6e6e0ab7de84/15.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Beautiful view of Salzburg from the castle on the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/098467e6-d9ee-4979-9e48-74b69cc21302/14.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d590caf-c84a-4f19-b7f8-709b192cc8ed/16.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Starting point of the hiking at the top of a chair lift at Zell am See https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6e2ea47-e5da-458c-8bc5-c434d4fe541e/19.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Views for days, fresh snow on the peaks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b736335a-a893-4ce0-aeda-1359c468691c/18.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out But the trail still clear! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65388db8-ce2e-4b02-85a5-8f2d86643bbd/20.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Hike into Zillertal Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d36234a-7f18-4cec-b60b-f511d38b5fcb/21.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Charming mountain village of Hall in Tirol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b68d3ff7-d2c8-4c28-8013-979283d5b48a/22.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33dc8750-8a77-4a73-8e04-7e3cf9748e6b/23.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Amazing bread shop with a line of locals at the door -a good sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7892069-7943-45ed-9e35-6594497d10e1/24.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Innsbruck - bridge across the glacial river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/066e9641-4e3b-4675-b7d6-f4325cc023ef/1.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Colorful town, outdoorsy and with easy access to hiking and a plethora of mountain biking trails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73a1d251-d677-4dd9-8c3c-cac7e014e2b1/2.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Drive back from a quiet wild camping spot - glad we fit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/254e1329-7e37-4946-a21a-caf14d59415a/4.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Radsattel Circuit drive- the day after fresh snow, so far so good with mud, bog, sand, ice and snow. Though she be but little, she is fierce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44e939a6-dc71-4f46-b197-02a7a099dc2a/5.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Hike into Pragser Wildsee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21700c7d-a529-404c-bf61-2463fd116e08/7.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out It reminded us of where we brought our kids up - hiking in the Trinity Alps of far Northern California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7d5763b-b84a-430c-88f1-8f76085e81df/8.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8a21322-b6d6-46c2-b2d1-4a966eb0eb1f/10.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Found an area where wild camping is allowed - what a view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a5eee0c9-67fa-426f-a40e-acfff6180695/11.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2efcc831-def0-4e33-a3a9-1aa49bd13e3a/12.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Hike in to Tre Cime del Lavaredo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/86bb7bf2-a8b8-4c93-af9a-e12b4cfe8182/13.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4105b387-5b85-435d-9728-b6427d1fc491/14.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out View down on the valley below from Tre Cime del Lavaredo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ec7ff03-6030-4562-9a02-d8c0ed868b67/15.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1686c2be-cbab-4b1e-981a-44152c440dee/16.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0ee3a89-885d-4d82-81d0-f8e67b05e2dd/17.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/763ac543-7687-477f-9281-b5cb09ae06c4/18.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e3afbf7-d3d7-4a7f-88a7-6801b919f76b/19.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out OK, final Dolomites photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e57a26d-9842-4b75-b8a9-1beeec9be614/20.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Last stop in Italy, a walk along the edge of Lake Como https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a659f2d8-f7e1-4321-b527-015bae1d854e/21.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Lake Como. And Andy with statue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a21fdb11-ec74-4fbf-85cd-b46e965a8f4b/1.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out First night in France - woke up to snow on the ground! Love the soft sound of it hitting the roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44586e66-a9f8-4f6a-9dc7-5c2a77ce3be9/2.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Chamonix - classic mountain town. Someday we will return to ski. Mt Blanc in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a97f816-1d64-4e27-bff7-0fdfc8275887/3.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out We were losing our sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/858f617a-fff3-450b-8c16-8d327398ae62/4.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out And then it peeped out during our walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68569280-e8bc-4ea1-8dde-a1d11cef2aef/5.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c47a433-21e8-442c-af4b-2643ee947a17/6.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b7e0b27-0e80-43bb-b16a-44252c84e47d/7.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Dawn’s favorite - the narrow cobbled street with cafes shot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3302f89-da42-4cec-8747-b7de99410dbd/8.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out View of Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière on the hill of Lyon. We made our way up there to explore (many steps) but skipped the fake Eiffel Tower, now owned by a TV station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0993fec-9111-4853-8ebf-8b0c4d6fc590/12.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26bc1694-79d8-47ce-b349-6c61606b2d63/10.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Famous Lyon Fresco building - paintings of famous Lyon residents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/560b2c29-01f6-4eae-9d0b-8b122fd73817/13.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Walked up the hill to visit impressive Roman ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3ffa231-9742-4791-92b2-187e8da0efca/14.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Nice river side wild camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3575f6ea-4ee6-449e-ab32-c4188b04caa3/15.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out First mountainside village - Moustiers-Sainte-Marie - repeatedly listed as the most beautiful village in France and we could see why https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cb627cef-b876-4d79-9b80-c825bb39c478/16.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Climbing to the stone chapel above the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9511e385-e6aa-4cc5-bc5b-7f8009c4017b/17.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out River runs through the steep canyon in the middle of the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6850c010-8dc9-4225-b1b7-5e05ddcdcc78/18.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Really appreciating being in a highly visited tourist village post season with no other tourists. It gave us the chance to soak up the scenery and it didn’t matter to us that most of the stores and cafes were closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/564cde06-8ac9-47c4-a690-22c9d627bf28/19.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Fascinating use of the local topography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b52abfb-f465-4c46-8eb8-4d375a94b462/20.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Beautiful sunset view of Monaco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e3efb37-1488-4d23-b17a-699ad283550d/21.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Found a wild camping spot in the hills above the city (it had become a pattern, crazy switchback roads up above a glamorous city to find a remote camping spot, first Lake Como, now Monaco) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfe6362f-75e7-4930-a768-6e811e971d09/22.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Then the next morning we were joined by 4 vans full of professional dog walkers. And dogs. All friendly, all good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df741f67-2726-48ee-ac3a-dbf4c069f61b/23.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out We consoled ourselves with pastries on the beach boardwalk in Nice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7390e3f6-9792-4e86-a2f3-a7b8d5f5e1f6/25.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Saint-Tropez - another place where the town was shut down post season but somehow that made it more alluring for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a9a8d75-eb81-4a9b-9476-1e0d3218672b/26.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out The town felt like it had seen it’s glory days but we appreciated its setting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd8a36cc-9b0e-4a3c-93ae-7ca32ab5eb27/27.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Gordes - our next stone hilltop village - wow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6078ff9d-871d-4cc5-a9a2-345087579dcd/28.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Camped on a hill above Gordes and the next morning we were desperately trying to diagnose an obnoxious squeak. This meant Dawn accelerating at full speed toward Andy while he stood in the middle of the road and listening. A little nerve wracking (for Dawn, not Andy) TBC, a full can of WD-40 later, we are still working on the squeak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6508bfe1-7ad0-46fc-ba11-216ab81b56b3/29.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35bd22a4-30a9-4f41-93ea-ffcc997c4d60/30.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Main pedestrian entrance to Les Baux-de-Provence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fd041953-a7f8-47ad-8c55-ce7b1f328dd5/33.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out So many features to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc4da54e-b3ba-43e8-9a51-b1c665d7973a/31.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite is always the doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/973ce4a1-3f20-4b8d-9269-43ec865ffff1/32.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Built into and around the hilltop rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d6c5e2e-2692-40d9-b22c-93f39b215f05/35.jpg Blog - A Random Overland Tour Across Europe - Make it stand out Catching the setting sun on Pont-du-Gard https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/n-macedonia monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a95e614-915a-45c5-8eaa-b13c55f709cd/ohrid+macedonia.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Church of St. John at Kaneo in Lake Ohrid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31b8e922-38d7-4d62-9142-7d42d329d77d/Macedonia+route.png Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Our one week Macedonia route, working our way from south to north https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/78f16950-9f01-46cd-8b37-ecff9124d1a4/PXL_20221010_121442404%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Hiking in Galičica National Park - Lipova Magaro trail, scenic 4.5 mile lollipop, highly recommended for a taste of the park and views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eeb9790a-0448-4adb-80eb-5786ce08c9ae/PXL_20221010_122926448%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Appreciating the fall colors in the trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b4274ef-ccea-4c8c-b723-ca9ce26c4e6d/PXL_20221010_125239133%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Views at Galičica National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54d04644-b023-4351-9081-ed6ded9de80e/8.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Coastal walk in Lake Ohrid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a77ee302-aa81-44be-8ac6-622187244a3a/9.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Church of St. John at Kaneo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6443b53-d74b-4b5b-ba15-902aafb0d678/2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Homes built along the cliff along the water, narrow walkways and great views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73edaf6b-403c-45a0-9ff6-b06f9576eeb8/3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9ba5dd0-d354-4e4f-86c9-9f28a56db33e/PXL_20221011_123116855%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Architecture in the old town of Lake Ohrid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ebce59d1-17c5-4795-bbb7-36767c880bf3/4.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Love the aesthetic with the flower pots and hanging plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9dd2ebd-76c6-4567-858a-09981afc8f41/5.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out And then it started to rain as it does in the fall and we indulged in another Balkan favorite pastime - the cafe/bar. Two hours of free wifi at the cost of $2 for coffee and tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c72782a-cbb3-4784-83e6-7d10445b8976/PXL_20221011_144835723%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Old Roman ampitheatre in Ohrid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44b69a92-e957-4f72-9fe7-ab9a47de8d1d/7.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Found a lovely spot on top of a hill at the end of the day and settled in for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/666fc9ad-de75-4788-8d3f-170c9e8fc11b/6.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Andy’s face after dark when we realized that the church we were parked close to was going to ring its bells loudly every hour. All night long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/616ea543-af02-45bd-8b4b-7250a978bbef/4.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Heraclea Lyncestis, ruins of an ancient Roman town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9bb832b-e8af-42dc-a096-82df6a1ec4e6/5.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0127cc17-2bcd-4575-8a88-54bcf5fd5a5d/6.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3067257-ea5b-45a2-ba6c-ca28edf005a1/7.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Statue in the museum on the grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08a7eeea-6e99-4609-a39e-451c64a88e46/8.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out And, as always, an ampitheatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de8305be-8cb9-4337-8070-3c825773dbaa/PXL_20221012_111338423%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a83555da-c05f-4999-ab3e-7a8d5caafdd4/PXL_20221012_111722338%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b9ce644-361e-4904-9418-05e041506510/PXL_20221012_111817789%7E3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Just taking in the art and the history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18879027-3e7b-41da-9151-760d10d9d61f/9.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Oh no, late afternoon, visited Roman ruins but many steps to do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57ea62b8-c95a-4c7c-a920-6e2990ead82f/13.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out So we headed into the town of Bitola to wander around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0822d714-5223-4d25-8a34-665c6611ac34/14.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Wandered the pedestrian streets and small old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b36c9c27-00e7-4729-a12d-0629d767738a/11.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Then found a great remote spot tucked up behind Heraclea Lyncestis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27ceb036-0f45-49a8-b94f-1156c4f6cb64/PXL_20221013_114638690%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out In the town of Mavrovo, the iconic ski fence found in mountain towns all over the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e03aa889-a59b-4251-8993-7453f4b2062b/PXL_20221013_114842279%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out The “sunken” church of Mavrovo, not underwater when we were there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de66cbae-8cf2-4566-8f1e-468a7775c47b/PXL_20221013_115214440%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Which meant we were able to wander inside and check it out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e0b60ea-fe60-49b9-9ad4-565e0dc3bae6/PXL_20221013_130540461%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Steep canyon walls in Mavrovo National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df386ecd-10ac-4624-b886-e6a7bfae8147/2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Finding some back roads, appreciating the fall colors. When great leaves fall, the winter is at hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb24cde8-383c-4b1a-8533-dc8e2e8ed851/gear.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Swapping out the standard day pack gear - the cold is here to stay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/122c8bdb-98ff-483b-86b3-2f57d6fc7af4/PXL_20221013_135031071%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Stopped to wander the steep lanes of the small village of Janche https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca73d82a-2a5f-429e-8d45-63bae7a37ea2/1..jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2bdd426b-b228-4e51-a65a-d84eb7031baa/PXL_20221013_135608700%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Able to examine the traditional architecture up close https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0357c20-de0d-49c7-8d4a-1e7fec4e4171/PXL_20221014_150210988%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Hiking to the top of the canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94b41e76-89e7-4000-bc21-5e0413b865e8/PXL_20221014_150248943%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0ef4121-d7d7-4409-b3bc-0aa322c4a1ce/12.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e323e585-7c8d-430c-8919-e07580f5f116/4.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Roadside dumpster, dropping off our evening garbage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31e99d3d-2333-4428-92b5-062a53c2f6e1/3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out More rain - so another cafe/bar. One of the coolest parts of the Balkans, always welcoming, excellent coffee and access to internet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b4408d3-161e-4adb-be17-e64648cc42e4/water.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Another common Balkan benefit - free roadside wells to refill the tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/68861a11-5606-403f-af63-803e8ea5bbb3/PXL_20221015_125126718%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Porta Macedonia completed in 2012, representing the struggle for and eventual triumph in seeking independence for Macedonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4984c41b-902a-4b8f-ab16-e6a56eeb3a62/mac.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Giant statue of Alexander the Great on his horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/117c56c2-045a-43c4-b1ad-fbdd9b1a10c4/PXL_20221015_125618393%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Reconstructed facades on government buildings and museums to appear historic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee8962bd-d19d-44c0-b2d9-7a2023048f42/PXL_20221015_130201819%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Group of happy marchers, we think they were supporting a futbol team but since we couldn’t understand what they were saying have no idea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dcf42c5a-0ab1-41bd-b30e-45c523969ac6/PXL_20221015_130504312%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e93c6229-c46d-4af0-bb9c-967191cbe211/PXL_20221015_141902692%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Beautiful Orthodox church under construction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/137158c3-a14e-4097-9de3-428bd831778b/PXL_20221015_145008948%7E2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Bridge connecting new town to old bazaar neighborhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a10b37b-8475-415e-b0a4-c4d84761f576/mac2.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Beautiful statues all along the main river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ef0d80bb-45a9-4012-9fa9-be4441474d00/mac3.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out Wandering the bazaar streets at night -second largest Ottoman bazaar in Europe after Istanbul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37db9f99-c974-422e-926c-7c3b67e45296/mac4.jpg Blog - Macedonia - Make it stand out People shopping and eating, the small streets were lively https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/montenegro monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddc17c39-c85c-4960-9541-962b21648865/5.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Wild camping, Durmitor National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ce62c9b-74d4-4bf5-b5b6-ab4db4d9e25d/PXL_20220930_104016888.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Border insurance office - two weeks of auto insurance for $50 (our German company, Tour Insure does not cover our US plated vehicle in non EU countries) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a359bbf-bb36-4180-9175-1e5e0a1a7b32/PXL_20220930_120613723%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out First stop over the border - roadside grilled meat stand (Andy smiling with hungry anticipation behind the flowers). Used our best awkward sign language and lots of smiles to order in Macedonian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d67d829-b6a9-4613-84c8-59ada5d8225b/PXL_20220930_121611856.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Awesome bread with more sausages (cevapi) than Andy can hold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0c7cb6c-faa9-4798-a299-477cb85cfb65/Montenegro+route.png Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Our route through Montenegro, (with a little bit of in and out with surrounding countries). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31299540-3d8c-4389-a824-355dcd0bc305/PXL_20220930_125659787.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Perast, Montenegro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a31a32d-8588-4844-b1e5-b03f9dd72a00/PXL_20220930_131252558%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/610c37bf-c42d-42fe-bb01-9d87913d9b7b/PXL_20220930_130749612.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Nineteen churches in a tiny village of 250 people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f1f7b7c-a2f3-4667-aae0-cc202f947d84/PXL_20220930_133203270.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Andy scanning for fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d58b5eb-6894-4018-86df-9f7b2ade5a91/PXL_20220930_142617275%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Walls of the ancient town of Kotor coming down to an inlet from the bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f14093ea-ab44-4991-a20a-e46f5eabf73b/PXL_20220930_144910336.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a4cd22e-6172-4096-a850-ec21d25fbb17/PXL_20220930_143457763%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Small cobbled alleys within the walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/596eb606-802c-4c39-895f-4d6be015e36e/PXL_20220930_144402167%7E4.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62ce948f-987f-4d54-8cad-070479d4638e/PXL_20220930_150250927%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Walls going all the way up the cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/875d9bef-3f68-4bb5-ab44-fd6d5d8b47d8/PXL_20220930_160203197%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out That night we camped at the ruins of an Austro-Hungarian fort above town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/544d7793-3144-4df8-a58b-98341d55dd0e/PXL_20220930_160421105.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Local resident was intrigued by the truck. I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream. It was so amazing to wander around the historic sight on our own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f101267b-dfe2-4f5b-9f96-d697590823bc/PXL_20220930_160930363.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out One of our favorite sites with the evening light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5204f5bf-95dc-480d-b594-c03764b5f0fe/PXL_20221001_085218272%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out And in the morning a different visitor sharing the view down on the bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7edda0cd-8f39-4965-9c1c-0ea7d6addfdc/PXL_20221001_092605101.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out The switchbacks on the coastal mountain routes in Montenegro are no joke, cliff-hugging crazy turns - view on our Garmin Overlander route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e9f0b55-7613-4bfd-a66d-0403f1478cc3/PXL_20220930_104459035%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out As a forester, Andy loved the views with the tall cypress trees peeping out of the low-level shrubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a5bcffeb-785b-484a-8cec-ef3da3133191/PXL_20221001_132832206.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out National Museum of Montenegro - well worth a visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d85261e-be98-4a10-bee9-5e86742ee581/PXL_20221001_154900751%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Our camping spot after a day in Cetinje - on a hill above town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c080d10d-8979-4c5e-9081-56891bfebfe9/PXL_20221001_152054641.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out With the odd bonus of an open cave to explore - with crumbling walkways and staircases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac64c0f3-d978-4f6e-a8a0-cf3486c0c53f/PXL_20221001_155659956.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out And if that wasn’t enough, an exploration up hill led us to a small bell tower where Andy was thrilled to actually be able to ring the bell. Dawn shook her head and pretended it wasn’t happening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/527d78ca-7e78-4918-b822-7c92d6d0b6a2/1.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out It was a stormy night, the rain on our pop up roof so loud that we resorted to watching our Prime show with captions on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0105b79a-9225-411d-9238-b9c4ecb6cde1/PXL_20221002_092548160%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Drive down from the hills into Budva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50611b2e-3d6e-4898-b6f9-7db8448836cd/PXL_20221002_102749290%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out More narrow cobbled streets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5cf3263-272d-4f55-8809-ddce178bc197/PXL_20221002_103015792%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24df8579-e461-4b98-968d-f2328268250f/PXL_20221002_103620445%7E3.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Old city walls along the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0851f4f8-8422-4fcb-8565-164d716eab83/PXL_20221002_103004964.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Mid October, everywhere we went there were the signs of a busy season being put away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29c81b15-9e8a-4a88-bc23-e5fe1f732bec/PXL_20221002_103823357.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6b150bb-7c0e-4814-b4f1-4637a2d228d6/PXL_20221002_105759893.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47d3a1ce-2c4a-4d6d-9bdd-e2a6397343d9/PXL_20221002_140041074.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a639fd2-800b-4f81-8702-d6d8b2982420/PXL_20221002_141501849%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7f92ad9-0fbf-4f32-93ba-e0a9fd628eab/PXL_20221002_120208091.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Rugged wild coastline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca5c495e-285a-489a-94ac-7dcf5e6e8e51/PXL_20221002_160201546%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Some nights you just make do. Luckily road traffic goes way down after dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ecd7d5dc-0ebc-41a7-a7a1-0809a7055d63/PXL_20221003_083446988.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Stopping along the way to refill our water at a public well, common throughout the Balkans. Running it through our UV system just in case https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/605b1cbd-49b2-4eb8-8778-8f82582f27e1/PXL_20221019_100951269%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Heading into Durmitor National Park, with the Tara river below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8b3f475-b01b-4b1e-af8e-a986556d7669/PXL_20221019_105256858%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Tara River Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6cdfc3c2-b73e-4c8a-ba37-2eeb8b0fc89c/PXL_20221019_110724565%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Famous Tara River bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be0080df-b9cd-4e46-b867-4e504f64dfd4/PXL_20221019_123925014%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Hiking into glacial lakes - Crno Jezero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cb49b9a-9210-456f-b388-3c090a85ba76/PXL_20221019_124748210%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Side by side lakes - iconic hike in the park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/129aa5e4-6168-4990-9eed-14b6bc5f313b/PXL_20221019_141003206%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Then into the highland mountain area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8b7a309-1dfa-490d-abb8-d05ace6b2dfe/PXL_20221019_143513028%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Our all time favorite camping spot in Montenegro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2700345b-6904-42dc-afc6-4736a9fc2571/PXL_20221020_090229891%7E2.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/567d1801-a42e-40aa-861d-1ad7f00b201e/PXL_20221020_084453022.jpg Blog - Montenegro - Make it stand out Leaving the mountains behind https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/croatia monthly 0.5 2022-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/edefd732-6955-463c-9dc3-090eb7ab8fe9/PXL_20220924_123337122%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Coast line of the island of Hvar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d12b9076-a406-471c-809c-d26c4069b8ca/1croatia.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out First night spent along the river by the Croatian border, it felt a little exposed but we ran into a policeman having his dinner and he said it was fine to sleep there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0ffc651-ec4f-4c3c-9b88-688b47ac7ca9/Croatia+route.png Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Our route through Croatia, not as much camping as usual! 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3137a33-5639-4ae1-89fb-8a86fde75a70/PXL_20220919_092621502.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Inside the old town palace - people living and working amongst the ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6cd2bb15-1357-4356-b8c8-737ca82b8a07/PXL_20220919_095119060.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Something interesting everywhere you look https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d4b6550-4c57-424f-ae62-75903e0506c3/PXL_20220919_100222372.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Beautiful architecture everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f15c03f1-1e68-4fed-a88c-3016b8ca8549/PXL_20220919_101402488.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10fcafa5-8be1-4601-9957-58a33e3cc068/PXL_20220919_101604691.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Franzi, Ida and August, Ida not quite so sure about the free walking tour of the palace. A lot of talking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b88e2a96-5066-4745-b030-614f7b30bf2c/picture.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Franzi and Ida’s picture of our truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3db18747-f668-4dcd-bd9f-8c6f52d5ad40/PXL_20220919_102218817.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0618861-25ed-42f8-b13b-c768986addfe/PXL_20220919_102819932.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Playing in the water from the still operational 2000 year old aqueduct https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/273c33e9-388c-4e7a-9de4-4f38e053ce35/PXL_20220919_104514489.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/31cbaa05-7531-4f1f-a413-af37ae52bb05/image.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7721830e-b980-40da-b5aa-65cb4bdb8b7c/PXL_20220919_180803851.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Nicholas and August sharing an incredible platter of fresh fish. The konoba,s or family run restaurants in Croatia, offer up flavorful home cooking for reasonable prices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c2c4978-3434-493c-9c7f-ac511376ec4b/PXL_20220920_092554022.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Auto Antonio in Split - great to work with! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b751155-0a57-4ea6-b5e6-d6be0e7e10f7/PXL_20220920_093232326.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out New tires, slightly smaller but we have tread again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46c53490-cede-493a-9dcf-54bcdf5b6a75/PXL_20220920_093505635.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Thank you for all your help! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/393efce5-2b31-47d0-b626-d26f3ba46c2d/PXL_20220920_101336766.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out View of Split from the ramparts of Klis Fortress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e6819469-17bf-4daa-b7dc-bd079aecf12a/PXL_20220920_101520328.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Day trip to Kils Fortress, 20 minutes from town. An imposing medieval fortress, it was home to many Croatian kings and a key defense point in the wars with the Ottomans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6eb55d98-ec1f-4b96-ab4d-f48347fbefa2/PXL_20220920_102126384.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Dawn so happy to be with our son, Nicholas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1866418f-e992-4d13-bbeb-13540597f292/PXL_20220920_104935090%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Inside the fortress chapel watching a painter at work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab932662-6843-4dfe-a20f-8719ae16fb80/PXL_20220920_112133420.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Just hanging out on the ancient stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2cbec0a7-7db7-4868-b166-c32296c31553/image.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Narrow streets of medieval Trogir, another easy day trip from Split https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/857568b6-e072-467f-bb9a-97c51c127c3b/5.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/958aa378-8f4f-4a3a-9dd0-73da912e5cd7/6.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Harbor at Trogir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56c73068-6411-4131-be9c-8295eb471ec9/7.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Trogir Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc60dca8-0a59-474f-a953-b5d6b161cd74/PXL_20220920_180819293.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Life with a three year old in an Airbnb. Sometimes you just have to watch silly animal videos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04bb4026-a5ed-4a1b-be0f-0b4d6b12b07b/PXL_20220921_101306189.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Dawn trying to look like an evil queen. She doesn’t quite pull it off. We watched Game of Thrones and are moderate fans - enough to make it fun to see some filming sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce96f209-b6d6-45fd-861d-c078467a7a9e/4.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Fish, its what’s for dinner, now there is a platter full! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b489b1de-9a93-4fca-be03-5eccf7a0b6d2/7.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out What? a random Dalmatian just wandering along on the Dalmation Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b8e0208-557c-414d-a8f0-c9d2033cd138/PXL_20220921_133902697.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out We walked along the coast to a place Nicholas could rock climb over the water. Here he is jumping in to climb back up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5207a6ca-1620-4ca5-8b1e-3217a05bbfd6/PXL_20220921_133028466%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out The spectators gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c7c97f0-48ee-416b-9a2f-7b2a59198b67/6.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out The climb up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba9280ba-6949-4962-a796-4578ba2e4d7d/PXL_20220921_163701405%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out One evening we climbed (many many stairs) to the top of Marjan park to watch the sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/321be432-1e93-4ee3-bccc-3b674ef8fa4d/PXL_20220921_165218457%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out While enjoying the local alcohol, slivovitz, a plum brandy. It gave August a halo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aaff5bc8-f576-4a8a-ae84-4e85403a5e2e/PXL_20220922_102326649.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Narrow hilly streets of Hvar Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/941cea74-f209-45aa-8a2e-7da44a6f1dff/PXL_20220922_104944422.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Another beautiful harbor with the obligatory fort on the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0abb10a4-10e0-4105-82e7-be770ab251b9/image.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Somehow the scenic narrow hilly street pictures never got old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bdeb06a7-8326-4bbf-af5e-83faf0327b8d/PXL_20220922_151333626.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Central square in Hvar Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0dd1592b-d664-46c7-8eb7-20b7fda356f0/PXL_20220923_091051807.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out The fearless swimmers in the green cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f717ef76-8f7a-4ac5-b71d-e0aac38ed969/PXL_20220923_101109373.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Frighteningly small entrance to the blue cave, one boat exiting as our driver times our entrance. Heads down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b47726e-70f2-43c2-81cc-96db4539625e/PXL_20220923_101204866.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Inside the Blue Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a1dc4eb-a855-401f-a8a8-7ebc05f66219/PXL_20220923_101608620.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Group photo time (actually taken with Dawn’s phone, no photoshop) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8797049d-76c4-4b4c-94ea-f28d0d51f4b3/10.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Lunch on the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a0c3239-79f8-4e3c-aabf-1edc7fa84c0f/PXL_20220923_111637774%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9191d476-81f1-4caf-af51-354bda85066b/PXL_20220923_112137267.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Enjoying the ride back to Hvar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a174e49-5833-4bf1-b5c5-7db685dfb90e/PXL_20220923_144526793.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out After some crazy travel delays, our friend Cheryl joined us to relax https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cfa05a77-a192-414b-b563-d0759e420033/PXL_20220924_130116077.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out And another adrenaline filled afternoon of watching Nicholas jump off cliffs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d4ee23d-b0d8-46b0-be47-3f8eeaf82710/PXL_20220924_131139189.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out And August joined the fun. Andy is the paparazzi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06ccdf29-dd66-4eeb-b6d9-b3c57e10e8fb/PXL_20220924_140355006.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Store run for the essentials. Beer and ice cream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ef779bf-eae2-4519-92ac-15664a72188b/PXL_20220924_152220904.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Hvar Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/caf203bd-1a8a-4dda-bb68-f60bd31fe2b8/PXL_20220924_164131583.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Soaking up the family and friends time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/57e492bc-47fd-4260-9a9f-224d94f79a61/11.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out View down on Dubrovnik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ff6c850-3565-4701-805f-896cbcb5b6f0/12.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out City walls along the cliffs to the sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/db984ff6-1f1c-4141-996d-675852da80a9/PXL_20220929_084902120%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Main entrance into Dubrovnik old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2da8654b-e62c-45fb-b176-0a1e5035df02/PXL_20220929_085230149%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Marble floored streets in Dubrovnik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b975b29e-42e0-435a-aceb-47764461822f/PXL_20220929_091119751%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfbb2f5c-91c2-4eff-8ac6-f5f05764c176/PXL_20220929_091535594.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Now that’s a fruit stand. Definitely tourist prices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/243b2479-8456-4f41-9dd0-666a9978a9ca/PXL_20220929_113409878.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/672d772d-4698-40b8-8dbd-11b9c20b15d4/PXL_20220929_113853388%7E2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Despite being late September, plenty of tourists about https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a0b5864-7c99-465f-8b18-dd1d24ec5bf3/2.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Beautiful village of Cavtat, our last coastal stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7bc71258-5ad9-4d46-958d-f4a14e27a355/1.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa0b65c8-d34f-424a-ad63-f25ea023dab7/3.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05f807ce-8f6e-4779-9426-39fb5b9a470b/PXL_20221023_160810109%7E3.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out A final night in Croatia on a hill top overlooking the Adriatic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/378f4222-279b-4e9b-9689-9ab2aa421f59/15.jpg Blog - Croatia - Make it stand out Back in our own bed https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/bosnia-and-herzegovina monthly 0.5 2022-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1eb79d2f-8696-4417-97a0-fad5f96e6200/PXL_20220926_122413221%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old bridge in Mostar, Stari Most https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/999340aa-b18f-4298-9627-892ad30b41eb/PXL_20220925_142656772.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Border into Bosnia and Herzegovina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38a7c774-0ade-4b63-9dcc-14a0b75c461a/Bosnia+route.png Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Our one week route through Bosnia and Herzegovina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e72b1bfe-9a15-46e1-ba64-e3b961ee165b/PXL_20220925_155452658%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Kravica Waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08a4ab48-746d-4502-8cdc-45927622827b/PXL_20220925_155827972%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out The sign warned against practicing religious rites so we refrained https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90e41d94-9b23-4642-8e5b-d2403a059113/PXL_20220926_065512046.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Our first night - camped in a field camp next to the waterfall for $10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddbd4d92-d19c-4128-9aad-32fbef994dbb/PXL_20220926_084655854.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Setting off for the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f7b97ade-2278-4e79-ba5b-2c593b35db55/PXL_20220926_092613533.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Parking to visit historic Počitelj, no other visitors there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/98043975-0368-4cca-bf56-d901aaed33fb/PXL_20220926_093055390%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Fortress at the top of Počitelj https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/89c5d4ca-21e9-418b-ac8f-05a85e37ad6d/PXL_20220926_093537639%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out We always love the doors in old towns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cbb2fd1-7937-453e-9c72-cde6d67372eb/PXL_20220926_093620476%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out View down across the old mosque to the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d76d4740-117e-428a-951a-22a8e68b9ba5/PXL_20220926_094025268%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d2f623e-794d-4178-a33a-dbbfe104c1cc/PXL_20220926_094206193%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out The town is an Incredible combination of historic ruins and houses that are still occupied https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9fdc0405-d277-433c-bbec-88bdd50be987/PXL_20220926_094217754%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf6cc8b5-fbac-484c-874e-a453e362d502/PXL_20220926_094421691%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f089a5d8-c38b-48b2-82e7-09ddc00d8d0a/PXL_20220926_095020234%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Inside the castle - no guard rails, no restrictions, just common sense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc8f1dd4-5e67-46be-97c1-7cdb11807298/PXL_20220926_095047025%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Stairs up the tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f5ed5d7-3697-42a3-84be-3d5283b0b61d/PXL_20220926_095159755.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Beautiful old homes built into the hillside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62d28f88-8236-4ea2-85d1-fdd10da2b779/PXL_20220926_120717119%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Pedestrian bridge over the river Nerevta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec7754ee-dc05-44ba-9dd3-a6fbdcc6b765/PXL_20220926_121410751.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Streets lined with stalls and cafes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a27d0d69-1942-4222-91c3-1e0cb9a9b738/PXL_20220926_121740498%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35304936-c074-4d14-bd00-e7213037073e/PXL_20220926_122000284.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Streets lined with colorful boutiques https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06db8d0c-c552-4010-9383-ed20d86a6e0a/PXL_20220926_122303130.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Vibrant city with a mix of diverse ethnic influences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7389d229-c88c-4be8-9eee-90d7acfa34b5/PXL_20220926_133336234.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Still some signs of the recent painful conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/baa0784e-42cf-4aa4-a9f4-3839b3e44537/PXL_20220926_134343018%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Not something we are accustomed to hearing in rural Oregon, the call to prayer broadcast from the minarets always sounds beautiful to us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36ddde81-29b3-469a-b429-484e41f0481d/PXL_20220926_142347666.jpg Blog - 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No English but lots of smiles. We were the only campers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7fe14e8-6550-46e7-8c8e-c92c2446001a/PXL_20220926_172233160.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Classic camper dinner - fry up of all leftovers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b73f143-df08-4c47-ad53-a9900f565105/1.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Tekke Blagaj https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d34fe222-1797-45a3-b1ae-af8b37f34e61/PXL_20220927_094823699%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/602acfbe-89af-49f6-8cdc-613e74d94659/PXL_20220927_095422874%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c777613-1c49-414c-b637-eb6c604f2bf2/PXL_20220927_103951943.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b9a53f6c-df5d-4073-b0bf-b3981e57de46/PXL_20220927_132437210%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old bridge in Trebinje https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6eac3037-bcb0-4b95-a17d-2cc7b151b058/PXL_20220927_141611968%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old town area, walled against the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0f20484-e203-4c95-86bc-badc7b0fc28a/PXL_20220927_142337462.