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09/03/2024

Discover the Wonders of the Serengeti: Your Ultimate East African Safari Awaits! - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/safari-east-africa-serengeti-14175691

08/28/2024

Hiking & Island Hopping in Greece - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/httpswwwgogetlostcomhiking-island-hopping-9-days-in-greece

08/23/2024

Iceland Explorer June '25 - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/iceland-explorer2024-14175441

08/20/2024

Hiking in Nepal: From Kathmandu to Everest, the Best of the Himalayas -

This adventure on the Everest Base Camp Trail is made of EASY and MODERATE hiking days, which means nearly ANYONE of ANY AGE who is a moderately fit hiker can do it...this tour puts the fabled Himalayas and Mt. Everest within your capabilities! The secret is that we have all day to hike fairly s...

08/09/2024

Hiking in Sicily and the Aeolian Islands - Walking in the Land of the Sea and Volcanoes - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/sicily-and-the-aeolian-islands

07/06/2024

Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of the Incas - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/food-and-wine-portugal2024-14174046

06/22/2024

Discover the Wonders of the Serengeti: Your Ultimate East African Safari Awaits! - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/safari-east-africa-serengeti-14173623

06/21/2024

Our last morning of hiking in Durmitor National Park in Montenegro. Clear skies but a bit breezy…stunning views all day as we hiked to a series of four small seasonal mountain lakes. Towering peaks and craggy ridges lined the trail, but the valleys were lush with grass and wildflowers.
This afternoon we head back to Dubrovnik for our last night in Croatia.
But we’ll be back next June!

06/20/2024

Day 2 in Montenegro: We had a warm but hazy day for our first hike in Durmitor National Park, in Montenegro’s interior, near the border with Bosnia. Our trail led along the rim of the massive Tara River Canyon, one of the deepest in the world at over 4300 feet. We made our way back through some of the most charming mountain pastures, thick with wildflowers. In the afternoon the group split, some going on another hike to a nearby mountain lake, the rest hanging out at our small pool and hot tub, enjoying the mountain views and the local vintages. An amazing meal prepated by the girls at our hotel capped off a wonderful day!

06/18/2024

Day 1 in Montenegro: Ascended the “Ladder of Kotor” a series of ancient stone steps overlooking the medieval town of Kotor. Great views of the bays all the way up, especially from the old fort at the top. Tonight we’re free to wander the charming town of Kotor….plenty of cobblestone streets, shops, and tiny squares to get lost in!

06/17/2024

Day 6: Panoramic scenery all morninng as we hiked on Mosor Mountain. The path alternated between rough, rocky hillsides with expansive views of the Adriatic Sea and quiet forest trails that passed under the pines. Had a simple but excellent lunch at a forest refuge, then made our way back to our coach at the bottom. An afternoon wine tasting at a small family winery broke was a lot of fin! Then we settled back for a crazy scenic drive down the coast to Dubrovnik, with one of the most beautiful old city centers in Europe.

06/15/2024

Day 5: From Split we had a morning ferry ride to nearby Hvar Island. Mountainous and rocky, Hvar is blessed with gorgeous scenery, a stunning coastline and a beautiful little port town. We hiked up to the abandoned vilage of Malo Grablje to explore the ruins and get a glimpse of how the locals lived in times past. Our seaside path eventually led us to picturesque Hvar Town, where we settled in to the best plate of mussels I’ve had in years (and I’ve had plenty), washed down with the local white wine.
Tonight we’re free to wander the magnificent old town of Split, centered on Diocletian’s Palace. Nighttime Split is a medieval wonderland of tiny streets, shops galore, restaurants and bars. Plenty to do and see…
Tomorrow we’ll have a morning hike on Mosor Mountain, then make our way to Dubrovnik.

06/08/2024

Another fun Go Get Lost day in Iceland. Morning walk to city hall to study a room size 3 dimensional map of Iceland to see where we’ve been and where we’re going. Iceland has 105 lighthouses and we were able to tour one of them while our Icelandic guide sang inside of it. The acoustics inside it were amazing. Then, since we are in Iceland, we had to hit one more hot springs. Some of our braver clients took a quick swim in the North Atlantic - Wow!

