{"id":9061,"date":"2025-09-02T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturetraveling.com\/?p=9061"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:02:01","slug":"ak-month-to-month-recap-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturetraveling.com\/?p=9061","title":{"rendered":"AK Month-to-month Recap: August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<div class=\"astra-advanced-hook-23274 \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><small><em>Adventurous Kate accommodates affiliate hyperlinks. In case you make a purchase order via these hyperlinks, I&#8217;ll earn a fee at no additional value to you. Thanks!<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>This month I turned 41! <\/strong>Within the coronary heart of summer season, I made a number of fast visits round Europe, however saved issues fairly low-key for probably the most half.<\/p>\n<p>From rural Slovakia to city Poland to suburban England, listed here are the most effective moments of August 2025!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Kate hiking on a trail surrounded by purple wildflowers.\" class=\"wp-image-39414\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate hiking on a trail surrounded by purple wildflowers.\" class=\"wp-image-39414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-High-Tatras-Slovakia-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Climbing on a really slim path within the Excessive Tatras of Slovakia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locations Visited<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prague, Czech Republic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Poprad and \u0160trbsk\u00e9 Pleso, Slovakia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Warsaw and Piaseczno, Poland<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>St. Albans and Watford, England<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A glassy turquoise lake surrounded by mountains and tall pine trees.\" class=\"wp-image-39415\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A glassy turquoise lake surrounded by mountains and tall pine trees.\" class=\"wp-image-39415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Strbske-Pleso-Slovakia-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view from our resort room on the Grand Kempinski Excessive Tatras.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><strong>An ideal birthday getaway to the Excessive Tatras.<\/strong> After the massive Croatian blowout for my fortieth birthday final yr, this yr I needed one thing quiet, in nature, accessible by practice, with a pleasant resort. And so Charlie and I went to the Excessive Tatras, the beautiful mountainous area of Slovakia!<\/p>\n<p>We stayed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/booking.stay22.com\/adventurouskate\/nSMaEIaiMK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Grand Kempinski Excessive Tatras<\/a>, a resort I\u2019ve needed to remain at for years, which was SUCH  place for a splurge. The largest spotlight was the resort spa, which we visited day-after-day. The indoor pool truly has three chandeliers hanging above it, and a glass window so you may see outdoors to all of the individuals strolling the trail across the lake.<\/p>\n<p>And it was a wonderfully low-key journey. We hiked, we strolled, we ate garlic soup topped with cheese, and it was very nice having a chill itinerary with out feeling pressured to do all of the issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Charlie and Kate take a selfie while hiking in the woods.\" class=\"wp-image-39416\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Charlie and Kate take a selfie while hiking in the woods.\" class=\"wp-image-39416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-and-Kate-hiking-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We had a good time exploring the mountain climbing trails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I used to be totally ready for the realm to be overrun, as we have been visiting on a weekend in early August. Nevertheless it actually wasn\u2019t that dangerous! When mountain climbing, we have been solo 1\/3 of the time, with a number of others 1\/3 of the time, and in a giant crowd 1\/3 of the time. I\u2019d intention for a barely extra off-peak time sooner or later, although.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I completely cherished this journey.<\/strong> It was so good that we&#8217;re already speaking about extra journeys like this we are able to do sooner or later: simple nature getaways with mountain climbing and  resort with a spa. And hopefully a return to \u0160trbsk\u00e9 Pleso and the Excessive Tatras quickly!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar and SZA performing on high platforms on a stage.\" class=\"wp-image-39417\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar and SZA performing on high platforms on a stage.\" class=\"wp-image-39417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kendrick-Lamar-and-SZA-Warsaw-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kendrick Lamar and SZA performing \u201cAll of the Stars\u201d in Warsaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>From Slovakia, I hopped on a bus and a practice to Warsaw to see Kendrick Lamar and SZA for the second time this summer season!