Hiking and Trekking

Climbing Adams Peak For Sunrise Views. Sri Lanka

Climbing Adams Peak For Sunrise Views. Sri Lanka

Thousands and thousands of acres of tea plantations lined the narrow roads between Hatton and Dalhousie, the starting point for climbing Adams Peak, also known as Sri Pada. Standing 2,243 meters (7,359ft) the sacred mountain is the fourth highest peak on the island of...
Ella In The Sri Lankan Hill Country: A Hill Walker’s Dream

Ella In The Sri Lankan Hill Country: A Hill Walker’s Dream

Ella is a small, one street town set among the beautiful rolling green tea field laden hills of Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. While the amazing train journey to get here is reason enough to come to Ella, the main reason for people coming to this small little town is for...
Sunrise at Annapurna Base Camp; ABC Trek: Day 7 to 9

Sunrise at Annapurna Base Camp; ABC Trek: Day 7 to 9

Annapurna Base Camp Trek Day 7: Machhapuchhre Base Camp to Bamboo, taking in Sunrise at Annapurna Base Camp We woke up in the pitch black at 3:30am and slowly, still half asleep, pulled on our trekking clothes, laced up our shoes and ventured out into the crisp...
Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal: Day 4 to 6

Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal: Day 4 to 6

Annapurna Base Camp Trek Day 4: Tadapani to Chomrong Thankfully the rain had stopped by the time we got up this morning and we had clear skies to begin our walk to Chomrong. At this point the trail splits in two; north-east to Chomrong to join the Annapurna Base Camp...
Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal: Day 1 to 3

Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal: Day 1 to 3

Annapurna Base Camp Trek Day 1: Naya Pul to Tikhedhungga Starting the day with breakfast in Pokhara, the excitement was building ahead of starting the Annapurna Base Camp trek. The two-hour bus to Naya Pul was the usual ‘life on the edge’ experience, but we made it in...