Sweeney’s Bothy, Isle of Eigg, Scotland
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelSweeney’s Bothy, Isle of Eigg, Scotland King Sweeney was a nudist, exiled Gaelic royal from the 7th century, who lived as much with nature as his human frailties would allow. He wrote poetry celebrating the beauty and isolation of the land, the flora, and the animals. Were it not that he might have had a solid... Sweeney’s Bothy, Isle of Eigg, Scotlandadmin
Galen Rowell, the Light Bringer
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelGalen Rowell, the Light Bringer Walking down the hot and dusty main street in the little cowboy town of Bishop, California, your eye will be attuned mostly to passing cars, tourist storefronts, and a diaspora of climbing bums from all corners of the planet circling around gear stores like flies at a bug zapper. But... Galen Rowell, the Light Bringeradmin
A 7-day itinerary for Madeira, Portugal
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelA 7-day itinerary for Madeira, Portugal Are you embarking on a trip to Madeira and looking for the best places to visit in Madeira? Then you’re in luck, because this is the ultimate 1-week itinerary for Madeira that must go on your Europe bucket list! In this blog post, I’m going to highlight the best things to... A 7-day itinerary for Madeira, Portugaladmin
When Recreationists Have Too Much Clout on Public Lands
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelWhen Recreationists Have Too Much Clout on Public Lands This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying to save the last native bighorn sheep of Idaho’s and Wyoming’s Teton Range. Last fall it reached agreement after years of effort. The coalition recommended closing just over 20,000 acres of high-country public land during the winter.... When Recreationists Have Too Much Clout on Public Landsadmin
A travel guide to Puerto Escondido Mexico
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelA travel guide to Puerto Escondido Mexico Most people, it seems, come to Mexico’s Pacific coastline town of Puerto Escondido for one thing… and that is to get barrelled. Either by the pipeline surfbreak that loops in here (peaking April through October) or by the wave of street vendors, beach bars and food establishments covering the 3.5km... A travel guide to Puerto Escondido Mexicoadmin
Best things to do in San Cristobal de las Casas Mexico 2022
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelBest things to do in San Cristobal de las Casas Mexico 2022 San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico is considered the cultural capital of Chiapas, the southernmost Mexican state that borders with Guatemala. I hadn’t planned to visit San Cristobal de las Casas when I booked my trip to Mexico, which blows my mind because it ended up being my highlight of... Best things to do in San Cristobal de las Casas Mexico 2022admin
Norman Dyhrenfurth Made First American Ascent of Everest a Smashing Success
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelNorman Dyhrenfurth Made First American Ascent of Everest a Smashing Success In 1963, Norman Dyhrenfurth, a German-born climber raised in Austria, Switzerland, and later, the U.S., led the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest by an American team. He passed away in Salzburg, Austria, at the age of 99 in 2017. Born in 1918, the son of two climbers with experience... Norman Dyhrenfurth Made First American Ascent of Everest a Smashing Successadmin
Fed Court Blocks Natural Gas Pipeline From Crossing Appalachian Trail
Travel your way | Best things to do | Best travel destinations | Road trip planner | Best countries to visit | Cheap places to travelFed Court Blocks Natural Gas Pipeline From Crossing Appalachian Trail For the second time in the past several years, a federal appeals court has blocked construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline that would carry natural gas for some 300 miles from West Virginia to Virginia. Much of the construction has already been completed, but a small section of the pipeline,... Fed Court Blocks Natural Gas Pipeline From Crossing Appalachian Trailadmin