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out We liked the colorful painting on this house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e136b275-48f1-4de8-b6b1-243e446d5d15/PXL_20220927_142455257.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/792018d8-a253-495a-8e9c-8bff3950ed3a/PXL_20220927_141926776%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Now if we had seen parking signs and a payment box like these where we parked, we would have known . . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a3e4862-d30b-43d3-85f7-67814218edd9/PXL_20220927_152115817.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Driving the dirt road to our Park4Night wild camping spot we saw a string of these. They made us a little nervous. Land mine warnings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1b217b2-3393-4216-b6e3-6df73b43a5f5/PXL_20220927_160640769%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out But we found a beautiful wild site free of unexploded land mines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/74d3ab9d-27ce-450f-afe0-e89a2795f810/3.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Complete with some ruins to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f385a05-e56d-4da5-a8f3-edf2238c1dab/1.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old building, injured and left to crumble but still distinguished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/480d5061-c6c7-4ba2-b25a-b2b0109bc95b/2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Constant juxtaposition of the old and new https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/256a7b89-35cc-4285-87d2-7200eed0be27/3.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Bridge across the Miljacka river which runs through Sarajevo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1d75cf23-f3f1-4a1d-8746-8f46b8c55e3f/4.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Ruins of an old Ottoman Caravanseri (merchant’s hostel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f354d89-a8a6-41a9-aff7-396c04d32bf5/5.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Symbol of Sarajevo - the eternal flame. Erected to honor the heroes of WW2 who liberated the city. Marred by gunfire in the 1991 war, as it was explained to us “we left the damage as it is for a reminder, even though it was created to honor peace it was still damaged 50 years later by another war.” Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e7978a6-2bd2-44cd-ad17-c8342d9a0604/6.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Orthodox church in downtown Sarajevo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5b2b2ff-312b-40be-b23e-25c2e9edfd89/7.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Apartment building constructed in 1984 in advance of the Oympics to demonstrate that not all Yugoslavian architecture was grey and boring. Andy modelling his matching shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8ed8766-00d4-4a17-8027-f294d0674d15/8.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out The Latin Bridge and corner where Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot, eventually leading to WW1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/facad884-a8d0-4a0a-a07b-feb7d0b9750e/9.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Our historian guide gave us an interesting perspective on people’s viewpoint throughout time. Initially, Princip was loosely considered a freedom fighter, someone with a vision for an independent Slavic nation whose actions in killing the heir to the leaders of the “occupiers” (Austro Hungarian Empire) of Bosnia were heroic. Later he became known as a terrorist, or a war criminal. Plaques and history books were changed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd9b57ba-a08b-45d3-8aea-8495d1611b9b/10.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Busy downtown pedestrian streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63af8d5e-20e9-4868-b7e1-8c121b75df38/12.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old town cafe courtyard packed with people. It felt like there were more coffee bars than actual restaurants serving food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41810ce7-d1b3-4245-990b-c18379a3647a/11.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Sarajevo City Hall, built by the Habsburgs during the Austro-Hungarian empire days, in the style of an Egyptian mosque. Destroyed in the war and recently re-built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08c5f4f1-15f4-46ba-a35c-79345a8365f5/13.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Cafe lunch in old town — where the air is literally heavy with the aromatic smoke from all the grilled meat shops. Andy went for the traditional sausages, cevapi, Dawn for chicken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7cd540a-534f-45eb-bc55-75510c22e8de/2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Human remains of 600 people buried in mass graves around Srebrenica. In an effort to hide the killings, the Serbian army re-buried the bodies multiple times by bulldozer. Bodies are still being unearthed, DNA tested and families notified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a324509-1349-4bcb-b90b-5a3e123543bc/1.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out The rest of the world was late to the table in providing help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9108310f-3e4d-4a26-99a4-13b444d8e51f/PXL_20221020_102436239%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out We are used to roadside domestic animals - cows, sheep, goats, horses, donkeys . . but these were our first roadside pigs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9aaa6cda-3433-4592-9f3d-68c10155565c/PXL_20221022_111649451%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Town of Jajce with its fortress on top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b3e7fcc5-2e83-4fc0-8504-d96595017d59/PXL_20221022_125037828%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out More grilled meat sandwiches! The bread is fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90f86faa-b638-49b0-b0d1-c9a60447fa14/PXL_20221022_120932497%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old church in Jajce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ad535ea-6b1b-4c81-aebd-182dcd3f13be/PXL_20221022_114654058%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Ancient city walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f49d030-18d1-46cf-af0f-4aaeaa3c749b/PXL_20221022_122555729.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Water falls in the city center - bonus points for spotting the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10ce660f-3cce-4b6b-ad4c-6012d5af2e76/PXL_20221022_131057174.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Picked up some of our favorite Balkan bakery treats - burek, a flaky pastry filled with meat, filling and affordable, only $1.5 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6e84f2ef-02cf-4d56-a3dd-4a25bc73d282/PXL_20221023_092950743%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old fort tower with modern sculptures on the grounds at Ostrožac Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eee3905b-8694-4d00-b258-37fabddc2af3/PXL_20221023_092655422.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Dawn and art - her happy place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b3e48da-401d-4be9-afa4-dda365f26bdd/PXL_20221023_094428861%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Old defensive walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba0542a0-9051-4d27-962c-06e0ee617d0c/PXL_20221023_093644795%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out The old palace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/078894e5-7412-441e-9ed3-9e065ad5a84a/PXL_20221023_093425790%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Literally crumbling into the earth as the ivy takes over - too many wars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87074862-0c90-4569-8777-a94dd48221f0/PXL_20221023_094523854%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out But still elegantly beautiful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fae5f280-dc4f-460a-bb0d-60ba7c70ea31/PXL_20221023_093227551%7E3.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Artistry in the smallest details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ec1fdb8-8d92-40a0-b2bb-1027221e0f41/PXL_20221022_153831759%7E2.jpg Blog - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Make it stand out Final camping spot, in a wild and scenic river canyon https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/kosovo monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/66e91cfc-aad9-4aa2-ad33-2aedbe66e931/PXL_20221017_142915037%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Kosovo National Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94a808b6-a0bc-4676-a2d0-1edfd4a69386/Kosovo+route.png Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4867ccb-13a8-43b0-b041-97d9007ace4d/PXL_20221016_112115081%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Tiny mountain village of Prevalla, we arrived on a Sunday, the hills were literally filled with families having picnics on a beautiful fall day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3fd77a1-154a-4be4-99d3-c5b171f38e77/PXL_20221017_083944991%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out We thought these roof top wood piles were ingeniously stacked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/622b91a6-9583-4d1f-a5fc-1e2a30e58b49/PXL_20221016_124852127.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Perfect day for a hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1797b683-df13-461c-9db5-90ab846cb033/PXL_20221016_113115044%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out We ended up wild camping in the clearing you see a third of the way up the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc72bc4c-50c3-42c1-af74-cc675d1d2154/PXL_20221017_062158704%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1923b286-d51e-4f15-8d7c-9c6b6620bcba/PXL_20221016_125544702%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Sharr Mountains National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c948a3e5-4d34-49ad-acd1-9ffd7e0223b9/PXL_20221016_124924058%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Loved the bright blue benches strategically placed at view spots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34dfc8e6-a5c6-4162-adef-4486c57bc69d/PXL_20221017_083548918.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out With the cold snap in the air at altitude, wardrobe changes were necessary. Dawn added a puffer, boots and tights to her “city” dress and Andy added white socks to his sandal clad feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6eb95b2-f90d-436a-9560-b3d112806913/PXL_20221017_100407600%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/edc274a7-d0e7-4864-a27a-88a592583a5b/PXL_20221017_101525892%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Old stone bridge in Prizren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62a5a46c-7210-41a8-98c6-8d2bb41bbb02/PXL_20221017_100504242.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out A city is always more beautiful when a river runs through it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7da3c494-d694-433f-8ca6-cae1205695dd/PXL_20221017_100926570.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Old mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93e0431b-9a1a-4376-a2f9-f34df424cbd1/PXL_20221017_103913171%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Prizren Fortress, inhabited for 1400 years swapping hands between conquerers from Roman to Ottoman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2c3cc68-3869-4d1d-8290-48fba3ac032b/PXL_20221017_104151867%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ea8cf3e-63ad-4778-a9a2-1927f25abab7/PXL_20221017_104326098%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out As with so many other places in the Balkans, the ability to just clamber around ancient sites unhindered is amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48cf22e5-789a-464e-a641-c4a72ffdf41c/PXL_20221017_103830073%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out View down on Prizren from the fortress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e8e4934-1967-458f-b5d0-73f100172ae0/PXL_20221018_131712026.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Back on the road, we couldn’t help but appreciate this farmer’s load https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02321bc2-2f9a-401c-bb01-cae4bf3aaaa7/PXL_20221017_143308715%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out National Library of Kosovo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/034112c8-97f9-43c1-bfaa-fa6cd053848c/PXL_20221017_143606521%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out And next to the National Library, a crumbling and abandoned Orthodox church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02354334-4bca-4064-a802-44c409478704/PXL_20221017_144939504%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Wide pedestrian streets lined with cafes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/395a5f9c-b2ce-4434-82c0-f3ede1707e5c/PXL_20221018_090729076.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Gračanica Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83424634-a3d9-43cf-9519-840c2f28086f/PXL_20221018_090446464%7E2.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Dawn outside the monastery doors. Ready with her scarf, head covering required for variety of religious sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4e01466d-66a9-4dd2-b20b-55307ae2f5f5/PXL_20221018_121743239.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Hike up in the hills above the city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd5d7f13-e726-4884-8a8d-ebe683b262b5/1.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e94e6203-0fd5-47e1-9c38-f6910cbbad9a/3.jpg Blog - Kosovo - Make it stand out Our last night - Park4Night site on the river. Unfortunately a local gentleman showed up with a loader and a dumptruck to collect gravel at 8pm. He kindly motioned for us just to move to the side. But they looked like they would be busy for a while, so we moved up river. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/t3p83xutgxcqbkgc3oygo255xo9hoi monthly 0.5 2022-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ab3f115-2a73-452c-909c-9609a2cb4230/1albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Making our way to a wild camping spot outside of Theth, in the background, the Accursed Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24db233e-d526-43aa-9bd0-0dc76d9249b0/1albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Crossing the border into Albania -first sighting of some other overlanders in a while https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b661a9fd-129a-4326-aa03-bff5ad4d03e7/Albania.png Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Our one week route through Albania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07ff2abb-44e8-47a8-abcf-36d76804667c/2albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out View down on Shkodër, known as the cultural capital of Albania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/242e1aa3-f328-4c05-a7a8-d0124c31a3ec/3albania.jpg Blog - 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Albania - Make it stand out Driving into the trailhead, Theth to Valbona hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95bc876f-dab7-42c8-a644-1955c5b0db06/3albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee7cdbd0-c060-43e4-8ce6-1cb4ea8622bd/4albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Mountain pass at 6,000 ft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff737789-180e-492d-b12d-d452d190ce54/PXL_20221004_121142808%7E3.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Dawn’s knees need a little help on the down hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a91c1e5b-c793-42fd-abb1-6d058d568d1e/5albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Our second night we invested $10 in a campground - Dawn off to the hot shower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69beef1f-5824-45a0-9cf2-4a40ec0c237c/6albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out And celebrated Andy’s 62nd birthday with the last of our French cider (he did end up sharing the bottle).With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/710b7fde-d881-4a48-8918-5ef390528f87/7albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Campgrounds were typically fields attached to guest houses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8e478c9-6001-4f55-b6dd-6f81b3c550ee/8albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Windy mountain road in and out of Theth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1332a6ff-801d-44d9-b32c-180b29363e32/9albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Skanderberg Square, named after the Albanian hero who lead the effort to free Albania from the Ottomans in the 1400’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47c176c9-20c7-45b5-a4e1-9ba60e7fcf26/10albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Et'hem Bey Mosque, built in the 1700’s, closed under communism but miraculously not destroyed and now still in use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/567772f7-5e1b-4871-9534-5a18ca4f016f/1albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Joyous colorful buildings everywhere in Tirana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f1303b9-6d5e-4f19-9ae7-5d8736b704e1/2albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Tree lined pedestrian street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/45da88d8-3a25-441d-8218-65a8115bebee/3albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Contemporary art piece “The Cloud” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e78dcba7-b82a-4bbb-9837-36375a8ed313/4albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Mosaic of Mother Theresa inside the Catholic Church - she was born to an Albanian family and is considered a national hero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/587343fc-699a-40c7-9740-74c2a7e817cc/5albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out One of the 175,000 bunkers that cover the country - built during Hoxha’s time to defend against foreign aggression https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15ae8796-db0e-46c4-960d-bd96a1a2aea6/6albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Hoxha’s old home. Currently national debate over whether or not to turn it into a museum, many do not want to seem to honor him others want to tell the story of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5f8a32c6-19a8-4fec-925d-1bbf97fcd235/PXL_20221005_141143156%7E3.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Inside the primary Orthodox church in Tirana. We did notice that our guide took us to each of the three main religious buildings - Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox, representing the three religions in the Balkans. (Croatia mainly Catholic, Serbia, Montenegro and N. Macedonia mainly Orthodox and Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia predominantly Muslim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d013c2b6-1942-478c-bff7-b6a7b9a141dd/9albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Wandering the museum of carvings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/99174b59-46c1-489f-aa2b-61e9a80d7484/8albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Interesting art everywhere you look https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c15bb975-b9ae-409b-ab73-0bbc9fdf4630/11albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Dawn’s favorite - Artemis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d036b2a-f89a-44b0-ae3d-2d561ef675bb/12albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ac5e7ac-8de6-438e-be06-0172c4319328/PXL_20221006_125558176%7E2.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite. No comment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5df5b229-656e-4036-8d99-f665516657e9/14albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2c4005a-62fe-4fb8-9f34-a3259fc09491/16albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Our lone truck in the parking area, next to old Roman ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d46a47f6-07a7-4ee4-96e9-543d38b02276/17albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a912e3ff-8132-498a-8ed5-d667a81497e4/18albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Villages built along the cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ad49e124-56cc-4d95-af7e-dfac2f4ca8d2/22albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Found our favorite campsite in Albania - private beach, no one around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4192b8fc-d9ba-446c-be61-1f6d7298d665/20albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Watching the sun go down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/050d6588-c826-4529-a31c-159438258be9/21albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out The next morning Andy goes for a swim https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce219712-c768-4f42-8eb0-db978feba2c2/1albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out And on further exploration found an old submarine bunker built into the cliff, extraordinary and eerie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c78196ca-4447-4e87-97ac-e1bd017d6b84/2albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Water was easy to find in Albania, most communities having a free spring with water on continuous flow. Andy is using our hose to run it through our UV system - just in case there is something our non-Albanian bodies are not used to https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65e444bf-caaf-496a-87f6-abc074557c82/3albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Butrint National Park - ruins of a Roman city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b17e6c05-7a2d-4c97-99f6-ad65126aea05/4albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Dawn is waiting for the show to begin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/91eeae41-1f06-4ce6-81ff-6821d1ac43c7/5albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46e5f9eb-c7fd-47a0-81ab-2544afade6e5/6albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Andy entering the lion’s gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/432ecf9a-33ba-4d5b-b898-66b992590df5/7albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Bumping along to what we hope will be a riverside camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63f86a48-abd4-435a-8e0a-abb84cf391b8/8albania.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Yes! with mountain views included https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05572fc5-9b93-43db-9e7c-fe27d04a02ab/1.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Gjirokastër old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c7049033-0dc6-4377-af6d-f33757fc9612/6.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c391da84-8fda-492e-a3e0-b87fa317f12d/2.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67d0ae69-6c01-4ac4-99ea-897c89d0b7f5/4.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Repairing the stone roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cebc6adb-4d4a-4bda-b10c-100223844230/7.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out We were fascinated by the roofs and how they were constructed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9302daac-9329-46ad-a57f-5300cf525596/5.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e95135c-ee6d-4eb9-9492-98f57312b897/9.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0a8638c-bbfb-441b-a849-6297a55cf39d/1.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Our guest house veranda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07a778e0-6776-453c-ba07-d02b188de07e/3.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out One of Berat’s many bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9a8dc5f-7d84-4611-bb8f-6cf21d0e6792/4.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb915f43-b297-4d59-986c-6f5b56b62420/7.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Old town Berat - houses built up the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/035dfeff-0c27-4a09-ab14-1837d1de37f7/9.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a1e87495-e016-4f1e-95ab-5870b2547599/11.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Berat castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3826d67d-0403-4ae4-92e4-fd88a7f3ac62/12.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Wandering the steep streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/771a7231-f7dd-4d55-81eb-0224b4b5b54e/13.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9d70dd5-df30-405b-b87a-7fe492c6dd90/14.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ca2d4e66-cafb-4ab3-990c-d2a0ce1a7f1d/15.jpg Blog - Albania - Make it stand out Blissfully peaceful and stunning view https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/c2iu8wj3ca1sk0qtaizi1rpwpizin0 monthly 0.5 2022-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fea152a4-9ed7-4826-b0a0-d7051b09beff/PXL_20220912_152200497.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Iconic view of the Budapest parliament building on the Danube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8ab3acb-1230-4da5-9cb2-4c7c1fcbfad7/Hungary.png Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Our one week route through Hungary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d7c3c88-c678-4825-ba4b-ad453c098857/PXL_20220910_150821062.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Eger, central square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f907ea8d-4179-48ab-a633-52de65f64f4e/PXL_20220910_152258159%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out View from the Eger Castle walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65081e09-1c86-42fe-876f-009b10fb3dec/PXL_20220910_153921589.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb61423d-5be7-447a-8432-2bad9082cf82/PXL_20220911_100355976.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Walking path along the Danube in Szentendre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c40549a3-3b40-4440-8627-eef54d5eadae/PXL_20220911_104414625.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Colorful cobbled streets of Szentendre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4de2d843-2659-4d97-b843-1c75800d158f/PXL_20220911_104436005.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1e3b410-ccbe-4c9f-bd43-fc01b17c6e81/PXL_20220911_104233679.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39889167-02e4-47c0-b5df-0b2cb2535c77/PXL_20220911_123516472.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Visegrád on the Danube river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ad9741ab-b370-4e86-805c-f45441b3d318/PXL_20220911_133720059.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Wild camping on the Danube, beautiful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7414fed1-bfdd-4038-8135-2a58a941ea89/PXL_20220912_081244113.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Classic defense tower on the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f201bc1f-defb-41b4-8125-fbc1e969dde3/PXL_20220912_081408817.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a3a87214-42f7-4928-be64-a1963531eebd/PXL_20220912_081421419.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Longest Andy’s hair has ever been, he was looking forward to his appointment with a barber in Budapest the next day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0faa4aa7-ca56-4017-9f0d-5d0cec196fde/PXL_20220912_082517462.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Beautiful statue depicting the coronation of Saint Stephen, first King of Hungary from about 1000. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6b44744-2513-4558-94f1-3628021e5e08/PXL_20220912_083213272.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Esztergom Basilica, largest church and tallest building in Hungary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/243a2538-d660-42ec-bcd7-4b5c9a3c657b/PXL_20220912_101336381.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Our only fill up in Hungary! We had planned in advance, hearing that foreign travellers were being charged a 30% premium. The government was subsidizing gas prices and had set a cap, creating an influx of “gas tourism” as neighbors came to fill up. So, a split tier system for now. With the 30% premium, it put the price for us at about 25% over surrounding countries. We filled up our oversized tank right before the border and filled a Rotopak for good measure. (Gas is our biggest daily expense.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ace99ee-d962-429e-8781-d00237b17f8b/PXL_20220912_125018233.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Bus on the Danube. Didn’t think our snorkel was up to the task. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/964fee33-cee8-4b47-86f5-e416811e737d/PXL_20220912_145229082.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Dohány Street Synagogue, consecrated in 1859, largest in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16cf731f-5790-451e-9b1d-b020a1f34fc3/PXL_20220913_080740262.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Delighting in breakfast treats, and Andy’s trip to the barber was successful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f959669-9d55-4b71-9f11-a3e596358eb7/PXL_20220913_093829425.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7c3eb29-b29c-4885-a233-5466c6dea7a8/PXL_20220913_104947110.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0cc2a8b-9eb5-4041-b09f-58dcfc847bc4/PXL_20220913_110811957.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4347bc62-90f1-4b4e-aa5a-fff9c86b9c50/PXL_20220913_111133392%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out View across the Danube from Buda to Pest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/600590af-63e7-491e-a787-7914ad6f3406/PXL_20220913_114946184%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Central market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03d59874-8062-430f-85c1-786c1f797f60/PXL_20220913_120828857.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Loving the goulash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44bf049d-75dd-482f-b639-23d5d16c6bb4/PXL_20220913_125909288%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ac4dce22-d7f0-485b-8141-42914f2f1bef/PXL_20220913_131826862%7E3.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2812cef7-9b2e-43dd-ad2f-d6e86407953e/PXL_20220913_154056403%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/341aa5fd-e4fe-4c06-b5f2-ca86f6ab5364/PXL_20220913_154414806.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba22751c-a7f7-47f1-9b3e-d6902c2a8191/PXL_20220913_155801019%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50ec4a69-efb1-4efc-a45e-a2f015cde93f/PXL_20220913_160732382%7E3.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Fisherman’s Bastion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95b5453d-6637-4af3-99a2-e2d12b0243ae/PXL_20220913_155945166%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out View of the parliament building from the Buda side of the Danube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42c69b55-c4cd-459c-84e9-27ca622fc197/PXL_20220914_093718035.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Heroes’ Square and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae2e28a1-2e2c-4ad8-9d39-87c5e02ee127/PXL_20220914_093956829%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Vajdahunyad Castle. Built in 1896 for the 1000th birthday of the Hungarian State. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3bc1b322-f9af-483e-97a2-7414f69926f1/PXL_20220914_095126046.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Jaki Chapel, is actually a building imitating a church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/424018a2-cc5c-471a-a642-44ba296f067a/PXL_20220914_095236904.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52da7af4-b99a-417e-ad4c-e2a2598547bd/PXL_20220914_095342721.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c0dfdbf-07ae-405c-abc6-c9c8b266660e/PXL_20220914_095926916.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Szechenyi Thermal Bath. The largest bath complex in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7afca97d-92e6-4f71-8b23-af115d579e4f/PXL_20220914_101922534.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Ceremony to replace the flowers on the tomb of the unknown soldier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10898ecb-e4fb-4614-a4da-c50cbf00b4dd/PXL_20220914_124617082.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out More goulash! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c6c5fff-0c81-4519-8e11-50c58f6dca17/PXL_20220914_142533561.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Dawn is always happy when she finds Shakespeare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ae8e6fc-fe64-44c3-a325-55560e416f9d/PXL_20220915_124529781.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Cathedral square in Szeged, spent an afternoon wandering here, also along the Danube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8af182fc-431f-45b9-a0e1-83ff4ad58831/PXL_20220916_093600223.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Lovely free camping spot along a tributary of the Danube, it rained overnight and it actually challenged our 4x4 getting out the muddy road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72da7299-3b13-420f-806b-a99963e4ee0a/PXL_20220916_111559169%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76d6dd7b-1fb5-4d8f-a633-2a1e8fd92cb9/PXL_20220916_112003266%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ab50d17-bd2c-435d-ab86-25e98538d63d/PXL_20220916_112556507.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/466c7307-04a1-4fe2-94c2-17742d0bebc3/PXL_20220916_113630889%7E2.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out We were a little dismayed to notice that fall was definitely coming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d05afd12-9ac0-436b-9b8e-6717f160d4b9/PXL_20220916_120344854.jpg Blog - Hungary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/poland monthly 0.5 2022-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b9e4f69-8c21-409a-bbc1-5bc74cc02f6f/33poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Tatry National Park, Poland (Tatrzański Park Narodowy)Lake Morskie Oko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da7f3aea-db12-49dd-a118-66ee6ec691f6/Poland+map.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out One week driving route through Poland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ed7aa19-3b56-424c-8f6c-b151c04bdfe2/5poland.JPG Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Taking a moment to celebrate 2 plus years on the road full time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02fd8d04-eda4-4109-abdd-80532bfe7b12/6poland.JPG Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Freshly updated hood map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea30309c-7923-4d09-9865-217af944c950/1poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Poznań, colorful and vibrant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d4b7419-0d33-48d9-b9cf-84f23d42267f/2poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Cafes galore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee439d5e-5ba3-446b-bf6e-c1044fe4c03e/3poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Poznań Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e75fd9d-47db-45a7-8b8b-cd9ce1aa0bfb/4poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out First wild camping spot in Poland, lakeside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bdee3fc7-6585-4873-8c47-640a7c5b6d12/1poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Toruń, sampling the bakery fare, always our favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b583d6f-c9e0-4c4e-85d2-dc4a28b1db5b/2poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Medieval Castle ruins in Toruń https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f3dad5a-690a-48d1-98d3-224da9ee4bea/4poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Birthplace of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus who first developed the model of the universe with the sun at the center instead of the earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e5f6a2f-c29a-4dcc-85c4-299f1dd47b8c/PXL_20221002_084907143.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Charging the electronics overnight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/662c821d-a293-476a-aeef-58a88948202e/PXL_20221002_065856081.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Support base Andy and August made for new solar panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72435419-d197-45f0-8273-f1f41d11c048/3poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out New panel installed, ready to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9ac4400c-36c8-4c1e-b0f8-fbc5bf68b8d3/august.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Thank you to our Leipzig support team, Franzi, Ida and August https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a53b19df-f4c0-4620-8492-5260e8062766/5poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Tucked away along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c50abc2-0e95-4338-9cf6-58e4eb727ac3/7poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87294638-a649-41bc-bfcb-076323db6d96/9poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9e216e2-cce9-48e4-ad27-c23c372d2857/10poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Kraków, gate and old city walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f880263-2407-4c00-b548-f6e4bf6f0ee9/11poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Medieval city center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfcbd58f-bcb7-4aec-b775-95a267d36ace/12poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Central market square, reputed to be one of the largest in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2bd06f16-fbb9-4052-9ee9-515b33104d33/13poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Central Market stalls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/baec01e5-33b5-4ef8-8e11-e50a93fad7a2/15poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Public art sculpture doubles as children’s playground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a495b08b-1650-40d7-b4b2-bf95ce5e6069/16poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Following the yellow umbrella of the free walking tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6a4a65a-209e-4fdf-b50e-d922515dafa7/17poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Wawel Royal Castle, for centuries home to the kings of Poland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6375f75e-68d3-49ad-8ab1-60b6094e1c78/18poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out We loved the information system on the Polish bus system - so easy to understand! 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Andy was mesmerized. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/641557d2-713f-4cbd-8d7e-39c5e29bd09a/20poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3bb5f49-1ca8-4991-a61b-3f5d71bc59d9/21poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/499af8a2-6677-468f-b078-1af383dae82a/22poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Pile of children’s shoes, victims of the gas chambers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c599752d-9bc5-496d-a7e9-6c27eb50c6a9/23poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Guard tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e591711-13ce-42cd-8cce-33fc9855d5ae/24poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Prisoner’s barracks, for those selected to live and work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0bb2da9f-a248-4b7c-889d-0e560bb3db10/25poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Entrance to one of the gas chambers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd41bf0c-44b4-4b4b-8209-f69e7cd681de/26poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out The infamous “work will set you free” sign at the entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01c460a9-77f2-4dec-a54b-4fcf300ee1b0/27poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Cattle car used to transport human beings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9cf3609-f7eb-4517-9839-dd75accb2930/28poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97673aa1-35d4-41c7-b31f-86b44d03b0a4/29poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Women’s barracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d84764f-d1e5-4f4a-812f-1c24107a93ba/30poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Another beautiful wild camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/382ae0b5-3387-4db9-8abf-63c164b5da07/31poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Hiking in Tatry National Park, not great weather but fantastic scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6f98c053-ecad-4c08-8b8f-ee4bfad79876/32poland.jpg Blog - Poland - Make it stand out Tatry National Park, beautiful hike to Lake Morskie Oko, 5 miles each way https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/slovakia monthly 0.5 2022-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f66224d2-8544-4ae3-a817-3ce49a13ad51/PXL_20220909_133709442%7E2.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Spiš Castle, one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9dcd109-3771-40f6-8ca4-22dd3eba912b/Slovakia+route.png Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Four day route through Slovakia - too short, and so sorry we never returned to visit Bratislava as planned. Someday . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a9f437e-243e-41c6-abcf-1d3e1e6d5a64/PXL_20220907_161039677.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Vlkolnec, UNESCO world heritage wooden village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e9ab628-4179-4df2-ab4c-32008bec18a4/PXL_20220907_161126336%7E2.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea84aefd-14ec-4157-805a-bff374cd96c9/PXL_20220908_080725259%7E2.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Forest valley wild camping spot - nobody but us and a few local mushroom pickers passing through https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf1d08c7-8bd0-4b27-861b-a4d2b4da8752/PXL_20220908_120158872.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Cave entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0ab962f-4e9f-4ccd-b7c4-5a27419acd04/PXL_20220908_120654291%7E2.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Inside Dobšinská Ice Cave, only one photo, we didn’t realize we were supposed to pay $10 to take photos and were quickly told off by our guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16b6c1d0-1a16-41cf-860b-4b3d49e79ea3/PXL_20220909_123728522%7E2.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Posing the truck in front of our first view of Spiš Castle. Somehow the first glimpses in the distance of these impressive historic edifices dotting the European skylines is always the most magical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff1ec76e-e76a-4656-95aa-4ea0674d1ee9/PXL_20220909_131611800.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out A beautiful place to wander, views for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27916ced-a3cc-475d-bc49-71011cf37abe/PXL_20220909_132640397.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Castle grounds and foundation ruins of exterior buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c73c1047-f9e9-4805-b9e5-31d254f6088f/4.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0392b92-edfd-4430-83bc-6bf3cdc23d49/PXL_20220910_072124705.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Another forested wild camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35ab5a79-de94-4abe-9721-8a57331feb49/PXL_20220910_093701728%7E2.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Košice historic center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2367e77e-56c9-4c83-9190-c7c7e480e210/PXL_20220910_093730689.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb14585c-5059-4971-b6cf-fa83ef6e8a8c/PXL_20220910_093738441.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19d450f9-3536-40fb-8400-dcbc91379011/PXL_20220910_094140511%7E2.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e82ffa7-e26c-49df-9d4d-2a81d2c1a306/PXL_20220910_101157668.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72188eb7-f7a3-4bde-9084-d929aeef1609/PXL_20220910_101302259.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Gothic St. Elisabeth’s Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c2cb65a-e44f-4a73-8d98-adf54ab85aaf/PXL_20220910_104036371.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out And we indulged in our favorite - bakery visit for dessert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/929d2930-3fc6-45d7-80d4-f40e6dc58f44/PXL_20220910_105230094.jpg Blog - Slovakia - Make it stand out Then finally the day turned from grey to drippy so we indulged in another favorite - 2 hours in a cafe with wifi - working on blogs and downloading Amazon and Netflix episodes. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/czech-republic monthly 0.5 2022-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc2218ec-cc3b-4e57-a7e7-491019649a5f/DSC04188.jpg Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Evening light on the Charles River in Prague https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4552225b-57f0-4d3e-ad48-7af7be40cedb/Czech+map.jpg Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Our six day route working our way north https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/81cb50ec-49f0-49cc-837f-07c0121b2c3b/DSC04050.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Český Krumlov, founded in the 13th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Unfortunately the light was not with us on our day to visit, it was grey and drizzly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39cdb87e-6aa7-4e8a-be6e-8ebaf75a2354/DSC04079.jpg Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Český Krumlov, tucked along the bend of the Vltava River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c8524aca-6127-4826-8aa2-e58cbf57b554/DSC04054.jpg Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf58d977-77cb-4a05-bbe4-aa34a06816ad/DSC04062.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Narrow shopping streets - always fun to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e35a105-279f-4e15-80e4-f9865009a093/20220823_161634%280%29.jpg Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Andy’s favorite snack- the chimney cake, he hadn’t had one since we left Romania. The last taste of sweets is sweetest last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03bca955-fd73-4c1a-933a-72961c4afde7/DSC04085.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Reached our two year anniversary of living full time in the truck! Our inside sticker wall- 44 US national parks and 23 countries. And growing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96db1928-38e0-43e2-b43a-164ba6f0db71/DSC04088.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Telč central square - known for its Italian Renaissance architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/249eee7e-976a-4723-aa2c-d9455bf6f5dc/DSC04095.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Andy inspecting the restoration in progress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a6bfc243-a05b-431c-9ceb-028d98ca7305/DSC04109.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/710a0adf-3175-4156-b5cc-89ef0bc0fed8/DSC04117.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Central square in Olomouc with the Holy Trinity Column https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53101d8f-e50f-4aee-b9c1-75f3f2585db1/DSC04120.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Statues along the walkway to St. Barbara’s church in Kutná Hora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b63bbf9-cc93-43f8-bf2b-65c0c75b90a8/DSC04124.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Gothic St. Barbara’s church in Kutná Hora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ebb9552-d4c2-4398-b36c-770b21bd9098/DSC04123.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Underground Chapel at St. Barbara’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0bf8f905-e1d6-4e9f-a4d9-cda766e10bf3/20220825_114904.jpg Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Cars lined up waiting for attention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea13ca1c-2cf1-4981-8271-ba41d25269ef/tires.jpg Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Tire fixed immediately, no cost, thank you thank you! 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Uniforms designed by Czech Hollywood costume designer, Theodor Pistek II, who received an Academy Award in 1984 for Best Costume Design for his costumes in the movie “Amadeus.” He was commissioned by former Czech President Vaclav Havel to design new castle guard uniforms after the country returned to democracy in 1989. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/489db12a-2e77-42e9-b46b-0f0ad3d78bd4/DSC04186.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a43d197e-aa0c-4cac-b79d-180908be70f2/DSC04187.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out The famous John Lennon wall, focus for artistic resistance to the Soviet occupation, now with an art exhibit focused on support for the Ukranian people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/467c78d3-ae5e-49f0-886d-14c28e06f7f3/DSC04191.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64807398-74a1-44e4-9123-ae0ec9c74731/DSC04193.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16a3bf6a-f478-4f23-97ff-63d2adf0ef67/DSC04195.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3348e603-0691-451e-ac8c-948f97c0bf06/DSC04198.JPG Blog - Czech Republic - Make it stand out A moment to rest after two 10 mile days of wandering the city https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/northern-france monthly 0.5 2022-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e878d512-f427-462c-ac30-e7b7cc8e22e8/16etretat.