Lessons and Stories from the Mountaintops

I was shaking when I set my right foot on the next step. One more step indeed and I would be able to shout to the world, “Hey I was able to reach a summit!” That mountain’s summit has a 360-degree view and for a “first-timer” like me, it was like a whirling sensation that I felt like I would have a tendency to fall. My knees almost got fainted upon reaching such peak. Oh, I did it! I sat in a huge...

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Wandering Juan in Vietnam

I wonder what my life would be like had I made different choices... or what my approaches in life would be had I never learned to travel. I wonder what I would become had I continued to hide myself and become overly introvert. I wonder. Travel changed me a lot. My restless feet and passionate heart have taken me to somewhere not only physically but spiritually as well. My soul longs to experience...

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Fansipan Climb: An Epic Way Up to the Roof of Indo-China

Apr 23-24, 2016 Location: Lao Cai Province, Vietnam Entry Point: Sa Pa town Mountain Range: Hoang Lien Song Elevation and Prominence: 3,143 masl / 1, 613 masl Difficulty: 3.5/5 I've always wanted to reach the so-called roof of Indo-China with the side intention to travel Vietnam particularly Hanoi. That roof is of course a mountain and it is called Fansipan (Vietnamese: Phan Xi Păng), the...

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