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I hike, I camp, and I do it alone. In the past five years since I started solo hiking and camping, I have encountered a lot of reactions, from the awed (“I could never do that, it must be amazing”) to the critical (“that is unnecessarily dangerous and stupid, and so are you”) to the curious and interested (“aren’t you bored/lonely/scared?”). I have often wished there was some resource or guide I could have looked to for advice and encouragement, and so…Her Side of the Mountain was born. May you learn from my mistakes, failures, joys and successes.--Her Side of the Mountain
Right ON, I say, and loudly. I used to do that stuff alone and have stopped, mostly, not out of fear or anxiety or misadventure, but because I ended up married. But I still love to do stuff solo now and then -- I just got back from a ten day solo trip and I was not lonely once. And I have many fond memories of pitching my tent on the Washington coast, making my dinner, and crawling in to my sleeping bag to fall asleep under the rain. I vote yes to Her Side of the Mountain.
...I’ve had the opportunity to visit a handful of countries on six continents. I’ve met locals who have helped me navigate tricky customs and cultures. I’ve chatted with travel enthusiasts personally and virtually who have inspired me to think about why and how I travel. Needless to say, travel is a large part of my life, and it’s definitely taught me a few things along the way. Here, in honor of Thanksgiving, are a few of the things travel has made me most thankful for... Kaleidescopic Wanderings
You think I'd be snobby about a blog that has a page called "I Love Las Vegas" but in spite of my sheer loathing of that city (sorry, Vegas, I find you a crime), I find much to like in JoAnna's blog. Plus, I like JoAnna, too, she's one of my Twitter pals and does lots of great writing all over the web.
While on the road, I’d met a couple of travel snobs – travelers who consider their travelling style better than others. In their opinion, backpacking is real travel, the best way to experience a country’s culture. They tend to belittle other forms of travelling (luxury, tour package, flashpacking) and think of themselves as the ‘better’ traveler.--Wild Junket
Nellie is thinking through all kinds of travely things on her blog and having some amazing adventures while she's at it. She's done a lot of writing about travels in the Caribbean and it looks like she's having an awesome time. Nellie is another all over the web writer, check out her work.
Finally, I'm just going say, yeah, some places you observe weird little thing and you think, well, I just don't know what to say about that. Here's a post from Louder than Swahili that leaves me with just that feeling.
What's new to you? What are you reading that I should be reading? Non-vanity links in the comments please (we'll save the vanity links for another time.)
Pam blogs about travel and other adventures at Nerd's Eye View.
