The day we arrived to the village of Namche during our trek to Mt Everest Base Camp was by far one of the hardest days and experiences I have ever had physically. The trek to our campsite was insanely tough. There were tears and moments where I felt like giving up. I didn’t have trouble from a physical fitness standpoint but early in the day, my heart was...
On the day we were to begin our Mt Everest Base Camp trek with World Expeditions, we started with a 5am wake up call although I was up by 4:30am. I had been feeling extremely anxious in the days leading up to this moment paired with jet lag. I had worked myself up to what would soon come. The dreaded flight into the ‘most dangerous airport in the world’...
Lonely Planet recently named Kathmandu, Nepal as one of the top cities to visit in 2019. As I’ve just returned from Nepal where I hiked to Mt Everest Base Camp, I can agree with this recommendation. My husband and I have fallen in love with the area and the people that live there. In fact, I’ve found it has been an adjustment returning to the U.S. after...