Today I woke up with a start. I had set my alarm but apparently forgot to turn it on – oops. Luckily I still had 10 minutes to make it to breakfast on time! At 8:30am sharp, with all my chicks in tow, we head to the train station and […]
Up early and off to breakfast with the group. There are a total of 9 of us taking the easy, easy hike which also includes the typical holiday triathlon – shopping, walking and eating/drinking and we will add sightseeing to the list. At 9:am sharp we meet at the […]
Another good sleep and a beautiful morning! Breakfast on the 4th floor and an earlier departure of 9:00am to catch the 9:14am train to Riomaggiore. As we are soon to find out, Italian trains are not as punctual as the German or Swiss! The train arrived late and was packed. […]
Bongiorno! A full night’s sleep and I feel like a new person! Met everyone on the 4th floor for breakfast overlooking the beach and Mediterranean – a great way to start the day! Meet time was 10:00 am for both the ‘easier’ and ‘harder’ hikers. We met Trevor and Tony […]
We have arrived in Italy!! After 11 hours in flight and a very tight connection at London Heathrow we have arrived at Pisa airport. Our elation of arriving waned slightly when we realized 5 of the 10 bags didn’t make the connection in London. Surprisingly though the baggage tracing process […]
With just 10 short days left before our exciting journey to Italy, final preparations have begun. Do I have the right clothing? What will the weather be like? Where is that adapter for my phone? Oh dear, do I really want to take a bathing suit? before we know it […]
Mt. Kilimanjaro Trek Tour Led by local guides and porters, you are in for a true African experience! You will be made to feel at home and a part of their family. A perfect way to achieve your dream to reach the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro…. with your “African family”. […]
Trekking Everest in Nepal Is it your dream to stand at the base of the highest mountain in the world? Make it a reality and join us next year in April 2014, for a once in a lifetime journey to Nepal…… land of the lovely Sherpa people, the Himalayas and, […]
[slideshow] Sleep was quite irregular as several teams awoke before midnight for their summit attempt. We are lucky as we have time on our side so that we can have a full night’s sleep – or so we hope! Sian was ticked at a group of Germans that insisted on […]
[slideshow] Also see YouTube for the Kilimanjaro song sung by the porters: http://youtu.be/IEVaHd71Ja4 Happy birthday to Charmayne! Hooray, we are on our way back to Arusha, a proper bed and HOT showers! I awake excited to know that tonight I will be in a very comfortable bed at the Snow […]
