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October 2014

#37 – Cave Monastery, MOLDOVA

October 31, 2014

Moldova's Cave Monastery near Orheiul Vechi scored high on the three most important criteria: Intrepid Index, Excitement Level and Extraordinary, but low on Ease of Access, Transportation and nearby Accommodation. Certainly worth the challenging part of getting there. [MORE...]

TRAVELLER: Thomas Antenen, Switzerland

October 27, 2014

[Editor's Note]: I met Thomas in August 2014 at the Lutheran Guesthouse in Goroka, Papua New Guinea. Together we attended the weekend Sing-Sing festival and then visited a village in a rural area outside of Goroka. Thomas is one of the happiest people I have come across, and he just loves mingling with the local people. He really sets an example of how a great foreign traveller should embrace the locals and their culture. Happy travels Thomas, and thanks for showing people in far away places just how nice and warm hearted some foreign travellers are! You are truly an inspiration to your fellow travellers! [MORE...]

#38 – Guanajuato, MEXICO

October 24, 2014

Guanajuato City north of Mexico City scored above average on all 10 criteria, in particular on "food & drinks" and "local hospitality". It certainly is a very colourful and interesting Mexican city to visit. [MORE...]

Dog sledding in Quebec, CANADA (by Jonathan Maister)

October 22, 2014

Article and photos by Jonathan Maister, a Markham (Canada) based writer and adventurer. Poise is useful, but not essential. Denis Rozon, a native Algonquin, is your guide and instructor. He is a multiple award-winning dog sledding champion whose intimate knowledge of the sport will ease even the most novice dogsledder through 10 km of Quebec’s most magnificent scenery. In the bosom of Quebec’s Pontiac region, 80 km west of Gatineau and Ottawa, is the area known as Bristol. In winter virgin snow blankets the ground beneath magnificent forests. Though much of the tree covering is [MORE...]

TRAVELLER: Masayuki Ono, Tokyo, Japan

October 22, 2014

[Editor's Note]: I met Masayuki in September 2013 in the small Tajik town of Khorog. We were both staying at the Pamir Lodge and were planning our route through the Pamirs and the Wakhan Valley. Together with a Japanese friend, Tetsuo, we hired a four-wheel-drive vehicle and driver and then set off to the east of Tajikistan. We travelled together over a few days from Khorog, through the Wakhan Valley along the Afghanistan border all the way to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan. At Sary Tash Masayuki went to China and I travelled north to Osh in western Kyrgyzstan. After China, Masayuki continued on to travel to far away places around the world. A year later and he is still on the road. He is such a friendly guy with a big smile. Great travel partner indeed! [MORE...]

#39 – Terracotta Warriors, CHINA

October 17, 2014

The Terracotta Warriors in China's Shaanxi province, scored an 8.1 out of 10 with full marks on "ease of access", "food & drinks" and "extraordinary level". Sadly, the relative low score on friendliness and hospitality of the locals brought down its overall score. It can be quite touristy and therefore scored low on the all important intrepid index. [MORE...]

Trekking Mount Everest Basecamp in Nepal’s Himalayas

October 11, 2014

Ascent to the base of the world’s highest mountain. Everest (8,848 m) and the many surrounding peaks are surreal. A 16-day hike passes by several Sherpa villages and glaciers. Hikers in the Nepalese Himalayas have two serious choices: The Khumbu (Everest) western region or the Annapurna eastern region. Globerovers has done both but spent more time in the Everest region. Both areas are great but if you can only do one, then it certainly will be a difficult decision which may be best answered by the flip of a coin. Still, the best advice from Globerovers is to do both. They are very different [MORE...]

#40 – Fairy Chimneys, TURKEY

October 10, 2014

Turkey is a very exciting country and the central region of Capadocia is one of the highlights. The "Fairy Chimneys" area of Capadocia is an amazing place and scores quite high on some criteria, it is not really an off-the-beaten track destination, so it ranks low on the much important "Intrepid Index", hence its low overall score. [MORE...]

Pakistan’s Hunza Valley (Photo Essay)

October 9, 2014

Pakistan’s Hunza Valley lies south of the China border along the Hunza River Located in the far north of Pakistan, the Hunza Valley lies in the Gilgit–Baltistan region just south-southwest of the China border and southeast of the Afghan Wakhan Corridor.  Stretched along the Hunza River at an elevation of 2,500 m on average, the valley is flanked by a few spectacular peaks higher than 6,000 metre, including Rakaposhi (7,788 m), Hunza Peak (6,270 m), Passu Peak (7,478 m), Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak) (6,000 m), Diran Peak (7,266 m), and Ultar Sar (7,388 m). More about Pakistan [MORE...]

#41 – On Top of the World, NORWAY

October 3, 2014

Scandinavia is just so beautiful all time of the year, and Norway is arguably the most rewarding country to visit. While northern Norway is one of the highlights of the region, it ranks particularly low on being "budget friend" as everything is quite expensive. Bring tons of money when you travel to the far north. [MORE...]