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Cliffs at Étretat, photos are so much better when you catch the light! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/19227cc7-d8b9-403f-b92f-aab8d9e9ae10/france.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out 12 day route through Northern France, 1,300 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d06daac9-5334-47f4-ad24-b5289227d565/park+site.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Using Park4Night, one of our standard backup sites is parking at a public trailhead. On our first night in France, since we had just picked up our truck in Rotterdam and driven to France, feeling lucky to find a simple semi-private spot at the end of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/21ff6679-d460-4da6-9fc2-bfd35893d08b/art+camp.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Bonus art installation along the trail! Dawn was thrilled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/640bf745-8b9f-4386-8199-d966fbf4bb43/6francerouen.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Rouen Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ce00c9e9-bb45-4ae0-aad0-54348775cb25/8francerouen.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Claude Monet appreciated its beauty too, painting it over 30 times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5fa1a969-9b04-4118-94a7-3e94a10d5404/9francerouen.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Inside Rouen Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2bc82b6-c0c9-48c9-901b-c5ec0c34b2a9/11francerouen.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Wandering the streets of Rouen with a few other tourists (it was August). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9dca639-b2fd-41bf-8b42-eaf212896b71/12france+lego.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Rouen Courthouse, bullet holes from WWII filled with Lego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0eacbdaf-96c4-4663-a179-8da3cb1430cc/13francelego.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Work of German Sculptor Jan Vormann https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a892408d-8ca7-43ec-a38e-0e22f353ed14/14francegargoyle.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out We are always fascinated by gargoyles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e86bfb8e-9764-47f6-894d-02d29cabeecd/15francerouen.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out And obsessed with the beauty of old half timbered houses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3872251-ef65-4b11-aa14-e97dc406313e/17etretat.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d1ec31e3-a0dd-4908-af23-c9770053d5ba/18etretat.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out What happens when you don’t plan ahead in August on the coast of France. Parking lot camping, a last resort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4bf6869-2ea7-407a-9846-4d2881722efa/19cider.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Yup, we found it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/696fc91c-a11d-43cb-b05c-ee7b6a6bc580/20bonnebosq.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Driving through colorful Bonnebosq https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95af6ea2-a725-4042-b808-57a4b56b31ea/21cambremer.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Cider house in Cambremer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35aee38f-6daf-4b87-b91a-c08dd5a28e76/22cambremer.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Tasting at Pierre Huet - most informative and welcoming bartender ever. Tasted everything from cider to calvados. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9877a2b-5faa-40be-9ba2-4dc9c4cd5c83/23beavron-en-ange.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Beautiful village of Beavron-en-Auge - more half-timbered houses! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2b456f2-f663-4543-b53a-cb8176721fd4/24bayeaux.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Bayeaux Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/207eb3c5-afd9-4031-8881-ad6d687b3470/25bayeaux.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Bayeaux Tapestry, 11th century storytelling in pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c684851e-aadc-4cd2-9acf-959c7d803eb7/25omaha.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Las Bravas sculpture at Omaha Beach, a tribute to the courage of the Allied soldiers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1070bfb0-6a35-46bd-a919-b41e1057a7e3/26omaha.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Flags of the nations participating in the invasion that turned the tide against Nazi Germany’s occupation of France. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d77792c-5259-4750-81ac-d1dd56b727e7/27americancemetary.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Almost 10,000 crosses at the American Cemetery for those who lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb2de633-d0d4-4824-b05d-aed78482e377/30mont.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out First awe inspiring view on the horizon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54550095-1783-45bb-813a-0263e3fa20e8/29mont.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Walking out on the tidal flats that separate the commune from the main land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ff95f8fb-32cd-4e0f-94db-9df4ccfdc55e/31mont.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Walking the streets of the Mont Saint Michel village, once again, August. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aec3ad76-0637-4f26-a328-26b65c5643d8/31stmalo.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out St. Malo - walled city in Brittany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0c15c4c-77d9-4fc7-9ad7-f027905aeee7/32stmalo.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Off shore fortresses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd096f0c-eb18-4f87-8378-789949e9059e/33carnac.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3daafac4-afe3-49be-b38e-dcb8c6437e5c/34carnac.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Megalithic stone formations at Carnac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e2ee5ad1-c277-49a7-b966-413bb63493d1/35vannes.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Vannes, central square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9aed3c9-0861-4a77-8af5-2b6de5bcf37b/36bread.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Feeling very French as we walked from our campsite into the village bakery, baguette in backpack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36d38171-0d86-405a-b7eb-718638ae19a1/37frenchpastries.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out The morning haul, just a few carbohydrates for the day. Appetite, a universal wolf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a53e926-290a-4842-90d1-a30b3bb76ad3/38chateaud%27Azay.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Château d'Azay-le-Rideau Built between 1518 and 1527, this château is considered one of the foremost examples of early French renaissance architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc3aa6f5-80d7-4e93-86bc-aabc536522ba/39chateau.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Dawn feeling the dance moves. No idea why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/94cb7ccc-bd9a-4409-ac8d-e3422682b134/41chateau.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c0ea161-df27-4701-ac83-14ba1c70aa9c/42loire.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Our first night in the Loire Valley, a fantastic wild spot on the Loire River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48b4f97e-cc89-4654-aa85-23b0e93d4e47/43loire.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Evening view as the sun sets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d08a062-31b6-40fd-843c-ef1433245614/44loire.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Breakfast view, no pastries today just potatoes and eggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b6c0ec63-9676-41bd-b6ef-32a9827df7d0/45tours.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Exploring Tours, another extraordinarily appealing village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87d28eb8-d875-4448-9433-0adca94af8a4/46loire.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Then back to a second night wild camping on the Loire River, Andy even broke out the fishing rod. Somehow when a camping spot includes private access to water it makes it 100 times better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1119a75e-a470-4f39-88c0-198040a369db/47loire.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out And even private enough for outdoor showers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c828c95-d2c6-41cc-bda6-89a4738e6fc3/48loire.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out The sun goes down on the Loire River, again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/30708432-d72d-4998-9a82-3695ee4efd28/49amboise.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Wandering the streets of Amboise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ca75e9e-ca36-4ba0-a579-b069ef867733/509amboise.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Fascinated by people living in houses built into the cliff in Amboise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dbfc4f65-13ba-4210-b62e-595e247b2e5b/51amboise.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Stopped by The House of Magic, former home of conjurer Houdin (whom Harry Houdini named himself after), complete with dragons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/692df869-382f-40da-a251-9b7c1f73e6a7/52amboise.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Royal Chateau of Blois in Amboise- just enjoyed this one from the outside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e5700c5-f82c-44df-ab81-1188b90414bd/53chambord.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Chateau de Chambord- the second chateau we actually paid to go in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfc9783d-ebb6-4ed8-bd39-5899126b1ced/54chambord.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Extraordinary detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d44cb323-cb54-423d-8f5c-97afdc9de0e8/55versailles.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Courtyard entrance to palace - Dawn in red dress trying to figure out where to go - tour and timed entrance starting in 2 mins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c2c8c6a-93af-4035-be27-5b9c87305bd0/56versailles.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Phew - made it, beautiful chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/08d146a6-2f4f-4b7a-8704-678c04d5a657/58versailles.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Entrance to the famous hall of mirrors, just a few folks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/125282c4-88a4-40a8-9559-03297947c243/60versailles.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Desk where the Treaty of Versailles was signed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a63099f8-c696-4cca-befa-5c842d75ed61/61versailles.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Marie Antoinette’s formal bedroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b1fdffa-c101-4116-9bca-46cfd2be4f99/62troyes.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Having built and remodeled several houses, Andy always fascinated by construction through the ages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02277109-42f8-4e95-b8fc-ba3459d72a07/63troyes.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Narrow cobbled streets for Troyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8437b07e-0441-43a2-9151-1a3943e3f10f/64epernay.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Tasting at Michel Gonet house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5ceac5ba-4b20-49d4-b236-832f68c2e7b3/65epernay.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Felt like the opposite of life in a truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0378af3-d0b0-4a12-b6d6-46c51416d5be/66epernay.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d558d3d1-c0d4-44b3-9e33-c78be742de9f/67champagne.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Posing the truck in the grape fields in Champagne - tractor road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9c7f5cc-9f2f-4dac-a606-a14ac2e65a8a/68reims.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Andy waited for the kids to leave before he jumped in to play. It was hot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a0366fa8-46f0-4847-936a-a45c9e8bdebb/70reims.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Reims Cathedral - famous for over 2300 statues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2c94a34-e284-44ed-b916-e38c141f8a2a/69reims.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Larger than Notre Dame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c16c83a-d74c-4515-86f9-d1bf6b11133e/71rhine.JPG Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Glorious wild camping spot on the Rhine River - this is why we travel in a camper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c60cb16a-6cde-407a-b674-3e817cb9b1b3/72rhine.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Andy updating the hood map as we cross the Rhine on a small ferry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a8973f3-53a6-492b-989a-403cb47d34ad/4france.jpg Blog - Northern France - Make it stand out Almost two years and 50,000 miles! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/iceland-part-2- monthly 0.5 2022-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/25ff555b-73ad-4aa0-927e-15186d1df02c/9ping.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e25dd002-40b8-4177-aa7c-c2a90f6a9f19/Northern+Iceland+map.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Second half of our Iceland route, 1300 miles, 40 hours of driving in 12 days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c711073-2d14-47d7-b71c-3de7f8a682b8/1puffin.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3bf3d402-dcb1-430f-a62e-ec8d1c8cf019/2puffins.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/63d5b40f-da89-4e42-9c51-9a50374a2557/3vatna.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Bumping our way across lava beds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1657cb2f-1fd6-4c4b-879d-fcf66f48e6a5/5vatna.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Beautiful, bleak volcanic panoramas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0b048a1-2468-441c-acf7-3ddc8bb85643/6vatna.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out River crossing - not serious on the F905 or F910 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7731ee8c-9d0b-4cb4-9a3b-b38e4bea48e1/7kverk.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Ranger station and facilities at Kverkjökull campground in the national park, 2000isk per person, with shower and toilet facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f99c1ea-acb8-453c-8825-e4bb0392ef1b/8kverk.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Always the most rugged overlanding vehicles in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27bd4b54-39e4-4934-9500-fcbd9f93a78e/9kverk.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Glacier at Kverkjökull https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/baa19987-1e8e-4e30-854a-1d5178f41855/1vatna.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Heading out to the new lava flow at Holuhraun, the road becomes a light track in the sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90563653-effb-498e-8dd9-986caaf77288/2vatna.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out New volcanic spring bubbling out of the black sand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/896dc44f-a7d7-48bc-a7e3-bb5019dee387/3vatna.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Exploring the new lava field from 2014 eruption at Holuhraun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d1a7c5e-9ff8-47de-ba6d-a9c295a9c699/4vatna.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Dreki Campsite, near Askja Crater. 2500isk per person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/786798c4-7746-460d-ae09-9afb7f714046/6askja.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Parking area for Askja crater, hike still mostly under snow in July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/facc3ead-a1e8-4030-9013-bcdb897713d6/5askja.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Askja Caldera and Viti Lake, often swimmable but currently not advisable because of volcanic activity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d72ebaa0-785a-4341-bb3a-8ee884442b4e/7askja.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out River crossing on the F88– one of the more serious ones, the rope marks the shallow route. Boldness be my friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b431916-a360-4e0e-b7a3-9d76dec96403/8hverir.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Hverir - colorful geothermal pools near Myvatn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14625300-8676-4ff8-8607-e02d5e3c91d2/9asbyrgi.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Ásbyrgi Canyon hike, time for full rain gear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ec37e8a-ad1b-4392-bfd0-adc31782a0d1/10asbyrgi.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Camp at Ásbyrgi Canyon - 11th night on the road, pleasant grassy sites along the cliff for 2750 isk for two people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d032898-541f-469a-aaea-2d5c3ee47344/2raudanes.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Trailhead camp at Rauðanes, free, no facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ebe3dde5-01c5-4cd1-943b-6e1dc8e2a262/1raudanes.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Offshore lava formations at Rauðanes Point - 5 mile loop hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8227a0f-e298-44d4-9b91-032c8d3a0be6/3raudanes.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07ac0ca4-9237-4a74-bd98-af45b3318c72/4husavik.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Idyllic harbor town of Husavik. Found a great cafe with strong Wifi - The Lókal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bed0bcdd-cdec-484f-895c-c92279b8b436/7husavik.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Iconic Husavik church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5d45810-03b6-4e7d-82a0-09694c45b109/8godafoss.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Goðafoss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d5cbabd-a69e-417b-b504-75f0b7951ed2/9akuryri.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Another sweet depiction of Icelandic sensibilities - a heart-shaped stop sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a048340-3a4c-4d57-b09f-53521efc71ec/10akuyeri.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Our favorite bargain shopping store in Iceland - the Bonus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/32092d90-2534-47f0-be9f-8a6ee4da2ad2/gas+photo.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Ouch, fill up at $212 for 22 gallons ($9.68 per gallon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2c962a1-c83c-41e1-89f2-8a7b82195da6/11akuyeri.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Camping Hamrar outside of Akureyri, 3800isk for two of us, showers included, full of vacationing Icelandic families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0da05f4b-8d82-495c-a686-6017e2a3b47c/12akuyeri.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out With a bonus hike up the cliffs leaving from the campsite to view the town and valley below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13a690fa-350c-4182-87b1-2f44ac53b545/13troll.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Vistas from the Tröllaskagi peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d34058e5-8d4c-4741-9eed-f7c5bd91f4eb/14troll.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5fb88b10-36b8-45de-99cc-c76aeeaad447/15troll.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8c3f7a78-5f88-4b21-86e7-c3164d248f9c/16camp.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out 14th night on the road, municipal campground at Skagastrond before entering the Westfjords. Busy place, grassy field, 1500isk per person, and laundry facilities which we needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/75eab3f9-ef35-4d5f-87bc-80839d8afe8c/21dupa.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Village of Djúpavík - herring factory now an art gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24e67ecc-e3fe-43fd-b39c-c86edc36fd56/17dupa.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out The setting gave the modern art an extra atmospheric bonus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa909846-528f-4366-82ab-7318f36b7958/18dupa.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/869072b6-d17d-465d-94c5-5ffecbecdd00/20dupa.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Inside the old fish oil tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cfee1a20-a5bb-4630-ad9f-3ed59c6a1098/19dupa.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Abandoned trawler on the shore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b268f36b-13f1-475a-a31e-e2a062aa1e5d/1duparoad.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Road to Djúpavík https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b07d3c57-f0c8-4973-aa2e-7eb58e081ce7/2road645.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Then a bonus second free camping night, along a shore road with no traffic. Ocean views and fire ring included. Not a legal campground but no one bothered us. We had also been told by a local that there are exceptions to the no wild camping rule, that if you were tired you were allowed to pull off the road and sleep, a vague loop hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1298ff74-de3b-4374-9fb9-42b19c4085e1/3road.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Iconic Icelandic color scheme: blue water, green hills, mountains with patches of snow and white buildings with red roofs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c50cb2f-d2db-4195-ad2e-a0d16ca53096/4isa.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Ísafjörður in the Westfjords https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f29390cf-7535-4f64-8864-eb2aeba50065/5isa.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Colorful architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7e3b659-873e-46d6-b156-82c87d85ed75/6camp.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out For our 16th night, we found a gorgeous campground 8 miles out of Ísafjörður, Korpadular camping. It was much less crowded than the site on the outskirts of town where people were within a few feet of each other. Spacious grassy area with toilets and a shower. 1700isk per person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b77faacc-56d3-46ed-afff-c669823ef69a/7camp.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Had a lovely time conversing with Elmira, a LIthuanian dancer who fell in love with Iceland on an Erasmus year and had returned to work locally for the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ca7907d-25bf-44ff-9cff-36176a292bbf/road.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Cliff-hugging dirt road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b858cf5-826d-477a-a936-aeafcc4804c8/10ping.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Stellar sweeping views with turquoise water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dd1f66b9-f22a-4c2c-bb95-974dd3387fa2/11ping.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Rock overhangs along the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f112cea3-8183-440b-8b03-bf9f35b52a05/13water.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Dynjandi waterfall - you can see it for miles, hard to capture its immense scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4dd30a1e-3165-4b53-92d0-0eeb5e4a58e2/16hot+tub.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out 17th night on the road at Reykjarfjarðarlaug - free camping with hot pools, awesome. Except for the 30 Icelandic youths with their speaker system partying until 3am. Oh well, who needs sleep. Apparently only old people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7377c751-fb8d-4c70-b403-9532c4717cba/PXL_20220723_115031588_exported_66_2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out The site had a combination of wild geothermal pools and this developed larger pool right on the ocean, beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/23d2bd8c-e107-4601-922b-df707f5296ea/17road.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b579c8d-470b-4577-9d31-f2b5e12aeef2/1art.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Home of artist Samuel Jonsson, 1884-1969 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/073f69dc-b57e-420d-ae40-b6095c04c58a/3art.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Samuel Jonsson’s sculpture garden. In addition to his lion fountain, in the background is his depiction of Leif Ericson, Icelandic explorer reputed to be the first European to land on the Americas in the late 10th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ccbba2cb-4f15-4791-9901-a4a9372c9389/5boat.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Enjoying the variety of views along the Westfjords https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b61630a-e8c7-4ae0-9f6b-73e8871e68c3/6beach.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e144164-936e-4e4c-ae5e-f39f13155087/7puffin.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1075a303-3dc7-4985-8641-c83d063cc9d4/10puffinwatch.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out The correct position for puffin watching, belly down right at the cliff edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c47e3c4-7d31-4e7c-9d78-33434a9a2030/9road.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Drive out to Látrabjarg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa5c7854-00e7-422d-b03f-969d6c0bacb2/11art.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Kleifabúi on Kleifaheiði heath, stone man erected in 1947 by the road construction workers. Worked on after hours for the benefit and joy of passersby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50d4bc28-01bc-4eaf-80de-3ad8419e49b7/PXL_20220726_114905923.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Monument to The Unknown Bureaucrat by Magnús Tómsson. So many ways to interpret this . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0787bcf0-7801-43d9-8ee2-22c25f63027b/12camp.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out 18th night on the road. Barðastrandarvegur, idyllically situated right by the beach, 1500isk per person, spacious grassy area. Listened to the waves all night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/baf5081e-7daa-4bfc-97b8-8b64813a81e2/13wash.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Washing the insidious sticky red dirt off the truck, appreciating the free car wash stations at key locations in Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a43fab28-dac3-47ec-a387-ba9d18956b1c/15sykk.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Colorful town of Stykkishólmur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59ddfb9d-19b9-4ff8-9cba-f6bfd1d36f25/1spen.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Snæfellsjökull National Park, most western tip - we saw whales! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24cf1594-5bd0-47c4-a341-92e19f71cfcb/2spen.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/282ce748-a534-4cc9-940c-5e235644bc27/4spen.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Skarðsvík Beach. Complete with Viking grave site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f21f7baf-4151-4258-b63e-164aa23b06d1/6spen.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Path to Djúpalónssandur beach through lava formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a8175406-2e29-4b1e-91f8-f0b468ea21ac/7spen.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe136c06-3860-48fd-8eb0-ead2f17b860b/8spen.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/da6ac78e-1690-47d1-ace2-fd8ebe794b09/IMG_20220727_172503_856.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part 2 - Vatnajökull National Park, North and West Coasts - Make it stand out Camp Mosfellsbaer, 1000isk per person, simple campsite 20 minutes outside of Reykjavik, great value. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/iceland monthly 0.5 2022-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4999c6d0-a9ff-40a3-a623-681329d12564/PXL_20220708_165121539%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Up close and personal with a glacier. Road F249 to Þórsmörk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d3bc965-a312-43d7-85c0-f7300d706dca/1truckport.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Dropping off the truck in Rotterdam at the port. Regulation borrowed helmet and safety vest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcd32f50-1bec-4419-a6c7-e5b0e35605a3/2food.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Before we dropped off the truck we stocked up on basic non-perishables, having heard that food was expensive in Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe7f98cf-f27b-4343-9f77-0847eb0f0232/3breakfast.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Glad we did. Our first breakfast at a “budget” option in Reykjavik- $35. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d67ecba0-1e62-48f8-8a23-f4962b38ca39/4reykjavik.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Colorful old town Reykjavik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e25cc05c-972f-42f1-8800-d1b72a4cd2a0/5parliament.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Parliament Building, ruling seat of over 350,000 people in the country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a63d6fb7-69e6-4eb7-991d-5721ccb820ca/5rainbowroad.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Rainbow road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d21d746-58f0-4598-80f1-70bfca6fbc7a/7art.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Water front art. With Andy photo bombing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba0d8216-2c5a-450b-a62b-c1e5ede672e6/8art.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f64c4f59-0510-43b3-87ff-533c89ae0e5d/9harpa.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Harpa Concert Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b10a114-9ca1-49d1-81a3-dd3ba1e6be6d/10harbor.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Old Harbor - tourist boats at the ready https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8fc61e9d-2c2a-4e52-8bbe-15d47d39ab12/12church.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Hallgrimskirkja Church dominates the skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/abd20ff4-bed1-4046-9e79-07e10b655a8d/13art.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Murals everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a336d33-0b67-4b2f-be23-69152b1b5575/14hotelisland.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out View from our hotel - 10pm at night. We stayed at Hotel Island - a great basic option. A pleasant walking trail along the waterfront to get to the town center 2 km away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b42f70b3-7341-42f4-8e8f-e8d530f3bcf9/15keridcrater.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Golden Circle stop - Kerið Crater -colorful volcanic crater lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1925613a-73c5-47d6-a260-fa2371570bda/16arcticriver.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Bonus stop at a beautiful glacial river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c35ff15e-e32f-47e8-8500-8a3e6af3bb1e/17gullfloss.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out First official Golden Circle stop - Gullfoss falls, impressive in sheer size and volume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59590a86-99f0-4995-83f6-6bc2d2a04235/18gullfloss.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Top of Gullfoss falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c176a16-3451-429b-9102-c1075664db74/20geysir.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Second official stop in the Golden Circle tour - Geysir geothermal area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d227492-97c6-490a-8bcc-f2b0d12c8298/geysir.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Strokkur Geyser, erupts every 4-10 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/196caf8b-92fa-4f71-84b5-ce6bd51f5202/21cows.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Another bonus stop - farm with home made ice cream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5ab860bd-0232-4e4e-a464-0c62a0754356/22icecream.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Rarely do you eat ice cream with the cows producing the main ingredient as a back drop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8752cfc4-2fe9-416f-8002-4af1dba65447/23thingvellir.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Third and final official stop, Þingvellir National Park, ancient seat to the Icelandic parliament from 930 to 1798 when it moved to Reykjavik. Located in a rift valley directly between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. This makes it one of the few places in the world where you can walk between the continents, in the Mid-Atlantic Rift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e7de673-bfbf-489b-a421-aa5c7b5d19b1/1port.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Truck arrives at Þorlákshöfn port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/06c79c1b-5625-4610-bfc8-e4b8bb03ab21/Screenshot+2022-07-19+201212.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Route for our first half of our time in Iceland: 13 nights total, 5 nights in Reykjavik waiting for the truck to arrive, and 8 nights on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29c769ab-4535-4c90-a4a2-9c41d64e7b33/Andy+Spreadsheet.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out A section of our trip planning document. Andy went through Lonely Planet, Google searches and mapping programs. He created a master spreadsheet with estimated timing for the total trip. First column is place name, second reference to Lonely Planet guidebook, quick description, then driving time and estimated date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eebdfe46-9d2e-4792-bb43-c5c355ccee45/2rainhike.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Feeling a little wet on our first real Iceland hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5c9b161-7007-425c-ba2d-c560122dbfc4/3vikinghouse.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Viking long house ruins at Stöng, Road 327 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93dc1cbb-5086-4f1c-91fb-c7431c6b0891/4icelandichikers.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Icelandic hikers walk in style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c282aeee-ecbf-44ac-b5c4-8b128d6c1007/5airdown.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Airing down for the rough roads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e7c040ba-7bf5-42f9-9b83-88c0a932a0f9/6crater.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Hnausapollur Crater F208 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d47ba5db-a546-4529-9178-f7e52c818c83/7crater.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d91a8d7f-9623-4bcb-a07e-9eba824d77a8/8rainbow.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Greeted with a rainbow, mountainous valleys with magnificent colorful mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4eb56cc9-b98b-4d34-ace2-5d87208ea351/PXL_20220707_171557024_exported_657%7E7.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Water crossing on final approach to Brennisteinsalda Camp. There are two in a row that are fairly significant, but you can park before them and it is a short walk to the campground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d67def4e-312e-48f5-929c-1134cd0213bc/11busstore.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Green buses double as snack and supply stores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcb93b41-f02a-414f-9794-49deef5ef8cd/12campview.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Views from Brennisteinsalda campground at the end of the Landmannalaugar road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/288d3be9-f0c6-40d4-ba89-10c4657409a1/13camp.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b6f4afd-dd0c-4e12-9f4d-74d065ec78a1/14camp.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04a1d307-76b4-486b-a4fe-339b9eb956ac/15hike.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Went for a beautiful, if cold, hike– 5 miles of the epic Fimmvörðuháls trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe732b5b-54e9-4f51-9a53-a7315eb57109/16hike.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9565505c-6743-4d77-8e1a-c6f2c8261fec/PXL_20220707_171937106.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Feeling small next to Icelandic rigs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/580024ee-23c3-4d32-b921-9a2c2d9fa715/PXL_20220708_101343703%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out In some solid overlanding company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05217a2a-c8bf-488b-b922-fac6fdf33d6c/PXL_20220708_154030436%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Behind the waterfall at Seljalandsfoss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e16cfb1a-622d-41fe-9e91-1ad4cb6fefb3/PXL_20220708_153351079%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a15d558a-9365-4279-a1f0-fbc95c5013bf/PXL_20220708_184734917.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Andy contemplating the view at Básar Camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/de934f42-3c6e-4eec-9953-7496b4b24924/morning.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out The view at Básar Camping . We had many nights with glacier views as a backdrop in Iceland, but it never got old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b9fad8b-5c0f-4b96-aab4-2b14fb56d296/PXL_20220708_172340104%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Small river crossing on the F249 in the Þórsmörk valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1116067a-afd1-420c-ba31-f7772460a24a/PXL_20220709_125906038%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Stakkholtsgjá canyon - short but stunning 2 mile hike off of the F249 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fa4e9d96-41d4-4475-8e40-65ffe46d0304/PXL_20220709_134948491%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Þórsmörk drive - green craggy mountains as a continuous backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c7e6be9-bc97-4275-969a-eb0384a1a137/PXL_20220709_151947522.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Skogafoss -immense (Icelandic word for waterfall=foss). We got in the habit of pulling over whenever we saw the word foss on a sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35136358-a160-405b-989f-b1a71ee63105/PXL_20220709_162640759_exported_399_1657386371705.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Caves at Reynisfjara black sand beaches on the southern coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46f6ab2e-a9b5-42b1-9891-9100cdbda572/PXL_20220709_164020807.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Reynisfjara beach, offshore sea stacks, a bit of a gloomy day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e1d66cf-70e5-48c5-b1d9-e2fc44e4a3b6/PXL_20220710_110845197.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Camping Þakgil, beautiful green valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2544d31d-331b-484d-8350-c26df9ee503a/PXL_20220710_150340050.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, one of the most stunning views we encountered. Even without Justin Bieber singing and dangling his sneaker-clad feet off the cliff edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d7bab50-630e-436f-ade8-436a93db57c9/PXL_20220710_150652561_exported_565_1657466683996.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Somedays we wake up grumpy in the rain but we always get back to why we love each other and this journey we are on together. 33 years and getting stronger. Really no choice but to get closer when you live 24 hours a day in a 10 ft square space together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2d3a258d-3ba8-4bf5-a183-133b7d543249/DSC03017.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Glacier edge at Skaftafell National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/790c4868-01a6-4d6d-b92f-b00b0453812c/PXL_20220710_204403057.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Skaftafell Campground - 1800isk per person ($13), including endless strong warm hot showers and parking in a wet field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5333bb1c-2cd7-4e1c-946e-f6559d154fff/DSC03034.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Stopped at Fjallsárlón visitor area - first time with hand on the ice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6706c4f2-87f7-49e5-a000-baf3e63100b3/PXL_20220711_130554429.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0cc5b598-f7d4-4747-98e8-7ef7911cb7e2/PXL_20220711_134352191_exported_199_1657548578890.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/359d0fc6-09ff-4e94-956e-2b739c00b364/PXL_20220711_133722494%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out So much drama - nature’s art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3480d3e6-37de-4a2d-aac0-979ea1ff9005/PXL_20220711_141834555.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out And across the road, Diamond Beach where the ice floats out to sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb96a9bc-370d-4988-87eb-6a9ef6aa1868/PXL_20220711_153433189.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Side jaunt up F985 for our own view of the glacier. View was stunning, weather not so cooperative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15a3b88f-a502-4f8f-b918-3ba72ff1bcc0/PXL_20220712_092257197.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a39e085-6c17-4d24-8d60-c74dad937fb5/PXL_20220712_111730986_exported_899_1657628420022.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Glacier’s edge from Haukafell Camp. Blue ice just calved as we walked up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e58fcb84-b6cc-4dab-a212-80dec3fe4cb3/PXL_20220712_153513837.MP.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out We had a beautiful clear day so played with posing the truck along the cliffs as we started turning north up the coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/80c7cb09-6571-43c9-ac69-997b5a6f37cc/PXL_20220712_162940945.MP.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Brief stop in the harbor town of Djúpivogur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf4ba2af-50e3-4345-be5a-ae6343eb6dc0/PXL_20220712_180638852.MP%7E2.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Drove through the beautiful and tranquil Breiðdalur valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d42e72f-9554-4f30-8b9e-1579d1109dfe/image_16817665_2.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Stora Sandfell camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0dd2513-559c-4eba-9593-1d47a5e61322/DSC03066.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out At the top of the valley overlooking Mjóifjörður https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3b3376f5-4d22-41d6-bb2e-6f2178775c0d/DSC03081.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Scenic wreck - seen lives as a WWII landing ship and a herring boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/366e05a4-8933-4d74-a9a1-c4d576b7c34b/PXL_20220713_125055541.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Peaceful lunch spot overlooking Mjóifjörður https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d83e2e29-fcdb-4aa1-a982-0df50deb726e/PXL_20220713_144208326.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out First view of Seyðisfjörður https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b80d1191-47d0-4e5c-87e6-ab0dfeb2c71f/DSC03094.JPG Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Kindred spirits - Finnish couple that we ran into repeatedly, ending with a lovely rainy evening in our camper sharing wine and peanuts. Final spontaneous and happy meeting as they head on their way back home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46df28cf-e637-4d07-9eab-fef5b8ca57ed/PXL_20220713_151623592_exported_699_1657735058345.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out The iconic photo that must be taken in Seyðisfjörður. Only waited 20 minutes for Instagram fashionistas to finish multiple poses while 20 of us in our grubby outdoor clothes stoodby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/caef656b-422a-4a7e-afae-2426c071043e/PXL_20220713_155250667.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Walked up the hill to this art installation, Tvisongur, designed as a soundsculpture. Since Andy is not a modern art fan and Dawn is tonally challenged, not sure we got anything out of it. But the walk was nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b8be71a2-4598-4081-b0ec-45784a81bc7f/PXL_20220713_162205662.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Sure this boat has stories to tell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9dd707a0-e57b-4539-938e-509a30e310c5/PXL_20220713_160700235_exported_0_1657731603113.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Enjoying the view as the sun peeks out. Love the Icelandic cultural practice of placing benches in the most beautiful places https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41427bf2-89f5-43e1-bdb8-f54290fc02aa/PXL_20220713_171912622_exported_1166_1657735246055.jpg Blog - Iceland - Part I - Reykjavik to South then East Coast up to Egilsstaðir - Make it stand out Public art is the norm in Iceland, it shows up in the most unexpected places like this random roadside stop! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/england monthly 0.5 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33ceb2a9-5312-4bf3-a673-502091edc47d/61lakedistrict.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Driving in the Lake District - Honister Pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90fb695a-6dee-490c-a8d3-b1e3fbe9faeb/England.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Our crazy England driving route - broken up over a few months with other countries inbetween https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af6eac1c-4e8f-438d-bd2f-dd696e61b089/1london.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Westminster Abbey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54998de0-ee89-4ef9-a5f3-c7028ca0a603/2london.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out London Eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/04d4037f-f37b-484a-9be8-8178a56ae344/4london.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Guards at Buckingham Palace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29787de7-7bbe-4bcf-8e41-f2af27e094d5/6camdenlock.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Camden Locks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7eea9e6b-3da5-4978-901a-4985bbf833ed/7london.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Dawn is a Sherlock Holmes fan so even though the address posted here is pretty much made up for tourists, Baker Street was a must https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d956bb46-909a-4fd9-b790-36910ca85ee3/10london.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Millennium Bridge over the Thames https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/751e7fb2-09b8-4d1a-b9c5-c09179a5b832/11fieldcamp.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Field Camping, East Sussex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f2f4117b-f3a6-417c-922c-63135d627474/12beachyhead.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Beachy Head cliffs - beautiful walking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd24ce63-2c93-4bc7-b22d-790c8bd3d0db/13beachyhead.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Beachy Head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/27676aea-aced-4257-844c-d74dc82e28c6/14eastbourne.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Eastbourne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d3d8e2e-edfa-4f6e-bed6-0dc3b35aa91c/16brighton.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Brighton Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfe504fc-cb25-4a5e-9c99-c43552d81c50/17brighton.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out The iconic Brighton Beach pier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67bef2d3-eea8-4d28-9747-bbcfe18ee207/18brighton.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Royal Pavilion - built over the 18th and 19th centuries as a royal residence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cfa6f987-5634-425e-9795-52c7cd32c3f7/20portsmouth.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Portsmouth Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f4efe7b-94d2-4ed5-afa1-ae2b7997049e/20salisbury.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Salisbury Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/502a1e1f-8b50-419a-8e97-d50d8cc512b9/21salisburty.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Feeling anachronistic driving the truck through ancient arches in Salisbury https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b571f007-f7e0-494b-8816-7d38dba6921a/22stonehenge.