<\/strong> The live performance was incredible, and it was totally different experiencing it from the ground. General, I believe the Warsaw crowd was higher than the Frankfurt crowd.<\/p>\n<p>This was my first go to to Warsaw in a few years, and I took a LOT of lengthy walks across the metropolis, seeing what it needed to supply. And I occurred to be there on inauguration day (along with being in Krak\u00f3w on Election Day in June), and staying in lodging proper throughout the road from the place the swearing-in befell. Oops.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A farmer's market overflowing with bright red tomatoes, plums, and apricots.\" class=\"wp-image-39419\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-1024x768.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A farmer's market overflowing with bright red tomatoes, plums, and apricots.\" class=\"wp-image-39419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Farmers-Market-St-Albans-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I like an August farmer\u2019s market! Deliver on the tomatoes and stone fruit! St. Albans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>And on the finish of the month, we visited England for our good friend\u2019s annual bonfire celebration.<\/strong> It was a really transient go to, however we did spend a little bit of time in St. Albans, a pleasant suburb with a stunning downtown that I think about is pricey as hell to dwell in. It\u2019s just like the London model of Lexington, Massachusetts, or New Canaan, Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoyable occasions in Prague.<\/strong> Dinners with mates, a go to to Letn\u00e1 Beer Backyard, and plenty and many walks across the metropolis\u2026.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Kate standing on a rainy street, her green dress covered with raindrops, holding her hand up and shrugging.\" class=\"wp-image-39418\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-768x1024.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kate standing on a rainy street, her green dress covered with raindrops, holding her hand up and shrugging.\" class=\"wp-image-39418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kate-in-a-rainstorm-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sky was actually BLUE once I left the home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>I acquired stung by a wasp for the primary time since I used to be a child. <\/strong>Enjoyable occasions. It landed on my higher arm, acquired crushed in opposition to my physique, and stung.<\/p>\n<p>And there was the time I acquired caught in an epic rainstorm nowhere close to shops that offered umbrellas\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not a problem, actually, however residing in a spot as trendy and good as Prague sort of will get you used to it.<\/strong> Like the truth that the overwhelming majority of public bogs in Prague take bank cards \u2014 simply maintain up your telephone and scan your manner in. <\/p>\n<p>And it struck me upon arriving in Slovakia and Poland, even in malls, that you just not solely wanted money for public bogs, you wanted cash. Form of annoying once you\u2019re in every nation for just a few days and also you don\u2019t wish to carry round plenty of change you\u2019ll by no means find yourself spending\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Thursday Murder Club | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/50DYgzRBhFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Watched This Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>The Thursday Homicide Membership<\/em> is a pleasant new film on Netflix.<\/strong> A comfy homicide thriller set in a completely attractive retirement house, with 4 actors you like starring as senior residents attempting to resolve a thriller and save their group. I actually loved it.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally. I lastly watched <em>White Chicks<\/em>. Yeah. It\u2019s not dangerous when you don\u2019t assume too arduous about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Under Deck<\/em> replace: <\/strong>After a number of months off, Charlie and I acquired again into <em>Under Deck<\/em>! This month we watched <em>Under Deck: Down Below Season 3<\/em>, which truly takes place within the Seychelles. (And has satisfied me to not go to the Seychelles in February or March, after seeing how a lot they suffered via the warmth, humidity, and storms!)<\/p>\n<p>So far as seasons go, it was\u2026effective. Not among the best. Captain Jason is such  chief that it\u2019s academic simply watching him \u2014 however he appeared a bit faraway from every part this time round. The solid have been good, there have been some villains. No horrific company. It was effective.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/ak-monthly-recap-august-2025\/about:blank\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?utm_source=generator\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Listened To This Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong><strong>\u2019m listening to all 500 of\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500 Best Albums of All Time<\/a>, which I&#8217;m having fun with immensely.