Thank you girls for taking the time and effort to travel from other states to our Camino reunion in Stanwell Park. Special thanks to Leila who opened up her Tudor Lodge guesthouse to accommodate the group. The weather could not have been better especially on Saturday when we donned our trekking boots to hike the 11klm Otford to Burning Palms [….]
Read MoreMAY TREK AND TALK NEWSLETTER
Pack Light and Travel in Style. Trek Talk May 2014 Channel Nines’ 60 Minutes recently showed a documentary on Patagonia, and if you got the chance to view it my guess is that it took your breath away! In February I returned from my first trip to Patagonia, and I found that it is a place that makes you feel [….]
Read MoreMAY TREK AND TALK
Pack Light and Travel in Style. Trek Talk May 2014 Channel Nines’ 60 Minutes recently showed a documentary on Patagonia, and if you got the chance to view it my guess is that it took your breath away! In February I returned from my first trip to Patagonia, and I found that it is a place that makes you feel [….]
Read MorePACK LIGHT TRAVEL IN STYLE
http://www.womentravelblog.com/2014/05/packing-light/
Read MoreJOIN OUR TRIP TO SPAIN – WALKING THE CAMINO FROM LEON TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/holiday-deals/holiday-specials-for-spain-central-america-new-zealand-india-and-more/story-fnjjv328-1226911515756
Read MoreA RIDE OF A LIFETIME!
The helicopter ride of a lifetime! I was selected to sit in the cockpit of a Sikorsky Helicopter from Syangboche in the Solu Khumbu area of Nepal. The experience was just as rewarding as trekking to Everest Base Camp, the view was incredible, as well the pilots who manoeuvred the huge machine through the mountains. The airstrip is the closest [….]
Read MoreEscape on an Adventure of a Lifetime
By Lyn Taylor of Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel Many of Lyn’s Tours are Women only, and some are mixed. See her website for details Kathmandu is a fascinating medieval city with many Pagodas, shrines and Internet cafes, but one of my most amazing experiences was during a trip to the Everest area. Kathmandu airport was surrounded in pea soup fog the morning we [….]
Read MoreMY TRIP TO NEPAL WITH LYN – Kay stokes
My Trip to Nepal with Lyn Left Sydney airport 8.50am had a 6 hour stop over in Malaysia we booked hotel To rest and freshen up. When you arrive in Malaysia international flights arrive one Side and transfer flights leave from the other side to get there they have a train connecting The two airports . We had plenty of [….]
Read More60 TIMES TO NEPAL AND STILL COUNTING
Next week I am off on another Nepal Adventure. Here is a post I wrote from one of my previous trips to Everest. I hope that the flight is not repeated. mnEXhttp://www.womentravelblog.com/2014/03/kathmandu/
Read MoreFULL NAVIGATION PATAGONIA
S Sailing among the icebergs on our full navigation of is like navigation through a sea of sculptures, georgous statues of crystals and light that have been cast adrift natural works of art. These are travelling silent companions whose ranks swell the closer you get to the front of the glacier. These colossal fortresses that float quietly, moving inexorbantly towards [….]
Read MoreDAY HIKE TO TORRES DEL PAINE
Even though this trek is classed as a moderate hike to the Valley of Ascension and legendary Torres del Paine we decided to begin our excursion. We preferred to ride the first part by horse which was a good choice as we were able to sit and admire some of the most amazing views ever. From the valley’s entrance, we could [….]
Read MorePhotos update on Patagonia
Our excursion took us to Victoria Island by ferry, we visited Arayanes forest which belongs to the Arayanes National park which covers 4000 hectares and has a population of 20 people mostly national park rangers and there families. On the Island there is a school, museum, small shop. The Arrayan is a small tree of Argentina and Chile and belongs [….]
Read More