Leigh HaubachDec 17, 20191 minHeadlamps are Helpful When you travel, you just don't know if there will be a power failure. This is when a headlamp becomes a very useful gadget. It makes no...
Leigh HaubachDec 10, 20191 minGet REI's Deal of the DayREI offers one product every day that is an extraordinary deal. Give it a try and see what they are wheeling and dealing on today! Click...
Leigh HaubachDec 7, 20191 minREI's Women's Travel Pants These travel trousers take you from the plane, to the museum, to the hiking trail, and to dinner.
Leigh HaubachOct 28, 20191 minEffortless Hiking with Osprey Women's Hiking Backpack 🎒 This Osprey Hiking Backpack served me very well on the Inka Trail in June 2018. I had the pack fitted to me at REI and it felt great.
Leigh HaubachOct 28, 20191 minRick Steves Travel GuidesWith decades of experience, Rick Steves writes the most comprehensive guides to Europe and beyond.
Leigh HaubachAug 27, 20194 minStupendous St. PetersburgI'm sure I'll have to use a thesaurus to describe the grandeur of St. Petersburg. I just kept saying, "Oh.My.God". The palaces and art...
Leigh HaubachAug 27, 20192 minMoving at Light Speed in MoscowI condensed my trip to Moscow because I wasn't sure I wanted to go there and I thought it might be dangerous. I was wrong on both counts....
Leigh HaubachAug 27, 20191 minTallinn, EstoniaTallinn is a two-hour ferry ride across the Bay of Finland from Helsinki. It was a charming place, though I suspect it's better when it's...
Leigh HaubachAug 27, 20192 minSteamy Hot HelsinkiI arrived in Helsinki in a heat wave. The locals seemed completely delighted with the warm weather and kept jumping into the Baltic Sea....
Leigh HaubachJan 15, 20191 minI Finally Saw a Leopard at Lake Manyara NPLake Manyara National Park gets mixed reviews. We had a great tour with lots and lots of animal sightings so I have no complaints.
Leigh HaubachJan 15, 20191 minAround the Base of Mt. KilimanjaroI did not, and probably never will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. It's not technically too challenging, but it's really a high altitude issue for...
Leigh HaubachJan 7, 20192 minScuba Diving in ZanzibarZanzibar is a beautiful tropical island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania. It's technically part of Tanzania, but they have...
Leigh HaubachJun 22, 20183 minMachu PicchuSo that's pronounced Ma-chu Peek-chu. And quinoa, by the way, is pronounced keen-OH-ah. That's according to some Inka descendants who...
Leigh HaubachJun 22, 20184 minThe Inka Trail2500 People see Machu Picchu every day. You make your way to Cuzco, then take a nice train to Aguas Calientes and spend the night. The...
Leigh HaubachJun 21, 20182 minCuzcoJune 6, 2018 My flight from Lima to Cuzco was fine, once we finally took off after sitting on the tarmac in Lima for two hours due to a...
Leigh HaubachJun 21, 20182 minLimaThe Inka people really had it going on and as a warning, please note that the following contains images of ancient erotic art. I've been...
Leigh HaubachJun 1, 20181 minCape Town, Part 2We had a lovely 2 hour flight back to Cape Town. We got a good meal despite being on a smaller jet! We saw a pan and lots of wide open...
Leigh HaubachJun 1, 20183 minVictoria FallsAnd finally, we got to the end of our tour. It had been a long 20 days. The good: seeing so many wild animals, meeting our fellow...
Leigh HaubachMay 30, 20182 minChobe National ParkWe had a night in Nata, Botswana which was very pleasant. Our little cottage had a view of the bush complete with springbok, a bathtub...
Leigh HaubachMay 28, 20186 minOkavango DeltaThe Okavango Delta is an inland delta. What this means is that the Okavango River flows out through an immense grassland and disappears...