Bob Irene

Took Tram to top of Peak. Hiked about 400 stair steps to another peak for spectacular views of tropical mbtns and 1000's of skyscrapers. Woke up on roof in tent in the middle of hong kong. Walked through HK Park to Peak Tram. Went up to victory peak,walked through 4 floors of glitzy mall to get out to actual lookout. Looked down on a bagillion skyscrapers and even more across Victoria Bay into Kowloon. Walked around the peak and then went up a seperate path and about 500 concrete stairs to a higher peak to take in more jungle and a zillion more skyscrapers and empty waiting container ships in bay. Had lunch at a spanish tapas bar in supermarket that was more stocked than Whole Foods. Spent the rest of the evening throwing the frisbee ... read more

Bocas del Toro - Isla Colon, Carenero, Bastimentos, Zapatillo, ... read more

We spent our last two days on the (much) more secluded "4th beach". We walked about 40 minutes each day to find this same tree-shaded spot, with almost no other people in sight most of the time. ... read more

Less than 12 hours spent in Salvador, seeing what little we could..... read more

Nice hike across the Quetrihué Peninsula.... read more

A lazy afternoon spent at the small beach on Lago Nahuel Huapi in Villa la Angostura, on the northwest side of the lake. ... read more