Backpacking

Alaska is home to countless beautiful landscapes and every time I venture somewhere new it blows me away becoming my new favorite place. Wrangell St Elias National Park was no exception to…

Locals will tell you that only 30% of visitors to Denali National Park & Preserve are lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Denali in this massive 6 million acre stretch of Alaskan…

If you’re anything like me then you know one of the best ways to experience a new place is through hiking and over the last four years I’ve had the good fortune…

Many travelers coming to Vietnam want to see Sapa for its picturesque rice terraces but don’t know when is the best time to visit.  Well the truth is whenever you come to…

Ban Gioc waterfall sits in a river valley full of jungle covered karst mountains and is the most beautiful landscape I’ve ever seen.  Oh yeah, plus Ban Gioc is the largest waterfall…

Phong Nha is home to the world’s largest caves and the Ho Khanh homestay is the perfect place to stay during your visit.  The village of Phong Nha was put on the…

Today was the first actual day of hiking on the Annapurna Circuit and we woke up to beautiful blue skies and snow capped mountains after a crazy ride from Kathmandu!  We had…

Most of you already know that I left Korea in early March to embark on an epic backpacking journey through Asia.  The last 4 months have had their share of ups and…

Kathmandu is filled with a whirlwind of dust as trekkers from around the world prepare for their journey into The Himalayas.  My brother and I met our guide Thakur the night before…

Getting snowed in on the Annapurna Circuit means I actually had some down time to put together this post.  Luckily the Throng La Hotel in Manang has some wifi so I thought…