A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
When most people think of Mexico they think of dazzling turquoise waters, white sands, tropical weather, delicious food, and ruins hidden in the jungle. That is how I pictured Mexico before I visited. It turned out to be all of those things but also so much more. Looking through my Lonely Planet at the various […] Read more…
Trekking Kalaw to Inle Lake is the best trek I have ever done – pretty big call huh? I can be prone to exaggeration but I promise you: this statement is not an exaggeration. The three days spent trekking in Myanmar between the small mountain town of Kalaw to Inle Lake was one of the […] Read more…
Visiting New Zealand and want to do a multi-day hike? Then you should definitely consider hiking the Tongariro Northern Circuit over three or four days. Read on to find out why… The Great Walks are nine multi-day hikes (and one multi-day canoe trip) in New Zealand, with backcountry huts and camping grounds linking each day’s […] Read more…
Sadly, the Abbot Pass hut is being dismantled in summer 2022 due to erosion. I still recommend doing the first part of the hike to Lake Oesa but I am unsure if you will be able to hike to the hut site in 2022 but it may be possible to do it as a long […] Read more…
Wow, what a month it has been! I definitely had my share of bad luck this past month but I also had some incredibly positive experiences too so it wasn’t all bad. Month six started on the chilled out island of Koh Lanta which I ended up slowly falling for during my week there. It […] Read more…
Our last stop in Colombia before crossing into Ecuador was a quick detour to Santuario de Las Lajas, a minor basilica church, built spanning a beautiful canyon. The church was built against the wall of the canyon where a local girl saw the Virgin Mary appear to her. There is a lot of tourist tat […] Read more…