06/08/2024

Experience Portugal: A Culinary and Wine Adventure Awaits!🍷 - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/food-and-wine-portugal2024-14173227

06/07/2024

Day 4: Yet another dramatic change of scenery as we hiked over 6 miles through Plitvice National Park. It has the most beautiful and bizarre landscape…thousands of ever-changing waterfalls created by the unique combination of water chemistry and topography. There’s no place like it in the world.
Afterwards we made our way to the seaside city of Split, and had an amazing meal in the old town, just steps from the Roman Palace of Diocletian. Monkfish and gnocchi in truffle sauce…

06/07/2024

Have you ever baked bread in the sand… for 24 hours? Then cooled the pan in the North Atlantic? The rye bread was lathered in Icelandic butter, topped with smoked salmon and ‘devoured’ by awed GoGetLost hikers. True to our host country’s hardiness, we hiked in nearly 40 mph winds and even served up our signature trail lunch. Another memorable day ‘in the books’🇮🇸

06/05/2024

Fun hike today around the hot springs of Hvergeroi, Iceland. Then visited a collapsed volcano, now filled with water. A wood fired pizza party in Olverk Brewery made for a memorable day in the Icelandic countryside.

06/05/2024

Day 3: Our group had a unique experience hiking underground all morning at one of the world’s most bizarre cave systems…Skocjan in southern Slovenia. A private guide led them through miles of subterranean trails, caverns and waterfalls.
Afterwards we managed to stop in a small remote village that just happened to have a restaurant with (in my opinion) Michelin-level cuisine.

06/05/2024

After a wonderful tour and lunch at an Icelandic Tomato Greenhouse, (these people know how to make bread), we took a dip in the oldest Icelandic hot springs. 41 degrees outside with 30 mile and hour winds did not deter anyone. The answer: 105 degree water with lots of fun. Notice our lifeguards - they’re the ones in yellow trying to stay warm.

06/04/2024

Go Get Lost group goes Icelandic. Tackled the Bruarfoss (Blue Waterfall) trail today. I wonder where it gets its name. Incredible sight. We toasted to the Viking God Gysir before departing for good luck.

06/04/2024

Day 2- Sunny skies stayed with us all day for our hiking on Vogel mountain. The scenery of the Julian Alps is amazing! We had an excellent lunch on the mountain, then headed back to Bled to explore the town.

06/03/2024

Fantastic day on our Iceland Explored tour! First a learning experience in the Iceland Lava Center, then waterfalls and fun the rest of the day. Stay tuned and follow along as we explore the Southwest of Iceland!

06/02/2024

Great Day 1 of our Hiking in Slovenia and Croatia tour! The weather didn’t fully cooperate, but we still had a fun day of hiking in the Vrata Valley of the Julian Alps, under the shadow of massive Triglav Mountain. Had lunch in a cozy mountain retreat sitting next to the woodstove, then continued on to our elegant and historic 5-Star hotel overlooking picturesque Lake Bled. Finished off the day with an excellent meal of Slovenian specialties at a local restaurant. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and dry for our hiking on Mt. Sija, stay tuned…

05/30/2024

Announcing our Hiking Around Mont Blanc Tour - July 2025 - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/mont-blanc-july-14172834

05/21/2024

Unveiling El Chaltén: Nature's Masterpiece in Argentina - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/el-chalten-patagonia

05/14/2024

Discovering Slovenia and Croatia: Hiking, Cuisine and Culture - May 2025 - https://mailchi.mp/gogetlost/discover-slovenia-croatia-14172286

05/10/2024

If you’ve never experienced the great migration of wildebeest and zebra in Africa, you need to put it on your bucket list.

