From her six-month Appalachian Trail thruhike to her years of travel on six continents, Mara Factor's journals and informational pages inspire and inform armchair travelers and explorers alike. Check out her past travels and join TravelsAndTrails for up-to-date journal entries when she's on the road.
Latest additions:
Hiking Cheap - or how to plan for trail expenses,
Weird Food - or cultural biases in food appreciation,
White Mountains hiking and trail magic, 2006
Southeastern U.S. road trips
2012 (four months) and
2011 (five months)
Central America,
Antarctica,
South America, and
Easter Island, nine months from 2008 to 2009
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Singapore, six months from 2007 to 2008 and five weeks in Bangkok in 2012
Hiking and Travel Info
Lightweight Backpacking (links) |
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Mara's info
Trip Reports |
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