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Having fun with the lego model of our truck that our son Trevor designed for us, camping near Stonehenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c93014c9-fec1-4e0c-a7fe-cdbd1f4d949f/24stonehenge.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Fantastic wild camping area, free and as close as you can yet to to the mysterious rocks by vehicle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c6814497-2718-4996-94e0-3d600a0f16e3/25exeter.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Exeter Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/397bcde9-14e7-4f3a-adb5-786f8a65b5f0/26dartmoor.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Dartmoor wild camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc73d449-d5a0-49f9-9a33-706e0d405517/27dartmoor.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Gutter Tor loop - 4.8 miles of sweeping views and historical sites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/85c77fe4-9d9f-460c-a2b5-9e5dac9e4ba4/28dartmoor.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Moors for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3826926-d47a-4d13-815d-a636f6264426/29bath.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out River Avon in Bath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/198e7727-79fd-4410-b633-17f735a38582/30fish.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out When in England, amazing fish and chips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d26231e-8026-475f-888b-e25d00ebce66/31bath.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Streets of Bath with our free walking tour guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dad961bb-e36f-4a89-8f36-0e8d93cbeeed/32bath.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out The actual Roman Baths - well worth a visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22b82a74-1155-49b7-82f1-4a50f29ca7aa/33avebury.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Avebury Cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7bbce99c-1eef-43b9-903e-02f5029c212a/34avebury.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Avebury stone circles - no barriers, unlike Stonehenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8b973968-6e3a-4867-b275-cc080c1007e3/35camp.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Camping in the Cotswolds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8a05f8b0-48f6-4ce9-86d2-2671bf0088ee/36cotswolds.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Morning view from a lakeside spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e76849c7-1235-4808-816d-eaae231f2fd0/37heighttest.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Andy doublechecking our height so we can accurately navigate height barriers -increasingly common in parking areas in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/499ef704-cf3c-4a87-a62f-399265617e90/38cotswolds.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Walking through fields lined with amazing stone walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9fe81f42-da7a-480d-a8e6-ddd31a5c75da/40cotswolds.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Cotswolds woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c8b82b3-9092-4923-a164-bfa38d455893/41bibury.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Bibury village - iconic Cotswolds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f09137e-f558-42ab-9722-33ffaed320bf/PXL_20220407_133640896.MP_2.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Cottage in Chipping Camden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d15a3cb-ee39-4a16-8893-5b6f6a3ee92a/original_bdc1ae58-786e-4f8a-b3a3-b6e9bd2c9409_PXL_20220407_162641911.MP.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Gloucester Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69aba6bd-2506-4823-a37b-3b82e5e9ceb3/44shrewsbury.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Shrewsbury - so much Tudor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00fb7da0-bddd-4a90-8e77-de07be653b55/46shrewsbury.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Tudor galore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d8f152d5-2abc-4d2c-8906-c9a62515fef0/47shrewsbury.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Never too much Tudor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2bf54e52-d20c-42fc-96c9-6c1a9588e2df/48holyisland.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Holy Island access road, still partly under water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e55f32e-0e29-499d-afe5-24123001e7b5/49holyisland.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Historic Abbey ruins on Holy Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4f598a29-1ecf-405e-bf8c-f5131095e31a/50holyisland.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, built on a rock as so many castles are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/146ed29d-f37f-4156-b96e-e1867341d131/51holyisland.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Walking the nature areas on Holy Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2dc8641c-b458-4399-b9f8-d725bc922b95/52camp.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Camping in a public parking area for Hadrian’s wall sites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f2ae9ee-08d7-4601-bd17-9f3d59beff78/57hadrian.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Hadrian’s Wall -the classic sycamore tree photo (we waited 20 mins for a shot free of other tourists in neon colored raincoats) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/20233fdb-2fdd-4bf1-a99e-0ed094e72bfa/56hadrian.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Hadrian’s Wall - built to protect the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire in 122AD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4872ceae-5610-4e2b-8e88-093f2d1998b2/54hadrian.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Engineering to include the cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec516d46-b880-42c2-acbe-1a5dfec9ce7c/60lakedistrict.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Honister Pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3894e978-4cff-4b31-8b1d-77b7ace1155c/58hike.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Lake District - Malham Cove hike - 5 mile loop walking trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73976d69-e43e-44a7-b29c-18e0c21596b7/69hike.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b26c906b-9bb4-434a-915a-f80b6c923370/62lakedistrict.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out More Hiking views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b87f5a81-bb9f-4b9f-93a1-d93d9887473a/63lake.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Loughrigg Terrace Hike, Lake District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/997dd1e7-4c11-402b-9414-aac6ac775a1c/59lakedistrict.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Driving the Lake District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1f20456f-165b-4f76-9765-f958e7f36338/PXL_20220526_092907960.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Official campground night - Lake District area, wild camping highly discouraged https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/43f9ccd2-2d8a-45cc-bddb-b42a3223bb91/64coffee.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Dawn’s happy morning place - coffee in bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3886303d-1d49-44ec-9aa3-724836d4cfd9/65lakecamp.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Beautiful river side site after we left the Lake District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b3f9698-a765-4ea8-98cf-71c125f46bf0/66bridge.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Glad we are not any wider! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/802e61f9-b393-4206-82be-fa3cd6211401/67hedgehog.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Hedgehog siting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a676ae5e-36df-44de-8211-6e25a27ed527/70rsc.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c716ef6-59f3-4302-b616-c2854d3afa47/75shakes.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Waiting with baited breath for the opening of the War of Roses - where else in the world can you see this play then visit the Earl of Warwick’s castle the next day??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18e24e85-0344-445a-9ecc-d16359e6b7bf/72shakespeare.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Shakespeare’s birthplace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/946a0756-d3a9-4d23-804d-ef1f0fc46602/73shakes.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Andy’s saving grace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97a6ae52-6391-43f4-a8b8-58357fb285f7/74shakes.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Convenient camping place in Stratford - at the racetrack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3ae4ab5-0e57-43be-a6ce-e558ed8fe335/76shakes.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/530ce6a4-73f6-445d-9a12-fc5c662c84b6/77warwick.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Warwick Castle - beautiful and fun to visit after seeing Shakespeare plays with the Earl of Warwick as a character. But expensive and being run by Merlin Enterprises with an overtone of a theme park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dfb43062-d647-4a1a-8a61-ed1e6ddd7661/78warwick.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcc84a72-ec96-40ad-b287-96d67d8401e0/79warwick.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out The best part - birds of prey show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b1d9a7b-5b9d-43fb-b3ab-db353aa5a375/80camp.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Joined by some overlanders at the racetrack - we were missing the annual UK Adventure Overland show by two days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64c9deef-d549-4e29-a6de-63972459e91b/82oxford.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Oxford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f1a1453-d29a-4ead-b27c-7fb3cadd4610/83oxford.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8912db88-2ebb-4acb-a0ef-4fcdb2e585b7/85family.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out And then another college - so proud of Claire with her OSU business degree and happy to spend time with all three of our children (Nicholas, Claire, Trevor). Although we live full time in our camper, (it’s been two years!) we manage to fly back and see them every few months https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bac4e2be-3b8f-40ea-be65-ecab0a9fb722/87shop.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Every shopping cart should have a special rack for flowers and baguettes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae05fb46-8793-48f3-a47a-694c8aa69be6/88peak.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Hiking the Peak District - the Roaches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1faccc63-67c1-4665-8685-720a2422b936/90peak.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Lud’s Church - a “haunted” canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00683bd3-9bda-475c-92c3-dac38d8370a9/92peak.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f58ddfa4-1fc6-4c5f-a570-ca406159b638/91peak.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Gotta love a highland coo - even if slightly out of place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/64f0a9a9-c8ba-48e2-b095-b0f9fc178d2d/93peak.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Although beautiful, for the most part the Peak District was surprisingly lacking in peaks . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4aac6752-4e9e-4a81-8825-487628b0123d/94york.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Castle keep in York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73f7fc78-a80c-46e1-bf71-2198b7f1654f/95york.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out York Minster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/718a399c-b59a-46f4-a4db-65beb8a9a98d/96york.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Abbey ruins in York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e954a2af-ba87-44e9-9944-04fdca2ea72e/97york.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out York Minster view from the city walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4ab413e-c554-46b0-afe0-b689c2b0d1c7/99pasta.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Truck life dining - reheated pasta with tomato sauce, becoming the masters of stove top reheating leftovers - everything better with cheese on top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a465a4e9-264c-4e58-8c79-3ac4aa7c028a/100+northyorkmoors.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Hiked to the top of Roseberry Topper in North Yorkshire Moors National Park. Tried to do a cool picture of our feet but Andy could only lift one leg due to a sore back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9a266904-679e-411b-8479-035f1c82e0ea/101.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out North Yorkshire Moors hiking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a813cde7-0115-4a06-8d72-db4da0884744/102.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Foxglove in the wild! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/12b2db35-174c-423b-a565-87ba7abf1f77/103robin.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Walking the cliffs at Robin Hood’s Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b0a9aa04-2efd-4102-93e4-2422c891e52a/104sunrise.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Beach side wild camping spot, 4:29 am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/74f907f0-0b85-4895-a8c7-8d47cda10ca5/105beverly.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Beverly Minster - gorgeous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e360615-b7df-4988-bc88-44d3b7b003cb/106oil.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out First 60,000 mile complete change - scavenger hunt to find all the oils https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b100456-9cf2-412b-8f4e-b2558a020847/107oil.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Andy hard at work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54893bd0-d20a-4f18-ad59-4ea7980fa1aa/spark+plugs.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Changing the spark plugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/189cf89f-48fc-416d-b837-35d3dc72f353/108overlandservices.jpg Blog - England - Make it stand out Then - professional assistance - rebuilding the ARB differential (leaking oil). Huge shout out to Richard and the team at Overland Services in Bygrave. They squeezed us in and expertly took care of the problem in one day- thank you. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/scotland monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4eec35e7-45ba-4fca-baed-0f5345c93cda/4glencoe.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e92240f-79ae-4b4b-bc53-8e5fc505e887/Scotland.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Our 13 day driving route through Scotland - definitely could have been longer- especially up in the northern Highlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a632fb2-283c-4138-8cdc-d3c7eaf67fae/1glencoe.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Hiking in Glencoe valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b29ec3a-26d8-4ca4-91d4-d40fcf8571a8/2glencoe.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Clouds and sunbeams playing on the mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5422e6a2-48de-4f3c-95d0-4ccabae699c8/6bcamp.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out One of our Park4Night sites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/02cbfae3-885b-4fba-bde5-bdfc0679c5e3/24b.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Part of our daily routine - make the lunch, fill the water bottles, pack into a cooler which goes in the cab. Not hard to guess who eats a salad every day and who eats a sandwich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3c26de80-1671-4d0c-bfd8-92bcc1e9312f/6bakery.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Most of our restaurant budget actually goes to our favorite weakness, bakeries. A stop at a bakery for pastries, happy stomachs for less than $5. Loved this friendly bakery in Inverness named The Bakery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60c8ec5f-2746-4a4b-85fd-74577584d8d7/7duncansby.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Sea Stacks at Duncansby Head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4aa3c226-c9cb-4dae-bed6-b5eb93ca49b2/8orkneyferry.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Gills Bay Ferry Terminal - arrived an hour early for our ferry to the Orkney Islands - felt very lonely for the first half hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77c05e2e-a094-4118-8384-cf2dac389297/9shortpersonhack.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Short person’s hack for popping up the camper. Dawn kneels on two dinette cushions to get the leverage she needs to push it up. Very doable, but Andy still does it 99% of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9ddc485-9757-4a38-a130-82a289a03301/1orkney.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Driving the first evening in the Orkney Islands, Mainland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51bc7d94-1d6d-452b-b958-d012403fc156/1ahoy.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Old Man Hoy seastack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1c52119c-caeb-4eef-a24a-10f9b2736daf/2ahoy.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Cliff views hiking to Old Man Hoy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a071d30-386d-4416-a5a9-3bfac2cb89c7/4ahoy.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c1ac8a91-2d87-4f33-bed5-327599c154b8/10hoy.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out So much beauty, cliffs, mountains, stone crofter’s cottages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c009a62a-fa49-4321-ac77-b4a40ed7376d/2kirkwall.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Earl’s Palace, Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney Islands, built in the early 1600’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9739783d-c5fb-4e56-ab3d-f378025ac7a7/3skarabrae.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Skara Brae - pre-historic stone village site, buried in the sand until a great storm hit the coast in the 1850’s and exposed it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4902384c-a79e-4922-9997-bf43fb712974/4skarabrae.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Neolithic Stone House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2dd12af0-6fd7-4bb6-bcc1-56690080f773/1stone.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out More stone circles! Andy being buffeted in the wind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/baa29109-478b-4241-acb4-72c3777d7ee2/2stromness.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Narrow stone streets of Stromness, Orkney Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0ec069c-827d-4e60-8863-7c0f361e6e9b/3nc500.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Driving the northern tip of the NC 500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddcac0a4-6e89-495d-8bd4-5e7da8e846d6/4smoo.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Stopped to visit Smoo Cave - a great leg stretching walk, bonus was clean industrial laundry facilities in the parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7e589f00-4a38-4b5a-ae1e-6f199a7008a7/5smoo.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Waterfall inside Smoo Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a160f49f-99e2-4517-b298-97a7e0d1c784/6capewrath.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Cape Wrath - one of our favorite coastal walks. The sun helped too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0ad6d9d4-8603-4e06-836c-6f71307a7f1d/1.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Cape Wrath - we walked out to the end with the mistaken idea we may see puffins - not a one to be found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f1a517a-72f0-4bf3-aa22-a2e14c890cc8/8highlandcow.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out But we did see highland cows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3eee2db4-bded-408f-a2e3-ac6e18a2445a/9truck.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Attempting to capture the beauty of the Northern Highlands. Plus posing the truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7549300b-c2ce-4a37-b733-044648d8b2f8/10nc500.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/791a1f92-0729-47c5-9ab7-2cfb34e87f7f/11castle.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Loved seeing relics of the past along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c38c75e1-3fc8-46f0-89e8-40c3290c108d/12eileandonan.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Eilean Donan Castle near the bridge to Isle of Skye. Scenically perched on an island, worth a visit although heavily restored in the early 1900’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cca6f347-f068-45dd-b845-6d888e99b91f/13sheep.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Lambing season - so much fun to watch the antics of the little ones everywhere we went https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0cea5ecf-d55f-4ddd-859d-42cfada56f2a/15skye.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Hiking in the Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f8bd0b3f-203e-47c2-b111-d1b2a30bb2b6/16portreeskye.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Colorful Portree harbor, Isle of Skye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69424671-1a5d-4b21-a1cf-5f8714c6d065/17skye.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Crossing the mountainous center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec5aca46-1a14-4413-abb3-f3deb8896db0/18skye.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e9871e07-ae79-4e4c-8246-9761752b0bd1/19skye.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/569cdd45-494b-4739-aba8-a5a1de68a578/20fairy.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Hiking the famous Fairy Pools trail - found a 5 mile loop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d04bca0-56ea-46b5-b9df-3961ec075186/21fairy.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/07090e92-9c79-45e6-99c3-212070bf9dd8/22fairy.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/39f11094-d1f3-4fab-be1b-1c653aa01e8a/23camp.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Wild camping spot, just off the road but gorgeous views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9353624c-59c9-4324-ae53-eaac6c2c29aa/24cairngorms.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Hiked the beautiful Meall a’ Bhuachaille trail - 9 mile loop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e8a91570-b273-4e1b-a739-5fac0185e48f/1cairngorms.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Took a moment to remember Dawn’s mom at the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c138dcfd-f6a9-47c8-a909-31e577edd939/2aberdeen.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Spent a day wandering the streets of Aberdeen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6ceafa3-a446-4abb-a881-1363dc5a6a64/3aberdeen.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Classic grey granite buildings of Aberdeen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f6cfbd1e-5ef5-4d62-9520-603371bf33c4/5glamis.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Taking he opportunity to pose the truck at Glamis Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e85f99da-06f9-4989-b721-eeb57165d918/4glamis.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Parts of Glamis castle date back to the 14th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90a0f277-d6fe-4e86-a18a-d22e7ff8451a/6glamis.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Decorated to the hilt, the past is alive with evidence of famous visitors from Mary, Queen of Scots, and King James V. Also childhood home of the current Queen Elizabeth’s mother. (HM Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ab18c1d1-bf14-43d3-9d6f-94cbd7c74cef/macbeth.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Andy joins the carving of Macbeth’s witches in the gardens at Glamis Castle. Double, double toil and trouble. (Dawn hides a Shakespeare quote in every blog page, that was an easy one) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9d6edc27-486d-4c22-b9f6-5609c46d1b73/7culross.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Culross, dating back to the 6th century. Current claim to fame, filming site for “Outlander.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34d4888f-a60c-4bee-9ef8-bdd3b68594e0/8breakfast.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Yogurt, granola and fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93679593-6471-43c9-a506-e152c07b9e97/25b.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Some version of an egg and potato fry up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/32e9d74a-f4c2-49a1-9838-118b765f4d12/9stirling.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Entry to Stirling Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22bb28b0-4520-4524-8f4b-b988f058bfd7/10stirling.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out King’s palace, built by King James V https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf9b478d-92bc-4006-b66c-723bea10eeae/11stirling.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Originally the whole castle was painted this golden color, representing wealth and power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4afbf4a2-dc7c-4f9b-9f04-eb5aeebf5340/12stirling.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Also wandered the streets of Stirling, a town rich in history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fea1fcf4-6384-406d-a8df-3740d1c29818/13camp.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Morton Hall Camping outside Edinburgh. Caravan camping in Scotland - typically in a grassy field, clean, nice shower and toilet buildings, the bigger ones have laundry, usually about GBP 20-35 a night. We use them when we need to do laundry or are camping outside a city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9805f251-1a27-45a9-ba5d-c6c91cc89f3a/14edinburgh.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Edinburgh city streets - history oozing from every brick and cobblestone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c04b42ae-720a-4de4-84f5-5d5b335868aa/15edinburgh.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Couldn’t resist the photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1ce71a38-8f5a-4a27-a257-088d7d330a18/16edinburgh.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/33425328-578d-43b6-a990-9d7f3055a357/17edinburgh.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Back street courtyards and alleyways (“closes”) abound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cbc7f982-dc16-48fb-a923-20acbc3d2751/18edinburgh.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c431ad01-416b-4a83-8953-10990e88a875/19e.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Edinburgh Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f61a0d04-80c0-4a9a-a5ae-6398d9abf021/20e.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Perched on the rocky cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a737b66-b38d-4d17-a598-c8c95f57a5bf/21e.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a598577-0252-4716-8736-60e70a8d5a5e/22e.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Lunch out- fish and chips of course. Learned about the newest Scottish food craze - deep fried slice of pizza. We just couldn’t do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/53b5f07b-addc-4649-a47e-3890586074e1/23e.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f20c623-ee3f-4835-b9d4-ae2b61c7d612/26d.jpg Blog - Scotland - Make it stand out Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey, established in 1150. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/wales-eaU9z monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928464201-CO4D0IGT8JXGB0U5556B/PXL_20220411_102131300.MP_2.jpg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Carreg Cennen Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928502958-AYNLQEXBKJIDOL4IJYA5/Wales%2Bmap%2Byes.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Our nine day drive across Wales (and using some of the motorway in England) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928527820-WDS3MC9XAV3O9J1271G7/13cardiff.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out The red dragon leads the way! - slogan on the Welsh flag. Grounds of Cardiff castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928548516-INIL23V7ZCIZSZSBIX85/1tinternabbey.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Tintern Abbey - beautiful abbey ruins on the bank of the river Wye, dating back to 1131. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928574102-A6I86ASW6DWSJ0NH7VXZ/2romanampitheatre.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Remains of a Roman ampitheatre at Caerleon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928595157-E4AD6E0VPMHOJARPET2V/3romanbarracks.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Roman barracks remains - back to being tired, Andy resting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928616996-EVJXYJGA7OL3KCDM4H5R/5caerphilly.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Caerphilly Castle, dating back to 1286 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928654624-LI05TXELC7WVNC2A7ADD/1.caerphilly.jpg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928664965-LXY85F1ND2VLIQZ012VD/camp.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Our most urban camping site, spent the night at a small park outside of Caerphilly, we were the only campers there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928679815-HMT1H0AOAJL80NJA9VAB/6cardiff.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Main pedestrian shopping thoroughfare ending at Cardiff Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928696399-XU3L9UHITKTOEA88H3O7/7cardiff.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Indulged in our favorite big city activity - free city walking tour with our knowledgeable guide Eugene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928715204-KXD9X6YVJKATA7PLSMK9/9cardiff.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Cardiff sports stadium - as we learned the Welsh LOVE rugby. We were regaled with tales of their original singing of the national anthem to a New Zealand team in response to the team performing a Maori Haka dance (so the Welsh started the national anthem tradition!). Soccer(football) is huge too - go Gareth Bale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928735530-NSXEG9B2LKTGIUNVOYHL/8cardiff.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Welsh cakes became an immediate favorite for us - soft shortbread with currants, hot off the griddle, so good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928752534-DV01ZWCU6F4F2LYC2FDT/10cardiff.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Numerous colorful indoor arcades connect downtown areas of Cardiff - allowing people to navigate the streets without getting wet in the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928767543-5CY4AOM6FT9Z5MH8VWK9/12cardiff.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Norman Keep in the middle of Cardiff Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928784959-OUBJGRPVQTYSRZBFWPSY/IMG-20220410-WA0003.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Newest family members, Dawn’s cousin’s daughter’s daughters (no idea what that means in relations world) Poppy and Lily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928803848-WYGR3PV62JWH8OVN0947/14ponies.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Welsh ponies grazing on Gower Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928820034-EM7DRTTQ92HNSGNA22UZ/15rhossili.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Rhossili Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928833834-XDCN983OBASZ5RFMHV4L/16rhossili.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Beautiful coastal walk - feeling the Welsh ocean spray https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928848719-FYU6VX540O201ZPW996L/17brecon.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Camping at Brecon Beacons National Park - one of our favorite places in Wales. Despite the fact that the winds blew so hard that it blew our stairs off. Twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928864650-TXDX4X1V29IN7M3GI1UC/19castelcarreg.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Castle Carreg Cennen, built over the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928878159-SSK7RN609M3RACJ1XU9X/20castelcarreg.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Complete with a cave to explore! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928893588-PJ65RF4FKXR4HPGCIFU8/21bcastelcarreg.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Andy feeling the wind as he runs down the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928905889-OQ185MV0DF82C00PAXSA/21castelcarreg.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Inner courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928924391-JPMHS3414MUXWN23CUOK/22brecon.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Beautiful four waterfall hike in Brecon Beacons national park - easy five mile loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928950093-RWGYKPG8HS2SNO5OOCJH/23brecon.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Endless vistas on top at Brecon Beacons National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928963735-1ZZ4ER9YSOB4YS79ETLU/24brecon.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Ruins of Llanthony Priory in Brecons Beacons. One of our favorite camp spots, paid 5 GBP a person to camp on the grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928978657-9CM8IW534Y4A8I6RJCG4/1beconll.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Field next to Llanthony Priory. So crowded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653928991337-336JM7SABM0YXUULNGM9/2roads.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Classic country road, one lane, twisty, tall hedges. We rarely even made it up to the speed limit. Don’t know how those boy racers do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929008781-89JGZORXWF9QFNR1V8SD/3camp.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Roadside camping spot on Park4Night outside Conwy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929024518-SXDY0PHLSDPIFLVZ3YIN/PXL_20220413_120441977.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Walking the medieval town walls at Conwy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929038634-94LQIZ8HR6U6BR1GKYRW/4conwy.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Can you find the truck? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929051515-UEQZ3SBAYZSK7HTNBSZ5/PXL_20220413_125314597_exported_166_1649876878379.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Conwy Castle - our favorite in Wales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929065763-Q4SICRD189HHZYO0MFQ8/PXL_20220413_145402582.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Snowdonia National Park - popular, easy 5 mile hiking loop to and around Llyn Idwal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929077827-VOU3XGYFPLWGJL32L4OW/9snowdonia.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929091848-FPCLU5QI5LQ5K9XWJSPG/PXL_20220413_174810549.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out One of our rare paid campgrounds - 20 GBP for the two of us which is on the lower end of the going rate in Wales. (most of Snowdonia National Park closed to overnight parking We had a, beautiful site at Rynys Camping, a farm in the park with a welcoming owner and beautiful facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929109204-5JSBNHVN4DKXVNWR49C9/16snowdonia.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Village of Beddgelert in Snowdonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929154644-RTXR2C1MF831XUCPZ3NC/PXL_20220414_093345581.MP.jpg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Our first camper art! Embroidered by our daughter Claire - it makes us smile every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929186937-3ZUV9EKH8UG7OJ7LVVOY/PXL_20220414_105512790_exported_1032_1649967709119.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Stopped off in Blaenau Ffestiniog - slate mining center in the park. Bought wonderful bread and pasties (pastry pies with meat and or veggies inside) from Model Bakery run by a lovely Kurdish gentleman. Kurdish pasties in a small village in Wales- wow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929201539-617X23WSL3NKWMUHL7WD/PXL_20220414_115237723.MP.jpg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Harlech Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929214443-WBU0V7P6NEDM930R7ZTD/18grumpywalk.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Morning walk along a public footpath near Caernarfon. Dawn laughing because Andy is having a grumpy morning. It always works best when only one of us is grumpy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929229889-4EH0UD0OM9CVMCDTGUBR/PXL_20220415_092113328_exported_0_1650029259283_2.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Camping spot on a hill overlooking Harlech. Joined by two vans but no doggers, boy racers or beepers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929246806-PWRBNVSD021FXKV4KK1S/PXL_20220415_131709640_exported_1999_1650029179168.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Realities of life on the road - rotating the tires at a roadside rest area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929263556-B8Y0X6A10QYS11CRITW8/PXL_20220415_170939148.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Last stop in Wales - the village with the longest name in Europe (second longest place name in the world to a place in New Zealand). This sign has the short version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929276634-EKDJET4IN8ARTCI4CGAC/PXL_20220415_171633908_exported_1499_1650045541080.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out And here is the real name https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929290829-0V1P4R9EU76DGVC3X6W3/PXL_20220416_095627476.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Final night on the northern Welsh coast on the island of Anglesey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929303612-BMQ6K6UQIMM3STDABQON/view.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out View out the back window as we ate dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929316396-SOZG76F0YP3512R04DRK/PXL_20220416_094324334_exported_1199_1650102393531.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Beautiful morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1653929332775-YYQL2ABEPYDQ0RWY1IDX/PXL_20220416_170039807_exported_334_1650131549390.jpeg Blog - Wales - Make it stand out Hello Ireland! Ferry from Holyhead. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/2ae1nazonrfww8v16o0soypl8n7j31 monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7862c431-68ba-4e11-a19c-1c323af81586/PXL_20220506_113318704_exported_100_1651840023511.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Giant’s Causeway - hexagon shaped rocks and towers formed by successive lava flows hitting the ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/991e195f-aca4-420a-9a98-14895aec3fde/map.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Our six-day driving route through Northern Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae293ae8-38bd-444b-8f66-dbcb971ba800/PXL_20220502_161213919.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Marble Arch Caves, exploring the caverns and formations with our knowledgeable guide who had got lost in them as a boy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d3384b2e-fced-47da-bdbb-46138c800e00/PXL_20220502_160043198.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Andy trying really hard not to blink while the flash goes off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5979f746-bbfe-46ea-9cde-9bbdc90114c8/PXL_20220502_124406562.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Stunning hike up Cuilcagh Mountain - 7 miles roundtrip, including boardwalk across the bog (Dawn was grateful) and steps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47c788fb-2fc5-43f0-bc3a-a3c42b59d490/PXL_20220502_124111194%7E2.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Stairs up Cuilcagh Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0803f1f8-79a5-4db2-813a-15cf5a8ba67a/afternoon+tea.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out One of the benefits of travelling in your house - you can just pop up, have tea, and/or take a nap in the middle of the day - awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b27988b3-6d0c-4d4d-af27-40a05bdb4e24/PXL_20220505_164801455.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out One of the Bogside Murals in Londonderry - “The Death of Innocence” depicting 14 year old Annette McGavigan, the 100th civilian to be killed in the fighting between the British soldiers and the Irish Republican Army https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/848a6a89-0355-4777-ad6f-5fb85fc794ee/PXL_20220506_100550242_exported_0_1651840246377%7E2.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Bushmills Distillery Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c03ed9c9-5e43-452d-ad5c-2f7782a88704/PXL_20220506_145611600.MP.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Fantastic tour at Bushmills with a guide that explained the whole process, from barley harvest to aging, and culminating with a tasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a320a5f9-d237-41dd-ad14-714ed71f49e5/PXL_20220506_120410633_exported_66_1651839865498.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out View from the cliff above down on Giant’s Causeway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0befe35a-cbf5-464e-9449-8b9398ac0979/PXL_20220506_121104656.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Cliff walk from town of Bushmill to Giant’s Causeway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3bd69fdc-cf18-4264-8ac7-625c618750c5/1giant.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Fascinating rock formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24781a91-ac70-4599-8658-15c35dd69e77/PXL_20220506_173241509.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Typical overnight spot in Northern Ireland - we did not see many other campers there in May https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/865d2d19-4023-4d34-9a60-5babeb2d563c/PXL_20220507_095546744.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Stopped at Navan Fort, site of the prehistoric kingdom of Ulster. Believed to be built as a sanctuary, you can still see the basic mound and ditches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2237fb3d-8830-422a-b627-a3975bd3de6d/PXL_20220507_122851756%7E2.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Hiking in the Mourne Mountains - 7 mile hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/47789f13-60dd-4bd1-8cf6-9b0b41fcff22/PXL_20220507_134948401%7E2.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Hiking in the mountains - our happy place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9784638-f669-47e4-857c-624d7c50c149/PXL_20220507_134855222_exported_1032_1651949099357%7E2.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out View for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e494302-22da-4045-97dc-1d34103ad1cb/PXL_20220508_105930002.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out A moment to geek out at Castle Ward - a large rambling estate, fun to explore the grounds and castle and this fortified keep which was the site for Winterfell in Game of Thrones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f5cbd76-aef8-443d-ade0-3a1b5c3946ff/PXL_20220508_200353095.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Dawn took the chance to see true Irish dancing in Belfast - so much fun. Meanwhile Andy parked the truck on a backstreet and got to know the pub bouncers and local drinkers walking by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/84f7a145-7c80-420b-b4f6-70e89cf51e4b/PXL_20220509_093451801.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Opera House - Belfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bf756966-6880-4196-8aee-09d580e24022/PXL_20220509_093819545.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Crown Liquor Saloon -originally a Victorian gin bar, now operated by the National Trust, but you can still drink there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c0daf9f1-65bd-4922-884f-d7e1b1ac32cf/PXL_20220509_094019527.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Sights and sounds of Belfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3344a11-25e0-4531-a0a2-0c481e8e45ac/IMG-20220509-WA0000.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Dawn’s favorite - blackcurrant cider https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/be3d8d9d-ef90-4755-b2b4-d7be801373c3/PXL_20220509_093401541.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Europa Hotel - dubious distinction of being the most bombed hotel in the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd0ac2a8-56df-4f93-a9d9-ac1bb2e11c14/PXL_20220509_134644074.MP.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out Visiting the peace walls of Shankill Road, one of the longest and largest peace walls standing in Europe. Another area that felt haunted by the past. The walls were erected to protect neighborhoods from each other and are mostly still standing today. Shankill road is a predominantly Protestant area adjacent to predominantly Catholic area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/76b7c060-9b2a-42c5-bf10-e4009e98b925/PXL_20220509_134451982%7E2.jpg Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out May this be true someday. True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/54f64bfc-59ec-465b-8584-069fb7b713ff/Screenshot_20220509-221752.png Blog - Northern Ireland - Make it stand out The ups and downs of life on the road - only negative is that we miss these three incredible people. Remote Mother’s Day celebration, just not quite the same. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/304n7ryljh3uws9oj378h5tz24uj0w monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72c7fa5f-f20f-4dac-87f7-f0900ac4bdac/cover.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Cliffs of Moher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e549a17e-0d0b-49c6-a9b9-c8637b313a38/ireland+map.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Our 18 day route in Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3d9001b4-0cba-4c3d-a9a4-6944577db69e/PXL_20220417_091236348%7E2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out We began our visit in Dublin. The river Liffey runs through the center splitting the north and south sides of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a0435bd-f8d7-4d1a-8013-4dc950b67422/PXL_20220417_092520108.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Scenes of Dublin, what felt like a serious and busy city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fce16995-cfe5-4873-8260-7d397534400f/PXL_20220417_105000161.MP.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Visiting Dublin on the anniversary of the 1916 Easter uprising, the city was alive with celebration. Here the presidential motorcade passes us. Our walking tour guide quoted Yeats, who said on that day “a terrible beauty is born.” On this day the final phase of fighting with the British began again, finally resulting in the establishment of an independent Republic of Ireland in 1922. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b9589fc7-b61b-41bd-b2f5-fe8a59690a11/PXL_20220417_111917916_exported_1100_1650209386000.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out And then the not so serious side of the city, the revitalized Temple Bar district lined with cheerful pubs and restaurants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b66a88d7-1c2c-49e8-b9e3-21afa1ea3b6e/PXL_20220417_123636878.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Dublin Castle, square where Michael Collins accepted control of the new Irish government in 1922, ending the 6 years of the latest fighting with the English that began with the Easter uprising. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c5eacfce-28dd-472d-98bb-81804b09b2da/PXL_20220417_130338003%7E2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Our Dublin pub of choice, the beautiful old Long Hall (reputedly Bruce Springsteen’s favorite, so how could you go wrong?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d6008a48-0a79-422e-a236-c9c2174557f0/PXL_20220417_130559239.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out When in Ireland . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62c74fe8-c1ef-472d-ae49-b84dc03537cd/PXL_20220418_143035006_exported_1632_1650295199103.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Next we headed north to step further back in time. Hill of Tara, home to early Irish pagan kings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4c4bdf04-2d63-4690-9fd9-ae9eb0ae2979/PXL_20220418_143426741%7E2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Ancient monument Lia Fail, associated with the inauguration of the kings of Tara, and yes probably meant to represent exactly what it looks like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6a32fc61-876b-49e7-af0f-1e0c6f155838/PXL_20220419_105900361.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Knowth passage tombs - not open for entry but visitors can climb on the mounds and enjoy the megalithic stone art placed around the edges as decoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ae0d5c1a-276e-48c2-8978-cebe04eaf126/PXL_20220419_115631013_exported_66_1650394328468.