05/10/2024

Spent most of my day visiting safari camps and lodges, six in all. Doesn’t sound like a lot but we traveled about 100 kilometers on rough, rutted, sometimes dusty, sometimes muddy and flooded roads. Nary a strip of asphalt in sight. Even managed to get stuck once, and stopped to assist another 4WD with a flat tire and broken jack. Huge elephant wandered by as we were changing the tire. He did offer to help but we declined.
I did manage to snap a few pics in between camps. And wow did I find some cool places for our future groups! Everything from remote (but luxurious) 5 star safari lodges overlooking stunning landscapes, to cozy tented accommodations (with ensuite bathrooms) in the midst of the bush, often situated in the path of the migration. I look forward to crafting some awesome safari experiences for our groups in the future….

05/09/2024

Another stellar day…
Started off this morning in the cool fog and thick forest of the Ngorongoro highlands. Within an hour we were down on the Ndutu plains, an endless expanse of grass under a sky without limits. Stopped to visit one of the Maasai villages and had a fascinating chat with Saitoti, the 27 year-old village headman’s son. The Maasai men have multiple wives (not sure of the wisdom of that), and of course many children. Saitoti explained that his father had twelve wives, with a separate hut for each, and several children with each. He spends each night in a different hut in order to keep all his wives happy. When I asked how many siblings Saitoti had, he said he didn’t know for sure because they don’t really keep track of it. “But probably around 48 or 50.”
Me: “Wow! That’s impressive! How old is your father?”
Saitoti: “98”
Me: (Speechless)
Midday found us still crossing the plains, now in the Serengeti. Literally tens of thousand of wildebeest were moving with us. At any time you could look out and there were hundreds…as far as you could see. Came across our first lions (saw 5), hyenas and vultures on a carcass, giraffes by the dozen, too many impala and gazelle to count, thousands of zebra, a herd of cape buffalo that stretched over a mile, a serval cat hunting in the grass, a troop of baboons, and more colorful birds than you can imagine. And we weren’t even trying to look for animals! Just driving between camps!
Tonight we’re at a mobile camp deep in the Serengeti. Had a wonderful meal in the main camp tent, now I might join the others at the campfire.
BTW, I think there are still a few spots on our February safari next year…grab ‘em! You won’t regret it….

05/08/2024

Day 2: It’s going to be difficult to explain just how amazing and “off-the-beaten-path” today was. We left Tarangire early this morning and drove into the Ngorongoro highlands. Forested hills and cooler temps at over 5000 feet. After an hour on a dirt road we put the land cruiser in 4WD and went off road for another hour.

Eventually we found the Hadzabe tribe, a small group of Bushmen living a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. They don’t participate in any of the trappings of civilization. Illiterate but masters of the wild. Five of them (including a father-son duo) took me on a hunting trip.

One of the coolest experiences ever! With their homemade bows (and poison arrows) they stalk and kill birds, monkeys, baboons, impala, and even the rare elephant that wanders onto their tribal land. Then they bring it back to their simple camp, clean it, start a fire (with sticks) cook and eat it. Doing this with them makes you truly appreciate how skilled they are.

Their language is a very difficult-to-duplicate tribal tongue, sprinkled with clicks and pops. They had me help make the fire and even with the language barrier we had a lot of laughs at my horrible technique.

Later in the day we visited another tribe, the Datoga. They are pastoralists who herd cattle and grow crops (and make beer from aloe). They build simple huts and live in a “boma”, a group of huts protected from large predators by a wall of thorns. They also are known as excellent blacksmiths, melting down scrap metal to fashion into intricate bracelets, knives, and arrowheads they trade to the Hadzabe.

As evening approached we made our way to our highland lodge for the night, but not before touring five (yes five) different lodges. Another awesome day on safari in Tanzania!

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Wildebeest Migration

If you’ve never experienced the great migration of wildebeest and zebra in Africa, you need to put it on your bucket list.

Gorakshep heli

Jumping on a heli at 17,000 feet while it stops for all of 60 seconds is a thrill, to say the least. The ensuing ride down the Khumbu valley, with the world’s tallest snow-capped peaks around you is an incredible adventure. I’m going back…who wants to go?

