Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Venice Extension
After spending a week hiking in the mountains, 12 of us spent 2 nights in Venice! And after spending a week hiking in the mountains, 12...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: The People
The Dolo-Mighty16 and our amazing guide, Karl Mather. I’ll probably cry, while I write this post, because I miss everyone SO fricking...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Our Hotel and Food
Earlier, I wanted my posts to show you how the magnificence of the Dolomites transcends comprehension. I wanted to show you WHY the 16 of...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 6, Mt. Piano
Earlier this week, I found Heaven. Yesterday, I met God. Today, the Grim Reaper winked at me. We traversed one of the many Via Ferratas...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 5, Tre Cime
I tried explaining today’s experience to a friend, and all I could come up with was this … I was in heaven on our previous hike, but...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 4, Strudelkopf Mt.
My thought as we were descending today was, “If I don’t see another beautiful thing, if it just rains for the rest of the week, I’m ok.”...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 3, Kreutzberg Mt.
Day 3 … Each day, the hikes ramp up a bit in intensity and scope. Today, we were on the trail for 8 hours, round-trip, reaching an...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 2, Lago di Braies
Day 2—This was our first day of hiking/walking, and our destination was Lago di Braies. 1. We walked through countryside 2. We walked...
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Ilse Haag
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
Hiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 1–Arrival
I’ll let the photos do the talking! Day 1–en route to and arrival in Italy … 1. Masked up in Logan airport, ready to board our first...
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Ilse Haag
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Ocean Kayaking Experience I Almost Didn’t Have
About 2 months ago, my friend Carol, sent out a text to a few of us, asking if we’d like to go on a guided sunset ocean kayak cruise with...
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Ilse Haag
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Why I Do What I Do
A few of you have asked why I do what I do–what makes me, as a travel advisor, different? Here’s the short version;) Both my parents...
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Ilse Haag
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
“When you can’t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails.”
–H. Jackson Brown, Jr. This is my traveling mantra, but not something I like doing in my everyday life. When I travel, I naturally open...
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Ilse Haag
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
My Vietnam Experience Part 3
(If you haven’t read My Vietnam Experience Parts 1 and 2, please start there!) This post offers random snapshots of our brief time in Hai...
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Ilse Haag
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
My Vietnam Experience Part 2
(If you haven’t read My Vietnam Experience Part 1, please start there!) The most fabulous experience I had in Vietnam was this … Ava...
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Ilse Haag
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
My Vietnam Experience Part 1
I took this photo at sunset on Ha Long Bay–no filter, no post-processing! When I visited my daughter, Ava, while she was studying in...
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