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Entrance to Newgrange passage tomb. 5,000 years old it pre-dates both Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b8cef26-751d-4bb5-9691-59e660a21392/PXL_20220419_121926700.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Newgrange Stone Age passage tomb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/93a063d5-507f-4010-9479-41d9d78efc40/PXL_20220419_111108031.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Megalithic art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5b13e84a-9c9f-4b04-8896-81088bc7af3c/PXL_20220419_154948579.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Wicklow Mountains National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82e0dba2-d1f3-4b09-b98d-4b7f77162f60/PXL_20220419_150532717.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Our first real hike in Ireland, Dawn learns the treachery of hiking on bog land. Bright green moss is not solid ground. Full leg immersion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0df20992-1bb6-4c87-a5ff-2756a39d079b/PXL_20220419_150534013.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out But still smiling, or really saying to Andy “I almost drowned in a bog and your reaction is to laugh and take photos?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42d51086-9f61-4228-b171-7bc52cff1ba6/IMG_20220420_153243.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Our overnight spot in the Wicklow Mountains - perched with a lake view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d27a6859-e15b-4d94-97b5-4d2649c37b89/PXL_20220420_094141538%7E2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out The next day’s hike went much better, starting in the the beautiful Glendalough valley. The first of many abandoned monasteries, complete with medieval round tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/92ddca07-fae2-49da-84ab-758fc0715974/glendalough.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Ruins of the 6th century monastic site at Glendalough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f43dd8df-9aa6-4b2f-8d20-3d74839b2272/PXL_20220420_113558910_exported_299_1650463496739.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Spinc hike out of Glendalough -8.5 mile beautiful hike climbing up the valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6de683a5-9465-49c4-be4a-40eb962317b2/PXL_20220420_103426439.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out View back on the monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b943984b-bc67-415b-9854-61855614affb/PXL_20220421_104656747_exported_99_1650571020192.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Kilkenny Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/05429f7d-4699-4906-afa3-9092dc5088b9/PXL_20220421_111251325.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Kilkenny cathedral - with round tower - this became a theme in Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/332c1dd4-bbff-4b13-8824-577c68cb1cde/PXL_20220421_110613241%7E2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Colorfully painted downtown Kilkenny https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a8fcbbb-71c4-4243-9841-70f9ffbb20aa/PXL_20220420_163543404.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Going to battle with the mold with anti mold paint. Unfortunately, the story will continue as the paint is starting to flake from the plastic wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3e4ee9c-5077-42c3-ae06-7ad7cf632856/jerpoint+abbey.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Jerpoint Abbey, founded in the 12th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8d5d5492-4e83-44b8-8e20-505035f02973/PXL_20220421_170249650.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Kels Priory, one of our favorites. Extensive ruins to wander, no charge and no crowds - at least when we were there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a2e3d05a-61db-48a1-a4de-fde734a465dd/fethard3.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Stopped by the Medieval ruins in the town of Fethard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c077f67-e36d-498d-935e-50fdd1ea5bc9/fethard1.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out We read about these in our guidebook and were intrigued and then horrified. Not sure in what world this could be an erotic depiction of a woman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6908a2c1-fda3-4b0c-9615-8bc21ba4ebce/fethard2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95808550-a94d-44b4-a615-0feb337bab1e/PXL_20220422_094554629.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Serene lakeside overnight spot found on Park4Night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e3863835-1c02-4eff-a75b-7ae578a53387/rock1.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out The Rock of Cashel rises above the town, the traditional seat of the Irish Kings of Munster prior to the Norman arrival in the 12th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22ad27b7-ae98-47d5-97fb-2bf1b8f535d1/rock2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17173b09-c917-4d58-906f-9d53d33131ba/rock3.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/88186189-07fa-4e0f-802b-ef74ca0d258f/PXL_20220422_114503654.MP.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Somber site at Rock of Cashel where Oliver Cromwell killed 2000 people in 1647 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22aa22eb-d2f2-45ac-bfec-8fb2a62e0b89/1muskry.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Back to the high country! Muskry Lake hike - beautiful 5.5 mile out and back hike. Lots of sheep and newborn lambs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2aefee50-b8d8-4973-a418-86d6006a619d/2muskry.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Found a private spot near the trailhead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1594906b-80ba-44a0-bb42-5b68d04d344c/PXL_20220423_102638268_2.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Another favorite historic site - Cahir Castle. Built in the 13th - 16th centuries and impressively in tact. Taken over by Oliver Cromwell in his time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4045a123-e08e-45ef-87ce-1e4bcd6d967c/4cahir.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out The only working portcullis in Ireland. Still looks deadly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fcf773f2-e848-4f5b-8975-ac98f4673e07/5cahir.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Town of Cahir, cheerfully painted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b7c55164-a09c-42f8-a2f9-052dc0a78b67/1road.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Typical Irish countryside. We learned there are actually more cows than sheep, but we certainly saw more sheep on our travels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/18a457cc-7054-4cb9-a812-308a0ac88756/2ardmore.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Stopped in the village of Ardmore to take a beautiful coastal walk. Andy is walking by Saint Declan’s well, a pilgrimage site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8fa191c7-d9ee-424a-82cd-ce91b416ebf4/3ardmore.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/608a079a-c549-4341-b50b-15b70cede76b/5cork.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Pedestrian walkways in downtown Cork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3aa8621-8d77-4f2c-89e1-a802283894eb/6cork.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Of course, the river runs through the city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83adbb6a-a9d5-45bc-b421-a4c7fa5a6db5/7cork.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7fd6f7c2-9037-45bb-8e53-78be115aad53/8cork.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Saint Finn Barre’s Cathedral - Church of Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17f49264-8024-4153-ba1f-d92a9c30fdfb/9cork.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc39173f-8272-43f9-991c-79f9244b2c0b/wild+atlantic+way.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out The zigzag symbol of the The Wild Atlantic Way became a friendly way finder for us as we drove the coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7891ca86-81be-403d-b528-0a479850daa4/PXL_20220424_155832143.MP.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Dromberg Stone Circle - incredible to be on your own in such an ancient place. A Bronze age mystery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ddfdbe48-6a28-4043-a8fd-9af7dc8770a2/PXL_20220425_122748484.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Sheep’s Head Peninsula - our first real taste of the Wild Atlantic Way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af4134ea-145e-448b-96d5-7518e60562c8/1sheepshead.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Sheep’s Head Lighthouse - beautiful hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea7c287a-a7d4-439f-b909-b5ed5de8d2e2/2coast.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Many of the roads were single lane, with very little traffic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/97e930d6-3cbc-4fef-ac18-88fe60f79c98/3inland.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Leaving the coast to drive Healy Pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5868302d-6678-4539-af57-44da6ad235d1/4healypass.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Healy Pass, view for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/128825ec-ee03-47a6-a500-79603249a812/5strickeen.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out From Healy Pass we made our way to Killarney National Park where we hiked Strickeen Mountain - gorgeous 4 mile out and back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e60d10d-50db-4272-b2b7-80669aa155e7/6inch.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Back to Wild Atlantic Way - Inch Beach - the first place since Baja we could drive on the beach! A little colder though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9eef61f-0d7d-4472-93f3-52102419944d/7dingle.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Beautiful town of Dingle. Somehow the rows of brightly colored houses never got old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec958664-ac3b-4c48-88d9-44804eccb19d/gallarus.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Gallarus Oratory - church from the 11th or 12 century, incredible engineering with stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d265ec4b-4af2-4346-903e-47678f5eab50/PXL_20220427_152313290.MP.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Just driving along the Atlantic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc760f67-59c3-4a60-a67f-06b9724dcbc2/PXL_20220427_155607385.MP.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out and walking along the Atlantic - Loop Head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83f9b5f3-0c6f-403f-9059-d0763c6d0c54/PXL_20220427_164527726.MP.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out And sitting along the Atlantic. Ross Bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e561803-c63a-49bc-87ff-f05e0038d1d4/camp.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out And camping on the Atlantic (zoom in for Andy’s beverage of choice) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/50186654-d9dd-42c5-bc3d-9a2c713802b6/cliffs.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out The stunning Cliffs of Moher - walked the edge for hours - who says it rains all the time in Ireland? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0bf2b1cd-ed28-415f-89e9-0e0986ea98b3/PXL_20220428_151737842.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Dipped in to the Burren - extraordinary expanses of limestone rock - and visited this 5000 year old portal tomb - Poulnabrone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/559a9db9-3c5d-46a0-873a-c7d8821d3e19/PXL_20220429_180855244.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Outdoor pub seating in the Latin Quarter, Galway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/00a2a663-3ce6-46a6-92ba-f0f11181c969/PXL_20220430_112945790.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Spanish Arch in the old city walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc6acb40-2daf-475d-8119-2fe6b9633a91/PXL_20220430_113704519_exported_199_1651340634529.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95c72fb2-d98f-437f-98e7-7a9fbd66bb39/2connemara.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Stopped off for a hike at Connemara National Park - hills shrouded in mist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44d6c010-d35d-48b0-b0fd-b08b91877364/3camp.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Back onto the Wild Atlantic Way camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e72d501c-3e5c-44c6-b06a-37ad2b078425/5dunbriste.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Dun Briste sea stack - so many stories about how this separated from the main land - choose your own adventure from St Patrick isolating an ogre to a geologic event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e80717f1-249c-4585-af0d-5ce39aa902ba/6lackan.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Lacken Strand - because whenever we can drive on a beach we do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/16bb1c55-83fd-4178-be0f-c9fc46c28d46/1cavan.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Cavan Burren Park - prehistoric tomb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e78bf9b-9491-495c-be3f-50ec10f9956d/2camp.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out After checking with the local Garda and the tides, spent a gorgeous night on Rossnowlagh Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d4088bb-17e4-458f-a2fa-e90f7cb35745/3save.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out And broke out the Warn winch to help out the teenagers down the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e69e740d-4a8e-492d-9304-70044496d0d6/5peat.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Hand cutting blocks of peat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2c9202e5-7ada-439a-99b0-fe03159a3284/6waterfall.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Assaranca Waterfall. Drove beyond this waterfall to camp on the remote mountain pass a few miles beyond. Spent a few hours lying awake as the winds rocked and pummeled the truck, then got up at 3 am and relocated here to the relative quiet of the falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e60e496a-061a-4be1-9f75-1ac0e2a9944f/7cave.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Maghera Caves - easy to explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ba6929b4-4ef8-4dea-9082-dfb288a7df33/9church.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Abandoned church near Poisoned Glen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee7aa184-1b1f-448a-aeb6-7b90735d8cff/10poison.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Starkly beautiful Poisoned Glen. A story we heard behind the name is that the wrong translation from Irish to English caused confusion, and the correct name should be ‘Heavenly Glen’ (the Irish word for Heaven is neamh and the Irish word for poison is neimhe). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/13c11172-e3c6-4a89-b8f3-f101a76bc6fe/11poison.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Another not so happy hiking day for Dawn - rocky, wet, cold and windy. But still an adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c29cf3ef-e940-4e20-ac1c-9eeb4025b22e/12road.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Driving across the remote moors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f0a3185-fddc-4909-9831-3bd8c9ef2e22/13camp.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Found a great spot for our last night in Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1e99c944-fba8-4989-9ea3-fcccc1622e33/14malin.jpg Blog - Ireland - Make it stand out Malin Head - made it to the northern tip of mainland Ireland. Time to leave the Republic of Ireland and make our way to Northern Ireland. Saying goodbye to a beautiful country with more scenic diversity than we ever expected. (We were a little afraid of days on end of green fields and sheep, not at all!). Grateful for our time here, thank you for reading! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/costa-rica-lessons-learned monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eca218fa-94af-48e7-9d8a-9222c8b19bc0/rental+car.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Made it everywhere we wanted to go in a sedan, but sure missed our truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4cd60331-e0bc-4bdd-bbef-78ef935b9fde/beach2.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Costa Rican beach life. Pura Vida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd21d5b1-43f3-4113-8d65-b1fe9e821878/hostel.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Basic private room in a hostel - typically $30-40 a night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4ef3030-384c-4838-971d-75546c0f30d6/casada.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Lessons Learned - Make it stand out Classic casada, cooked by abuelas in every road side cafe. Costa Rican food posed some challenges for Andy as an onion hater. Most meals were abundant with onions. 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Funky and Bohemian, Dominical offered plenty of yoga and surfing options. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/96b66617-1e54-4a1f-b8ee-c47ce85c29cd/2dominical.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Parque Nacional Marino Ballena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e46e5ecd-ef0e-4eee-b60d-33934a245044/3ballena.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Low tide pedestrian traffic crossing the whale’s tail at Parque Nacional Marino Ballena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/38ddbc0d-4f71-488e-9caf-aa324d568843/4ballena.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out We made it! Note the water line on Andy’s shirt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7637cc16-109b-4dbb-8663-44ff46760eeb/5uvita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Because sometimes you just need a break from rice and beans for breakfast. 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Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/67d90e1a-4725-4d3d-9585-b31e409b038c/9mirador.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Dinner at Mirador de Osa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/10f6c628-fdac-48b1-93a2-ef0f677c84f3/10drake.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Drake Bay beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/87c69abe-faf0-4864-a1c6-dcd923694000/11drake.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Drake Bay beach - no one for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41341103-8be5-456b-b02d-e53dd5cb6fed/12drake.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Final Drake Bay beach photo - it was one of our favorites. “I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf7c1e5c-3fd4-4e5e-8e6f-879e67e22573/13drake.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Swinging bridge to access the hike around the point to Rincon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c9224ea-314f-4e95-a7a4-6d4074e23d0b/15macaw.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Stopped along the way to watch the macaws in the trees, eating voraciously, bickering, eating, squawking, bickering . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b2bd814-ba0e-4fdd-aa82-520d99d5042c/18puerto.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Beach outside of Puerto Jimenez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/46ba8eee-49b9-45fb-941e-db8099ad237d/19puerto.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out The sunset over Puerto Jimenez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cc8081bc-4626-4241-8989-1dcd38d02f45/36corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Spider monkey - long limbed athleticism in action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/28fdb85b-cd45-4dd1-bf67-8ee564f27992/22corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49f7aede-76c0-4aa0-8a13-b0fef1b5851c/32corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Sirena Ranger Station - our base camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f36f2dab-965e-420e-9b7d-67ad6e29c42b/20corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Deluxe jungle accommodations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bac2cb36-f60f-4ff5-be21-dc3178e5fff7/23corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Squirrel monkey - fast and active https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7ad007a2-cde9-42a3-97b9-1c035a648360/24corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Trogon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/14055602-4c96-4172-8bfb-4dbdae2d5d94/26corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Collared peccary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/536d57dd-3c38-4932-8078-7476d43498cb/27corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out The sun goes down on Corcovado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/361fc581-a166-41ec-9945-3889da3afb95/28corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Rosenberg’s Gladiator Frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/95995732-daf5-4a38-9fbc-018098e946ff/29corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Caiman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/808d8b79-1873-46e0-a82b-5af3067e25c3/30corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Tapir - we magically watched a mom and baby come down to the water to drink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5322aaae-5265-4e20-b926-8c6535ad161c/33corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Andy’s art shot up the center of a strangler fig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7a271067-8d2f-40f6-a08d-05670e9a4551/35corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Climbing through the strangler fig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/83520744-1be4-49b6-bdaf-e792d2ea449b/37corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Five men simultaneously taking a picture of a poisonous frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a17c26dd-dfc2-476e-ae64-20497e462473/38corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Exploring the primeval forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/65edd76b-f5ab-48e8-8ced-3fe09f64f4ed/40corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Beach at Corcovado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d032de35-bb66-4169-9ffa-70cd2011406a/41corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Watching sloths through the invaluable spotting scope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/77c149b9-8d46-4e21-9c88-2a8c032e13c0/42corcovado.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out So many sloths! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d2f5877a-1951-4634-8191-dba155893090/43puerto.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Costa Rican ingenuity - when you need a charging plug but have no wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f0b0e223-1c02-4ea0-b728-2f63eb9fe256/44puerto.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Our 33rd day of rice and beans for breakfast. Not that we were counting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d898cb0-ebdd-4f1e-839e-24738ad9763d/45cloudbridge.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Cloud rainforest for as far as the eye can see https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5178e97d-b915-4652-8d15-07e8d76ffc93/46cloudbridge.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Waterfalls all along the trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24507136-a134-4efa-82c4-18817f5d1270/47cloudbridge.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Seems like a good idea . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af2de448-0376-4dbf-b123-059872d11c21/48cloudbridge.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Andy testing his balance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42e5d7e0-0027-4a7a-af44-893920f685c6/49cloudbridge.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ac482fb-a9ed-4aa8-8eaa-92597e175fa7/50cloudbridge.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out So many bridges! Dawn holding on tight to the railing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/970a2d5d-8ebb-4f47-b1f8-14db649a9b08/51laprincesa.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Breakfast terrace at La Princesa, where we were introduced to Dawn’s favorite Costa Rican coffee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ec28a9b1-cc1b-4f71-9d64-0bc5e5c1b0c1/52coffee.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out So we stopped at the roasters just down the road to pick up some https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6ca4cdf8-1716-4652-afe3-674588cbbdd6/52bquetzal.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out A road side stop at a new national park. We didn’t see any Quetzals - wrong time of year, but got to explore the trails and stretch our legs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/687567b3-8240-444b-8dc8-0cd6084e5e54/53birazu.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out The fog cleared and we got the view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d50ebeaf-0c70-4415-82c7-e4f701467072/PXL_20220224_182503190.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Our highest point in Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/15a34a6e-97db-4932-8a3a-c86b3e5701da/53irazu.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out The crater at Volcan Irazu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fb37a191-cf0d-40ee-8118-f53f0a1d37ab/54coffee.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out On the farm at Finca Cristina - $15 per person for a tour and deep dive into the coffee bean processing journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a9570a8c-e684-492f-b1fb-76411adbfd23/56coffee.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Home made coffee bean dryer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/29727d6c-efaa-4385-a259-08fc0146afdc/original_4dabd0f4-201b-43ba-be39-4309cfba93f6_PXL_20220225_184625254.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Pacuare River Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d4286838-8c1d-472e-b18e-3341da779883/58pacuare.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Pacuare River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/552cba4d-6233-4ab8-9e78-630a58fd753b/59pacuare.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Rope drawn carriage to cross the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/52907be1-a3f5-4d77-9920-583dfeb5c190/60pacuare.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Waterfall hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5207c94-20ce-4f6a-b135-63957179ec0c/61pacuare.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Cooling off in the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cd40e4f2-4aeb-4ea1-8d07-ee26513f8301/62bmandoco.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out National reserve at the very southern tip of the Caribbean coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f572b7b9-c849-4db9-b5f2-5539ad4adb41/64mandoco.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Hike started off with an easy boardwalk. Meandered along the coast then degenerated into a muddy swampy trek across the peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b70ce2e7-6787-4d71-8821-cda7a71d95d6/63mandoco.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Found a red poison dart frog! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34353dc9-30fd-46f5-a73e-24558ac972d0/65jagua.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b461839-e278-4f95-a236-b9a319d44d2c/66jagua.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out With a a paralyzed leg from a fall, a permanent resident of the center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6fdbf3bc-15a3-42df-ba86-b14025561490/original_03b5d08a-c6b7-4fa8-90c9-c7f7d3c54f77_PXL_20220228_163634827.MP.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Another resident sloth with medical issues being lovingly cared for https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/efeea8b6-f51a-424a-b221-009ef07ffb16/68playagrande.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Walking the beach at Playa Grande (one of many of this name in Costa Rica), appreciating the beauty of endless beach to ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6615f7ef-a74c-4388-8fcc-1e0aa56a45f3/12puertoviejo.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Beachfront at Puerto VIejo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7dabee13-c369-4879-9df2-8df9300faff0/69cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Downtown Cahuita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/88b4523c-3f07-42f1-9c8f-90c142bb55bb/snake2.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Boa sleeping right off the trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f4a1837-7678-4a28-867e-527eb307542f/2cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Capuchin - or as the Costa Ricans call them “White Face” - the most habituated to humans of the monkeys in Costa Rica. They can be pests, jumping in to try to steal food and always curious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a64b9f10-8720-40fe-aea8-e55ab8c7af95/4cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out This one trying to convince us to ignore the sign. We didn’t. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/82a91cdc-56dc-4dca-ac41-84b9f1559ca1/3cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Lovely, easy trail, a welcome relief from some of our hikes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6afa25db-7a97-46be-a82f-bdf4e58f4f9a/5cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c82de094-2d98-42e0-8378-8c78cea4eba2/6cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Beaches along the way at Cahuita National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35d796dc-20ed-4991-a2b6-db042260d4ab/7cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Then the best moment of all - a sloth sighting! Crossed the trail in front of us with a baby on her belly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c0f5a36-be61-48a5-8d2e-9990eddba8c7/8cahuita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Baby clinging to her belly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2a7189a0-9af2-4473-b13f-effcf21d2279/9playachiquita.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Beautiful Casa Moabi - set back in the jungle at Playa Chiquita. Sloths in the trees right off the deck and a cozy common area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3c19a65-68f3-492f-aadb-84734284db06/11cocles.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Playa Cocles - our final beach walk on the southern Caribbean coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/447dd942-e86a-4f41-be2e-7288180437a9/boat.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Flat bottomed boat ride to Tortugero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d6df9047-eb81-4675-97ef-4db45f0563e1/1f.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Boat terminal at Tortuguero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44208a9a-d2c4-418f-95c4-acec2c5fd49d/13tortuguero.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out It may look simple but we were beyond thrilled with our hotel room at Casa Marbella - a fan, multiple pillows and towels - yay! A little over our budget at $45 a night but worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4bd2e3cd-1706-4b39-a997-2dc93b0a0f7f/tortuguero19.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out The best parts of Casa Marbella - riverside seating and free canoe usage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/48759e68-f811-4c8f-b569-7f8ea25d8b25/tortuguero18.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Main street Tortuguero - no cars, goods and people moved by boats and small carts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d692627e-dc1a-4c03-a89e-22862ad8f9bb/tortuguero15.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out We took advantage of free canoes at Casa Marbella to explore the canals and waterways of Parque Nacional Tortuguero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/216c7e0e-54ce-4016-bf0f-5c50bfa104ea/tortuguero22.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Big caiman hiding in the weeds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2b06455a-2536-442a-96d7-19a5ff57f0a0/tortuguero21.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out With a baby nearby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cff8fcb0-7b7f-47f1-a08a-9b5caf6546a1/tortuguero17.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Are you sure you know where we are going? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9666e254-e0c0-40ac-93c7-61b1c6537e1e/tortuguero23.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Turtles galore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/176fa9f5-9572-49ec-9c5c-c741c6db3c5d/tortuguero24.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Fearless reptiles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7c5e5fd5-c60c-4e96-ab8e-850dac6e2981/1b.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Hiking at Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c9803e75-e58c-4127-a721-66f8f2bc41b2/2v.jpg Blog - Costa Rica Part II - Uvita to Corcovado and Caribbean Coast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/costa-rica-part-i monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1770a1be-9a67-4a90-87a3-cda65ff5ab41/18+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Arenal Volcano - almost peering out of the clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f56b3f3d-9ac1-497e-a7d7-02d29e06deac/costa+rica+1.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Our driving route for the first 17 days. With a goal of seeing as much of the country as possible in 5 1/2 weeks, we kept moving (as we always seem to do) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e9b5c87-2831-4259-9681-70be7f445e2a/costa-rican-national-theatre-37291.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out San Jose’s most famous building, the Teatro Nacional built in the late 19th century, financed by an export tax on coffee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/42584f9b-95e2-4d36-a9a2-42702a554248/1cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out New and old legislative buildings side by side in San Jose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1564ebbe-f264-4551-aea9-416df4fc8824/2+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out The mountains are never far out of sight in San Jose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dcb1e4f0-3d0b-4763-92d0-3b3fb2b8d113/4+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out There is artwork and sculpture on display throughout the city center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51efafcd-2c2f-44c0-98e5-443af16ec5e4/5+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out The lively Avenida Central - the main pedestrian shopping street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f10fa121-af77-4cbe-a79e-5f12258b0425/7+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out More city art, and another Where’s Waldo moment - spot Andy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1b5ffaaa-e66b-4162-bcc8-3ad367f2ca32/9+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Our first stay - Hostel Shakti - $30 US for a night for a private room with bathroom. It was spacious with friendly staff, the only downside the commuter train that ran outside our bedroom window starting at 4am on weekdays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ebee2796-fc91-4790-83c1-e1a677fbd825/8+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Included was a marvellous cooked breakfast in the cheerful adjacent restuarant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/adebf14d-342d-4f41-98f7-875871bdfc7d/11+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out A visit to the bustling San Jose Central Market where you can buy just about anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f954ea46-91fc-406c-9980-331811b6c23c/12+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Some examples of older architecture - typical line of people waiting at the ATM on a Saturday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d041ce5f-4b26-4831-91ec-a87a750724f0/13+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Beautiful abandoned old building downtown - our walking tour guide explained that no one is taking on some of these older buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b3563f6-fbab-4421-8380-7b423d4695d8/15+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Andy’s big tree photo - La Ceiba, on one of our Parque Nacional Arenal hikes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3f0e1726-b847-4185-a1e7-a743f4807136/16+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59375bb8-bcac-4f7b-a03f-73c0b749d5f1/17+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8543620a-a33d-4187-bd6f-778267ecfef4/18+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0c3a160a-0ac6-4c55-92f6-ad5485b9c883/19+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c73cbddd-554f-4bc9-accd-d3a14ac5eb72/21+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out View from our hotel - the Downtown Fortuna Hotel - great location and value at $35 a night - deal on Booking.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bd46925d-5727-436f-bac9-d2d699d6185e/22+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out View up the main boulevard of La Fortuna towards Arenal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2cb07d38-664b-46a0-b7f2-1442a0ce6f56/23+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/647b77fd-b32e-47a3-86c5-806541ea1949/24+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/976ae409-5972-498c-9590-c5d11b9b202d/25+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9e21dc5f-f636-4f4f-8364-bcf6d91ff064/26+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Cabinas Piuri, close to the park in a garden like setting. Great value at $30 a night, rooms starting to see a few construction problems with sagging walls and broken tiles, but it was a deal and the location was perfect for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/73fef903-fa2e-47e2-aa6c-ba38eca74c4b/27+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Another beautiful cooked breakfast - this time on an outside terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1af5b844-2ec3-4c91-909b-e7aa8d43606c/28+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Private river swimming at Cabinas Piuri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7558151a-19f7-4e14-8219-54a75011674b/29+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Scenic drive from Tenorio to Monteverde, Arenal in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3eb84606-a2ee-4fbc-89ca-28b3aaa88055/30+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out This car is really not as good a model as our Tacoma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3895e33c-a0c3-432e-a4c9-dffbd28eb5a6/31+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out We stayed in the Santa Elena Pension which we would highly recommend - clean and practical, $40 a night for a private room and bath for the two of us, including breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ea5ef7c0-955d-4836-bccc-ab502988e6c0/32+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Green viper hanging out next to the trail. Something wicked this way comes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3590e2ae-e90e-4d9c-be97-1b5154e37627/33+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Tarantula - they are out there. They come out at night . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc0eaca1-d239-49c0-a199-d4c786d094e0/36+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Swinging bridge at Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve. Monkeys galore but we didn’t get a good picture of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/200a7b51-f668-4d46-a5d8-26c2ecf18662/37+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Grinding the cacao beans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9fed1aa3-d4d9-4e35-b2e8-4cadcb4955c8/38+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Setting the chocolate - we made and ate our own chocolates with Bob’s guidance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0d34d4c7-ca54-4fd0-968c-d3c6dcc997d9/39+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Stopped at Llanos de Cortes waterfall, just outside of Liberia. Beautiful falls and swimming hole, refreshing mid point on the drive from Monteverde to the coast. $12 each park entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72dfbad4-b182-4509-a1e1-8ddc32ae360b/40+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Playa Tamarindo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d28e1952-e134-46a0-b80c-5117bb6a25c1/44+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out We dined in the outside food court near the beach at Playa Tamarindo- lovely and budget friendly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/747730a1-08d9-4aa9-a298-d5c662cf4e20/46+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Playa Nosara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc8db8c9-e310-4d90-9f7e-bfee9b2f58cc/47+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Relaxing into daily beach walks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/135030ea-16ed-4365-a08d-6d304195c09c/1samara.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Playa Samara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0579bf95-592a-41a4-ad47-ef9270afec8c/48+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Although the photo doesnt do it justice (we backed into the photo after blasting through the water), unexpected river crossings created drama for us in our urban rental https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/51474653-c2e4-46f3-b826-6b624c4ceef7/49+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Howler Monkey at the Cabo Blanco Reserve, a thirty minute drive from Montezuma, beautiful hiking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/72b650c9-480d-42b7-b0be-d74f0935bf35/50+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out We loved our daily cooked breakfasts included with accommodations, always some variety of eggs and rice and beans. Although after five weeks of rice and beans for breakfast we were ready for a change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3cd373ee-f291-4d14-b38b-440f1400f7aa/56+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Central Montezuma Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5c92ede4-b33f-4b5e-8a92-6aa231ba4dcd/52+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Mal Pais Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f91f3bda-c203-407a-aad3-3ee47cbfc2a5/3playa+del+carmen.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Playa del Carmen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/751b228e-3ea8-404d-86c2-19a7b47716a6/2santa+teresa.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Santa Teresa Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a4a49606-ce0c-410d-adaa-353396590248/54+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Sideways surfboard on scooter, almost wiped out unwitting pedestrians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c8fe73b-3285-4b09-8e20-8a467d00765f/55+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Mainstreet Santa Teresa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62b60f41-8670-462c-9439-9bef16e73431/53+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Playa Hermosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acdae5e5-8fd6-40f6-8217-abcb6ababb17/57+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Final day in Montezuma, did a short hike into a waterfall with a refreshing swimming hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e0b72ba7-2bbc-49c8-be6d-163d7ba6675e/58+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Passing another ferry on the Paquera/Punta Arenas route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f5681398-8769-4b37-97c1-0dbcd2171384/59+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Driving from Punta Arena to Jaco we stopped at Crocodile Bridge. Yes its touristy, but, crocodiles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/878c3c05-0bcd-4616-b52d-66d50cb6df69/60+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Dawn’s “art” shot with the shadows of the two of us on the bridge looking down at the crocs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d64e716-8aed-4b7f-9dea-4cb78dff9580/63+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Some jungle walks in the nearby national park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/35a9a718-60bd-4fc5-8466-eb6dc69ba04a/cr3.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/44c0e500-cb4c-410f-a699-2fdfa90bfe85/64+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out What if everyone just did this, no more rules needed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0a2ed54c-caaf-4813-980d-4f729a63d92d/65+cr.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03edb9cc-3578-4ea9-90a4-7428c75d7c8f/cr1.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Jaco Beach (facing away from the high rise buildings and hotels) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/41c6dc29-f8dd-4d59-b5b3-8ab9f09479ab/cr2.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Our Jaco accommodation, Casa Jungla, bright basic hostel, $40 for a private room and bath and a lovely outdoor kitchen and garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5eae405f-c071-4911-8ac6-3b78e02bab85/cr5.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Our budget hostel - Villas Jacquelina in Quepo. As a more expensive area, it was $40 for a room with two twins, two pillows, and a shared bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6c95977d-fd08-40a8-a37e-c66a76878628/cr15.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out But the most beautiful shared kitchen with great views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d70b8d5a-2d93-480a-90f4-cb05f4117883/cr6.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Lizard at Manuel Antonio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1a949e5d-0a56-4b11-91d7-3907059d7324/cr7.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Fruit bats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a2405a8-2470-4fb2-baa3-2b8e6f2768f4/cr9.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Capuchin monkeys put on a show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d7d858dd-c6b8-4820-9c72-cf6246348b3c/cr10.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Watched the squirrel monkeys passing overhead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9b5d67e2-b5b4-4e41-9132-1d37563a4a1b/cr11.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Sloth!!! Dawn’s favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8f5f08f1-e339-4792-bc51-8f8d74c1fdb7/cr12.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d6b7d05a-2344-4d2b-8987-9d362672b495/cr13.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/8e86f3f5-2f27-4e32-8c9e-58d106270e12/cr14.jpg Blog - Costa Rica - Part I - San Jose to Pacific Coast - Manuel Antonio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/bulgaria monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0e15a542-9bb1-417e-b41f-1975bf4dd26c/IMG_20211118_193741_820.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Kaleto Fortress, Belogradchik, Bulgaria. “This fortress built by Nature for herself against infection and the hand of war.” Shakespeare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/aa3488c4-597d-43ec-939f-c787ee2d7139/bulgaria+map.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Our two week route through Bulgaria. Despite having heard great things about Varna and the Baltic Coast, we did not make it that far west. It was late fall so we focused on the inland and mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b576e406-a661-428b-8477-6f8d74d6bc24/1basarbovo.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Basarbovo Rock Monastery, built into the cliffs of Rusenki Lom Nature Park sometime before the 15th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/df8a4d77-b6ce-492b-8300-7b39c94242e2/2basarbovo.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/adb76cf9-f353-4b20-939a-510b6fc894ec/4ivanovo.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Ivanovo Rock Monastery in Rusenki Lom Nature Park, built in the 13th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e4109eb1-1ac1-448d-9ab9-c4cfe0ecc394/5cherven.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Cherven fortress, remains of a 6th century hilltop city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/24975394-cd06-43a6-bd50-627cabf52f4e/6cherven.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Protected foundation of one of the original churches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a09a9582-8d3d-49d0-bc15-54f08ee75540/7cherven.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Cherven Fortress tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b64ec4a0-3645-4764-9a78-cf0c701f22fe/8madara.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Madara Fortress, stronghold in the 7th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d5d8b12f-b74e-46e3-96a0-4e00442cc527/9madara.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b353730b-0e79-46ae-b1fe-9fe196466048/10madara.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Madara Rider, a life sized rock carving dated back to 710. The rider is thought to represent the Bulgarian Khan Tervel, victorious in creating the first Bulgarian empire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5d2a1975-92cc-426c-98b5-61c6c63d73b2/11nicopolis.