Elizabeth’s Adventures

Tag: hiking

  • Camino de Santiago: Part 2

    October 20 – 31, 2023. Ponferrada to Santiago de Compostela. I took five days off from hiking to allow my body to recover from the first half of the Camino. This was unplanned and set me behind schedule, especially since I had a tour planned in Morocco for early November. While I probably could have…

  • Camino de Santiago: Part 1

    October 1-15, 2023. SJPP to Burgos The Camino de Santiago or the Way of Saint James is a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Since the 9th century, pilgrims have journeyed to the north of Spain to see the remains of St. James. I chose the French route (Camino Frances) since it offered varied terrain and…

  • National Parks: Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton (all while working in Montana)

    May-August, 2023. This was the first time I took a travel nurse job for the location over the hospital and pay. In the past, I’d prioritized high acuity, large teaching centers where I would grow and advance as a pediatric critical care nurse. However, while I love taking care of really sick children and their…

  • Rafting and Trekking in Nepal

    November 4-11, 2022. Nepal is known for outdoor activity. Everest Base Camp and the Annapurna Circuit are treks I have been hearing about for years. However, after the horrible altitude sickness experience in Peru, I wasn’t quite ready to try high altitude hiking even with medication. Thankfully, the Intrepid tour I was on Epic India…

  • Autumn in Svaneti, Georgia

    Welcome to Svaneti, Georgia! An isolated land in the Caucasus mountains. These people have lived and fought in this area for over a thousand years. Invaders failed to conquer the area due to its ruggedness. Christianity became the state religion in Georgia in the 300s but it took 500 more years for it to reach…