Seems the hikers in South Africa are being hassled by baboons with a taste for human food. After the baboons had rummaged through their bags at leisure, the hikers carried on, but 45 minutes later were faced by another troop.…

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ConstantTrek is updated again. Astounds me how time and again this little blog has one fascinating post after another.

Fiona McIntosh profiles Africa’s Greatest Hiking Trails. The Malalotja Reserve in the north of Swaziland is a pristine wilderness where you can go for a short day hike or lose yourself for up to a week. Take a tent and…

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Try Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth. Now, having lived in Chile for a bit myself, and having visited the desert, I can tell you that the Atacama is very dry. And it is also one of the…

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Here’s an interesting hiking vacation idea: Easter Island. Another day, rise early and take a taxi to lovely Anakena Beach at the end of the paved road on the north side of the island (you should pay under US$10 for…

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This sounds to me like the ultimate hiking vacation: Climbing Kilimanjaro. Do it soon before the icecap melts.

Bootsnall.com is a must-see. Here’s a link to the site’s trekking page.

Thirteen tourists were robbed of cash, cameras and other goodies on the Inca Trail in Peru. Something to think about — and investigate — before your next eco-tour or adventure hike: are the people there desperate enough to follow you…

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Gadling linked to a way-cool story about how the Sherpas of Nepal carry such huge loads. This passage struck me: A porter’s gear is simple but effective: The load goes into an oversized basket, or doko, which rests against the…

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