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/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2013 05:33:28 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4784 It was day 302 on the road when we arrived in Singapore from Sydney. To make a long story short, we were headed into what is affectionally referred to as "travel burnout". We knew we needed a change to rejuvenate our traveling spirits, but what exactly?...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/feed/ 4 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/2012/04/12/thailand-gallery/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/thailand-gallery/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:05:46 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=1243 These are some pictures taken from our recent trip to Thailand.]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/thailand-gallery/feed/ 0 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/stairways-to-buddha/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/stairways-to-buddha/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:59:16 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=1409 It was difficult to think back on our journey to Thailand this past December without vividly recalling the myriad of temples that dotted the countryside. These beautiful structures were an integral part of the landscape and culture of Thailand which for us stood out as the physical representation of our departure from the 'Western' world.]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/stairways-to-buddha/feed/ 0