Over the past 3 years I’ve checked out or tented most of the official campgrounds on Kauai and Maui.
Despite being an outdoor tropical paradise, the campground situation on those 2 islands is a mess.
Your choices include National Campgrounds, State Campgrounds, County Campgrounds and a few private campgrounds.
Though inexpensive, the problem is actually [...]
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26 Nov
the sorry campgrounds of Hawaii
19 Nov
getting Nepal trekking permits
If you sign up with a trekking company, they take care of your permits.
But if you hike independently, you’ll need to get your own. The recommended way is to pick them up in Kathmandu in advance of your trek.
Back in 1997 it was a Royal pain to get a permit. Long line-ups. It [...]
3 Nov
hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc
Carol gives a shout out for Alpine Exploratory, a company specializing in walking and trekking holidays in the Alps.
They did the “self-guided” version of the tour.
I think self-guided is a nice compromise. You don’t need to follow behind your group (like sheep). But you have experts who speak the local languages setting your [...]
30 Sep
need insurance to hike Europe?
What if this happened to you?
What would it cost?
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The days of foreigners being “covered” for health costs in nations with socialized medicine are ending. In Switzerland you would pay the full cost of helicopter rescue if you are not a citizen.
Even in the [...]
4 Sep
Laugavegur Tour, Iceland
After many, many hours trying to find a good deal on airfare. And rent-a-car. I finally gave up on trying to hike the island nation this summer.
I’ll start months in advance next time. And travel off-season.
Here’s what I missed …
… Arguably the most famous hiking tour in Iceland is the Laugavegur Tour. Traditionally [...]
26 Aug
Mt Blanc to Matterhorn – day 3
Hiking trip report by site editor Rick McCharles. Day 3 of 7.
This turned out to be the most memorable day of many amazing days.
The weather was terrible. All day. Terrible.
The most remote and wild terrain of the entire route.
I was quite happy to finally arrive at Cabane de Prafleuri.
These refuges [...]
12 Aug
best way to cost a tent site?
$23 / night for a walk in campsite at Thomas Raddall campground in 2009. That’s $23 / person!
The same charge is levied for 6 adults with 3 tents. That’s less than $4 / person.
Nova Scotia Parks … FEES
I drove down the highway and stayed at the hostel. … The hostel that costs $25 [...]
9 Aug
camping, hiking, kayaking on the rise
On Paul Gilbert’s blog:
… In just the last year, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority has seen a jump in camping of 10 percent increase over last summer, and an astonishing 75 percent increase since 2004. …
… Tom Doyle, Vice President of Information and Research at the National Sporting Good Association, says the increase in [...]
3 Aug
future climbing trip to the Italian Dolomites?
Dreaming …
Via Ferrata are, in effect, a range of protected scrambling routes, comprised of skilfully installed fixed cables, ladders and gorge-spanning bridges, which assist ascents to high levels, from which you walk on, often to a nearby rifugio, or back to the starting point via a path.
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2 Aug
#8 best hiking region in the world is …
The Italian Dolomites.
by site editor Rick McCharles
I write from Europe. This is the first adjustment to our Top 10 hiking regions since we first published them. Northern Italy has been added.
High altitude adventure and colourful sunsets. Wow! The Dolomites are far better than I expected. This was my first trip.
At besthike we rank all [...]