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Nicopolis-ad-Istrum, remains of a Roman city originally built in AD 110. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5a0dfc9d-1a0b-4423-a1ee-5d04af016140/12nicopolis.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/17ed4c20-61a3-4e61-a8f7-e2d7d661f52e/13nicopolis.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Ancient Roman theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d6bd0691-5034-4007-9b9b-f92a66351eaa/14emen.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Emen Canyon hike - beautiful, easy out and back - a little over a mile each way to a small pool and waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dec4a94f-0084-473b-89e9-1103250b072b/15emen.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Emen Canyon - there’s Andy on the edge again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4d9a4883-9744-4f4b-9999-414453b29fba/16emen.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Some sketchy bridges . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9bf37bc-46b8-4213-9125-9d044f3726a6/17veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Wandering the streets of Veliko Tarnovo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6d122971-f8cf-4094-a5e2-6f0b4a114e80/18veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Cobbled streets, artisans, fortified walls, cafes, what more could you need? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a218e366-a36a-437f-b5ec-ca178ec09226/23veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out One of the oldest streets in one of Bulgaria’s oldest towns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4b606426-3eed-4707-8b76-20227084796b/24veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/749042f5-902a-447e-9b44-361299f3e801/19veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Tsarevets Fortress, Veliko Tarnovo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0dbee770-b340-444d-9dda-3e81842064a6/20veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b5c5d1aa-990e-454a-a2f5-dd15a73c7a64/21veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc996c1b-2028-46b8-bc8c-4f5d74ce4d0d/22veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Sun going down on the fortress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fe631985-e15b-4241-826c-71559fe33dd1/25veliko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Veliko Tarnovo, strategically set on the Yantra River with hills surrounding it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/49ab4271-a91e-45f8-b0c5-5b50e7458e4f/26karlovo.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Beatufiful home in the mountain town of Karlovo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3aaf7990-9e51-44ed-a7ed-73c55869840d/27balkanmtnnatparktroyan.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out One of our favorite wild camping spots, a hilltop along Troyan Pass in the Balkan Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/073f534a-d79c-4a25-a54b-b6153fd13f8d/31kopriv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Unique National Revival architecture of Koprivshitsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f1f667bd-d5df-4aa0-96fd-1af884c8986c/29kopriv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0f9eda28-f18d-48f9-9205-7168a2340e5f/30kopriv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ef5dce8-1ee1-47f9-afdd-0683056524ae/32kopriv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out A Bulgarian we spoke with joked that the painted columns were the practical Bulgarian way of replicating Roman architecture in an affordable manner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f28922bb-e5fe-43a1-ba29-f46ad3f6911a/34kopriv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2040a06c-edfd-467e-80f5-9ae0995b8625/35hisar.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Remains of Roman city walls, Hisarya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/56954840-dde5-4a65-b0da-f01336596a4d/36hisar.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7cc54dc7-759e-4ef0-a926-d463386dd61d/37hisar.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Roman bath house ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9bf5391e-4f8b-41d3-b0b2-749c40d40cc1/38hisar.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e013340e-fa25-499b-b30f-ddc4de6051c2/39tomb.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Crawling into a Roman tomb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ee46755c-7151-4090-88c0-6a6e3ed78fa7/40tomb.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Mosaic floor in the tomb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/01e636e3-f739-48a0-8850-3c20b0758d4c/41hisar.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Driving through the eastern gate remains– yup, posing the truck again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0971dbea-5002-4b5c-bc80-d11629735be0/42plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Kapana art district, Plovdiv https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3adf2bea-6a55-4569-8015-b46e91f041e0/50plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/763a6009-b72d-4499-8db8-921d93522d13/69plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/458abac6-9f66-439a-a805-6cdc34d12f91/43plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Roman ruins in the main pedestrian shopping street, Plovdiv https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1cf54c71-7eff-467e-8253-0721f73970e3/70plovidv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/cf4545ad-a315-4f3d-9177-a11fd88445b5/44plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Amazing Turkish food at a street cafe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0449d6b5-fc8c-4f67-877f-5cc7fea659f6/45plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Outside entertainment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7f5a90fd-c45e-4702-9317-29b705649baf/46plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Our favorite Kapana bakery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/22b0c022-14f9-458f-aaa2-a65d86af187c/47plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Did our favorite city activity - the free walking tour, learned so much! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/efc31f6f-f906-410a-a19d-54cb4afd20b9/60plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2ce2b1f4-19f5-438e-8e53-8ca085d8d1d9/48plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9741a96f-d28f-40dc-8faa-542e72db564e/49plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0446176f-1e72-48f1-8adc-e6e2512fa3a2/51plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Lunch of traditional Bulgarian food, Dawn ate hers for three more meals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6785f961-f6a8-4683-9c8c-a8175d0e98ed/61plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Unearthed roman columns just lying around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/60d9c3fc-95d2-4e7d-8a87-a35c83b2048e/62plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Old town, Plovidv https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/117ed666-75c0-47d2-bce8-51a4f59f4a70/63plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Remains of a Roman theatre, still in use today (well, it will be again) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e88c83b3-a801-444d-9d09-396f5653e1fa/66plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out View from the old to the new https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e206f1c2-1f2c-4856-a13c-becb5eac55d0/65plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Old town National Revival architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7b02bb72-2832-4a33-b241-da7fa5394380/67plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb844207-4d85-47da-b66e-e705829871a2/68plovdiv.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/88ff327a-5024-4c93-9949-5816b352bb31/PXL_20211110_075138895.MP.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Street side bakery - breads and baklavas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0cfa2683-480f-4363-8410-f927a3772936/PXL_20211110_074231295.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - The rare luxury of just parking the truck for three days and exploring on foot. View from the hotel! (Old Plovdiv Guesthouse, great value and location at $40/night) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7eebb7b4-8d5d-475a-b7fd-b66df1a62244/2asens.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Asen’s Fortress, we parked and walked the road in to stretch our legs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/acf06926-c84e-487d-9e5e-493fe18ba8c3/3asens.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Beautiful setting, the most preserved part of Asen’s fortress is the church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b2c1c62e-c798-4ae7-88fe-0f6fa9445a1e/4lunch.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Picnic lunch - rolls, salami and baklava. Total cost $4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/285f37c2-8be4-4228-9cfa-fd432be5f279/5rozhen.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Bachkovo Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d9d6c111-098a-4862-bd5e-759c0d4c40ea/6cheapcoffee.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Dawn fell in love with $.35 vending machine cappuccinos. At that price it’s just a rounding error in the budget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/0b6a8890-7940-42af-9264-652ce1b33697/7gorge.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Driving the gorge to Yagodina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5e1d60a0-1c93-4cdc-9b50-044e34f64c3d/9meadow.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Wild camped in a meadow above the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/03fa5d20-c038-4328-9ae0-85b5b430375a/10eagleeye.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Overlook at the top of Eagle Eye hike, Rhodope Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/c3523eb5-53ef-436e-ac8f-2c3930861be5/11eagle.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out View of the valley on the hike down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/daa47c32-cfbe-4b61-8488-d713dc613b92/12cave.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Yagodina Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ccf3dc61-c14e-496a-8480-d755f1498869/13cave.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Yagodina Cave - 1.5 kilometer walking tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f3c21095-31c8-4a7f-ba45-3b600efe25d2/14melkin.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Melnik Pyramids form a backdrop to the town of Melnik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/5cd87f58-7abe-48e0-9636-2e87324c9772/15melkin.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Views from the hike from the village of Melnik to the Rozhen Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/170d2adf-9fdd-45b8-9637-0edf9acbbcbf/16melkin.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/70a36b9d-a64d-4940-8565-afdda63a623d/melkinwinery.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Fantastic hike followed by Villa Melkin winery tour and tasting. With cheese. Andy is really more about the cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/90b80773-b71b-4b0d-95d8-77befb1178bb/16river.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Beautiful riverside wild camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e84d877b-721b-4842-94a2-cdcc2ecce98f/17bansko.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Bakery in Bansko - so much awesome bread! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3dc4fc04-d7d1-4543-9d8d-df3849045456/17stew.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out As the weather turns colder, favorite truck food becomes soup– even better with bread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9f54f596-a8a0-4ff3-9f25-7cba022cbb92/18pirin.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Pirin Mountain Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/eb24394d-0c37-4819-a93a-b25f51cae486/19pirin.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Fish Lake, Pirin Mountain National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/565866f9-d37c-4949-a042-a32debfd0a52/20pirin.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Pirin Mountains National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/26d84b64-f194-4933-b932-58a8678443bd/23rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Rila Monastery Courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/37ff3fde-f72e-4b02-a723-327d5c82f904/25rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Frescos, Rila Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e1b76d0e-9e73-4e7e-b160-a4db17b020e0/26rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Heading up the mountain for the Seven Rila Lakes hike, view of our first lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3ca2d76d-fa03-4861-9ba1-8d946d31bbfe/27rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Seven Rila Lakes Hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2f157120-f530-415c-afde-7f310605c81f/28rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b4a67c8d-4983-45bc-95f9-00bf804c75c4/29rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4ef5c2a3-406d-41d2-97ba-47af451bc70a/32rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/4a1b5352-b76f-420b-bbcb-a0972fcce0cf/33rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Andy ringing the bell at 8500’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3aa04fbb-6bc9-4027-b4d2-2bb47934c141/34rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e4cea2d-61fe-4296-8450-a187e3ddfbc1/35rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ed543706-4029-4443-bd59-0dcd689cf56c/36rila.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Then the hilarious ride back down the four wheel road in which all the hikers of the day (eleven) were somehow crammed into the same five seat jeep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3a67b5f5-3008-4f7a-a767-fe3b203a4245/2pasta.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Celebrated the successful hike with pasta with meat sauce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/fc8a00ae-8342-486a-b1ca-1720eaecde40/1truck.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out And downloaded Netflix episodes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/3e638554-f6fb-4e33-8b5c-b7aee300b377/37sofia.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Rotunda Church of St. George, 4th Century, Sofia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/69486574-2891-4307-8f0e-8e31c6b9d23a/3sofia.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Sofia Free Walking Tour highlights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d725addb-8623-46cb-8dcd-11669d7216ec/4romanmetro.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Roman ruins found when digging the metro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/36fc6a6b-e523-4d9a-ba38-ca566d290af7/5theater.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out National Theater, Sofia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/dc95effb-de81-434b-9c6e-278a8e2c6d32/6sofia.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/9207415a-17f9-488f-9fe1-59e847f89946/7sofia.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Alexander Nevsky Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bc8c2bd8-d3e6-449a-9f0c-43872fd2bb53/8sofia.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/b139fbf2-d329-4355-894a-f040096be586/9sofia.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/2e2bd5b9-5d09-433c-9e53-6319d9f98428/10truck.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Stefan Pistronev’s shop in Sofia at Queen Joanna Blvd 9 - he fixed us up quickly and professionally! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/f9c498db-8b74-4492-a54a-b6d5dc3eb737/11sofia.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out View from our Airbnb in Sofia - $35 a night for a two bedroom apartment with a kitchen and washer and dryer. We literally felt like we were getting lost going from room to room. So much space. . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/6b54bb94-9f1d-4fb2-936b-a2bd192a1eeb/12.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Kaleto Fortress, Belogradchik, Bulgaria. Built and re-built through the century by Romans, Bulgarians and Ottomans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/59ca4bbc-3321-4b33-8f1e-0b8d6cfe2b95/14.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/096fcc08-98fb-4eda-8a39-99a04d5d7238/15.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/af6a16ff-dd8e-4dbf-a9ff-0eff7b7effaf/16.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out The town of Belogradchik, typical Bulgarian architecture, red tile rooves on white houses. Bonus, find the truck (we parked in town and walked up to the fortress). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/616a7a03-7c3d-472c-89d7-7381ef70b6a0/19water.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Typical road side potable water well https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/e59c3876-e193-4d45-bc98-0d83b3dba69c/18water.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Filling our tank requires some gymnastics (we still UV treat it) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/62ab81a2-44a9-4356-bc6a-3ea7c3e49e54/selfie.jpg Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/615ce00f-f18c-4973-acff-84ba0fd77110/kids.png Blog - Bulgaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/romania monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634228684440-48EKK422DSY1ENY8GVAQ/8corvin.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Corvin’s Castle, Hunedoara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/ecb8624a-0111-43f2-86e9-cd809f592a1c/Romania.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Our route for three weeks in Romania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634228769556-L9P5K9TW977EZIGBRKJT/1oradeacamp.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Our first morning dawned clear and warm and we had breakfast outside. Luxury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634229447337-VO7W5AHTEK0GE0MCHET7/2carpathian.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Apuseni Mountains in the Carpathian range https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634229470270-TXC97IDEC3BUNN39YG26/3sheep.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Throughout Romania, we enjoyed running into shepherds with their dogs and sheep -on roads, on hikes, in the most unexpected places. It made us wonder about these solitary roamers and their thoughts but with the language barrier we were limited to smiles and waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634229490179-S52C0OWCN81SHT4CP073/4cave.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Poking into caves in the Apuseni Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634229522926-UZ6H57W5BLIKNERJRV20/5deva.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Deva Citadel, built in the 13th century on top of a volcanic hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634239535652-E3E82OLXTJRDGA82862O/6deva.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out The wall to nowhere, still standing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634239563384-R5ALO0IE3TKOQT0FTPCS/7adventurers.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out On our way in we met a friendly group of Spanish overlanders touring Romania with Vali from Adventure Romania. Vali was super helpful later in our trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634239629428-IPZTYQDPAGJCBVHK5VK2/9corvin.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Corvin’s Castle, construction begun in 1446, one of the largest castles in Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634239597809-IAWZN1SWIR36SNZVL15M/10corvin.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Inner courtyard of Corvin’s Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634239687406-C7343B8ETLLQD6M58QPM/14romahouse.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634239718558-XYKKFBUETAMZVAKR7546/15romahouse.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Roma houses in Hunedoara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634239743848-ANEY4A1FLPXLQFTKAZ0K/16retezat.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Morning view from the campsite at Retezat Mountain National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634282441847-5SCQJHQQOHZE5T2LC9GU/17saltmine.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Turda Salt Mine - closed as a mine, now a tourist destination. Gargantuan excavation - tunnels and enormous caverns carved out of salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634282470981-SMU0CTMRVGQOSI3H7L7B/19saltmine.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Amazing patterns in the salt caverns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634282510693-9Z2GACE9CR2SLEL6N3RM/18saltmine.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out And an underground lake and playground at the bottom of the mine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634569756410-NRQF1NC4F0PB1QVBE6JQ/andy+dog.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Andy’s camp friend for the night. Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634282550234-5VSU4M5YW95340LA13JK/20gorge.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Driving down to Turda Gorge for a morning hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634282619171-AOM4UVZB1QJXKTBNIY7W/22gorge.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Beautiful cliffs in Turda Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634282644609-TY2YLG5ZUM4DP8EVK9YA/25gorge.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Made it from the bottom to the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570318286-H1ZS8EVPE2CP70B02LNB/1clujhotel.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Our very favorite urban hotel situation, free, gated self parking that is not covered, added bonus, a view of the truck from our hotel room. Popped up over night in an effort to dry it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570351393-ZCNI0U8E6YQHQ21S6LSW/dawnshower.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Dawn’s favorite part of a hotel night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634282671842-O9MWLXA4095JFXUF0DGJ/26food.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Dinner out at a traditional Romanian restaurant. Andy’s favorites - big platter of meats with lots of potatos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570221382-8G470UT82BDHIUW0P59Y/2cluj.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Exploring the sites of Cluj-Napoca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570385769-5YKR4DR2SWI4VMU3S7AQ/3cluj.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/a7ce38c3-24af-4208-9c1c-a048168557ff/horse+cart.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Horse drawn carts common on rural roads in Romania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570411167-LM126KS28STJUUERS3BD/4rivercamp.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Wild camping at a river along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570493514-DCPZE2MMEPNVJOVSNW3P/7moldovita.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Moldoviţa Painted Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570532102-4UDB902R9GV7XGJOJ6JO/8sucevita.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Sucevita Painted Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570679305-TWRWM8O2VMKFCDFLBD05/9arbore.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Arbore Painted Monastery, one of the least preserved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570720829-CGQBQGXG7VGK9GPTUXZR/10st.john.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out St. John the New Monastery in Suceava, frescoes mostly faded away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570757878-2TNGNX7RNXDOURGXAZGV/11voronet.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Voronet Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634570808616-V7TX2R0G5F5FUW0I1VCQ/12voronet.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784417925-X06RUHYD6IQHYJJA5S16/voronet.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634982658873-A5FJVT78DBZ65JYZLZJQ/1romania.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Full moon in Transylvania! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/7d3ac7d2-4528-4011-87a0-09a19b707586/2romania.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out The next morning dawned clear, in a beautiful meadow to ourselves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634982723398-DX8B6GM8VSR6RLO407OK/6bran.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Caught the beautiful evening light on Bran Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634982743107-7VLJFNVO9JXQ8MJ9U6JI/3romania.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Complete with secret passageway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634982763734-F24Z4V0R07QHXRRN1VIL/4bran.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Inner courtyard of Bran Castle, renovated by Queen Marie in the 1920’s to become her primary residence. Her heart is kept on site in a box in her favorite room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323595205-Y0M5YF0SOUQBGVW0U148/9rasnov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Nearby Râșnov Fortress, built impressively on a hill as a defense system for Transylvanians. The main building was closed to renovation but we were able to walk the outside and enjoy the fall mountain views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323628363-LBJG0YZ58IZJAQBONJ4B/10sinaia.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Sinaia, beautiful village in the Bucegi Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323660799-DVN2ZBUHQ0VDUFGWXU52/11pelespalace.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Pelișor Castle (or Palace), worth a visit but much smaller and less grand than Peleș Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323726918-99RDREOE16NJNJM0XAZL/12bucegi.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Bucegi Mountain National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323758898-6KNXMM9FF6T76PWUID43/13bucegi.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out View down on Sinaia from Bucegi Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323784542-WGV8O0JWHL80WWD64079/15dracula.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Because we were in Transylvania, we had to do it. Downloaded and watched the movie of the book. Despite a stellar cast, we were not really fans of the movie. Also no scenes from actual Transylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323809055-UW4TQXNWO9WFDNM9G3OH/16pelescastle.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Peleș Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323873693-CGLNB07X23WU3TGA0VWP/17pelescastle.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Peleș Castle, inner courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323896377-08MUCE9YDQ8Y6S49R9LA/19zarnesti.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Fall colors alive at our wild camping spot outside of Zărnești with another friendly camp dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323920394-IYM8X4JMEAALAIB8OWS5/20water.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out With just a small barrier to entry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/d0179904-afd1-4794-a146-dd1153ae5eef/piatra.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Piatra Craiului Natural Park, Carpathian Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323950649-60RR5JUZJZK3KPCI5A3A/22gorge.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635323977406-JFWGM1OO4IGC2Q5NVGZS/23lunch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Lunch on the hillside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/bb0e613e-bb6b-44c8-b7dd-092df4fa0165/chamois.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Treated to the site of two Romanian chamois in the canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635324036446-HH2ZFLTW83HUU4ZUPR0O/25magura.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Scenic village of Măgura https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635324108140-B8ODJ9GGPDV18P7K3B9Y/26cprejmer.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Prejmer Fortified Church, UNESCO site, largest fortified church in Eastern Europe, built by the Teutonic Knights in 1212 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635324067662-4YOKR2V5EV1ZFBUKUU45/26bprejmer.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Prejmer fortified church - guard’s walkway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635324145914-H46P8LGO4HQ58WP8OG7N/28harman.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Harman Fortified Church - another UNESCO site, built in the 13th century by Saxon settlers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635324189678-4PM39P1QHG2C1A27IZLC/29harman.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Andy really wants to ring that bell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/34f4b595-1915-486f-b3cf-c185b56baee0/30harman.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Climbing a medieval spiral staircase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712360204-41S3LX31JVUG3V879C9Z/31brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Streets of old town and Brașov city name on the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712384769-BBT4SFOP3HL1CVO5XE3A/32brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Beth Israel Synagogue established 1868 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712404935-IROPOBRNQ8NVZ5E6K6US/33brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Rope Street - claiming to be the narrowest street in Europe? But we hear there are contenders . . . It’s a competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712429285-PTI3SJAGDVG9LZHOOW0T/34brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712455335-U11TDD0SCM3OPY3UHZPF/35brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712487855-J9OT040RR2KE66JK1TI5/36brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Central square of old town Brașov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712523336-0C356QA635CXDXYZWAFZ/37kurtos.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Sampling street food -our favorite, a tubular cake with a crunchy caramel outside. Although for Dawn, Covrigi are up there too (sesame encrusted pretzel like bread.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712549459-OAGA4IZNVETIW5TJUS6Y/38emag.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Discovered easy ordering system in Romania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635712573775-KIKWYS8R1PUWJH6CVD8T/40citycamp.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Tucked in the shadow of the skyscrapers, wild camping five minutes from downtown Brașov, sometimes you sacrifice scenic beautry for convenience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782542626-PRWW5MV0TV8XQAPWLR4I/41brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Catherine’s Gate, originally built in 1559 as part of the city’s defense system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782574838-61Y9W07KK7WTALZPE9SU/42brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Medieval city walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782608070-GQB2NTD0AZ03QR6X8E68/43brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out View over the rooftops of Brașov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782642454-3HE49PYDSUPUGTEF4JSL/44brasov.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Busy pedestrian walkways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782669867-MZ1WB8E8RAO6QNCARY6B/45viscri.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Viscri Fortified Church, built by the Saxons in the 13th century. Roman Catholic when it was built when the area was part of the Kingdom of Hungary, later became Lutheran after the Reformation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782710745-F9FR2ELZBUL5PPCPJNVL/46viscri.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Sun going down on the town of Viscri, beautiful Romanian village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783087580-8BAIYIYYN2LDCMCFPMYH/sigh.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Medieval entry gate into old town Sighișoara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782866685-I5PLBP0NH8VOLLBL7X86/47sighisoara.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Cobbled old town streets of Sighișoara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782899254-KOYE9RBDFD3HKLQC922R/51sighisoara.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782926993-OFRGJX5XW127E24TUFO5/52sighisoara.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Yellow house was where Vlad the Impaler (inspiration for Dracula) was born. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635782959373-LBO2GR6IA1V3FCNXPAW5/53sighisoara.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783119308-Z7G4PYOA0IBMKR5VQ3D4/54biertan.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Biertan Fortified Church, also built by the Saxons and orginally Roman Catholic, switched to Lutheran after the Reformation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783154771-5B45J2GIEUW46832ZV3B/55biertan.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Biertan Fortified Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783190101-BMWZGAD53O6WCGW0B88K/56camp.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Into the woods for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783222251-KIJ2J4EF571CI0C38FO0/57vcamp.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Happy camping faces - it was truck shower night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783262917-ERCPVEQ6JDWRHII0CRVV/58sibiu.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Sibiu Town Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783303044-D0NHU338ZTPBWELTSYSI/59sibiu.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Unique blend of architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783335075-QF9HI6GXZ3G35PJIUPD6/60sibiu.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783363606-42YJO63S2OOKTRU9IP6E/61sibiu.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Andy dancing his way down the alleyways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783389463-YYA8GH8RJHKUKB01IGHT/62sibiu.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783421492-C9MBN3QK7DBTRZXVFHT7/63sibiu.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783512895-F53CNGSZL633MW6J329N/64sibiu.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Streets of old town Sibiu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783540524-IEOKQE2R0LJMSB9Z9UGS/65camp.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Beautiful wild spot on a resevoir in the Făgăraș Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783579952-E1980CQ2PHMXRJUD2U1L/66trans.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Transfăgărășan, the truck is there, just very very tiny https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783653058-FYJTYW95AOSQA6LPL48A/67trans.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783683853-JVYFJK4GXUQ9BSXQK8LV/68bear.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out On our approach, just before we left the tree line we saw this beautiful bear peering out at us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783713291-9S1S6QKO3JFPF1DBNDHK/70bear.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out And just a little further on, two cubs and a mom. We were a little bit nervous on our evening hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635783758990-5GM7TS0KWEOYPKFI23R2/71poenari.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out The next morning we visited Poenari Citadel, pretty much in ruins, but one of Vlad the Impaler’s strongholds so we had to stop by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784491305-1KMSY3O1QKZ7LL1SYQEU/1buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Downtown Bucharest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/91cc22fc-bd38-4e47-86ea-f8171cea32ed/PXL_20211102_184705361._exported_543_1635881635447_2.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Andy with Vali from Adventure Romania. Vali finds his bliss leading overlanding trips in the mountains of Romania. He advised us along the way, telling us about a great camping spot and connecting us to the right mechanic. If you are looking for a guided trip in Romania, reach out to Vali! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784523944-GVDGYFWHHRJB4UJTY6JS/PXL_20211101_101335075.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Beatuiful old church in old town next to crumbling apartment buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784555616-FOBMWU2GLFRC0S9F6D5C/3buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Beautiful old white house next to Soviet style apartment buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784806546-ZJNTES99MIIOJTLZY2QP/12buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out More graffiti than we have ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784579835-PKABDK8UUBH44JSDYRA1/4buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Old town streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784602214-EBICWDMUABLKK5BG62ME/5buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784629390-Z1WSDKHXA8CYBUYRTNMI/6buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Stavropoleos Monastery Church, built in 1724, tucked into old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784653169-HIJ9OT2SYJYHJMP52KY6/7buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784685658-CJ3QC84AETWW3IT5A1PD/8buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784717203-A6C1AXYP0GQ1RQ3VFW2S/9buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784745235-OC8SPJJONEVKLNTZOM92/10buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out University Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1635784778142-6KW804XBI2RE2B4IAGDO/11buch.jpg Blog - Romania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/moldova monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634829139208-LAXQS69E85J05KTKULVX/1moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Manastirea Curchi, built in the 1800’s, survived Soviet era as a psychiatric hospital, now returned to a monastery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634981918030-BJ7J11FTAFTYBGRBKH5F/moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Our route in Moldova - entering from and returning to Romania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634829742249-VT3MUSG9F1SLU3I1F5UM/2moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Social media photo opp in downtown Chișinău https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634830142122-XOE44308O2V61VXJUULI/3moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Blended disrepair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634830161484-CIDG0VDQEGEDY8D0KKKD/4moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634830180811-NLB4VRR8CU8BS4PQLERM/5moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Triumphal Arch, or Holy Gate, built in 1846 to commemorate the Russian victory over the Turkish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634830199609-BGWGWD3JHNGZ6VCADI1O/6moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Statue of Ștefan cel Mare or Stephen the Great, a very big deal, ruler of Moldova in the 1400’s, he is credited with defeating the Ottoman invaders and many say the best ruler the country has had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634830216958-A5BHWV3QXHH0QEXQOQFV/7moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Resting in the park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634830236945-TCAJI250IUVPWTE4VNKC/8moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Nativity of Christ Cathedral, built in 1830 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634831450376-HWYRKSPW0E3EYMLFZ88O/9moldova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Wild camping, Moldovan hilltop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634831584533-DCQYGJYAOPP5M5CIOBKB/PXL_20211021_055733232_2.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Wild camping in the forest alongside a lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634908362361-641E91XFR3KR9PJP4NOY/4cricova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Riding in an electric car through Cricova’s underground tunnels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634908328604-V3HDSXXDJ3KBD1LOZBQ3/PXL_20211019_061559853.MP.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Cricova’s sparkling wine bottling line, checking for sediment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634908394695-APQ0E7MAL923A69H8PNA/2cricova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Sparkling wine bottle rotator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634908446463-48ZXK6LMVN7KKARQ8CJH/5cricova.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out 500,000 bottles of sparkling wine being hand turned regularly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909165823-2Y5BT40GLJZLFPXUQ8WG/PXL_20211019_095322160.MP.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Chateau Vartely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909200340-PS91JDDPJXVFISLRCGHD/2vartely.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out De-stemming the grapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909231298-QQ1H6RTKNXZCHO1R38VD/3vartely.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Fermentation tanks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909302756-MF9MW0C5G9VX7HB70VC6/4vartely.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Bonus lIght show on the wine barrels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909329178-0Y3E9RJ57EIZJEZZBWWK/anastasia.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Anastasia, our tour guide extraordinaire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909388802-0NQ3TG02NPYDASWJSFMA/mimi2.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Original estate building at Castel Mimi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909358108-KRJE19B02LO3704LK1ER/mimi1.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Wine cellars at Castel Mimi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909420859-72AI2JRMLZTNROV1R16E/manasterea1.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Mănăstirea Curchi, in Curchi, Moldova, one of the most beautiful monasteries we have visited https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909456888-9OJYU81X515HJFH60J3T/monaster2.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Saharna Monastery, Saharna Moldova, built into a cliff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909490361-NBYEL58D6RDHGMSPF1NR/moldovanfriends.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out At Saharna we connected with a friendly group of Moldovans who were fascinated with our trip and how we were managing it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909513498-4FP7HL0K7MKOGQTZCJW7/waterfall.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Finding a few hikes along the way, as usual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634909539715-DEJ1FOIIMAPTPYIIQN7G/moldovanwell.jpg Blog - Moldova - Make it stand out Moldovan public well https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/estonialatvialithuania monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349715643-304X6S2VBDOBWE5CUGGH/13tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634137708792-JJQN4E1IGSZVOLKIKZYV/baltics.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Our route driving through Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349739105-56XHWD5CXYENO9UBI4HG/1atallinncover.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out View down on the rooftops of old town Tallinn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349778103-KS1EVFJOLDTPJWWZ5PSB/7tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Cobbled streets of old town Tallinn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349806152-FELO2U8JP1BT52ZYHQW4/1tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Beautiful art-filled gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349858830-RZQSA7UTGQXEULK171IL/3tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Streets lined with outdoor cafes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349883325-GZ0ZNGMXWAHNI1BUWDC1/4tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Unexpected tunnels - and amazing doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349907517-YF330L71WQDTPPXD26RW/5tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633349929124-ZHITUUL5BTIOI66IKQPM/6tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Toompea Castle. Ever pragmatic, the Estonians renovated it into the current parliament building with the medieval turret still attached and standing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350029143-0UPA7UB0HWHE5EZCORM0/8tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Tallinn flower market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350055513-E1CVCZIRDW3FQKRMNRDP/9tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Exploring Tallinn - so much to see, sometimes we can’t believe we are actually doing this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350083535-NTHHFXS4K2X4WL5WYKAM/10tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Old town Tallinn central square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350107504-7CL50Q9M0N2NRWX0AL42/11tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Once again our favorite city experience - the free walking tour with a local guide. Here our guide, Kadri, teaches us some Estonian. Apparently one of these phrases is “there is a moose asleep in the bush.” We did not have an occasion to use it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350136471-0GSZSC46PHON3FHGPJG8/12tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Gorgeous architecture everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350161546-5IFVLQY40SBZYBXUQRU1/14tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Posing the truck - currently our favorite photographic model with no children along to force into the role. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350191392-RRRIWUKXVOIFJ1J22HGV/15tallinn.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Old wooden houses of Tallinn, outside the old town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350328842-9UW1YJ3ML7FMTFM076ZT/16rakvere.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Rakvere Castle, built in the 14th century by the Danes (as were so many things in this region.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350365988-VUSN2AS4L00FKGLOTNDO/17lahemaa.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350408233-K5XEL9P22J7OSME1DLY7/18lahemaa.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out And an amazing recycling system explained in pictures for us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350454608-NZS4AMK7QSURVPW3PJJQ/19laemaa+oandu.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Hiking in the Oandu old growth forest in Lahemaa National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350498579-VPZ8HW0LGMT0TWAVA9BC/20tartu.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Famous kissing students sculpture in Tartu town square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350535810-J9AQERKA3LYDL5MFQHDU/21tartu.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Cobbled old side streets of Tartu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350569964-VGWFTGG7T6AKRH0ZP3P9/23tartu.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Town Hall Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350607216-YQNX2ZF6B5TEN9XCRE2W/24karulanp.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Back out to the National Parks to camp. Found a great spot on a lake in Karula National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350640011-18O4SK3EGQ645L63T14K/25bolts.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out We have been plagued by some squeaking and rattling– Andy took a moment to tighten the bolts holding the camper to the flatbed, which had loosened. Good to fix, but unfortunately did not solve the problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350673748-QN3IQKABF15TGX3192ZI/26karula.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Climbing the highest peak in Karula National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350700795-A7RMJBJXWOAZSPRJ7342/27karula.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Karula National Park - woodlands, farmlands, creeks and lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633350727415-XICD5QFCKXWSH9O81X9C/28.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Driving the border! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633961987846-G1JXKUJGDUJ6OW4GOKXC/29cecis.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Cēsis town square, Latvia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962017474-HR4QXDBJ6VGFK4BRW6YL/30cecis.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Classic old wooden building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962048151-0U6AD4PLHPVA5OVLZ4WP/31cecis.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Cēsis Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962075323-Z944Q8LAFU1SKFFLODZS/32cecis.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Keeping it atmospheric, we were given a candle lantern to explore the inside of the castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962106595-F8VQAF2BYZQR7CSW44RD/33gauja.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out First Latvian camping spot - Gauja National Park on the Gauja River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962143173-6I1HI8YIUJ3XGEZJCQEQ/34araisu.