Category Archives: expeditions
Running down Mt. Kilimanjaro
by Diana Kilby (a 2011 Tanzania roadmonkey) My ascent of Kilimanjaro is something that some people can relate too; but my descent is something that few people have seen or experienced. I decided I would run down the trail to the main gate, the day after the Roadmonkey team had summited Mt. Kilimanjaro. I had [...]
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Tagged adventure, culture, Diana Kilby, East Africa, exploring, kilimanjaro, Roadmonkey, running, Tanzania, travel, volunteering, voluntourism
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A Peru Adventure Travel Experience ‘One Notch Up’
by Andrea Guzman In early 2011, I found myself in need of a challenge – I wanted to travel, see something gritty and real and also give back in a meaningful way. One day, flipping through Oprah magazine in a doctor’s office, I saw an article on Paul von Zielbauer, the Roadmonkey founder, and his [...]
How to Build a Fence With a Machete & Other Lessons
By Maya Seaman When Reyes Vado decided his garden’s newly built fence needed an access gate, he bent down and grabbed, of course, his machete. It’s amazing what a machete can do in the hands of an expert like Vado, a typically sweet, wire-framed Nicaraguan who works in a local salt mine. Or the damage [...]
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro: Tips for a Successful Summit
by Paul von Zielbauer I’ve led 4 Roadmonkey expeditions to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa. It is a huge, and very difficult, accomplishment. Many people ask me how to best prepare for Kilimanjaro success. Read on for a succinct list of my personal recommendations for what to do before and [...]
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Tagged Africa, East Africa, guides, hiking, kilimanjaro, Paul von Zielabuer, porters, Roadmonkey, summit attempts, Tanzania, tips for Kilimanjaro
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Roadmonkey in Vietnam: CNN’s Story Behind the Story
Remember the CNN segment on the ethnic Khmer community in Vietnam we built a playground for? (If you don’t scroll down; it’s our first blog post.) CNN also ran this segment – a reporter’s notebook, video style – from correspondent Natalie Allen, a roadmonkey who carried her camera around for two weeks in Vietnam during [...]
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Tagged adventure, catalyst foundation, cnn, Khmer, mekong delta, playgrounds, Vietnam, volunteering
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