After Antigua we chartered a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) for two weeks. We had chartered sailboats in the San Francisco Bay before, however they were only day…
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Fun Adventures in Antigua
For our first week in the Caribbean we visited Antigua for six days. It is a fun island with 365 beaches and plenty of sunshine. It was off season, so…
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The beginning of this adventure took us to Newport, Rhode Island and Hull, Massachusetts. We went to Newport to see a presentation by sailor Cole Brauer and explore the area….
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Sarah flew home and we continued on to two more stops in Thailand. Our next stop was Railay Beach. It’s a fun little town sandwiched between towering rock formations. Our…
Continue readingIsland Hopping with Sarah in Thailand: Phuket and Phi Phi
Although we had an amazing trip to Nepal, we were excited to get to Thailand and meet up with Sarah. She arrived ahead of us and we met at the…
Continue readingWonderful Hands in Outreach Sponsor Tour in Kathmandu
The main reason we went to Nepal this fall was to meet a girl in Kathmandu whose education we sponsor through the charity Hands in Outreach (HIO). HIO coordinated a…
Continue readingEverest Base Camp Trek Recovery in Kathmandu and Pokhara
After the Everest Base Camp trek both of us developed some sort of lung congestion and a terrible cough. It seemed like many people on the trek had something similar….
Continue readingMt Everest and Ama Dablam Base Camp Trek: An Amazing Journey
We completed the Everest (Sagarmatha*) and Ama Dablam Base Camp trek! We had fantastic weather and the scenery was incredible over the 14 days. It was a tough journey on…
Continue readingAdventures in Lumbini and Chitwan
The final stops on our road trip were Lumbini and Chitwan. Lumbini is where Buddha was born and Chitwan National Park has various safaris for spotting animals. As with our…
Continue readingExploring Hill Towns of Nepal: Bandipur, Gorkha, and Tansen
Nepal has many hill towns that were created for similar reasons as the hill towns in Europe. Going back thousands of years, what is currently Nepal was fragmented into many…
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