“A hot dog, 12 bites of macaroni and cheese, and 8 squares of Lindt dark chocolate was one of the best Thanksgivings I have had.”
A year ago I was with my buddy Luke in the spectacular Torres Del Paine National Park in Patagonia, located in the Southern icy part of Chile.  We had planned a 10 day trek covering the Q trail or hiking a circumference around the famed mountain park.
Along with our modest clothing which was far, far, away from gore-tex (like everyone else), we had to carry ten …

The overnight bus was glacial (the aircon), the sharp winding curves were dizzying, but the morning sunshine that awakened me wriggling its rays through the green mountains was breathtaking.  I was aboard a Florida Liner (no website) bus from Manila to the town of Banaue in the rice terraced out countryside province of Ifugao, the Philippines.
After a quick breakfast and a teeth brush at one of the world’s more magnificent sinks, in the town of Banaue, our group hired a jeep to transport us an hour away where we would …

Koko Head Crater is a cone volcano located in the Hawaii Kai area close to Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of Oahu.  The steep formation of the mountain allows for a short but tiring hike to the top offering incredible views along the way.

An abandoned railway tram track formerly used to transport goods to the military bunkers on top now acts as a convenient path straight up the side of Koko Head crater.

We began by parking the car at the Koko Head Park in Hawaii Kai, Honolulu.  If you park here you need to navigate around …