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A Paddler’s Guide to Desolation Sound

August 3, 2020September 30, 20238 Comments

Kayaking the Desolation Sound marine park in southwest British Colombia

6 Badass Vancouver Hikes to Get You Dreaming

June 4, 2020September 30, 20234 Comments

For those who eat mountains for breakfast.

Journey to the Peak of Zurich

May 14, 2020September 30, 20234 Comments

Climbing Uetliberg in Zurich, Switzerland

9 Things I Loved About Zurich, Switzerland

May 2, 2020September 30, 2023Leave a comment

Finding time to appreciate the little things in a city known for financial excess.

Explore Later: Strategies to Pursue your Adventures While Indoors

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020Leave a comment

I'm here to help you fend off insanity during the time of covid.

Your Guide to Amsterdam, the “Venice of the North”

March 14, 2020September 30, 2023Leave a comment

How to find delicious stroopwaffles, not get killed by bikers, and locate the weird number of cat-related tourist attractions (ie: the things you really want to know).

Your Guide to Dakota Ridge: the Secret Vancouver-area Ski Resort

February 9, 2020September 30, 2023Leave a comment

The how-to's of Dakota Ridge, a groomed cross-country and snowshoe recreational area on the Sunshine Coast (plus where to get beer).

A Quick and Dirty Guide to New Orleans

January 11, 2020September 30, 20235 Comments

An itinerary of the classic sights, sounds, and smells of the Big Easy for when you're pressed for time.

Your Guide to Hiking in the Rain

December 1, 20199 Comments

What do you and a housecat have in common? You hate getting wet.

Cones, Clouds, and Kilometers

October 10, 2019September 30, 20232 Comments

Hiking to Opal Cone and Rampart Ponds in Garibaldi Park

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Hi, I’m Emily, and welcome to Travel oxa Manaman! As a Pacific-Northwest local with a slight obsession with mountains, I aim to provide tips, trail reports, and inspiration on all things adventure. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, an outdoor enthusiast, a gear-junkie, or a couch potato with a New Year’s resolution, I hope you’ll find something here to get that next trip on your calendar!

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A few more photos from the Everest Three Passes loop: EBC and Ama Dablam base camps, a solid-ice waterfall-style glacier, one of the hundreds of mule trains for which we had to make way, and more of the huge, open landscapes of the Himalayas.
Some photos from 20 days on the Everest Three Passes trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal. A massive loop spanning three 5300+ meter mountain passes, we also sumitted three 5300+ meter peaks, with side trips to two famous base camps (Everest and Ama Dablam). The experience was absolutely stunning, freezing cold (as we did the loop in winter, with mountaintop lows of -20 C), and quite tough - with nearly half the trip time spent near 5000m where the amount of oxygen is about 50 percent of sea level, every movement, even just getting into your sleeping bag, leaves you short on air.
Phenomenal 4-day scuba diving liveaboard trip in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. We cruised, ate, and slept on the beautiful boat Amalia, stopping to dive at sites in the central and south of the massive marine park. We also got to stretch our legs on both Komodo and Padar Islands, including the famous pink beach, and even met a giant Komodo Dragon lizard in person.
Some pics from the last week in Indonesia. Spent time relaxing and snorkeling on the tiny island of Gili Air near Lombok. No cars or motorcycles are allowed on Gili, and the island is so small that it takes only 20 minutes to walk across it - there are, however, plenty of horse-drawn carriages for moving stuff around. We also met many other animals, including one particularly needy cat that joined us every day for breakfast (despite having literally just been fed by his owners). As it's the rainy season in west Indonesia at the moment, we were treated to plenty of intense (but short) rainstorms. It was very cool watching them blast in from across the open ocean. On our final night, we learned all about Indonesian cuisine with a cooking class. I primarily learned that you need strong wrists, as there is a shocking amount of grinding required with a mortar & pestle.
A few creatures and corals from Thailand. #seaturtle #scubadiving #snorkeling #traveltheworld
Some photos from a few weeks on Koh Tao, a tiny island in the Gulf of Thailand famous for its scuba diving scene. We checked out a ton of beaches, got in about 10 dives, enjoyed numerous restaurants, snorkeled and hiked and yoga'd, and had many a sunset beer on the beach.

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