Camino Reunion

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 [….]

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MAY 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 [….]

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MAY 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 [….]

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A 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 [….]

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Escape 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 [….]

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FULL 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 [….]

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DAY 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 [….]

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Photos 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 [….]

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