As this blog would suggest, I am not much of a hiker. I am much more interested in cycling around beautiful places than walking to or through them. However, a friend of mine wanted to attempt the Na Pali Coast/Kalalau trail and assembled an amazing group of 12 to make the journey to Kauai. She organized all of us to get permits around 6 months in advance, since overnight use of the trail is extremely limited.
Read MoreAfter a few days in Manila, we took a short flight to Busuanga — the northernmost island in the Palawan island chain.
Read MoreI have been lucky to have been a cyclist for most of my life. After a few years living in Seattle without a car, and riding these hills with panniers full of all manner of household items and groceries, I figured that hauling camping gear would not be that much of a stretch. Since I love the outdoors but did not have a car, if I was carrying all of my camping gear I would not need a car to get out of town in the first place!
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