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Some years ago several of my friends seemed to be pondering the same question: “Which hiking boots to buy for the next trekking tour?” Our experiences until then were not completely positive: our boots seemed too heavy, not rugged enough,…
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If you plan to visit a country with a warm and humid climate you definitely should be aware of malaria, a potentially serious disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions in a wide band around the equator. Affected are areas…
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Imagine putting out the fire then crawling into your tent, closing the sleeping bag and on the next morning waking up to the sound of birds chirping or a river cheerfully floating just outside. You look out and you are…
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No tent can ever be perfect for all occasions, so Katja and I own a couple of them. Whenever we travel by car and don’t care about bulk and weight, we always take our family-size Robens Valley Lodge with us (which we’ll describe in…
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