Sniffing for Coffee

I lowered my camera, sniffing the air around me like a dog. Jim and I looked at each other with the same silent question reverberating between us. Where was the smell of roasting coffee coming from? We wandered around corners … Continue reading →
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Dawn Devotion and Breakfast With the Jikheti Nuns

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La Cava Restaurant ~ A Little Piece of Paradise in Guerrero

One highlight of our Trafalgar trip to Mexico last month was our “Be My Guest” lunch at La Cava Restaurant in Guerrero. Guerrero sits high in the apple and fruit orchard region of Chihuahua, and is famous for it’s fruit … Continue reading →
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Lunchin" with the Locals in Armenia

A lasting memory of Armenia will be the warmth of the people we met there, we were welcomed so many times into people’s homes and spent many memorable hours sharing food, wine, cognac and oghi (the latter not so many memories of!).  On one misty morning, we set off from Kapan for a days adventuring with our new friend David in the mountains of southern Armenia’s Syunik province. We explored the villages and landscape of Shikagogh nature reserve, a beautiful, remote expanse of 10 […]

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Coleman 2 Burner Dual Fuel Compact Liquid Fuel Stove | Gear Review

When you wake up in your tent, it’s several degrees below reasonable and has been raining all night—The first thing you want is a hot cup of coffee … and bacon and eggs for breakfast. Maybe a pancake or two… by then it’s morning tea time and time for another cuppa. Luckily, the Coleman 2 Burner […]

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Turkish Tea-Time

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Cooking Necessities

I tried to slip deeper into the corner as the six or seven men crowding the room chopped and stirred with deliberate haste. The youngest of them crouched on their haunches, low to the floor, in that way some cultures … Continue reading →
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Eating Horses

After Nacho’s inspirational climb of the Alpe d’Huez we descended the switchbacks and were deposited in the quaint village of Bourg d’Oisans. We would spend the next few days making our way northwest to Paris, but before doing so we needed to grab a few odds and ends at the grocery store. We popped into […]

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Alpkit Gear Reviews: Hunka Bivvy, MytiPot, Headtorch and Lantern

I have a number of items of gear from Alpkit on this trip and they are all getting well-used. In summary, I am very impressed. Especially when you consider the value. Hunka Bivvy XL I’ve got the extra-large size to accommodate my huge −40C rated winter sleeping bag and it is just the...
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Cedar Mesa Utah and the Anasazi

We hit the pavement on Utah State Route 24 after nearly 70 miles of offroad from Boulder, UT through Capitol Reef National Park on the Burr Trail and turned west going toward Lake Powell, Cedar Mesa Utah and the Anasazi Pueblo People. I’ve always been fascinated by the Anasazi, an ancient...
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Dutch Oven Basics

The Dutch oven is a paragon of camp kitchen tools.  It is loved by cooks for it durability and versatility, and can be used or boiling, baking, stews, frying, and roasting.  It’s hard to use one and not feel a bit connected to the camp...
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