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Vietnam & Cambodia with Angkor Wat. Ancient Kingdoms of Southeast Asia.

Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM PST

Los Angeles International Airport, 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA, US

A Meetup trip in December . . . what can be a better gift for the holidays?! Join our travelers group on a captivating 14-day journey through the heart of Southeast Asia as we explore the vibrant cultures and breathtaking landscapes of Vietnam & Cambodia (Dec 04-18, 2026)

As with all our tailor-made Meetup trips, our expert guides will lead us off the beaten path to uncover the authentic charm of each destination, while comfortable accommodations and delicious local cuisine ensure a truly immersive travel experience. Embark on an unforgettable journey through the vibrant cities and breathtaking landscapes of Vietnam, finishing with the wonders of Cambodia.

We begin in Hanoi, where history and culture come alive, then sail the emerald waters of Halong Bay. Step back in time among the imperial treasures of Hue, wander the lantern-lit streets of charming Hoi An, and feel the dynamic energy of Ho Chi Minh City. We conclude your adventure at the awe-inspiring temples of Siem Reap, home to the legendary Angkor Wat.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hanoi; explore Ho Chi Minh sites, Temple of Literature, Old Quarter cyclo ride & water puppet show
• Visit rural craft villages: conical hat & incense making, home-hosted lunch, village walk
• Ha Long Bay cruise: limestone islands, floating villages, cave visit, Tai Chi & sunset views
• Hue: Perfume River boat ride, Thien Mu Pagoda, Khai Dinh’s Tomb & Imperial Citadel
• Scenic Hai Van Pass train to Danang; explore Dragon Bridge, Cham Museum, Marble Mountain
• Hoi An Ancient Town (UNESCO), visit tailor shops, pottery village & organic farm with cooking class
• Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnels; War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace & Ben Thanh Market
• Mekong Delta cruise: coconut workshops, sampan ride, orchards & lunch in riverside village
• Siem Reap: dinner with Apsara dance, Angkor temples (Ta Prohm, Bayon, Angkor Wat)
• Cambodian cultural immersion: monk blessing, village crafts & cooking, Tonle Sap Lake sunset cruise

For a detailed Day By Day itinerary: Click Here to fill out our info request form

Trip Itinerary:

• Hanoi – 3 nights
• Ha Long Bay (cruise) – 1 night
• Hue – 2 nights
• Hoi An – 2 nights
• Ho Chi Minh City – 3 nights
• Siem Reap – 3 nights

Price per person, double occupancy: $4400
(we match roommates for those willing to share and save)
Price for single room: $5300

RSVP with your email address to receive complete information and itinerary. To secure your spot on this trip, please submit a $450 deposit.
Click Here for Secure Deposit Link
Deposit is refundable up to 90 days before the departure (less PayPal fees)
Fill Out this FORM if you are making a deposit
Limited capacity of 24 total. This trip will fill up extremely quickly.

***Airfare from/to the US not included. Contact Anna for a quote***

Click Here to Message Direct to Anna.
She can help you arrange the airfare and answer any logistics questions.

We believe in good decent social. This events is cross posted to several other groups and the number of RSVPs on each is not reflective. We have a set of sister groups where we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events too.
Click Here to see all our other fun events

We do a monthly Zoom with Q & A on all our overseas events.
Come to the zoom and ask any questions. Great way to get the info you want without all the other fluff. As well as meet us and other attendees.

Click here for General Policies and useful info about our international trips.

Live the adventure instead of only dreaming it!

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Awesome NYE Camping: Calcite Mine Slot Canyons, Galeta Meadows, Font's Point.

Thu, Dec 31 · 2:00 PM PST

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA, California, CA, US

This is easy camping, moderate hiking and a culture vulture tour all in one! AND Meteor Showers AND Night Photography opportunities.

This event is ALSO a NYE Alternative festivity or gathering. A more sedate appreciation of the world and the people in it. Celebrated together around a campfire.

The itinerary

Thu, Dec 31:

• Arrive when you can (anytime after 2PM)
• After sunset . . . Galeta Meadows at night.
• NYE at midnight.
• Quadrantids Meteor Shower before and after.

Fri, Jan 1:
Sunrise at Font's Pont for the ambitious
Hikes at Calcite Mine Slot Complex
Galeta Meadows (in the daylight)
Font's Point in the late afternoon (for those that missed it)

Sat, Jan 2
Two Options . . .
For those with a 4X4 . . . Sandstone Canyon and Arroyo Tapiado
OR
For those who want a good hard hike . . . Goat Canyon Trestle Bridge . . . The worlds largest wooden trestle railroad bridge that is also semi abandoned.
A third option is Ladder Canyon/Painted Canyon (Slot Canyons)

Sun, Jan 3 (on the way home)
Obsidian Buttes
Mud Volcanoes
Salvation Mtn
East Jesus
Bombay Beach
The Dinos at Cabazon.

