Ilse HaagOct 18, 20212 minHiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Venice ExtensionAfter 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...
Ilse HaagOct 18, 20212 minHiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: The PeopleThe Dolo-Mighty16 and our amazing guide, Karl Mather. I’ll probably cry, while I write this post, because I miss everyone SO fricking...
Ilse HaagOct 18, 20213 minHiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Our Hotel and FoodEarlier, I wanted my posts to show you how the magnificence of the Dolomites transcends comprehension. I wanted to show you WHY the 16 of...
Ilse HaagOct 14, 20212 minHiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 6, Mt. PianoEarlier this week, I found Heaven. Yesterday, I met God. Today, the Grim Reaper winked at me. We traversed one of the many Via Ferratas...
Ilse HaagOct 14, 20212 minHiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 5, Tre CimeI 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...
Ilse HaagOct 14, 20211 minHiking 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.”...
Ilse HaagOct 14, 20211 minHiking 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...
Ilse HaagOct 13, 20211 minHiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 2, Lago di BraiesDay 2—This was our first day of hiking/walking, and our destination was Lago di Braies. 1. We walked through countryside 2. We walked...
Ilse HaagOct 13, 20211 minHiking in the Dolomites with Ilse: Day 1–ArrivalI’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...
Ilse HaagAug 9, 20212 minThe Ocean Kayaking Experience I Almost Didn’t HaveAbout 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...
Ilse HaagJul 27, 20212 minWhy I Do What I DoA 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...
Ilse HaagJul 13, 20213 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...
Ilse HaagApr 20, 20211 minMy 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...
Ilse HaagApr 18, 20212 minMy 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...
Ilse HaagApr 16, 20213 minMy Vietnam Experience Part 1I 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...