Category Archives: travel

Flashpacking or Not

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Agingadventurer

It’s not like I’ve never been camping.  As a kid my folks would load all of us in a refurbished school bus with a huge tent in the luggage compartment underneath and we’d be off usually for the entire month … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Africa: Arduous but Awesome!

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Agingadventurer

When I first discovered Helen in Wonderlust’s Rock my Adventure Tours, I was super  excited about the possibility of  trekking with gorillas, a definite bucket list topper. The fact that the itinerary included countries that I had never visited was … Continue reading →

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Calling on the Congo

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Agingadventurer

My African adventure was to include a hike up Mount Nyiragongo, an active 2 mile high volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spend the night camping at the rim and seeing the fiery lava lake in the … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Past

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Agingadventurer

Approximately 45 years ago my parents purchased a home in Ajijic, Mexico in order to spend the winter in a much nicer climate than Minnesota. Three of my youngest siblings who were still in elementary school joined them.  The rest … Continue reading →

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Pollution and Priuses

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Agingadventurer

I always check ahead of time on best ways (cheapest)to get to the city from the airport and discovered that Ulaanbaatar had both regular taxis and entrepreneurial drivers with prices  anywhere from $8 to $20.  I was bombarded with offers … Continue reading →

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Who the Hell Goes to Mongolia?

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Agingadventurer

I was talking about my latest trip and overheard someone utter that statement.  An interesting thought even to Mongolians who now list tourism as their third most important industry after agriculture and mining. Most of  these travelers are from China, … Continue reading →

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Expensive Amusements in Iceland

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Agingadventurer

While Iceland is cold in the winter, it’s also one of the hottest tourist destinations.  In fact, Conde Naste Magazine suggests that you might want to wait, especially when the number of tourists in 2017 was more than six times the … Continue reading →

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Snow Shoes, Gripons and Crampons

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Agingadventurer

Iceland is proud of their fables and folklore including the tale of how Iceland and Greenland were inaptly named.  But to be clear, Iceland in winter has plenty of ice and snow covering its wonderland.     Thankfully I toured … Continue reading →

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Tasmanian Devils and Delights

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Agingadventurer

Those poor little devils are dying of cancer. Apparently it is transmitted to others probably through biting (they are ferocious) and it can kill them in about a year’s time. Authorities are trying to breed them in captivity to save … Continue reading →

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2 out of 5 countries this year didn’t have McDonalds!

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Agingadventurer

An update on my five new countries visited in 2017: only 2 of them did not have a McDonald’s ! (Maldives and Haiti) I was surprised to discover that Cuba has one on the Guantanamo Base which is open only to … Continue reading →

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