Yet another yak video

I just don’t feel right unless I post a yak video every day…

On the trail to EBC

Nice views about an hour from EBC

Everest Base Camp

My view as I have a snack at EBC

A other yak video

In the last few days I’ve seen more than my share of yaks. In fact I now consider myself something of a yak connoisseur. For example, did you know that only the bull males are called “Yaks”. The females are called “Naks”. The males are the ones you see out on the trails, working hard hauling heavy loads through the mountains. Meanwhile, the Naks never work, they stay home and lay around all day, maybe give a little milk once in a while. They do nothing. Sounds very similar to human society. 😅 I’m sure my wife will post that she agrees with me, as soon as she gets off work.

Yak

I’m fascinated by yaks! Now that we’re in the higher elevations, yaks are the preferred pack animals. They’re also milked to make butter and their hair can be woven. But since the Buddhists consider the entire upper Khumbu valley to be sacred, nothing can be killed here. That includes chickens, pigs, and of course, yaks. You see them all over as you’re hiking.

Ama Dablam base camp

Here’s a peak at what a Himalayan mountain climbers base camp looks like.

Himalaya Video

Here’s a short, very amateur video I took from a spectacular viewpoint on today’s trek. I have my guide Nutan naming the mountains but you can hardly hear us because of the wind noise. In reality there was very little wind, we didn’t even notice it but it was apparently hitting the iphone just right. The mountains you will see are some of the highest and most famous in the world…Tabouche, Nuptse, Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Khangtega, and Thamserku.

Mule Train

Ok I know I’m posting a lot of pack animal videos, but I’m fascinated by them. Between the mules and the djoko (half yak/half cow) they are the principal means of resupply for hundreds of Himalayan communities. And they’ve been doing this critical function since the 15th century.

Close Encounter of the Djoko Kind

You encounter quite a few mule trains and djoko (half yak/half cow) trains, sometimes loaded with freight, and sometimes carrying nothing as they head back down the valley. This meeting was easy, they had no freight.

Most impressive porter load…so far

This guy was carrying a 100 kilo load (220 lbs). On one of longest sustained uphills I’ve hiked. We saw him several times because every time we stopped for a short break he caught up and passed us! Also I need to correct my statement on the audio. He was not as old as I first thought. I was able to get a better look at him after I shot the video and he’s not an “old guy”, probably in his 30’s.

Heli Landing at Lukla

Smooth landing…now THIS is the way to get to a trailhead!

Heli Takeoff at Kathmandu

Exciting start to the day as our heli takes off ftom Kathmandu to shuttle us up the Khumbu Valley to Lukla, a tiny village perched on the side of the mountain with a microscopic airstrip. During the flight we hopped over at least twenty ridges, clearing each one by no more than 200 feet, as the pilot worked his way deeper into the Himalayas. I’ll post the landing next…

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Today the group enjoyed a hike around Lake Bohinj, the largest permanent lake in Slovenia. It is located within the Bohinj Valley of the Julian Alps, in the northwestern Upper Carniola region, and part of Triglav National Park. We had amazing views and were even treated to some colorful paragliders, one of the popular activities here at the lake. After Lake Bohinj, we visited the iconic Lake Bled with views of Bled Island

Another ski jumper at Nordic Center Planica jumping off the 3rd largest jump at the facility. These athletes will rent time and jump over and over again perfecting their form, position, timing, and landing as they train to be the next Olympic gold medalist!

Tonight we visited one of the Top 50 restaurants in the world, found right here in Ljubljana. One of our 5 courses was this shrimp masterpiece with butter, lemon, and Parmesan foam. The taste was great, but the presentation was unbelievable! It was fun to hear all the plates rattling throughout our group tables!

Did we mention the green pastures? How about the “happy” cows in the green pastures? If you’ve ever come across cows in the Alps, this might sound familiar to you! If you’ve seen cows with us, what tour were you on?

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