Two round the world travellers and our guide for adding a little zen to your adventures. Travel advice, stories, and inspiration!
The O Circuit Trek in Torres del Paine, Patagonia is likely among the most well-known treks in the world. The O Trek is challenging, but with a little preparation, it’s quite possible to hike on your own, self-guided. Read on for our complete guide to hiking the O Circuit in Patagonia.
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One of the most popular tours from Arequipa is the Colca Canyon trek. The Colca Canyon hike can be done quite easily unguided or guided with a tour group. It’s quite popular to visit as a day trip, a 2 day tour, or a 3 day trek. The Colca Canyon in Peru is a beautiful natural wonder that needs to be on your bucket list and this post is a complete guide with everything you need to know about trekking the Colca Canyon from Arequipa. Read on for more information!
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When we last left off, we had spent a couple of days stuffing ourselves with Turkish breakfasts, baklava, and döner in Istanbul before heading to Fethiye to finish gearing up for our trek along the Lycian Way. Following a couple of days in the pretty coastal city, we set off for our attempt to hike the full 540km trail along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
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We have an exciting announcement to make, the Zen Travellers are 2019 Granite Gear Grounds Keepers!
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Whether you’re looking for gifts for Christmas or a Birthday we have some ideas for the best gifts for hikers. No matter whether you’re looking for a unique hiking gift, a gift for casual hikers, hiking gifts for her, or hiking gifts for him we’ve got some ideas for that outdoorsy person on your list.
We love spending our free time hiking, trekking, and camping in the great outdoors and the mountains so we figured we’d put together a list of the best gifts for hikers. These are things we love and if your loved one is like us we’ve got you covered with some great gift ideas!
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Bolivia’s Cordillera Real (or royal range) is an unrivalled destination for trekking in South America and exploring this mountain range is one of the best things to do in Bolivia. We spent 8 days hiking in Bolivia and finished our trek by climbing Huayna Potosi
The 125km Andean mountain range rises to the southeast of Lake Titicaca and some of its glaciated peaks can be seen from Bolivia’s exciting capital La Paz. If you’re looking for some high altitude fun without the crowds seen in other parts of South America, the Cordillera Real are for you.
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Inspired by a recent cycle trip to the Valley of the Moon in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, we’ve been thinking a lot about just how fun cycle touring can be. Among other cycling adventures, we’ve spent a blissful six day cycling adventure through the Penedès wine region in Spain, and circled the beautiful Mexican island of Cozumel on a bike. During these adventures, we’ve learned quite a few valuable lessons about how bike travel can pose some unique challenges when compared to more traditional journeys. If you’re cycling locally, these apply as well, (here are some of our favourite bike rides in Calgary), the following are some tips for travelling by bike without losing your Zen.