backpacking

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November 10-12, 2015: Annapurna Aftermath

Though this post will not be anywhere near as amazing (or as long) as the Annapurna post, the journey back down the mountain and the stops along the way were exciting enough that they warranted their own post! Continue reading →

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October 31-November 9, 2015: Conquering the Annapurna Circuit

I’m going to preface this post with a few notes: Continue reading →

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October 26-28, 2015: Kathmandu Valley Trek

Took off for our first (mini) trek!! We decided that we wanted to and were capable of doing Annapurna sans guide and sans porter, so we tested the waters by venturing out on our own for 2 nights/3 days from Sundarijal to Dhulikhel. Continue reading →

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October 23-25, 2015: Hangin’ in Kathmandu, Part 1

Spent our first two days in Kathmandu relaxing, meeting fun people and seeing some of the cool sites in and around the capital city. Continue reading →

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October 22-23, 2015: The Journey to Kathmandu

Though there are 1-stop flights from Tel Aviv to Kathmandu that only take about 11 hours, we booked too last minute and on too tight a budget to be able to afford such luxuries. As a result, we got to enjoy a 33 hour journey (was supposed to be 24 hours…) to a country in a time zone only 3 hours ahead. Now, to make matters slightly more interesting, our layovers were in Amman, Jordan (where at least I’m allowed in…) and Doha, Qatar (where, well, I’m not). Continue reading →

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August 26-31, 2015: Cyprus

We were debating about what to do with the last few days of the Europe portion of our trip. We really wanted to make our way into Eastern Europe but flights were SO expensive last minute and the cheapest option we could find was to Cyprus. So we thought, why not? Continue reading →

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August 23-26, 2015: Greece, Part 3 – Lounging Around Chalkidiki

Said goodbye to Steve in Santorini, for good this time (we’ll miss you, dear friend), and flew into Thessaloniki, picked up a car, and drove out to the fantastic city of Afytos/Afitos on the Kassandra finger of Chalkidiki/Halkidiki (see map below). Continue reading →

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August 17-23, 2015: Greece, Part 2 – Island Hopping

Spent the next week Island-hopping around the The Cyclades of Greece. Continue reading →