Introduction – Tibet journey Tashi Dele! “Hello, Welcome!”. Our journey through Tibet had started. In the forgotten kingdom of Tibet, much has changed since China took control in 1950. Fast forward nearly 70 years and Tibet is still changing – very rapidly I might add. For the better? Well, that depends on your perspective in […]
Trekking
Trekking Supplies Calculator
Hi I’m Barry the TrekBot – your trekking supplies calculator. Listen to my welcome message here: I take the guesswork out of packing for treks at both low and high altitudes. Calculate how many of these consumable items to take on your trek. SNACKS: muesli bars and chocolate bars HYGIENE: tissues, hand sanitiser, face/body wipes, […]
Trekking For Beginners
In this post Introduction Start with Half Day Hikes Progress to Day Hikes Test Your Endurance on Multi-Day Hikes Understand Altitude Go Trekking! Introduction to Trekking for Beginners Whether you’re new to trekking or want to resume from years past, you will need to start somewhere. You’ve maybe talked to people? Bought or borrowed gear? […]
Hiking vs Trekking
Hiking vs trekking – it all depends on where you come from, what you’re doing and where you’re going. So what is trekking or any other variation of walking? You can call it what you like but this is how we see it. Trekking Multi-day hiking usually in mountainous areas and over an extended period […]
Australia: Bay of Fires Walk, Tasmania
After flying into Launceston, it was time to meet our team and head off on our 3 day Bay of Fires walk. We organised the walk through Life’s an Adventure. Situated on the east coast of Tasmania, this magical and remote landscape showcases pure white perfect beaches, vivid orange granite boulders and sapphire and emerald […]