https://www.professionalhiatus.com Putting our careers on hold to answer the call of travel Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:21:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/12/10/everest-base-camp-trek-part-2/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/12/10/everest-base-camp-trek-part-2/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:52:57 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=5083 After the exciting flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, we were finally ready to begin the Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek. Within an hour of touchdown, we had retrieved our packs, met our porter and set out... ]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/12/10/everest-base-camp-trek-part-2/feed/ 2 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/11/30/trek-to-mount-everest-part-1-flight/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/11/30/trek-to-mount-everest-part-1-flight/#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2013 21:44:25 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=5031 As we sat sipping our iced coffees at a little cafe in Pokhara celebrating the completion of our trek, we contemplated if we could really leave Nepal without seeing Mount Everest....]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/11/30/trek-to-mount-everest-part-1-flight/feed/ 4 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/11/15/annapurna/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/11/15/annapurna/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:39:19 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4900 Trekking in Nepal has been a personal dream since I first started to admire pictures of 'big' mountains as a teenager. I always imagined it as a remote, difficult to access place where only 'real explorers' traveled...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/11/15/annapurna/feed/ 3 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/09/20/change-pace-base-camp-bali/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/09/20/change-pace-base-camp-bali/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:43:29 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4719 After nine months on the road, odd as it may sound, Kenny and I really had begun to crave a little more stability in our day to day living. Following New Zealand and Australia, our entry into Asia through Singapore and peninsular Malaysia felt like one hot, sweaty, blurred mess...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/09/20/change-pace-base-camp-bali/feed/ 4 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/24/diving-komodo/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/24/diving-komodo/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:20:58 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4661 Since beginning our trip in October of 2012, Kenny and I have talked about learning to scuba dive as one of our 'bucket list' experiences. Following the trip to Komodo, the intent was to...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/24/diving-komodo/feed/ 6 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/13/komodo-national-park/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/13/komodo-national-park/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:07:56 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4569 Traveling to Komodo Island is something which has conjured images of Indiana Jones style exploring for quite a long time. It just seems like the sort of place people shouldn't go. Somewhere wild, unexplored and dangerous. It is after all called the Land of the Dragon. With such a perceived reputation, there couldn't be a better endorsement for us to visit...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/08/13/komodo-national-park/feed/ 6 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/07/02/there-and-back-again/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/07/02/there-and-back-again/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:00:52 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4408 We couldn't exactly visit New Zealand without exploring just a bit of Middle Earth. Even from stepping off the plane in Auckland to Lord of the Rings (LOTR) themed murals on the walls, it was clear we were off to have an adventure...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/07/02/there-and-back-again/feed/ 4 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/12/so-much-argentina/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/12/so-much-argentina/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:14:16 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4169 There are a lot of things which come to mind when recalling what it was like to travel in Argentina. Beautiful architecture, tasty wines, grilled meats...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/12/so-much-argentina/feed/ 6 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/04/26/polar-circles-penguins-and-plunges-in-antarctica/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/04/26/polar-circles-penguins-and-plunges-in-antarctica/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:23:05 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=3822 The white continent. We started dreaming of this place when we first began to discuss a round the world trip...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/04/26/polar-circles-penguins-and-plunges-in-antarctica/feed/ 12 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/03/23/bohemian-vibes-valparaiso/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/03/23/bohemian-vibes-valparaiso/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:51:27 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=3733 Valparaíso, Chile, or Valpo as it is affectionately known, is a seaside city with a unique character unlike any other place we have visited...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/03/23/bohemian-vibes-valparaiso/feed/ 1