For as long as I can remember Maine has been at the top of my U.S. travel bucket list. There’s something about the way this area of the U.S. is portrayed in books and on television. In my mind, it’s as if this area is like living in a fairytale. A bit extreme, I know, but something I have never been able to get past when thinking of Maine. When I got the...
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 trek to Mt Everest Base Camp 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...