by Dom | Adventure Travel Planning
Oman is a gorgeous country that offers the keen adventurer a fantastic variety of things to see and do. Quiet beaches, vast deserts and desolate mountains are just some of what awaits you in the Jewel of Arabia. If your plans entail experiencing the best of what Oman...
by Dom | Urban Adventures
Landing on the tarmac in a new country is something I always look forward to. While other people are annoyingly standing up before the tone has signaled that it’s safe to take of your seat belts, I tend to get lost in my imagination. Anticipation of what adventures...
by Dom | Adventure Travel Planning
I love planning trips. In fact, it is a past-time of mine that helps me sate the travel bug. Always having a trip planned and another adventure in the pipeline to plan gives me something to look forward to. The planning process has this funny way of transporting you...
by Dom | Adventure Travel Planning
YOUR SABBATICAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED If someone tells you that they are considering taking a sabbatical, you would probably think one of two things. Either – wow, good for you, go for it or wow, that’s crazy and likely career suicide. In most of the discussions I...
by Dom | Hiking & Trekking
MONJO TO LUKLA KEY STATS Starting Point: Monjo (2,835m/9,301ft) Finishing Point: Lukla (2,860m/9,383ft) Distance:13 km/8mi Trekking Time: 3.5 Hours Accommodation: Yeti Mountain Home Lukla MONJO TO LUKLA EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK DIARY It is true what they say – all...
by Dom | Hiking & Trekking
TASHINGA TO MONJO KEY STATS Starting Point: Tashinga (3,540m/11,614ft) Finishing Point: Monjo (2,840m/9,318ft) Distance: 12km/7.5mi Trekking Time: 3.5 Hours Accommodation: Yeti Mountain Home Monjo TASHINGA TO MONJO EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK DIARY Trekking to Everest Base...
by Dom | Hiking & Trekking
PERICHE TO TASHINGA KEY STATS Starting Point: Periche (4,371m/14,340ft) Finishing Point: Tashinga (3,550m/11,614ft) Distance: 13.5km/8.4mi Trekking Time: 4 Hours Accommodation: Everest Summit Lodges PERICHE TO TASHINGA EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK DIARY Day 13 of our...
by Dom | Hiking & Trekking
EVEREST BASE CAMP TO PERICHE KEY STATS Starting Point: Everest Base Camp (3,440m/11,300ft) Finishing Point: Periche (4,371m/14,340ft) Distance: 17km/10.6mi Trekking Time: 6.5 Hours Accommodation: Pumori Lodge EVEREST BASE CAMP TO PERICHE – BASE CAMP TREK DIARY...
by Dom | Hiking & Trekking
GORAKSHEP TO EVEREST BASE CAMP KEY STATS Starting Point: Gorakshep (3,440m/11,300ft) Finishing Point: Everest Base Camp (5,364m/17,600ft) Distance: 5km/3.1mi Trekking Time: 2 Hours Accommodation: Tent GORAKSEHP TO EVEREST BASE CAMP DIARY If your idea of an awesome...