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Rumšiškės - Āraiši archeological park with reconstructed island fortress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962175464-EQB01L11S9R8GQK6NRI7/35araisu.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962227011-OYFLHJQKEIH7SHVUCSKE/36araisu.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Reconstructed bronze age Latvian home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962282155-E93LJ8RIS2TRHJRQFV97/47sigulda.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Sigulda new castle, built for a Russian prince in the 1800’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962320543-9HXWRX6ZMOPWR5UTSH8J/48sigulda.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Gūtmaņa Cave, largest erosion cave in the Baltics. It was a nice Sunday so we were not alone. Interesting inscriptions everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962399978-DM2AJ9A35B4M4YLRUG2N/49sigulda.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Rebuilt medieval castle in Sigulda. Not our favorite castle, but we were tired and over stimulated with people and sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962482359-V8B5OG8XOSBSX2CC5XBE/50bday.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Back to peace and quiet camping on the Gauja river in Gauja National Park and celebrating Andy’s birthday. And send him many years of sunshine days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962542072-PCEML6P7F8F4N0801HFR/51riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Riverside art in Riga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962602985-Y8CR18Y8OB5IFB3GNZKU/52riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Freedom Monument in Riga, symbolizing Latvia’s hard won independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962633362-GWGSOHYZL6CWA941NVVR/53riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962819247-L2BNPOK69JNG1ILDL4AB/54riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Riga’s Art Nouveau, highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture of anywhere in the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962872610-ZICJWXY6EAVMGYDR0YEU/55riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Old town Riga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962917355-M4XVGNK0SUOUXG2ER89F/58riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Cobbled side streets in old town Riga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962964670-W8N4559QDHZ02SAHTYHZ/59riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out House of Blackheads, Riga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633962991507-RD7GL8CM61A6UHCPVGSO/60riga.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out More stunning architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634049101189-HDK1TETHKT23HX78RXS8/bauskas.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Bauska Castle, partially recontructed and partly in ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634049125720-0189ZLS1YJECO1SR9N3U/runsdale.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Rundāle Palace, built by German dukes in the 1700’s. We walked around the outside gardens to stretch our legs but opted out of the paid entrance fee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633963427465-9SBTIKIJDMQ9QCQ8LXGF/original_10f1bfc5-c0fe-4058-8e9a-41c0e8d1fd7e_PXL_20211005_134123943.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Hill of Crosses - a testament to human faith and hope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633963473195-BHGLSE0JBDT38BB529UG/PXL_20211006_093757792.MP.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Our first Lithuanian castle - Kaunas Castle, completely rebuilt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633963523188-97R56VZGLODJU89PYNYP/original_8aa3900c-1390-4ee6-b282-2df56f343bcb_PXL_20211006_120755289.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Lithuanian Open Air Folk Museum - housing through the ages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633963554624-E8DJ2JY3MK0RFP7NO08I/original_7f5381a0-0ebc-4c29-a0a6-a280e18afc3a_PXL_20211006_133509972.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Castle mounds at Kernavė - impressive Unesco site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633963588951-FSX13MKST2VKKSIFRBW2/original_058e82d7-fba5-4566-a51b-842cc334703d_PXL_20211006_134934274.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Reconstructed 13th century craftman’s village homes in Kernavė https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044522141-Z432O0VLJ1WAFXSA5AMV/1trakai.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Trakai Island Castle - we arrived at sunset and enjoyed the view from a disance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044552638-Z7B8ZCG4FG5OEH51O878/2vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Statue of Medeina, pagan goddess of forests and animals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044581180-RF0QD0J7ESQ5QT7AX8RH/3vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Vilnius, more fabulous architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044607860-J7EUAX0ZSDWVNB19T70Z/4vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out A walk through Užupis, an artist enclave and self declared free republic in Vilnius. It reminded us of Christiana in Copenhagen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044629463-QNUPVJFTTXDYXQGTTY6H/5vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Churches everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044659611-YA3KT9AL5KCH78FB0LI0/6vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044684480-FROFL46VFXT4EVF5JU9A/6bvilniusugne.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Vilnius free walking tours with our guide Ugnė Typically international group: Bolivia, Ukraine, China, Italy, Israel, England, Belgium, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044861638-XKF8IYVW0WNFMA2LH8P5/7vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Lithuanian version of “and you get nothing” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044882794-6476RW1R98F068P6EJV2/8vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Old wooden house district in Vilnius, Žvėrynas - a diverse historical neighborhood tucked in between skyscrapers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044929874-TXS2JFCJX1F380Y8Q3KU/9vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1634044952416-M47NH12470RXHD8BY0LK/10vilnius.jpg Blog - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Make it stand out And a final goodbye to Vilnius as we leave the city gates. Time to leave the Schengen area, Romania here we come. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/finland monthly 0.5 2022-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632852913810-FI9SBFJS7MLLO2NR0S8Z/finland3inareriver.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Ivalo River, Inari, Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632852946902-0B4QNPRQF1QIMK3FICZJ/finland1beartrap.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Traditional Sámi bear trap. The trapping exhibit was fascinating - a different trap for each animal, each one ingenously engineered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632852977654-MSC7OHYJE3C3YZEM1V95/finland2peathut.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Traditional peat storage shed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1633014397470-URLD3HR7HH105SLAH3W6/finland+map.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Our Finland route, 11 days driving north to south https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853130873-JA2ONIAYL0LYVDW7VUZ0/finland5reindeer.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Reindeer just minding it’s own business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632930776420-XCV824MPBOWBAGC0WYW5/lemmen.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Lemmenjoki National Park, fall colors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853381342-2SHVF66H32J9LSAN3DTA/lemmenjoki.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Then you get above the foliage that bleak arctic landscape. With plenty of wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853439720-2N2G98RWNRE89B1R3XLD/finland6bearcave.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Crawling into the Bear’s Nest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853506334-CW50T6136MLTUISMUVJ6/finland7lakecamp.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Finnish lakeside camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853541079-397EDH4G1QGD44U2XTPR/finland8urhokekkosen.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Urho Kekkosen National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853576312-YSFJSAAZCLC23GFB9TQ8/finland9oulanka.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Oulanka National Park - LIttle Bear trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853612908-Y05C548EITIMTHIMURGW/finland10ulanka.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Known for its multiple suspension bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853685318-4MD5SBJ3CNICQ4I38XUX/finland12oulanka.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853730156-IYA4HXNROTJWB9UEDUOI/finland13oulanka.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853759944-OER385GFH5VQ3MV8I7L7/finland15rovaniemibakery.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Rovaniemi bakery break, complete with reindeer pastry - unfortunately Dawn ate half of her cheese pastry before we thought of taking a picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853789290-RS637GMEC29PR60RX8UD/finland16glacierhole.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Another road side stop - Sukulanrakka or Devil’s Churns - glacial holes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853875179-MEFFF18LUNSTV9KP4ZDH/finland17oulupolice.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Famous policeman statue in Oulu, Toripolliisi, honoring the protectors of the marketplace. In a Where’s Waldo moment, the challenge is to find Andy photo bombing Dawn’s shot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853908145-JWXUNVYFFY4D583FNU4K/finland18oulu.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Wandering the trails and bridges of Oulu’s islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853940539-9064T87HB92W1A9Z55A8/finland19jakobstad.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out We thought about it but imagined it would probably only be awkward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632853977238-E21B5I1BQHYMUHXP3NGW/finland20jakobstad.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Wooden side streets of Jakobstad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632854012067-VCMMFWLJ9SWCPELZES9W/finland21jakobstad.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632854052619-8Z1IM72EKI1QCV33133R/finland22jakobstad.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out A rare meal out (for us) in Jakobstad at After Eight- a lovely local cafe with a fixed lunch each day - we landed on fish and chip Wednesday - perfect food and ambience. Lunch on a soft couch with Wifi - yes. (We currently do not have a couch in our daily lives.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632854090878-8MVC07GXYIPUN3EI5Z99/finland23vaasa.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Fish market in the Vaasa Kauppahalli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632854120026-J8ZPSY6LNXZQ31JQWXC2/finland36salmonsalad.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Which provided the key ingredient for the best salad possible - smoked salmon, feta, avocado, tomatos, boiled eggs, broccoli and fresh lettuce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855245198-WMAJR9PU537EQDHP60Y5/finland24stuck.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out But we had planned for this! Pulled out the ARB recovery kit, found a winch tree, hooked up the Warn winch and it all worked beautifully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855289327-23EUY4EHOVRIGTE3YYEH/finland25stuck.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out The hole that tried to eat a 32” tire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855329074-SIUJMBUX3O8HVS0ZO7NS/finland27stuck.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out So before continuing we walked the rest of the road - one more scary spot but no more major incidents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855368510-5LTEOKW9XUC1LS2UJD6B/finland28tampere.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Central square in Tampere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855409630-YNS2E04YWVFUTAT7JH4F/finland29tampere.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Walking the Tampere bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855457582-FS2I2BKZJ8XIU8KNO980/finland30cairns.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Exploring the Sammallahdenmäki UNESCO bronze age burial site. We camped here the night before visiting Rauma and were treated to a night of serenading by migrating cranes at the nearby lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855742858-PI9RRZ19WSW0HL6N5R75/finland35rauma.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Rauma, medieval town structure with unique wooden architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632855538992-FLK0MD06USN7FLQ9JLDJ/finland32rauma.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Exploring the cobbled streets of Rauma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856176262-5G3FFMJZ7KWQYH5N05H2/finland37naanatali.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Naantali - coastal town, home to Moomin world, based on famous children’s books by Finnish illustrator Tove Jansoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856273979-U3MOJ79QERP367OK6GZC/38finlandturkufort.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Turku’s medieval castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856303389-R3Y0YZMO7FSSKPBX8N5G/39finlandhelsi.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Another Where’s Waldo challenge - Andy on the Amos Rex Art Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856341852-VIWI9QGN3WGVVZU0KB0Q/40finlandsilentchurch.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Kamppi Chapel of Silence - no windows, must be quiet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856370728-SKUFW75XL4DJGHEMK6KA/41finlandhelsinki.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Dawn looking happy outside the Finnish National Theater - waiting for stages to go live again. It may be true that All the World's a Stage but it's not the same as seeing artists tell a story to a live audience in a theater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856415030-FTUS15A30SCQJTDJOAPW/41helsinkistation.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Central Station, statues being Covid safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856450139-JWA27LXO9WV5NL08MYKB/42finlandkauppahali.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Vanha Kauppahahalli - similar design for old market halls seen throughout Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856479656-QHYJVYNB9H1KMLGBL41N/43helsinkifort.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Suomenlinna fortress on an island off of Helsinki. More history lessons - built by the Swedes to fend off the Russians. It didn’t go well, they ended up ceding the fort to the Russians who used it as a launching pad to take over Finland in 1809. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856531201-OL71V5MB8EGBFP83HAWX/44finlandfort.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Suomenlinna Fortress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856576824-RGVSQRN2FBYFJZXL83AE/45finlandhelsinki.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Helsinki syline returning from the Suomenlinna fortress island. Well worth the trip for a grand total cost of $4 roundtrip on the ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856605799-6MTVVXBX9C2B5DIN2UXZ/47finland.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Helsinki Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856635157-SARUCFKACSJVJ4FUVTZT/48finlandrockchurch.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out The Temppeliaukio rock church, built into a rock wall in 1969. Apparently a great concert site, but not currently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856673036-NNEJYDNDRTZMMO15GE4N/49helsinki.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out And then just enjoying the nameless old buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856787652-3WNA5ZJD73NICCFGIBPI/52helsinki.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Interesting suprises up every side street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856720164-4AX1OGGHFL8GOE1AY8Y1/50helsinki.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Kiasma Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632856752241-09I6HJCPKWRXG77ZNYVP/51helsinki.jpg Blog - Finland - Make it stand out Uspenski Cathedral https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/norway-part-2-the-north monthly 0.5 2022-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631980791636-AE0U4V5V2G1G6UZCEOK4/7kystrick.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Svartisen Glacier as seen from the Kystriksveien coastal route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632640150613-DO5YDPG0BN4MCLH8KM83/Norway+Map.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Our driving route in northern Norway - ten days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632242599550-U8KV0FMTWXP3RQO0MUC9/1glacier.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Approach on the hike to Svartisen Glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632242635558-UUC2YUTSFSA6LDOYW008/2glacier.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632242720036-2SECGNXVGVNFC9SG5GJ7/3glacier.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Blue ice caves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632242783733-HEVAB7FPIIK2VXG38GI3/4camp.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Wild camping along the way - private site on a lake, even a picnic table! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632243117329-BA4UNMV2D7SESHGBWLMC/5kystriksveien.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Roadside beauty along the Kystriksveien coastal route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632243158693-WOQEASH4QID3N1TIEX9C/6trucklife.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out The Norwegian trifecta - shoe drying, ferry riding, route planning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632243809381-DW8B6JP29IL8WPB1671R/9lofotens.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Our first view of the Lofoten skyline from the evening ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632243868347-W5XCXC5Z2KPWKX53VI8K/10lofetenscamp.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Arriving close to dark, tired and needing to do laundry, we booked into the paid campground near the ferry and had an easy night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632253681042-61FW2KJJ7BY8USO0JEGW/11view.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Reine, Lofoten Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632253716385-8G0G77L82ZX0TIVAA88D/12reineview.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Views from the top of Reinebringen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632253747631-9LXQKV5LF4SSMXQV0IW3/13view.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632253774557-SNH8D30A569QNPLGP8DX/14view.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Coastal view, driving the Lofotens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632253808519-PAS6GXMDOOF7L9FM0ZR1/15.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Views along the way to Trollfjord, Lofoten Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632253962085-3D7BGS6O8X9FJV89E5PL/16trollfjord.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632253997114-71I6BPKBYLCXITATDH9K/17trollfjord.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Entrance to Trollfjord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254042160-XYTJZ3190R4NY7RKDBC5/18trollfjord.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Trollfjord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254085516-I74PI69JQ8L2HKDVPNR7/20beachart.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Sculpture along the coast from Eggum, Lofoten Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254145017-MNPMS9PANYO5WF5QRDAF/21waterfill.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Free Norwegian roadside potable water fill - with a view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254200715-4N1X6CB7DACJ24LRH5K5/22hauklandstrand.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Hauklandstranda, Lofoten Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254252996-S1D9LD5BYTS3Q2ZYAM77/24rainbow.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out View from wild camping spot, Lofoten Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254298214-GAN11114SHSFWLST2PVF/25firstsnow.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out A cold night and awakening to the first dusting of snow. Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254339451-Z890D53FLUU9PDB51DLD/25henningsvaer.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Henningsvaer, Lofoten Islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254400713-C5XHFFZZ94QK7CD2K3VA/27trollsign.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Stopped for a walk and were treated to this warning sign along the hike. We were not treated with a troll sighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254495200-NQ0LLMFV8QWT20UEO25T/28beach.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Wild camping along the coast of Senja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254586904-1RMATMQNV59DHHVUOLUZ/29senja.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Senja coastal route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254644988-MZ6XL61FY3J3NTVCAOW0/30drivinglife.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Loving the daily drive. Lunch packed, walk completed, now just need a place to sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254892587-5GWM4PCZWMQEDM5R1HTW/32husoy.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Husøy, Senja, island fishing village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254917825-7037SWRDQMDYB9309EVL/33garden.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Walk around Husøy and a beautiful park at the tip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254936241-NF2IAVM5DHPK6VUPCGUN/34lyngenalps.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Private wild spot with a view of the Lyngen Alps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254965356-KDBK30GGMUW5OT8U04PU/35Alta.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Alta Museum - rock art in its original state outside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632254993151-T4E5IORUIUJRT487CFIR/36Alta.JPG Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Alta Museum - rock art re-painted to view details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1632255020435-PINUJAQAAT09QCQAOE2A/37StabbersdalenNP.jpg Blog - Norway Part 2- the North - Make it stand out Stabbursdalen National Park - waterfall hike https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/norway monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631289420562-9Y4JNAKPDXKHRJKPSCBW/1Nreindeer.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out And 30 minutes later were treated to Norwegian road side wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631693988494-QQTJYD7U6ZNLRF3CVGYR/Norway+south.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Our southern Norway route - 18 days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631289965064-KROB9LSKOSDBF5M8PBUQ/2NRoros.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Røros, Norway - old wooden village lined with shops and cafes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631289999943-RI11FA86HD1GR9JE28BS/3Nroros.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Wandering the side streets of Røros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631290047816-PLB8YUR6C81LX4FCTWSC/4Nriverside+camp.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Wild river camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631349773225-O3A20X5THN2J9CYJMV1N/5Ndovremuskox.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Watching the wild life - male musk ox in Dovrefjell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631349967702-T1V2768FRXF1LWVSPKAI/musk+ox.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out He came closer than we liked - we stayed very very still and left slowly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631350011939-924YFJOHNKC1NS0H5JPI/6Ndovre.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Endless foggy high land beautry at Dovrefjell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631350072278-S4Z9QEKYLOM8GF5HKNJ0/7Njotenheimen.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Besseggen hike in Jotenheimen National Park - gorgeous views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631352850497-79IKG31IUOLXH0SMC21X/9Njotenheimen.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out However, we were not alone, 30,000 people do this hike annually in the summer months and the line stacks up on the steepest ridge. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353016638-HX0ADT3UA4NKX89NEY7H/11Nriverwalk.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Glacial river walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353123564-392REWI0LQO8MJA6TCSR/12Nroadsheep.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Common road block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353146369-0FYWSY1VCF8CCJB4XH16/13Nlake.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353170066-826BNFJKMAHQFITE819Z/14Nhighcountry.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Sognefjellet national scenic route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353439309-YXQ00STC56WK4IA1ENVR/15Nsognefjellet.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353476557-WS1YAVZNT2MYGSXZEAK2/16Nsognefjellet.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Posing the truck at the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353514026-IW10I6BD7BRFM5D5E0QF/17Nsognefjellet.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353736234-1LSMDLTQMLY2EJEJU0H6/19Naurlandsfjellet.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Camping along the Aurlandsfjellet scenic route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353769933-LCAZ5PEBFQJMGVWG36RJ/18Naurlandsfjord.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out View of the Aurlandsfjord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353797328-K22YRB8BJTNAS1WPYCVH/20NBryggenBergen.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Iconic Bryggen, Bergen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353823309-SZ30N3CP4MVGK5EAVZ3P/21NBergen.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353848373-55Y4FZRA4VNRHE33KGIL/21NCrazyIbsen.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Norway has a lot of national pride for their playwright, Henrik Ibsen. Not sure what this sculptor was saying about him though . . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631353882228-S53GMXA0KRH4TEIU0EDQ/22NBergen.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Side streets of Bergen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608518087-0F1439O0CWIRP36SG05W/22NPulpitrock.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out View of Lysefjorden on the Pulpit Rock hike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608546015-HO08WBXRVHEB1B5V4APC/23NPulpitAndy.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out His and her Pulpit Rock photos - Andy getting as close as possible to the edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608586332-BAPE8UIBSDQ6C40256GY/24NPulpitDawn.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out While Dawn stays safely back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608623109-E7UVWH0AJ06VJ4R6EFFW/24Ndrysocks.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Velcro windows double as laundry rack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608714069-IFY31AOHVRZUM2670WDI/26Nferrylife.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Small car ferry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608758617-WLPORTF7LOLVFQD9ZZEH/27Nhighcountry.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608788086-OS7O1Q7VEK296EW1235X/28Nhighcountry.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out More posing the truck as we drive scenic valleys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608816692-T5CDS3A8TJPQLU9L6TJZ/29Nheddalstave.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Heddal Stave Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608876974-FMBWQZ3TSEU4NJTWCJ93/30Nharborcamposlo.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Camping at a small harbor and park across from Oslo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608916236-H9GZ59CK6JRZK7KFOPV7/31Noslomonolith.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out The Monolith in Oslo’s Frogner Park, consists of 121 figures. By Gustav Vigelands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608946709-TU2X685GGRMLRNMMNKOG/32Ngelato.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Gelato - so much goodness. Our city treat for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631608989596-0XHSOLVN88FVATBII85L/33Noslofort.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Akershus Fortress, Oslo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609023120-3F8LF9LXA15ZE832WNNK/34Noslowaterfront.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Oslo waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609054672-2NX5ORYJWEFBG6YKZEPW/35osloart.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out More city sculpture- Dawn’s favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609130302-Y2NVZ48WV84TX0L7M0CW/36Noslofauxwindows.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Having fun finding the painted windows (bottom two on the left). Early rulers instituted a window tax which encouraged people to remove windows - but then re-paint them for aesthetics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609170920-YYJMVFOBBRY2BBWWEKST/38Ntogeiranger.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out We love seeing the houses with growing grass roofs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609198005-L8BACEB5NL7FJ0I7TVT7/39Ngeirangerferry.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Felt like the ferry was consuming our home on wheels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609242575-DYWL9WLKBQX39019IILR/40Ngeirangerfjord.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Beautiful views along Geirangerfjord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609281446-HPX06XAQONE8F74XEZYW/41Ntrollistegen.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Trollstigen road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609455389-2GJCFE2SBAM6D9L4JO61/46Ncampwaterfall.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609314117-FSKG2U09E0F4MHG2GQKY/42NAusland.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Ålesund, art nouveau architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609359023-Y82R73SWL7PWZ6A3H94P/43NAusland.JPG Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609485615-6M4NNEM50O2AG9ULZM5C/47rondanenp.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Randane National Park high country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609524039-6UL5DI6PJ13IJ685Z1LI/48rondane.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Picnic at the top of the hill looking down on the truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609567780-50D7PGO2S8GSJXKZ68D3/49trondheim.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Trondheim, old wooden houses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609640070-C5I9PJFH9BCGVETM1OWF/50trondheim.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out Trondheim waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1631609701873-OWI1TJ2Y2SLQBL3FZA0T/51trondheim.jpg Blog - Norway- Part 1- the South - Make it stand out And finally, a fact of travel and walking cities. Sometimes it is just a joy to find a clean, free heated WC. The simple things in life https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/sweden monthly 0.5 2022-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890372423-JRAAWMU57C5HKGCWX8R0/falsterbro1.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Our first night - camped and went for a coastal walk outside of Falsterbo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890392969-B910CSVFL30P51AKWRAP/falsterbro2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out And treated to a beautiful rainbow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890446997-C5KQ92T905DW1KKDAP0N/art+sweden.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Drove by this interesting art installation - commentary on broken beach chairs left on beaches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630340616296-P64PN861L5MBKP1E3S7G/harald+bluetooth.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Harald Bluetooth - who knew (we didn’t), modern Bluetooth named after a Danish king with a discolored tooth who figured out communication systems to unite tribes across Denmark, Norway and Sweden. No idea how accurate a depiction this wood carving is of the actual guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630405361663-9C2BSGQGN7XOH4O64ZI5/swedish+map.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Our route through Sweden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890517352-59V40G7AVM0OZYQB93KY/coastal+picnic.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Continuing the tradition of the daily picnic, never a lack of beautiful spots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630396390989-GYY400QY7G6IPYNGWKJG/picnic+lunch.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Today’s feast, amazing fresh bread, cheese and of course, chocolate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890562814-YYXN9II0ZVYEO3F1S836/ystad1.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Ystad, Sweden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890589783-ULPOEVA4G0D5MUTT6Q98/ystad2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890618411-NMN8SBROC95LKLL1A1J6/ystad3.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890665886-96M421NYHRAK6DMIABJZ/ystad4.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Wandering the streets of Ystad, so many interesting old buildings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890712377-5LQY0TURHD2N9OT00V5S/ales+stenar.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890730006-2CJMIY1IPVLGNAKJATOG/ales+stenar2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890788886-TL3E4FIUN0FHCHS55FJ5/kivik1.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Spent the night outside of the Kivik harbor (see the truck in the far left corner of the photo.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890832447-O3VVB5HSWL34Q0BR2541/Stenshuvud+National+Park.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890871675-A19IXRL562H0NX6R8693/stenshuvud+national+park2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out View from the top of the highest peak in Stenshuvud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890896658-7KRLBF540NUB7BLERLR2/karlskronacamp.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Camping at the harbor in Karlskrona - lots of harborside camping in Sweden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629891107108-EGVFZ9SHJ7W6XHXD40SL/kalmar+castle.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Kalmar Castle, established in 1180, renovated and rebuilt through the 16th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629891129619-E88MD0G5E8ZJO7WPHDO0/kalmar+castle2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397070356-A9RWG1PD5E6NA736ME2D/oland+camp.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Camping on the coast of Öland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397130902-7Y0L0JX1P549PGG8RUYY/sweden+lunch.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Dawn’s morning breakfast view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630398137725-79RWO5T5A3O3QEPO1KAP/andylunch2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out For some reason Andy’s container is bigger . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397193236-YNABFSVYQWEYTNIRMQYE/Eketorp+ring+fort.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out We finished our visit to Öland by going to Eketorp, a reconstructed Viking ring fortress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630404991966-S9JGX3BUBVL3QJWGNSV4/glass+blower.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Glasriket (The Kingdom of Crystal), area of Sweden full of glass blowing artists and manufacturers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630404949882-CXKHNYXVGEE3MGYK8L2C/eksjo.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Beautiful old wooden town of Eksjö. With amazing bakery stop. Too busy eating to take a picture of the pastries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397240640-DZQ0LO1K7K3F04REUSLW/stockholm1.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397283494-NSS3MBQHBHPMHUGT8TUA/stockholm2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out A Stockholm metro station - a work of art - an easy option to get around when we got tired of walking (we logged 10 miles of walking the first day). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397314309-53AU1N9WD2GWK2LBCT9F/stockholm3.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Heard and saw this unfortunate taxi drive take a wrong turn. Guess they can get lost too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397343033-I0AH2M6XF693ULSJVPIV/stockholm4.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Gamla stan - old town Stockholm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397376477-1PAAC5ZWESX655S1ZAVC/stockholm5.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397409274-CLTA9HS6D0ALYNBL8PYV/stockholm6.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out The narrowest alley in Gamla stan - reputed to bring you fortune if you walk the whole way touching the walls. Andy was up for the challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397433478-88HUZMDP51FO9ZFC41GM/stockholm7.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397456040-3W81OH7Z5YVJWLEFYM10/stockholm8.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Ever budget conscious we sought out the cheapest lunch and found a delectable bargain at Jerusalem Kebob - less than $20 for lunch and drinks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397480796-L8AZW1FD7TU0UXK0LXMX/stockholm9.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630397506616-19W007X4U8ULR2UKSBK5/stockholm10.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Vasa Museum in Stockholm - warship built in 1628. Andy visited here and Dawn went to the Moderna Museet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629890336727-2QEI9F4O2FUMKEKID7IO/lake+camp.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Beautiful lakeside camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630398943484-03KY6J5KSKPNH4WSMC44/swedish+hike.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Midday coastal walk - found on the Gaia app https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399095887-2Y44GLB2D42J0E7ZZZJ0/skuleberget1.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Dawn not such a big fan of heights or stairs on cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630400928765-PYD35MX7MMGVT7NL2I9L/skuleberget4.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Andy - no problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399147121-WVNK5Q4VVV09AR9MZW8C/skuleberget2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Nothing like a wet cave on a wet day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399206400-K6GH3I168XQKPV10RJRH/skuleberget3.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out View from the top of Skuleberget https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399259686-4KAWW83Z2BKR2DNG5XXU/skuleberget5.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Swedish weather - first it rains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399311303-ZBDEVSPU4LCK68JN4AG9/skuleberget7.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Then it rains some more. The rain, it raineth every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399339352-20CRWZVOP6Z3PA523EUO/skuleberget9.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Then its sunny. Then it rains again . . repeat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399393139-SOBXZ9XUHJJRB8T3841E/skuleskogens+np1.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Hiking at Skuleskogens National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399428203-MSCEKGOWNM2JNF1VFEMS/skulekogens+np2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Our camping spot near the entrance - its sunny! Towels drying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399809554-NK6FXTBNTB7ZIRP87GBA/swedish+mushrooms.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Loved the fairytale red mushrooms. Never saw a gnome though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399452465-W61CFC03KXWW3KV9ZLGR/skuleskogens+np3.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out More hiking at Skuleskogens - happy outdoor faces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399479674-AR7CXYWMD65XUCSIK71K/skuleskogens+np4.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399630253-3RUHBND2X85KRNJMFYK1/skuleskogens+np5.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Slattersdalsskrevan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399858047-SRH4KZ95ADBQGPNFARYG/coastalhike2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out And then on to another beautiful lakeside camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399660028-87HQRWKT29XWTZR8GVK0/fulufjallet1.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399686498-QKAR5FLMKIZ2ESOVYFE0/fulufjallet2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399708282-P7HHQ4M4KHEY4R7K58Y8/fulufjallet4.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Someone worked hard to created this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399729469-68J4RIBHRSW8YWZ9ZUKF/IMG_20210823_112048_552.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Somehow the image of standing in the forest waving sausages at the sky made us laugh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399757600-GXK4M5CYR83DWTQYKES3/swedish+home+depot.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399885239-KA5KYFINAK3G7KMW6RB9/beer+opener.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out So our shopping trip allowed Andy to install his new favorite hack. We are actually that lazy that when sitting at our dining area, we can access the beer in the fridge without getting up. But the beer opener in the utensil drawer was not in reach. What a problem. Now solved. Beer opener attached to wall by dinette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399921979-GJIHUHYJ9N7Q84304FGH/fire+extinguisher+swap.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out And then, probably more importantly, replaced the year old expired fire extinguisher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399946065-WYJAKMHMUMSB0EM25DU6/lake+camp2.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out One final lakeside Swedish camping spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630399974396-0WJE552216FY4MYDZRTU/shoe+swap.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out With temperatures falling and a crisp in the air as we head north, Dawn makes the momentous decision to swap out the summer camp shoes for the winter ones. The winter ones allow for wearing socks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1630401942288-LQ1PSNYSVMCJQOH3A7P9/PXL_20210823_092916337.jpg Blog - Sweden - Make it stand out Ready for the next adventure we prepared to leave Sweden for Norway. Oops, this border was closed. 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Denmark - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629184902164-8NRFU1DO1M89GDYLJLUV/ribe2.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Old town Ribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629184933587-0NF82CW8FBMZSXPVUUYZ/ribe4.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629184962443-54NE9CPLPKWKWDK3NN1L/ribe3.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629186446761-SGOGPCCDXSVUPI1WWN6C/Denmark+map.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Our route took us across the beautiful northern tip of Denmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629186640427-TYZNDBCJWB1AD6XURJWH/wadden+sea.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Low tide at the Wadden Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629186580119-OX3HR3P5NUTE2OH7DMEA/thy+national+park+camping.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Free camping at Thy National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629186602690-UXS7D761Y8U5O5FWQLOY/thy+national+park+camping2.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out With a few others https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629186664587-DDVEABM7Z24CP7QO06D3/thy+art.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Beautiful beach art on our evening walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629186706008-NXYBNGVMPNC7FG6RGOTE/thy3.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Hiking in the heath, hoping the rain waits a bit - it did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187004777-WEFH6UI80XELJTUMR3RV/thy6.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Northern tip of Denmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187111170-CZ21BF80Z26NV9VKJZBT/thy4.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out And amidst the beauty the disturbing presence of old German bunkers from WWII https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187036316-M782IUIROZYEUXA2WNIF/thycamp3.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Our favorite spot - we dubbed it “Cold Baja” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187294289-T7N18W26ZJ8T7B1L9CIP/rajberg.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Rabjerg Mile - largest moving dune in Europe - hard to get a sense of the geographic importance by walking on it - a brief stop for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187067185-00O9DCXPP3CJMW0VVRJ1/thycamp2.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out And this is why we truck camp - back to the outdoor life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187429186-C5RW2WBGF75Z02TGHYKU/skagen1.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out But of course we did have to walk into the picturesque town of Skagen for a bakery visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187458317-A3Q71OU4IKFNKX1QVMA2/skagen2.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629187591271-NHR0WJ5H5TC76BKTAD6E/vikingburial.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Viking burial grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629188733263-NEF8VI3880YHQYFN67X0/bronuts.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out In addition to ancient sites we have fun finding entrepreneurs to support along the way - new donut shop in Kolding with amazing donuts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629188871629-6R40MIDPR7B2R7HWYZ98/koldinghus.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Koldinghus - restored 13th century castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629188932888-6VOXLK04YS7SJR9NENTO/egeskov+slot.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Egeskov Slot - fairytale perfect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629188986867-7MY3ZNR77D2CDW10ZUAP/butterfly.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out And along with every castle, beautiful gardens to stroll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629190905475-43TDYY2EGQUPWBE6V5NW/PXL_20210807_130132314.MP.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Appreciating castle garden art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629189225817-PENSLY2ZYSKHM7CZFMQU/copenhagen1.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out The iconic Nyhavn - Copenhagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629190276385-LZ9U9MRBEB9SUXM1TCS1/PXL_20210808_173017324.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Stealth cooking in Copenhagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629190321819-LV1CUAIR494O81BDWMNZ/original_a33cc80e-c194-4bfe-a97c-076c401446d7_PXL_20210808_102938731.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Visited The Little Mermaid - tribute to Hans Christian Andersen. We learned from our walking tour guide that she is rated as the second most disappointing tourist attraction in the world. Second only to the peeing boy statue in Brussels. Well, we still appreciated her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629190375648-SZ5NIV64CUD6L1PQBJ8L/copenhagen5.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Copenhagen - a walking history museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629190416133-O2UKV5E2MY1Z62LYJZDG/PXL_20210808_144907297.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out And a brief visit to Christiana - an independent “state” within Copenhagen home to free love and a lively cannabis drug trade. We didn’t partake in either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629190874358-ND2XY45LRR6SPHYG3C98/copenhagen4.