<\/strong>\u00a0I&#8217;m loving discovering new artists and listening to albums I\u2019ve someway missed my whole life till now!<\/p>\n<p>In August, I listened to albums 284-250. I\u2019m formally greater than midway! And to assume \u2014 those I\u2019ve listened to have been the WORSE half. How good is it going to get?!<\/p>\n<p>Listed here are the highlights:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite Discovery:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Hissing of Summer season Lawns<\/em> by Joni Mitchell. I&#8217;m kicking myself for not entering into Joni Mitchell\u2019s music at a youthful age. She is TRANSCENDENT. And to assume that is simply the primary of her a number of albums on the checklist!<\/p>\n<p>I like how each track on this album is so detailed and distinctive, it might be sufficient for a whole album in its type \u2014 but they\u2019re all cohesive. Each track belongs on this album. And I can\u2019t cease listening to them.<\/p>\n<p>I additionally wish to give a shoutout to <em>Golden Hour<\/em> by Kacey Musgraves. I\u2019ve by no means heard her music earlier than, however I instantly turned an enormous fan of her pop-blended nation with a liberal background. I like that this problem has proven me nation artists I actually love, moderately than dismissing the style as a complete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Different Favourite Discoveries:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Tracy Chapman<\/em> by Tracy Chapman, <em>What\u2019s the 411?<\/em> by Mary J. Blige, <em>The Freewheelin\u2019 Bob Dylan<\/em> by Bob Dylan, <em>The Bends<\/em> by Radiohead, <em>Nillson Schmillson<\/em> by Harry Nillson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite Revisited Album:\u00a0<\/strong><em>The Diary of Alicia Keys<\/em> by Alicia Keys. I listened to this album a TON within the early 2000s, and I believe it\u2019s among the best R&amp;B albums of its period. It&#8217;s the excellent mix of robust songwriting, uncooked expertise, and producers who understood the right way to form this album to perfection. I nonetheless hum these songs to myself on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Aspect word: revisiting this album made me lookup Jermaine Paul, her backup singer on this album and her dwell <em>Unplugged<\/em> album, who truthfully sang circles round her at any time when attainable (particularly on the dwell model of \u201cDiary\u201d on <em>Unplugged<\/em>) and went on to win season two of <em>The Voice<\/em>. Seems he\u2019s now a pastor in Bridgeport, Connecticut?!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite Songs:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe Rain\u201d by Led Zeppelin, \u201cLove is a Wild Factor\u201d by Kacey Musgraves, \u201cAmy\u201d by Elton John, \u201c21 Questions\u201d by 50 Cent, \u201cEdith and the Kingpin\u201d by Joni Mitchell, \u201cWoman from the North Nation\u201d by Bob Dylan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the playlist:\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m making a playlist of my favourite songs from the five hundred albums \u2014 most one per album \u2014 on Spotify.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?si=94e4d503543d4126\">You&#8217;ll be able to hearken to it right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowlight of the Month:<\/strong> <em>Q: Are We Not Males? A: We Are Devo!<\/em> by Devo. By this problem I\u2019ve discovered that I don&#8217;t care for brand new wave in any respect \u2014 if it\u2019s pop- and punk-adjacent inside 5 years of 1980, I hate it. However this album simply aggravated the hell out of me, begin to end. I hated their voices, the music, the lyrics, every part.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, I used to be irked that <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> selected a four-album field set of Merle Haggard\u2019s biggest hits for the checklist. Actually, you may\u2019t consider certainly one of his common albums that was higher than the others? Placing a four-hour and forty-five-minute album on the checklist is taking the piss, for actual.<\/p>\n<p>And I had a seven-hour practice experience that day, so I listened to the entire rattling factor in a single sitting. Form of out of spite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Random Music Ideas:<\/strong>\u00a0Each the Buzzcocks and the Pharcyde have a track known as \u201cOh Shit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And all alongside I assumed the <em>Jackass<\/em> theme track was one thing authentic created for the present. Seems it\u2019s the track \u201cCorona\u201d by Minutemen, whose album <em>Double Nickels on the Dime<\/em> was on the checklist this month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Lewis and Murray, two gray tabby cats with white bellies and paws, lying on the bed together and staring at the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-39421\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-1024x768.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis and Murray, two gray tabby cats with white bellies and paws, lying on the bed together and staring at the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-39421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-Cute-in-the-Sunshine-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lewis and Murray, wanting cute, as at all times!