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    Should I buy new hiking boots?

    I’ve been trying to decide whether I should replace my hiking boots which were a fairly cheap buy for when I did Kilimanjaro.  At the time I didn’t want to splash out on a pair that I may not use…

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    Worry No.3 – Getting Sick

    Been a long time since I’ve thought of another worry for when I do Everest Base Camp, this one ‘getting sick’ came courtesy of recently reading a post from Sarah who runs the popular travel blog Sarah Somewhere on when…

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    Worry No.2 – Leaving the kids

    Following on from my first post, here’s the 2nd thing that’s worrying me about doing Everest Base Camp….leaving my boys for approx. 17 days! The longest I’ve been away from them previously was when I did Kilimanjaro 2 years ago…

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    Worry No.1 – Lukla Airport – Nepal

    There’s a number of things that are worrying me about doing Everest Base Camp, i’m going to be writing about them as they pop into my head. Here’s the first and the one I will be experiencing within the first…