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out And when you leave the gates you re-enter the EU https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629190946031-CBN9KK0EA8HIMSL1BS62/kronberg.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Kronborg castle - otherwise known as Hamlet’s castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629191062026-KK79A2PZDLQ3XS57DSY3/dawn+pjs.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Not daunted by the fact that Dawn was wearing her pajamas as it was laundry day. “There’s something rotten in the state of Denmark.” The laundry bag that is, not Dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629191082241-Z7GJARA59YUUO64UQCW8/kronberg2.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1629191113933-RR6KDWTQ8G9IAIFOE959/tosweden.jpg Blog - Denmark - Make it stand out Onwards - ferry to Sweden! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/the-netherlands monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628618438156-1X15X0I90J02PE3XOBJ3/windmill+with+truck.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Kinderdijk windmill. With truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628618661402-QF7ZLISCKVCX0LB2L0ED/netherlands+map.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Our route through the Netherlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628618573485-SQKNUIWZX40SZ4EWMXQY/national+park+1.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out De Biesbosch National Park - lots of water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628618618289-3Q8PH89AZL38PLAL6UDV/national+park2.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out And agriculture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628618868341-Y6SMVDJAM0FQLJPUVD3A/IMG_20210727_091907_219.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Kinderdijk windmills - beautiful. Reputed to be the best authentic and old windmills, they lived up to their name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628619307728-NB4DUQHWO6A0LYA4XFK3/PXL_20210725_150437086.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Recreatiepark de Oude Maas, entertaining campsite outside of Rotterdam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628619173383-F8W79J3PZNEV16EHO2C2/rotterdam+morning+light.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Waiting for the next ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754097145-Z7Z3MIGP0ZYQ7K7BHB4Z/original_c9b964ee-dad8-41ed-9584-b4cf044273b6_PXL_20210726_090239784.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Rotterdams’s crazy cube houses - according to our walking tour guide they have come in and out of favor as people figure out whether or not they feel disoriented living in them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754172822-0W4PHFD0K2AT3WHH69WN/rotterdam+cube+houses.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754129709-B7HYYHNIGEXBCOYX15F5/original_8e2a78bc-8acf-413b-8a20-09ae8fe2b8fb_PXL_20210726_090409762._exported_1232_1627291411194.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Rotterdam’s downtown inside market building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754218518-JWLZVMSF5P68N5I0LFHL/rotterdamarchitecture2.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out The art walk - sculptures line the walkway to the museum row. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754255898-27Q91KJ6HWGMZ1PDOXRH/rotterdam4.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Old port area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754284567-DEP2TQHGU5VZ68A1S7QZ/rotterdam5.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Rain came and went and came in force as we crossed the famous Erasmus bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754614599-EES334NM6BH2O8GCJFBP/gouda1.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Tasting and learning about Gouda cheese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754638506-LFQO5S2RI2EQ632C0VI9/gouda2.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Central square of Gouda - just a little wet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754662736-1T73TDKJ95FH49ZAH45U/dutch+breakfast.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out All of which led to our most excellent Dutch breakfast the next day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754948107-9F230E6AC0U2CQS3P63H/the+hague+first.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out The Hague - Dutch parliament buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754999770-D93AJ9SUA6RJLL4FJ52R/PXL_20210727_122506841.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Church in Binnenhof courtyard, Den Haag (The Hague) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628754974816-R742KF1SCE5LH0D8I7NF/original_ff96c80f-2574-4f3f-ad63-3e52d162b222_PXL_20210727_131027607.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out The Peace Palace - or International Court of Justice. Unfortunately closed to the public when we were there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755552330-NLW6FYBX2L83AHI11JEB/leiden1.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755441601-UVB68Z8HDKB1TXH3VSMY/leiden+canal2.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755579782-I35NYU3URQFO5CR5AKAO/leiden+tea.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755723095-IFKU7KAVRK2LCJDWNUOX/camping+amsterdam.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Campin Gaasper outside of Amsterdam - 15 minutes on the metro to downtown. Almost to ourselves at first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755750581-MOBIIFVBS9MSA0W4HZKI/camping+amsterdam2.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out And then others arrived on the weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755850758-QQ535VFO3T1QLIGEIKNP/amsterdam2.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Wake up camping and then 30 minutes later at a world class museum - wow! Spent a morning at the Rijks Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755873378-G9PR1BM09X7OLJUU03FX/amsterdam3.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755893728-96E61PH7B89AW3WYUC66/amsterdam4.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Seven bridges point on the canals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628755991541-1DSL1FD0O0LUXNKT5SQ1/amsterdam5.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Central plaza - starting point for walking tours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628756017826-8C3IOYUL7PPDGLBOJIJP/amsterdam6.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Canal architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628756044497-N0TMZMHT6QP43WZ8D2UT/amsterdam8.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Central Station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628756741099-1N3H7GOOZXDKEOH3MBPV/anne+frank.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Although we didn’t visit inside as we had both visited in the past, we spent a moment remembering Anne Frank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628756105639-7SZ28BG5X2Y44R50CMZX/bike+parking+amsterdam.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Bike parking at the metro station in Amsterdam, more bikes than cars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628756144932-EY89Z3KBCARKMO1O03MV/PXL_20210721_152843136.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out Common site in the Netherlands, bikes rule the roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628756184798-9DPLLNKXH6RDKM7RSNB6/august+and+franzi.jpg Blog - The Netherlands - Make it stand out And a final mention, not the Netherlands, but on our way to Denmark we stopped by and stayed with our family friends in Hamburg, August and Franzi and their daughter Ida. Thank you for the great food, bed, hospitality and laundry facilities. We look forward to meeting up again soon! https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/belgiumnetherlandsdenmark monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628266248255-G147PMDZZD0C2LPAH6UD/Ypres1.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Entering Ypres, Menin Arch memorializing 54,000 soldiers killed in WWI with unknown graves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628587753448-Q7E8COTAORNRZ02USZVD/belgium+route.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Our Belgium route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628590163310-RI84JNRXA1WBDZECULSG/belgium+border.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Unstaffed France/Belgium border crossing - typical within the EU to see the old infrastructure between countries which has been abandoned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628266286466-KPPXE8F3WWYAMYLQMHMG/Ypres1a.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Feeling like an anachronism driving narrow cobbled streets in our rigged out truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628266320545-O8F52CLQSFZCCYR2R1KN/ypres2.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Flanders Fields museum, Ypres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628266530781-7UAVCUN47WPE7JTG8TQW/camp2.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Typical Belgium campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267140790-4UE32G49O4KW9D0QAVKC/bruges2.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Gorgeous Bruges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267413857-FJKBJQ9TQY92G174S0BA/original_0897fc43-7fe9-432b-a8d7-568397148c66_PXL_20210719_105014716_2.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Our fall back when we arrive in a new city is to pick up the tourist information map with the walking highlights and hit the streets. Andy is the navigator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267446612-DM6O3VENPT3UOAYLPI5H/bruges4.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267474152-L8XQVP4H9RPAOI8I6XTH/bruges5.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267504368-F0QA12HEVJGEJ9TTYXX4/bruges6.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out And somewhere along the way - the picnic lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267537754-E6C3R9LQQI964DDBJ8KD/bruges8.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267567617-P81I9IQRQ9S8AXKS1VHD/bruges9.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Beautiful churches everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628267607535-RLT6XSO65Q4G23RKD4VR/bruges10.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589193253-DPSR0XF4FNSC2OT23VU1/gent+camping.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out More Belgian field camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589220287-Y42SY0BIS4Z6QFITQ1TE/gent1.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589249479-V7DP2OK0YZ0LAHFRUAMT/gent2.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Gravensteen Castle, Ghent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589290292-7I72X7TDGOO4JBFXZYS8/gent3.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Medieval toilet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589516280-JTA4HFCUV6YDH96MIEN4/gent4.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Straight down to the river below. According to the audio narration on our tour, villagers below applauded when the count’s missiles dropped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589543936-BSDKNDD5DNT31L6QBSG2/gent5.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Would not want to swim in that water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589568726-73KNDF1HE3K5K36DCBOR/gent6+%282%29.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628589602779-QNRJT0Y8FDA822GMMNKO/gentcoffeemokabon.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Perfect end to a sightseeing day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628588762848-GI4IAOD5EHW4Q7HWJMBS/antwerp1.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Pedestrian walking streets everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628588787407-PJ8OZCS4OKISEQE8ILBQ/antwerp3.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628588813038-DO8809KIMF2VESLX0Q90/antwerp4.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628588834059-IE2W2DXWKOLSEGB2YS5W/antwerp5.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628588851229-4BE1KKK9S3X2YFR1QWLX/antwerp6.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Belgian chocolate - an artisanal feast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628590759671-9SZQIWYGE7GGXRRSAP53/antwerp+choc.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628588881104-E2KFQV462GD2F4JVXH4Z/antwerp7.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Dawn stopped by Paul Ruben’s house and museum and enjoyed an unexpected and beautiful musical treat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628588910847-3SK8Q04C0V5DB6ISAH0E/antwerpfries.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Another great way to end a sightseeing day. Depending on who you ask, the Belgians claim to have invented french fries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628591051625-ESY5M4SLVFJ61Y4TC8O2/ardennes2.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Hiking in the Ardenne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628591073783-P61VPZPI43KLS0XBMUYM/PXL_20210722_131555615._exported_999_1627025579474.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628591105310-7MDQFLE8UFLH4J294SG5/croissant+with+a+view.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Chocolate croissants with a view above Durbuy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628591136163-MKN9P6G1V9RHWYV3TTP7/durbuy1.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1628591160852-M5S7EZ50D9BMHF7RGBII/durbuy2.jpg Blog - Belgium - First Week in Europe - Make it stand out For our final Belgium photo - posing the truck. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/overlanding-kitchen-set-up monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627375824903-J0KC8U1Q8MLD9RCFB3ZY/beef+tostadas.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Tostadas - one of our favorite meals when we were in Baja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627375016232-DPMK67SI66F17DI9G82I/Andy+drawer.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Everything we need in a relatively small space! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627294287159-OY3RNJ4R1Z26KCIZDFEF/knives.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Set of four Cutco knives with cases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627294519864-DBDX3EAYV7YHWFSB9IE3/knife+sharpener.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out To give credit, we took this idea from Dan Grec and The Road Chose Me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627294636482-AXF7PEA2CFL1LH53GYRE/utensils.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Our best utensil is the garlic press our son Trevor bought us for Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627296311489-NO01X6D6J9NYVSV8SG9J/chicken+jambalaya.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out One of our favorites - a version of Chicken jambalaya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627294856131-FHS2VKTFS2NWHVRBC3GC/alpha+pan+10.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Already looking a little worn, our 12” Sea to Summit frying pan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627294883203-BHGZR3GCZ9FD3IWPX7PK/alpha+sauce+pan.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out And our sauce pan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627294902792-4PFLOSEOYFQ9HIVKW210/beef+curry+and+rice+separate.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out No room to spare with meat and veggies in one and carbohydrate in the other. (Another favorite, meat curry and rice) Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627294948772-QSM2PP5KALY508MRYHWN/pots+on+stove.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out The sauce pan came with a lid, we were missing it with the larger pan (flying bacon grease etc) and found this silicon lid from Le Creuset which has worked perfectly to keep heat and grease in and fits in our drawer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295237378-NTV4UN4LKMHU6IDHOIX1/fried+toast+and+eggs.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Without a toaster, we fry toast and scramble eggs in the same pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295368790-3UAVKHIMXXB1OCMM14SW/avocado+toast.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Or sometimes Dawn makes avocado toast - with hot sauce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295404741-2JB4J8AZC3ONFMT8X452/coffee+set+up.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295450829-HXC0TIN7UXOCAY0V6VOE/silverware+drawer.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295542414-05MB7OTYHXGH4GYDWKCK/msr+cups+and+case+and+wine+glass.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295588240-P9T3HNLJBW54JX0J5ROH/cutting+mats.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295637726-VN88L7DAC9VIZ466CXP4/dishes+and+cutting+mats.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295668220-M57RS0SYRQLF18UP62KX/under+fridge+drawer.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Then the rest . . . Added into the mix a plastic measuring cup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295732545-7O85EY9WDVIRN8F781EL/folding+colander.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Another curiously specific item, we couldn’t decide if the collapsible colander was silly or useful. Turns out it has been incredibly useful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627375325674-186QQ1ATK5EVXAG8OXX0/spices.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Spices stored behind the stove and sink held in place by a bungee cord. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295774651-6HQ6R35KDVP2TIEFMTYW/cooler.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out Another favorite item, our incredibly efficient day cooler. Since we usually pop down every night, we make our lunch in the morning and carry it in the cab with us. This soft sided cooler is relatively light weight and easy to carry a short way for picnics and amazingly effective at keeping things cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295806197-K5AYZ2AIJ47SR6E1Z0S4/ice+packs+and+ice+tray.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out The cooler came with two ice packs which remarkably fit perfectly in our tiny Dometic freezer compart. We can even fit two similarly sized ice trays at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1627295707376-WAN2M1T71E903H0175KV/junk+drawer.jpg Blog - Camper Kitchen Set Up - Make it stand out And finally, what kitchen is complete without the iconic junk drawer. Andy added this drawer under the sink in a blank space. Critical for us it holds a jumple of charging cables, headlamps, scissors, chip clips, batteries etc. Hope this might be helpful for some folks out there. 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Shipping Internationally and Insurance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625764636908-IATPMISI4ZB5R7Q5U0C7/dock+receipt.jpg Blog - Shipping Internationally and Insurance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625764988611-IM1IMLWJ39GHE0N0HUSE/goodbye.jpg Blog - Shipping Internationally and Insurance - Make it stand out We said our goodbyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625765013428-89MVR3N7UC62G33L7BHD/safety.jpg Blog - Shipping Internationally and Insurance - Make it stand out Shipping supervisor moved it close to his office to keep an eye out for us. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/made-it-to-baltimore-national-park-checklist-at-40 monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625444045081-C4KRHMWENRVCV2K1F466/arches+hike.JPG Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Entering Devil’s Garden - 5.5 mile loop on the primitive trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625444222105-YEG8V8JF1W3M335P7HSI/andy+double+0.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Double O Arch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625444074433-GP539H9I56VDEEDEXQBC/arches+truck.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625444487173-7IDGXXA0VI786TME188I/great+sand+1.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Great Sand Dunes National Park - view from High Dune point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625444507879-5RZXKIHLR9LT53JB7WR5/great+sand+3.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out The run down is worth the climb to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625445163388-Q2RRR8IV9QY6DYYOQI2P/hot+springs+2.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Hot Springs National Park hike - above the town of Hot Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625445294997-K05EFJFG91MZPMPT49VZ/Andy+hot+springs.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Andy found a pool in the park to warm his toes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625445444851-VHKF2GZBS2XGSU3HWGR7/gateway+arch+1.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Gateway Arch National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625445758316-IO2FMKVT4OET6AWMB0GR/mammoth+camp.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Campsite at Mammoth Cave National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625445826444-GOHA544QWJS4T8UOSQW0/mammoth+2.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Hiking around Mammoth Cave National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625445920770-TFNZF2PRPDJTNF1IH9ZD/mammoth+1.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Inside Mammoth Caves - huge - as the name suggests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625446370910-TXZIMBQ09S1IVEWGBN5E/great+smokies+1.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out View from Clingmans Dome, still smiling but also feeling the wear of all the miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625446489702-47FJI2G0GSZATHHRVRCX/great+smokies+2.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Chimney Tops hike, Great Smokys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625446658128-KS8TDGA5TPZLSBMIHV3V/tail+of+the+dragon.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Banking a curve on Tail of the Dragon at about 15mph - woohoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625446940606-G06ICUJFZOD66T3A717G/santee+state+park.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Santee State Park, South Carolina, first alligator sightings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625447277046-DW6EFO9H094FS2D1W3MT/congaree+1.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Congaree National Park by kayak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625447315395-7UWATK2GJ9NSLVOFCAGH/congaree+2.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Land O’Snakes, we have never seen so many in two hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625447801432-928KMGOG4RD6ZTKKL1IX/kids+charleston.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Our three children who continue to inspire us daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625447829860-B5FWHIO8O31BSF69YKE8/kids+paddleboard.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out And who are always happiest outdoors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625447852688-QV4MY43NDE3S53MOLWHV/family+cleanup.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out But we all can clean up when necessary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625447883839-BBVS5ZQQGFKP82LDRABU/carol+and+trever.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Newly married- congratulations Carol and Trever! Shakespeare says it best: I would not wish any companion in the world but you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625448334812-NHCRI10X11VHT9ZFLPOY/everglades+np.JPG Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Everglades National Park, alligator sighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625448357669-67OINOCDR32PP4SDMGP3/everglades+boat.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Rented a boat to explore the Everglades waterways. Captain Nicholas at the helm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625449124923-WUGNAJXAWUIRH3XM3LHX/everglades+campsite.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Although we chose land based camping in the Everglades, were impressed by these water based sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625448415716-NE281WI3TQ57VEBCNUBV/nicholas+truck.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Our first overnight guest - he fits! 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Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Shenandoah National Park - Skyline Drive (we drove the whole thing, 100+ miles, beautiful views) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625449043660-HSUDUBE6T7ZYBVA3ID45/shenandoah+np.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Dark Hollow Falls - 3 mile hike at Shenandoah National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625449072500-DPA0ABEAAALQTDVT0F3T/cuyahoga+np2.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Ledges HIke, Cuyahoga Valley National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1625449855551-X5UAKP1RFSL1QCD2KM34/cuyahoga+np.jpg Blog - Made it to Baltimore, National Park Checklist at 42 - Make it stand out Brandywine Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/driving-east-to-ship-to-uk-national-parks-along-the-way monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620851676672-2OUYLR5HSZNQMVO0TDWV/aidinjames.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out https://aidenjamescustoms.com/ graciously fit us into their busy schedule and fixed many of the issues caused by our first build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620852160369-F0I6UT0PTKERNHOG0A0W/CHANNEL+ISLANDS.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Channel Islands National Park - views along the Potato Harbor and El Montanon loop trail. 10 miles of beauty. “To unpathed waters, undreamed shores.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620852435711-8DZLM5R373A5P30HNDD6/CHANNEL+ISLANDS+DAWN.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620852499541-UZVXWRY7YKUX7LB2H492/PINNACLES2.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Views along the Old Pinnacles Loop trail. 10 miles of scrubby hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620852562828-4OZEFX4WEHUHZCHYMW18/PINNACLES3.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620852906163-LC7W3NAUOCAGR37KQCNQ/coast+view.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Coastal view south of Crescent City on 101 - our coming home view for years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620852744772-SNOR4KJJMVJ275H7O81W/HUMB+REDWOODS+SELFIE.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Requisite sunny day at a Northern California beach selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620852887758-O0K52SAC758UDC4PO04F/REDWOODS.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Best road for intimate driving in the redwoods - Howland Hill Road in Jedediah Smith State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620853696888-NWJH1WQRGDP69NUJINOL/LASSEN.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Boondocking on our way to Lassen National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620853727836-R7D3Q043FI6VYAUZGMSJ/LASSEN+%3BHIKE.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Chaos Crags hike in Lassen - 4.25 miles outside of Manzanita Lake area (one of the few areas not currently covered in snow). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1620853570925-UTX1VDRG8U9WL4RBK7S6/SALT+CREEK+FALLS.jpg Blog - Driving east to ship to UK, national parks along the way - Make it stand out Mid day hiking stop on our way in Oregon - 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Fun with local inspiration and shopping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618368496579-845LUM51ELT9P2HEINNM/mexican+products.jpg Blog - Baja - Lessons Learned Some of our favorite local product finds https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/exploring-baja-week-7-mulege-to-mexicali monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618279383084-MYS54VOQ8BNU3RQ1RNGG/happy+beach+faces.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Goodbye Baja! We leave you windswept and happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618369377640-3N3B0V7SGJDHYUA1BYVC/week%252B7.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618280881457-R173JUUUVB8PL3AH3SNP/sign+don+chon.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618280972348-B1NMV3QZQ0I9HHFZ0FNH/rv+park+don+chon.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618281327425-E1MIDI853Y6HI60082H5/seal+cove+look+back+at+the+truck.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Seal Arch Cove - upper left corner you can just see our truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618281367176-ZRLI8IJ23CA9RAWAIBPE/seal+cove+view.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618281393873-WC21M2IG5Z7NRUAYL5U6/seal+cove+water.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Cove lives up to its name! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618364081480-6E5IJGY4SIB2NNVVXXHK/truck+bolt.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618281826263-KWHYEUOLKYW43KLRMV4J/tire+repair.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali First tire change! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618282060554-F51V33N5H81P99JU0C5W/cocos+corner.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Coco’s Corner - still on the old MEX 5 dirt road, coming soon to the new paved freeway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618282037501-FIDSFGLEENGYUBSN1DYD/andy+and+coco.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Coco and Andy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618281686734-9LW1HT0J8NJZ754UJISP/papa+fernandez.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Papa Fernandez at Gonzaga Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618282246720-WUM1H1CVDDWDU05ZAW8F/bahia+san+luis+gonzaga.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Evening walk views at Gonzaga Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618282384791-7GY83JUTD2T83B0XBLQM/dawn+bahia+gonzaga.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Learning to walk on slippery walks in flip flops - its a skill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618364699833-XGC0EK7J55D7AMPSRAYJ/shell+beach+south+of+san+felipe.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Shell Beach, south of San Felipe at KM 26. The tide went way out, sand flats for miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618364731860-PU7KSH99BLFH1RSZ6UI5/shell+beach+sunset.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618364854989-ZIPY5K5L65A8SIFVVHJP/back+out+of+shell+beach.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Drive back out of Shell Beach back to MEX-5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618367117416-L8Q3S52VHP67WVMCS38E/campo%2Bturistico%2B2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali Beachfront palapas at Campo Turistico, San Felipe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618365717639-K5AAKQZOJZFKSIJ5C44D/san+felipe+coast+2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618365761062-O7TO3ZSBBY08SNS8OAVH/dawn+san+felipe+shore.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618365856470-CRBKVHCKH2I6VVTYOYD4/san+felipe+coast.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali View of the town of San Felipe on coastal walk from the north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618366564339-0R5FC6X9VMUTRPWBCAIJ/campo+mosqueda.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week 7: Mulegé to Mexicali https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/exploring-baja-week-six-punta-la-tinaja-to-loreto monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618279201995-9EFM3SGIB5F6TSGKAMR5/playa+los+cerritos+lots+of+surfers.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Playa los Cerritos - surfers waiting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618278786469-C9TGW1H61M1P9I0MUROK/week+6+take+2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617381720324-JA1SRASNS2NUGLFLUL2B/camping+los+cerritos.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Camping at Playa Los Cerritos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617129870931-T24OQ9T9V8JRCLGU9FMZ/playa+los+cerritos+with+andy.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617129898282-DVR3GSY2JFGLG2SVTHB0/waves+at+cerritos.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Morning surf at Los Cerritos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130030760-O7I8UQVAFIBUTG73ESZO/todos+santos+down+town+two.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130068130-V42PDZOS4O30LKQWDG5L/todos+santos+town.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Streets of Todos Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130144250-GZV7MK02T27NJNNDD4IJ/todos+santos+north+of+la+pastora.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Wild camping one mile north of Todos Santos and La Pastora beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130767268-LBW101BPM6DJO3DMD4K6/sunset.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130327734-DHCEEIZQF48GFCVKT8WO/doce+cuarenta.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé DoceCuarenta - great coffee house in Todos Santos with Wifi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130388981-VD3651FBF0G3SP7LZ291/green+room.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé - The Green Room outside of Todos Santos- beachside gourmet dining - amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130496126-L1JQHNQOM8X6Z8M7WRPS/campestre+maranatha.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617130516767-8DOK6Q6JGTI662IPQZQX/andy+happy.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Camping at Campestre Maranatha, La Paz, Andy found a happy spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617317283507-UXZO9L4B3RQ4PYTLOTZT/punto+conejo+bluff.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Bluff top camping at Punto Conejo. Loving the solitude. Society is no comfort to one not sociable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617317366034-CP3SW0UOPD67VQAF6HYF/conejo+coast.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617317520862-BKBS5X3EHEP6OG9IVTCR/andy+crab.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Six: Punta la Tinaja to Mulegé Beautiful crabs https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/exploring-baja-week-five-la-paz-to-san-jose-del-cabo monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618277415328-649QAHG7GYUDSL6UJKVM/la+paz.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja Another glorious morning on the La Paz waterfront - malecon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616866708912-BGKCR400Z351LWWQ8J8K/Week+5+Baja.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616721099608-WQDHREJR8U84ZBKCFU8U/tecolote.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja Playa Tecolote north of La Paz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616721873751-O88RJI68SQ19LVX5GL3K/cabo+truck2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja North of Cabo Pulmo. After seven months living in it, we are still obsessed with truck photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616722018442-64PEXIE6HABS942JKQ0F/cabo+pulmo.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja Town of Cabo Pulmo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616722080441-N0VOQNMGPTLEEHAN15PI/cabo+pulmo+info.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja Tourist information https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616722109599-HCRE8LH4Z9IK93HER0LK/cabo+pulmo+bay.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja Cabo Pulmo National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616722320363-4H08SBPKG99K7SSGOZG2/truck+at+cabo+pulmo.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja Camping spot south of Cabo Pulmo on the beach. Beauty and solitude. For ever and a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616722487613-E4BTFJ2OAIXQ2WVN2HXM/empty+cabo.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja Empty historic town center in San Jose del Cabo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616731990343-VO8J2GPQF3GH7S2SOVD4/art+district.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja San Jose del Cabo historic art district https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616732039726-NQUNGU0POZIKC29YZ724/empty+cabo+beach.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja San Jose del Cabo beach - a rarity - no people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617124581004-UIEX509PS1OB66MSBRZT/punta+tinaja.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Five: La Paz thru Cabo to Punta la Tinaja - Punta la Tinaja - looking back at the truck on morning walk. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/exploring-baja-week-four-agua-verde-to-la-paz monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618276616094-XU5IJ0X65B2NRYPDUHOK/agua+verde.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) View of Agua Verde coast line from kayak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616603645439-MGUVNDDNWVPVO0OATHKH/week+4+map.png Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616601335594-OQ5LADMK1EVFOKG9TNK1/agua%2Bverde%2Bkayak.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616600820669-CU4LP8MDVM5WAM8JKAUJ/kayaking+agua+verde.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Kayaking off shore at Agua Verde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616600983473-SO9SUC510SLRAOMZUS9T/shark+boat.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Who needs a commercial fishing boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616600873082-G0K4YETIZZ5LQ4L251W2/andy+shark.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Biggest catch yet. Off with his head! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616601269252-I7RPNWPOR4MG0ZQDJLKA/shark+for+dinner.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Shark for dinner. So good, flaky, white and flavorful. Rice and beans on the side this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616602128466-4AOZQE3VZB4TDE4QGQYG/Four+palapas.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) - Four Palapas site (we only camped by one) near Puerto Lopez Mateos whale watching pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616602336196-6QPZ0SPGDBIZ3I563K8I/scorpion+bay.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) San Juanico - Scorpion Bay bluff camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616602363106-DVQP7U5GYE3BVRDHXPIE/scorpion+bay+2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Views from coastal walks at Scorpion Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616602391914-POND3EP087TQVS3R2F25/scorpion+bay+3.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616602973186-CUQ4NLFBVUKP8O38LG2T/ciudad+camping.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Ciudad Constitucion - campground with a pool - Campestre La Pila Balneario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616604093731-BESPIDHZC14ZWE75APZE/la+paz.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) La Paz downtown plaza where Hotel Catedral is located. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616604152906-ZH0U7YFXHAEPO70OIKDS/la+ventana.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Kite surfers at La Ventana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616604204119-LPM380PMKO7BYQ7JEN6I/lunch+on+the+beach.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Lunch with a view of the action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616604320581-20SH43JIY4JEN4WWM0YQ/el+sargento.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) La Ventana camping at El Sargento https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616604821688-PVHPBOX1Q4GDCPH3IL4D/dawn+coffee.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Typical truck morning - Dawn drinks coffee in bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616604936784-LCRVKSD24PHBM6FRTRPJ/Andy+works.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) While Andy works. No comment on who has the better deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616605057790-21FB5ZEHF6EAOE3A9J1P/la+paz+waterfront+2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616605088323-6CMIDYX6C8YO3ATTNTP3/la+paz+waterfront.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Four: Agua Verde to La Paz (with a detour to San Juanico) Morning on the La Paz malecon https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/exploring-baha-week-three-mulege-to-san-juanico monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618276307637-S54W06HIV26YVXHEALCT/playa+el+coyote.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Bahia Concepcion, Playa El Coyote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616551815613-Q0OXLX7698S9CT8JS973/week+4+map.png Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616090229636-IKEA67U3MQ37V8ZGKFVN/mulege+mission.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Mision Santa Rosalía de Mulegé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616090263212-YJF822H2KY7IXSXSZYAS/mulege+river+view.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde River view from the mission at Mulegé overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616091701745-XRIMN6J8ZON43GE8HFAG/first+sight+bahia+concepcion.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde First view of Bahia Concepcion from the north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616091167644-A3OPM2N5EUYSD188B8ZJ/playa+escondido2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde The day begins at Playa Escondida, Bahia Concepcion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616092107752-YPRVEFUQ0JF9A4A63DL4/playa+escondida+5.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde View north at Playa Escondida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616093215732-FQR6O794F9L21DTLO57Z/playa+escondida6.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde We are a tiny bit anti social. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616093787922-FVGP7CA3TQ3RSNBSFXAV/playa+el+coyote2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde View along Playa El Coyote to eastern camping side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616093853247-B1HG97JFW48F9ROWHVU0/PXL_20210317_161636359.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Kayaking back from the islands in the bay. Fish for dinner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616541633367-VCOOTT89UKKASI99BR2A/andy%2Bfoot.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Guess which foot was stung by a stingray. True is it that we have seen better days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616542496819-BNFYS38MY16V1J240FUF/requeson.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Secluded spot at the end of Playa El Requeson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616542556472-DJC92PAKI7X7BNEMH952/requeson+with+motorcycles.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde And then joined by motorcycle club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616543453588-VXZ75TJBTB89DUDUQL99/loreto+plaza.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Central Loreto plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616543489003-UQMOHB568GJO1IXDNMZH/loreto+plaza+2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Loreto plaza - empty street cafes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616543771800-2ZT5JYHESW7HJ7MUKPNL/loreto+malecon.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Loreto waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616543692469-VPQMQ5U3KS5XLURE56CR/loreto%2Brv.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Loreto campground - Rivera del Mar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616543896305-67MQKXFYW090KI2K7B4U/PXL_20210318_011943302.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616543974984-UJUU0FWZHWUFRW3MW06Q/pan+dulces.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Andy’s panaderia haul - all about the sweet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616544059053-M1MCF04JRMRPGHNPXK1H/dawn+baguette.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Dawn’s panaderia breakfast - all about the savory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616545669406-QHZEVY397HD2MR5NXYLX/rattlesnake+truck.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Tucked away at Rattlesnake Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616605421086-PAFKBBWRJCLBMSWKBQ23/andy+saves+puffer.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Andy saves puffer fish from sea gull and releases it back to the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616545768221-85NHLRKLLZJWVOP0HCS1/trail+system.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Trail sign for hiking trails at north end of the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616545831418-8TZ0UWMH0EXLIA73INVI/rattlesnake+little+truck.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde View of Rattlesnake beach from the ridge trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1617755530544-VYDL57XWH87D0VWS0WMH/andy+shower.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde Free mountain water fill source, with bonus shower for Andy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616546312027-DD66V9M59S9BYLAO66M4/agua+verde+drive.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde View driving into Agua Verde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1616546434101-POB01YHKOWG2XG5YH4V6/auga+verde+cove.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Three: Mulegé to Agua Verde https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/exploring-baja-week-2 monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618275023587-82HU03BKCHLBV64R0SQ6/whale.JPG Blog - Exploring Baja - Week Two: Bahía de los Ángeles to Mulegé Up close with the grey whales! 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Exploring Baja - Week Two: Bahía de los Ángeles to Mulegé Views on our walks from our Mulegé campground. https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/u8rhno0zhjyjldf3cc2n32h133yqo8 monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1618274223485-TYQX5QG48RXXEN6JVK8U/truck+on+beach.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles Beach south of San Quintin accessed by El Pabelllon Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1615247303597-MJNUZ2U49JE65JSXMLJW/Baja+week+1+map.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles First seven days - Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles, approx 440 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614285785555-6SBQW6T057IJ4S93FQMG/original_545d56b2-82af-4c41-8796-aba63eae7c39_PXL_20210220_175825861.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles No lines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614284691500-FGHYRXX9BLI6P9XSDARH/tecate.jpg Blog - 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Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles Desert on the way from San Quintin to Cataviña https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614288198883-781LQF4GRNICHEQDQMGW/PXL_20210223_002633249.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614288520837-PE9PYE09FJH4B09DR1O7/cave+paintings.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614288576478-IRKY62VMG1W334QVETF7/original_fbee8bde-b99f-49ac-8db6-015bee203730_PXL_20210223_013655676.MP.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles Rancho Santa Inez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614288791611-IE5DPGUF9AVKOBBXFMFT/bahia.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles Our first view of Bahía de los Ángeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614289006032-MGUYYMEZV6QRQNMV1U54/daggetts.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles View from our campsite at Daggett’s Beach Camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614289347160-A9GVUKHJ4K6PMQ7RP30F/campo+archelon.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles Campsite at Campo Archelon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614289533376-UUEBPP5IA9N8W4KYVOB1/view+across+bay.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles View across the bay on morning walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614621867868-3OUPEC4K4Y47X5UNCYL5/LA+GRINGA.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles Playa La Gringa dispersed camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1614707093487-NMQNEEJH0BR4RJ7EGRDB/processed_PXL_20210227_000224268%7E2.jpg Blog - Exploring Baja - Week One: Tecate to Bahía de los Ángeles https://www.roguewanderers.com/blog/5ctm1yqri1hgb1517aqbfcrqt9jao2 monthly 0.5 2021-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1600914451701-FZRW98MDLGOS0GHXQOM7/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Imogene Pass An easy section, trust me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1601663650532-GIMVQPQ5GI78NXHFEFSW/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Imogene Pass Rear locker engaged… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1601663693656-V2K9AYDN60O5VACS5RCT/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Imogene Pass Just a bit of pucker factor here as the road slopes to the left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1601664241296-KBGO9ZN77AANXLNH42BV/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Imogene Pass A typical steep spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1601664293540-BGWN1P9GH82OD3TGYYWD/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Imogene Pass Getting close to the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb85920d2ae880e0ff1526f/1601664338856-TNA93EH9VJPZ0OXKBH3G/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Imogene Pass We made it! 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