Author: Oliver
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Global Fieldtrip Night – Uplifting United Kingdom!
Read more: Global Fieldtrip Night – Uplifting United Kingdom!How can you visit the UK in 3 hours or less? Almost 40 people found out by attending our first Global Fieldtrip Night, featuring photos and stories from our time in the UK. With this being our first such event, we really didn’t know what to expect. It was wonderful to have a variety of…
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Lares Pass – Day 3
Read more: Lares Pass – Day 3“Wow, I was so much warmer last night!” said Katina as she opened the zipper to the tent and watched the frost flake away. I guess the investment in the hat, scarf and gloves really paid off! Our second night’s sleep had been quite restful and we were certainly warmer. After a nice hot cup…
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“We’re climbing how high?”
Read more: “We’re climbing how high?”I have to say, that first night of camping was COLD! Even with the -17C sleeping bags, we were a bit chilly. How do we combat this? With gear! My ears were starting to go numb, so I decided it would be a good investment to purchase a hat with some lovely ear flaps. Katina…
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“It’s the journey, not the destination…”
Read more: “It’s the journey, not the destination…”Let’s say you were 11 or 14 years old and you were given a choice something like this…. You can stay at a really cool Eco treehouse-lodge in the Andes Mountains and do fun things like zip lining… Or, you can hike uphill for 3 straight days, covering 32 km and sleeping in tents. Which do…
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Four flew over the Cusco nest!
Read more: Four flew over the Cusco nest!Up to this point it had been a real whirlwind of travel, going from LA to Quito, Ecuador and then catching an early morning flight to Cusco, Peru. This was to be the launching point for our trek to Machu Picchu. Since we knew that there was risk of altitude sickness on our trek, we decided to…