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Overlooking the jungle from the ancient Mayan pyramid of Coba

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:08:56 +0000

Coba, Mexico Climbing to the top of Coba’s pyramid, which is the highest Mayan pyramid of the Yucatan Peninsula. It gives a majestic view of the Mexican jungle surroundings. It’s Friday morning when we hop on one of the ADO buses in Tulum to head for Coba. The night before we had already bought our […]

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Rocking the “W” trek in Torres del Paine

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:38:18 +0000

I feel one with nature because there is no sign of society (besides the refugios) at all. My backpack is kind of heavy, but the idea of being able to survive for a week with just the things you carry on your back gives a very good and strong feeling. Torres del Paine, here we […]

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Walking on ice at Perito Moreno

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 01:23:18 +0000

Imagine this: A huge white island of ice in the middle of a lake between the mountain peaks of Patagonia and yourself wearing crampons walking on top of this white with blue colored glacier. The hike starts with a boat ride on the Brazo Rico lake side were we see the glacier from a different […]

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Refugio Frey in the Andes

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:23:49 +0000

I really deserved this, I’m thinking as I lay down on the rocks at the lakeside near the peak of the mountain. After having hiked for four hours I’ve finally made it to Refugio Frey. I had no idea that I was going to encounter a lake at this height, so I forgot to bring […]

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When do you need hiking shoes?

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:00:57 +0000

When I planned a trip last year to Australia I decided to buy a pair of hiking shoes for the activities I wanted to do over there. Walking through Australia’s Blue Mountains is not your average walk in the park. Many stairs, a lot of walking up and downwards, and rough forest terrain. I guess […]

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10 top stories we could not tell from OAS 2013

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:26:13 +0000

Last week verkeersbureaus.info sent me to Sweden for the Outdoor Academy in Dalarna and we had a pretty awesome time there. Everybody had a lot of fun and we saw so many things of the region. But… there are always some stories that you would prefer to keep inside the academy. Fortunately for you, I […]

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