27 October 2019 LLanguage Swahili words for hiking Kilimanjaro byPolleNo comments1 minute read From my hikes in Japan, Greenland and Jordan I learned that some basic knowledge of local languages helps…
20 September 2019 BBusiness travel How an experiment turned into quarterly reviews byPolle2 comments4 minute read “Ah, that sounds smart, I should do that”. I did two work nomad tests in 2019 and the…
08 September 2019 BBusiness travel My not-so-sad little hotel birthday experiment byPolleOne comment5 minute read I turned 37 last week. And, just like last year, I did a little birthday experiment. This year…
08 September 2019 TTanzania Kilimanjaro Lemosho trek day pack packing list byPolle3 comments2 minute read In October 2019, I will be trekking the Kilimanjaro Lemosho route. As porters carry most of your gear,…
09 June 2019 PPacking list Kumano Kodo Nakahechi and Kohechi solo hike packing list byPolleOne comment2 minute read After I had to cancel my 2019 plans to hike the Arctic Circle Trail because I was diagnosed …
02 June 2019 HHiking Preparing for multi-day hikes: my week-by-week guide byPolleNo comments4 minute read So, you want to do a multi-day hike. How do you prepare for it? Despite my blog’s name…
24 April 2019 HHotels How Marriott quickly became my favorite hotel chain byPolle2 comments2 minute read Crappy hotel experiences with other hotels and loyalty programs, hotel-fatigue … and then some delightful experiences with Marriott…
19 April 2019 IIceland Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trail solo hike (Iceland) byPolle2 comments4 minute read After many years of different hikes, the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trails in Iceland probably rank as the most…