Category: Past Adventures
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Norway 2022
In the summer of 2022, we spent several weeks backpacking in the enchanting Lofoten Islands of Northern Norway. Located north of the Arctic Circle, this magical chain of islands has provided inspiration to the bohemian-types (artists, writers, etc) for many decades due to it’s deep connection with nature. It boasts…
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Cambodia 2019
In the fall of 2019, we set out to explore the temples of Angkor Wat near Siem Reap, Cambodia. Our adventure also took us to the island of Koh Rong Samloem in the Bay of Thailand and the very busy city of Saigon, Vietnam. We had a rough start due…
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Italy (Dolomites 2008, 2010, 2015, 2019, and 2021) and Slovenia
If there’s one place on earth we can’t get enough of, it’s the Dolomite mountain range of Northern Italy! Our obsession with this region started 15 years ago, and we still have sooooo much to explore! As hikers and climbers, the Dolomites are a dreamland – with beautiful and easily…
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Peru 2007
This is an old trip report written right after we returned from our trip – hard to believe all of this took place more than 15 years ago! Introduction One year after making a sixteen-day trek through the Cordillera Huayhuash, we found ourselves back in Peru for another climbing adventure. The…
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China 2017
In the summer of 2017, we undertook our family’s most logistically challenging adventure – a trip through mainland China. At the time, the kiddos were 6 and 4 years old, and we spoke absolutely no Mandarin and/or Cantonese – during our time there, we ended up mastering 3 total words.…
Eight Boots Abroad 