Trekking

From Bay of Fires we crossed the Tamar Valley to reach Launceston in northern Tasmania, but not without some stops at various outstanding wineries. We then enjoyed the flair of the small city and its beautiful gorge before going west into the mountains. We were again super lucky with the weather for our activities around Cradle Mountain and the return to Hobart via the West Coast.

Travelling up the East Coast of Tasmania, we took the ferry to Maria Island with lots of wildlife around. The next stop was the Freycinet Peninsular where we went on a 3 days/ 2 nights camping trek to see famous Wineglass Bay. And then we moved further up to Bay of Fires with its white powder beaches and orange-hued granite boulders. Definitely a beautiful stretch in Tasmania.

We arrived in Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, and spent a few days there exploring the city and the probably most controversial museum on the island. Then we took the ferry to Bruny island where we were overwhelmed by beautiful nature and extremely good food. And last but not least we visited the Tasman Peninsular with the famous historic site of Port Arthur. A good first impression of "Tassie".

Instead of accessing Inle Lake in Central eastern Myanmar by road, we decided to get off in Kalaw and go on the popular 3 days/ 2 nights trek to reach the lakeside. Sweating during the day, freezing at night we experinenced a great walk with a hillarious group and afterwards enjoyed the beauty and serenity of Inle Lake.

Heading northeast of Mandalay, we visited the Shan states, a province with a history that still affects peoples' lives nowadays. In Hsipaw we went on a 2 days hill tribe trek through lush and fertile valleys and afterwards we relaxed in Pyin Oo Lwin, the old British summer residence.

Time to leave Hoi An and Vietnam for Laos. Airliners that we are, we took the opportunity to fly in order to reach Dien Bien Phu (plus it saved us a bottom pain 48 hours bus journey). The journey took us from Danang airport (30 min away from Hoi An) to Hanoi and then connecting to DBP. The next day we travelled to Phongsaly where one of the most authentic experiences was just ahead of us…

Big city life and rice terraces in the far north of Vietnam.

As Nepal is THE trekking country and Alex was not tired of hiking up and down some mountains we decided to do a short trek in the Annapurna region together.

Reaching the Everest Base camp by foot was one of the objectives of this RTW trip. I wanted to hike in high altitude, enjoy a great view on the highest peaks in the world and experience a long trek.

I must say that I was not disappointed by this experience and especially by the landscape we have crossed. Though doing this trek at the end of the monsoon season brought some challenges.

At the end, I reached the EBC, climbed the mount Kala Pathar and saw glimpses of the Everest, more to read on this article …