How to Pass an Indoor Climbing Gym Belay Test
Having some extra time on my hands, I’ve been meeting up with a few friends at indoor climbing gyms that have asked me to teach …
Latest PostsOn the Blog
Monthly Update: Angela Travels and Skis in January 2018
It’s ski season! I’m fully refreshed after the holiday season and heading back east to visit family. I’ve been quiet the last month after hurting …
Backcountry Skiing the Vallée Blanche in Chamonix
The jagged, raw edges of the Alps have called to my mountain heart for years. Moving to London in March of 2017, I knew I …
7 Months in London and My 2017 Travel Highlights
This may be my biggest travel year to date thanks to a move to London that allowed Europe to be a budget airfare away. I …
Monthly Update: Angela Travels in November 2017
Thankful November is a time to be thankful, and I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Most recently, I’m thankful for all …
A Guided Tour: Palace of Westminster and Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster is my favorite building in London, and I always recommend it to my friends and family as a must-see. Elizabeth Tower …
Welcome to Angela Travels
An Outdoors Girl Trying to Escape Urban Life.
Welcome to Angela Travels, an outdoor travel blog of a woman who can’t sit still and has an itch to gain as many travel and outdoor experiences as possible throughout her life.
Learn more, click here.
Subscribe for monthly updates:
Pacific Northwest
Art in the Outdoors: Photos or Camp Illustrated?
Everyone has a way to recreate in the outdoors. I hike, climb, ski and travel to reach forests, mountains and alpine. Adding the extra 2.5 lbs …
Trip Report: Scrambling Boston Peak in the North Cascades
To scramble is defined as a verb meaning to “make one’s way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using …
Girls Gone Wild – Bachelorette Backpacking Trip
I am not sure I have ever taken a girls-only weekend trip, so I was excited to have some of my outdoor lady friends celebrate …
Featured Destination
London
A Guided Tour: Palace of Westminster and Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster is my favorite building in London, and I always recommend it to my friends and family as a must-see. Elizabeth Tower …
London’s Mail Rail Ride at The Postal Museum
It was way ahead of its time, a solution to transport mail more efficiently away from the horses and the street traffic. Opening in 1927 …
2 Days in London: An Aggressive Sightseeing Itinerary
London is a large city with museums, history, and pubs. I’ve had a few friends visit and I keep going back to similar things to …
Trip Reports
A Spring Guide to Backcountry Skiing Mount St. Helens
Washington volcanoes are an objective many mountaineers and skiers seek early spring and into the summer months. Mount St. Helens ranks in as the fifth …
Scotland: Hiking the Carn Mor Dearg Arete Loop on Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis is the highest point in the United Kingdom and is reason enough to want to hike to the top. Even in the summer …
Backcountry Skiing the Vallée Blanche in Chamonix
The jagged, raw edges of the Alps have called to my mountain heart for years. Moving to London in March of 2017, I knew I …