Thursday, May 2, 2024

24 Hours in Ethiopia- If you blink, you’ll sleep.

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Jambo! (Swahili for "Hello") Well...we are in Tanzania and getting ready to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.  We leave our quaint lodge in Arusha tomorrow morning at 8:30am and take a 45 minute ride to the Machme...

McMahon Blogs for National Geographic Adventure: Everest News – Escape from Lukla! Thousands of...

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Rumor on the trail that the Lukla airport had shut down started a week ago. We were still making our push to Everest Base Camp (17,701 feet) and Kala Patthar (18,315 feet). The weather...

Review: WindPouch GO Inflatable Hammock

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Overview The WindPouch Go inflatable hammock is a convenient and fun outdoor ‘lounge chair’ that you can bring anywhere. Great for the beach, mountains, backyard or watching a kid’s softball game at the park. Pros Super easy to...

Days 6 & 7 (India Adventure): Taj Mahal, Bollywood & Sleeper Trains

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We arrived at sunrise. They have separate lines for women, Indian women and men. After going through a metal detector and having our bags checked, we were inside the courtyard. We walked through a...

The Tennessean: Nashville Adventurer Spreads Mom’s Ashes Around the World

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In advance of National Geographic Channel's new adventure/survival series, The Raft, Tennessean reporter, Jessica Bliss, caught up with Nashville's Payge McMahon, co-star of the show's premiere episode.  What led Payge to a life as an...