Articles Tagged 'Equitrekking Travel'

Ride horses amid Cappadocia's bizarre Fairy Chimneys on a horse trek through Turkey with Equitrekking. by Darley Newman We're horse trekking through Cappadocia, Turkeywith Ahmet of Kirkit Voyage. Today, we're trekking through Baglidere Valley, where there are skyscraper tall f...

After a long flight from the USA, we're happy to arrive in the land of Fairy Chimneys and piping hot tea–– Cappadocia, Turkey by Darley Newman Today we traveled over 24 hours from Washington, DC to Cappadocia to begin our horseback riding odyssey in Turkey, a country which seem...

Ride among Cappadocia's Fairy Chimneys in Turkey by Darley Newman Riding amid the bizarre rock formations of Cappadocia, Turkey is truly stepping back in time. For my time traveling trek, I rode a horse name Incion, a 9 year old white Arabian, who was a joy to ride and much calmer than I h...

Round-up Cattle with the Gauchos in South America on a cattle drive by Darley Newman El Charabon is a working South American cattle estancia located in the Rocha Province of Uruguay, not too far from the Brazil border. I rode a wonderful, smooth Criollo out to the far fields to round up cattle...

We had quite a night last night at El Charabon, the ranch where we have come to work cattle with the gauchos in Uruguay. We had an amazing candle lit dinner. The lighting was romantic, but also necessary, as this storm that we are having, which has caused them to close the schools here in Uruguay,...

Visit a sustainable estancia in Uruguay for horse riding and adventure by Darley Newman We arrived to Finca Piedra Estancia at sunset, the perfect time to see Pedro the gaucho gathering the horses and taking them to another pasture. This is an estancia (ranch), where you’ll enjoy ea...

A castle in Uruguay, you might ask? Well yes. Join me on a castle horse trek. by Darley Newman Trail Riding to the Castle Just over the hill from La Salamora lies a stone castle built in 1928 by an eccentric lottery winner. Why he decided to build a castle amid the rolling grasslands of Urug...

Join me on a local's tour of Montevideo, Uruguay's capital city by Darley Newman We just arrived to the small South American country of Uruguay, after flying about three hours from DC to Miami and then 9 hours from Miami to Montevideo. I slept on the plan, thankfully, which I almost ne...

Mate is a special Uruguayan tea- learn about this local's beverage by Darley Newman This morning I enjoyed a drinking a morning mate with Alicia at La Salamora. No, not latte, mate, the national drink of Uruguay. Mate (pronounced mah- tay) is like a tea and to me it tasted like an oolong o...

Learn how to make Torta Frita, a specialty of Uruguay by Darley Newman Estancia El Charabon is a lovely working ranch in Rocha owned by husband and wife couple Jorge and Graciela Zuasnabar. Graciela is an artist, whose work populates the walls inside the estancia, giving it a unique, eclectic ...