Last ride to CRIMEA? – A Bike Ride with Velotour in Ukraine

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A big “Thank You” to Mary at Velotours for a great trip!

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Pema Diki SHERPA Conquers Mount Everest

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Pema Diki Sherpa conquered Mount Everest. In fact, she is one of the first and very few Nepali women to ever climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the…

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WEED Invaders: Saving India’s Backwaters • Water hyacinths in Kerala

Thursday, December 25, 2014

The Kerala backwaters are dying. They’re being taken over by weeds, by an invasive species: water hyacinths. As Dr. Prabhu, from Sanatana Dharma College in Alleppey, explains –…

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Trekking to MARDI HIMAL • A Hike to Base Camp

Thursday, December 25, 2014

There are hardly any other hikers and only bare-bones facilities on the way up to Mardi Himal (5,587 m). Its a wild ride through various climate zones – all…

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GOAT Farm • Where Goat Milk Comes From

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

  A visit to the Mooi Mekkerland goat farm, where goats are milked twice a day and fresh goat cheese, yogurt and milk are sold straight out of…

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