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Learn This Month<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve felt a bit embarrassed that my studying fell off SO a lot lately. At first I mentioned it was as a result of I used to be working so arduous on my New Hampshire website; from there it snowballed into \u201cI\u2019m doing an excessive amount of.\u201d However I\u2019m attempting to get again into it, for actual for actual.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UVVt3y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Die with Zero: Getting All You Can From Your Cash and Your Life<\/a><\/em> by Invoice Perkins (2020)<\/strong> \u2014 This guide may be very common in private finance boards, and I at all times seeing individuals check with it, so I used to be glad to lastly learn it. The guide encourages you to spend all of your cash whilst you\u2019re nonetheless alive \u2014 and extra importantly, to have the fitting experiences on the proper time.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the half concerning the experiences that rang so true for me, and I\u2019ve been planning my very own journeys this fashion. I\u2019m SO glad I did a lot backpacking in my twenties once I didn\u2019t thoughts hostel dorms. However as you age, you need to prioritize doing extra of your bodily journeys, as a result of it received\u2019t be as simple doing them later. Save cruises and safaris for once you\u2019re older. Whenever you\u2019re actually outdated, you almost certainly received\u2019t wish to go very far in any respect.<\/p>\n<p>The guide additionally makes a terrific level about leaving cash to your youngsters \u2014 that they will get a LOT extra out of a smaller reward at age 30 to assist purchase a home than their full inheritance at age 55 or 60, when their life is slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>I believe everybody can get quite a bit out of this guide \u2014 particularly, sketching out totally different eras in your individual life and what objectives to prioritize throughout every of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mHWpVl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Higher Than Earlier than: What I Discovered About Making and Breaking Habits \u2014 to Sleep Extra, Stop Sugar, Procrastinate Much less, and Typically Construct a Happier Life<\/a><\/em> by Gretchen Rubin (2015)<\/strong> \u2014 Gretchen Rubin is known for The Happiness Undertaking, researching what makes people really blissful, and the way we are able to put it into motion. On this guide, she dives into behavior formation.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I\u2019ve learn behavior formation books earlier than, together with James Clear\u2019s very talked-about guide <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3I27CRz\">Atomic Habits<\/a><\/em>. However I believe that is the most effective behavior formation guide I\u2019ve ever learn. What makes it so good? I like Gretchen Rubin\u2019s writing type. I like how she divides individuals into 4 sorts of totally different behaviors, moderately than assuming a one-size-fits-all framework for everybody. I like how the guide is an element memoir and half self-development tome.  And I like how she shares tales from a lot of totally different individuals in her life.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Gretchen Rubin and I are very totally different individuals. She states outright that she doesn\u2019t take care of music, meals, video games, or trend. She generally is a bit inflexible. And I believe that\u2019s behind a few of the destructive evaluations of this guide. However she\u2019s not asking you to be her good friend. She\u2019s asking to you check out what she found. For me, that is the primary time I spotted why it\u2019s a lot simpler for me to abstain from issues than to dwell carefully.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"The Prague skyline, with orange roofs and church steeples sticking up above. The sky is pink, just before sunset.\" class=\"wp-image-39425\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-800x585.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-2048x1497.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-150x110.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-1024x748.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"The Prague skyline, with orange roofs and church steeples sticking up above. The sky is pink, just before sunset.\" class=\"wp-image-39425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-800x585.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-2048x1497.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prague-pink-sunset-150x110.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An ideal pink sundown in Prague.