A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Sadly, the Abbot Pass hut was 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 2023. You can’t always predict when you are about to embark on an […] Read more…
Trekking Kalaw to Inle Lake is one of the best treks 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 […] 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…
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…
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…