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Best Of Mountain Travel 2010

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Rocky Mountaineer in the Canadian Rockies.

Happy New Year from LiveTravelMountains.com!

Mountain travel and living inspired us in 2010 and we hope it inspired you.

Here are the Best of Mountain Travel 2010 posts:

  1. Best Rail Vacation In 2010?
  2. Luxury In Zermatt, Switzerland
  3. Amtrak Connecting National Parks
  4. Cool Mountain Rescue Dogs
  5. Trekking South Africa
  6. New Alaska Hiking Trips
  7. Eat, Pray, Love In Bali
  8. New Australia Rail Service
  9. Wild Photo Wonders Of Europe
  10. Living Like A Local In France

Image courtesy of Rocky Mountaineer

Trekking Morocco

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Organized trekking trips can be shorter adventures.   Take the Toubkal Weekend – The Ultimate Morocco Short Break offered by KE Adventure Travel.

This new 4-day trip will trek to the top of North Africa’s highest peak, Mount Toubkal.  From Marrakech, there will be a short transfer and a half-day hike through Berber villages to the Neltner Refuge, on Mount Toubkal.  Then the next day will be a challenging summit.

On this weekend adventure holiday, travelers will have options to extend their trip in Marrakech and other areas of Morocco.

For more info, check out KE Adventure Travel.

Image courtesy of KE Adventure Travel.

Trekking Corsica

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Thinking about trekking the mountains of Corsica?  Walks Worldwide calls the GR20 walking route through the mountains of Corsica “the toughest trek to be found this side of the Himalaya.”

The company’s 15-day Corsica trips depart in June, August and September and include flights, all transportation, 14 nights’ accommodation, most meals, baggage transfers and guide.

Says Mike Wynne, managing director, Walks Worldwide:

“We are very careful who we take on our GR20 trips because if you do not have a very high level of fitness, and have tough-trek experience, quite simply, you won’t make it. The trail traverses the island diagonally following the high granite barrier of mountains that form the natural boundary across the country.”

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