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UWGF4H\">I Hope This Finds <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UWGF4H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Y<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UWGF4H\">ou Properly<\/a><\/em> by Natalie Sue (2024)<\/strong> \u2014 On this novel, Jolene is a depressed 20-something Persian Canadian working a boring workplace job and sending her coworkers insults in hidden in white textual content in her emails. When her messages are found, she\u2019s pressured to have her emails monitored \u2014 however in a tech mishap, she all of the sudden will get entry to each inbox within the firm. Jolene decides to make use of this to her benefit, studying everybody\u2019s emails to get forward in her profession and enhance her work relationships.<\/p>\n<p>I favored this guide, however felt it might have gone in some higher instructions. In reality, I believe it might have been higher not moving into a romantic course in any respect. I did benefit from the characters within the workplace and the right descriptions of workplace politics, and the work Jolene did to make her life higher. There are some comparisons to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/482Brfk\">Eleanor Oliphant is Fully Fantastic<\/a><\/em>, which I believe is a significantly better guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/462kGP6\">The 10X Rule: The Solely Distinction Between Success and Failure<\/a><\/em> by Grant Cardone (2011)<\/strong> \u2014 You understand how most enterprise books might primarily be a weblog publish? It is a enterprise guide that might have been a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWork 10x tougher than anybody else. Set objectives 10x larger than anybody else.\u201d Growth. You bought as a lot out of the guide as I did.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, I hated that it was written on this terrible, virtually singsongy voice, and that he doesn\u2019t embody any examples of anybody within the guide moreover himself. Full waste of time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Tall baobab trees at sunset.\" class=\"wp-image-39422\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-800x522.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-2048x1335.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-150x98.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-1024x668.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"Tall baobab trees at sunset.\" class=\"wp-image-39422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-800x522.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-2048x1335.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Baobabs-Madagascar-150x98.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Avenue of the Baobabs, by way of Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Up in September 2025<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lastly, it\u2019s time for my huge journey journey of the yr.<\/strong> I\u2019ll be spending many of the month in Mauritius, R\u00e9union, and Madagascar!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be touring in Mauritius and R\u00e9union solo, for a number of days every. No, this isn\u2019t a great period of time. Initially I used to be simply going to go to R\u00e9union for a number of days, however then Air France moved my flight again and I spotted I now had JUUUUST sufficient time to go to each islands. They usually\u2019re solely a 45-minute flight aside\u2026<\/p>\n<p>So will probably be a little bit of a teaser go to for each locations. <\/p>\n<p>I made a decision to not drive in Mauritius, in opposition to typical knowledge, as a result of I\u2019ll be arriving after an in a single day flight in economic system the place I virtually definitely received\u2019t have slept one wink, and I don\u2019t assume it\u2019s secure for me to drive in that state, not to mention on the left facet of the street for the primary time ever. I\u2019ll be staying in Flic en Flac and Grand Baie, and I&#8217;ve a personal tour of the southwest sooner or later.<\/p>\n<p>In R\u00e9union, I will likely be driving, partially as a result of a three-day automobile rental is similar value as a one-way taxi to my resort in St. Gilles, however sooner or later I hope to hitch a tour to Cilaos within the inside. R\u00e9union has such a dramatic panorama and I can\u2019t wait to take all of it in.<\/p>\n<p>After which comes the BIG a part of the journey \u2014 greater than two weeks in Madagascar! I\u2019m touring on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockmyadventure.com\/madagascar-group-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">this tour with Rock My Journey<\/a>, run by blogger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heleninwonderlust.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Helen in Wanderlust<\/a>. Helen is an Africa specialist and I\u2019ve heard her excursions are incredible.<\/p>\n<p>I booked this tour greater than a yr in the past as a result of the itinerary appealed to me a lot, with time within the locations I needed to go to probably the most \u2014 the Tsingy, the Avenue of the Baobabs, and many time within the islands off Nosy Be. Plus there\u2019s a two-day river tenting journey and LOTS of overland driving on not-quite-roads. I\u2019m slightly bit nervous \u2014 and tremendous excited.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are your plans for September? Share away!<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adventurous Kate accommodates affiliate hyperlinks. 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