Day 2 of my journey on Kilimanjaro’s Machame Route takes to Shira Camp situated at 3800M above sea-level. The hike is a very short one today: just 5km, however we ascend nearly 800 meters in this short hike from 3050m at Machame Camp to 3800m at Shira Camp. My alarm went off at 6:30am, and […]
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Day 1 of my 6 day trek on the Kilimanjaro Machame route with Zara Tours commenced at Machame Gate – situated about 30KM from Moshi. The 11KM trek today gained about 1200m of elevation – from Machame gate which sits at 1640m to Machame camp which sits at 2840m. The slow-as-molasses “pole-pole” pace set by
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Climbing Kilimanjaro has been on my bucket list for a while. Kilimanjaro is one of the World’s Seven Summits, and is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. As the highest mountain on the continent of Africa – it is also known as the “Ceiling of Africa.” As summiting Kilimanjaro does not require any technical
Situated approximately 800 meters above sea-level, Moshi is the most popular basecamp for treks to summit the “Ceiling of Africa”: Mount Kilimanjaro. As a Mount Kilimanjaro trek is a big investment, it’s a good idea to arrive in Moshi a few days prior to when your trek is scheduled to commence in order to acclimatize
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Zanzibar Island is the main island of a semi-autonomous archipelago about 25-50KM off the Eastern Coast of Africa that united with the republic of Tanganyika in 1965 to form the modern Republic of Tanzania. I thought I would do a stop on the beautiful island of Zanzibar to relax on the beach before attempting to
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The Camino Finisterre or Camino Fisterra or Camino to the “End of the World” is the only Camino that takes you away from Santiago de Compostela and towards the Atlantic Ocean. The Camino Finisterre takes you to the Cabo Fisterra – which for hundreds of years was regarded as the end of the known world
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Week 5 marks the last leg of my journey to completing the French Route of the Camino de Santiago. As I walked through the last 100 or so kilometers of the route through beautiful Galician landscapes; I became increasingly reflective of my learnings from the journey the closer I got to my destination. There’s a
Week 4 of my journey to Santiago takes me from Leon into the province of Galicia. As the pilgrimage passes the 500KM mark of the Camino de Santiago; injuries are not uncommon. I battle my own injuries this week and encounter many others who are also trying to overcome their bodily objections to the journey.
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Week 3 of my journey on the Camino de Santiago takes place entirely in the Meseta. Gone are mountains and lush forest trails of Week 1, and the vineyards of Week 2. For many, the unchanging, arid landscapes of the Meseta are the worst part of the Camino. While I do not deny that I
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Week 2 of the Camino de Santiago takes me from the beautiful Rioja wine region of Spain into the often dreaded Meseta – the arid central “plateau” of Spain that spans 400,000km2. The heat wave that plagued Week 1 of my journey remains a major feature of this week’s journey as well. Contents: This post
