by Kristina | Jun 7, 2009 | Travel
After the wedding, we were off to Prague! We arrived very late in the evening as our flight was delayed out of Frankfurt. Getting to the apartment was only supposed to take about 40 minutes, but the directions were a bit “lost in translation” and it took...
by Kristina | May 2, 2009 | Wedding
We’re enjoying our last few hours in Sweden before flying out of Copenhagen back to Seattle tomorrow, but I wanted to throw up some wedding pictures before I left, so here you go!Kim and Tina Arriving Together The Proud Parents of the Bride The Inside of the...
by Kristina | Apr 27, 2009 | Wedding
Grüße von Deutschland! Greetings from Germany!Ryan and I arrived safe and sound on Friday morning after leaving Seattle on Thursday afternoon. Our Luftansa flight was fine, considering our seat bottom cushions could have doubled as marble benches! The food was bland...
by Kristina | Apr 14, 2009 | Travel
Recently I’ve decided it is my life goal to travel internationally AT LEAST once a year. So far, my track record is: 2000 France & Italy, 2005 Japan, 2006 European Backpacking Tour, 2007/2008 Chile and Argentina, 2008 Toronto. As you can see, there is...
by Kristina | Feb 24, 2009 | Climbing
This post really has no point other than to brag that I know Ed Viesturs and have read his book like a thousand times! He is so inspiring not to mention his impressive lung capacity. Anyway, just wanted to share this picture of he and I (cause we are bff’s). And...
by Kristina | Sep 14, 2008 | Hiking, Mountains, Mt. Rainier
On August 24, 2008, I, Kristina Ciari, made it all the way to Camp Muir at 10,000 feet without dying. I’m going to call that an accomplishment!!! Ryan and I had been talking about heading up to Rainier for some time and we completely lucked out with the best...
by Kristina | Aug 13, 2008 | Travel
Now happily back in Puerto Natales, Kristi treated us to a fabulous, pampered night at Hotel Indigo. Check out that Southern Latitude baby! The architecture of the hotel was very eclectic. There was a lot of wasted space, with giant hallways crisscrossing and these...
by Kristina | May 2, 2008 | Camping, Travel
We arrived back in Puerto Natales and were very happy to take showers! Once we were all clean, we headed out to do some shopping! Food shopping that is. One of my favorite things about traveling abroad is all of the great little fruit and vegi stands! I have to say...
by Kristina | Apr 23, 2008 | Camping, Climbing, Mountains
Day 3:I arose in the morning to significantly smaller ankles and with a renewed spirit. Our camp was just darn so beautiful! Lets say we had a room with a view. By the third day we were ready for a rest! We got up late and enjoyed a nice breakfast of pancakes! Adam is...
by Kristina | Feb 7, 2008 | Camping, Climbing, Injuries
Day 1:We awoke bright and early to catch the 7:30 but to TdP. Luckily the night before we were able to hurridly buy groceries. Here they are:It was a three hour bus ride to the first stop, and of course I slept the WHOLE WAY! I really need to stop doing that. Luckily...
