A Day Hike with Food & Drink πΊ
An international companion for hidden gems
π₯Ύ = hiking
πΆββοΈ = walking
πΊ = drink
π½ = food
π = accomodation
Ecuador
Guayaquil
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Downtown can be unsafe, Samborondon is boring but has a lot of fancy restaurants.
Airbnb downtown
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Pulpo at Embarcadero 41. Pisco Sour is really great too!
Bolon City
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Bajamar is a good local brewery. There are a few beer delivery companies. Most of the beer in Ecuador is horrible. Best light beer is Club.
Cherusker
Odisea
Has a view of the river. Music is a little loud outside but they have some cozy seating inside.
Pizza
Keg as urinal
La Pinta Cruise (Galapagos, EC)
Ship
Genovesa Island
BartolomΓ© Island
Snorkeling
Kayaking
Santa Cruz (Galapagos, EC)
Santa Cruz Brewing Company
Nice view of the ships
They brought out a sampler first!
When we visited they had an 8% ABV on the menu.
Isabela (Galapagos, EC)
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Sierra Negra Volcano
Guide required, 6-7 hours
We were here during Covid and there were two other people on our hike. But they do take very large groups here as well. Something to keep in mind if you don't like hanging with tourists.
There's a trail that starts next to Iguana Crossings. Once that ends there is a Tortuga sanctuary . You can probably poke around for a few minutes before they kick you out. They recently changed it so it requires a guide -- it's unnecessary -- but raises revenues.
After that you can join the road and continue your run. Pretty nice blacktop road with a view .
Walking around town you can see these guys . And these guys.
The beach is beautiful .
Snorkeling
Ferries
Stowaways
Ferries can be a little rocky in the open Pacific. They are speedboats.
Local wildlife
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Endemic Turtle
Cute sign and quiet ambiance down a side-street. Nothing better than to spend the end of a long day here.
Great tacos and plates .
Mexico
Merida, MX
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Run on Paseo Montejo in the morning. 5:AM is a good time before the sun comes up. It's really humid. Bring water.
USA
Escalante, UT
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Golden Cathedral trail
Four wheel drive with high clearance required. You should be able to rent one locally.
The cathedral and the view going down
GPX
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This is a remote area without any good beer. Bring your own or be sorry.
Prescott, AZ
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Prescott Brewing Company
The Raven
Crossroads Cafe
San Diego, CA
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For a true desert experience travel out east to Anza Borrego state park. Download GPS routes created by this amazing couple .
Sin Nombre Slot Loop Canyon
Rockhouse Canyon South Loop
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Cocktails at Kindred bar. It's across the street from the Buona. Southpark Brewing is what you might expect.
Buona Forchetta
Seattle, WA
Snoqualmie, WA
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Snoqualmie Falls
Spend an hour here after Bare Mountain
There's a short mile hike down to the bottom .
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Bare Mountain
The view at the top is enjoyable even on a cloudy day. Bring some snacks and take some breaks to enjoy the views .
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Gianfranco Ristorante Italiano
Ottawa,IL
Portugal
Faial Island, Azores (Horta)
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Airbnb
Kitchen
View of Pico
Working outside
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Capelinhos
Western most point of Europe
Spend a few hours here early in the day to avoid the crowds
Caldeira
You will need a guide to hike down into the volcano. Use this agency and ask for Jack.
No guide required if you only want to walk around the rim
About 4-5 hours roundtrip. It can be cold, windy, and rainy. Bring a rain jacket and some gloves.
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Pico Island, Azores
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Pico Mountain
Call the center and ask for the weather conditions before you take a ferry or plane to the island.
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Return to Horta by ferry for dinner
Lisbon
- Fado is great but the food is expensive and the service is horrible. Still worth doing.
Netherlands
Leiden, Netherlands
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Rembrandt's old neighborhood
Walk to the country side
- Sheep
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Check out the licorice selection in the grocery stores. This is your chance to try out licorice with Salmiak at an affordable price.
Top drops
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The Beer Store
Luxury beers are at the very back left corner of the store.
Nerd Brewing Company (Sweden)
PΓ΅hjala (Estonia)
Trappist Westvleteren
$20 but top 3 beers I've ever drank.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Safety
All hikes require offline maps
Research the amount of water you will need for a hike
Bring plenty of snacks
e-mail: adam.t.hallett@[that famous google product].com