Category: Travel
Mt. Kili recap
Well its been awhile…but it was really fun to see this come together and relive the joy (and terror) that was Mt. Kilimanjaro. Hope this gives an overview of the 9 day trek!
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From the top!
Woah – it’s been a while since I updated this! 15 days in Africa (9 on on mountain, 2 on safari, and the rest en route) took ALOT out of us. I’ve thought a lot about how I wanted to document the experience and have decided to do it by topic, not by chronology. That…
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Crusin’ Part Two: Cruise Control
Sorry for the delay in posting this! We did get trapped in Miami for an extra day and a half, then my computer broke so had to get a new one. Quick recap: Went on a cruise, first couple of days were fun. Did a cigar rolling excursion in the DR (that’s what Lin Manuel…
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Cruisin’ Part One
Pre(r)amble: I sit here writing this blog entry back at the Standard Hotel in Miami as it storms outside. After leaving our cruise, we didn’t really know what to do with our bags and had 6 hours before flight departure. Our travel companions headed to the airport only to find their flights continually delayed. For…
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Bienvenido a Miami!
Been a few days since my last update! I’ve been spending most of my time prepping for the cruise, hike, and birthday party (in chronological order, not by magnitude of prep). I finally think we have everything we need for the hike. I’ve been to REI so much, I’ve established residency. Finalized the packing list…
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Training update
In my head, I’ve boiled the challenges of Kili down to three key things: We’ve been training for all three of these challenges since January and are getting very close to putting our training to the test!! We’ve kept a countdown timer front and center reminding us how much longer we had and to keep…
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WAY outside my comfort zone: Part 2
BOSTON! I’ve never been before, but have quite a few friends who have, so I reached out to see what the top things to do (with less than 24hrs!) I’m no stranger to traveling by myself, mostly for work though. While traveling with my wife, family, or friends is definitely preferred, there’s something quite exhilarating…
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WAY outside the comfort zone, part 1
I tend to over-plan; or as I might argue, properly plan… Vacations, large purchases, where we’ll go to eat. These come with quite a bit of research and prep. After all, if you’re making an investment of time & money, don’t you want it to have a strong ROI!? (Ok, I’ve only been off of…
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Choosing our route
tl;dr: we’re doing the Lemosho route & Crater Camp One of the first decisions we had to make when deciding to hike Kilimanjaro was what route to take. There are quite a few routes up the mountain & multiple considerations to weigh: We ending up choosing the Lemosho route, with a stop at Crater camp.…
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