We will pack in a LOT!!!

"The Slot" A short but AWESOME hike
and (the slow version)
Galleta Meadows in Anza-Borrego
Font's Point (this is optional)
This vid shows The Slot and a lot of Font's Point The whole flat lakebed parts we are not going to

I also suggest you just google "Font's Point Sunrise" in google images.

Cost? $105 Per Person.

• Payment Link (click the payment link to take care of payment)

You do not need a paypal to use the link. You can use any credit or debit card. Click continue as guest.

Mainly this will be what is called Tent Camping or Car Camping.
Meaning most folks will be in tents and our cars are parked nearby and easily accessible. Thus you can bring lots of gear easily.

You do bring your own tent, sleeping gear and food.
This way it's the kind of food you like and you can make meals when you wish. Also . . . the logistics of us providing tents and food and making meals would fill up a cargo truck.

What are you providing?

• We will be providing tons of of hardwood firewood.
• Stove Burner for community use.
• Hot water for instant meals and teas.
• The site for up to three nights camping.
• Leading Activities/Schedule
• The social
• The campfire time
• The meetup

What are the restrooms and showers? Is there electricity?
Use your car to charge your phone.
There will be flush restrooms and coin-op showers

Is this dog friendly? Yes. Dogs OK on the trail (mostly).

Is this kid friendly? Yes.

To attend this event:

• RSVP on this event. (then)
• Payment Link (click the payment link to take care of payment)(then)
• Click Here and fill out our google form

You can also fill out the form if only interested and want to stay in the loop.

Got questions?
Click Here to send a Direct Message to Marc (screen name Oddie)
and/or
Click Here for our Local Camping Zoom Q & A (once a month) 7:30 PM
Meet others attending, be social. Come to the zoom and ask any questions about the event.
Also:

• General Policies Including: Notice of Non-Discrimination, General Refunds Policy, Cancelation Policies as well as General Liability and Safety Policies/Procedures/Practices
• Carpool info
• Newbie Camping Advice All things GEAR
• Newbie Camping Advice All things FOOD

Main Event Link
Pix from a previous time we went
AND lastly:
To see and join our other events

Q What about food?
Fri eve is a Potluck as people arrive as they arrive. People will arrive to midnight even. Late is OK

Q Carpools How does this carpool thing work?
A When you sign up your info is taken. 1 week before the event carpool info will go out all as a matrix and matching is done then.

Q I don't camp OR I have not camped OR I am a newbie camper. Is this a good start?
A YES!!!! Car is steps from the site. Site is flat and without rocks. Plenty people there to help and be company. Clean bathrooms with flush toilets and running water and even showers!!

Q I want to come but don't have a friend to come with.
A Most folks come on their own. After all it is a meetup. You will feel right at home with a good bunch of good people enjoying the stunning outdoors and adventure.

Q I want to do the hiking but not the cultural wasteland stuff.
A That's OK.

TERMS
Payment is Refundable (less any fees) if you cancel more than 2 weeks before the event. Under 2 weeks and credit given for future event.

Rain and Weather: The canyon hikes are carved by water. Rain will reschedule.

Notice of Non-Discrimination: On our event we do not discriminate by Age, Gender, Gender Preference, Ethnicity, National Origin, Race, Color, Religion. This is NOT true of all organizers or all groups. Some overtly or secretly limit, exclude, discriminate.
We do not discriminate by age, gender, gender preference, ethnicity, race, color, national origin, disability or family status.

We believe in good decent social. We have a set of sister groups we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events to.

We welcome all . . . And that includes you.

Everest Base Camp Yoga Trek. Discover the land & people-An intimate Adventure!!

Sat, Apr 10, 2027 · 7:00 AM PDT

Los Angeles International Airport, 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA, US

This is definitely a bucket list type of trip. It embodies adventure and the romance of traveling to far off places. It is also tempered with safety and do-ability.
The actual dates are Apr 10-26, 2027 and the trip is 17 days/16 nights.

We have done this adventure three times already, in 2021, 2023 and 2025, and everybody had a blast! CLICK HERE to see attendee photos of the EBC trek

WE HAVE MADE CHANGES BASED UPON EXPERIENCE.

1. We are ADDING Yoga and Meditation, and a local expert TO BE WITH US to guide in Buddhist practice and local culture.
2. We are ADDING two days while going up to better acclimatize.
3. We are ADDING a HELLICOPTER FLIGHT from our highest camp back to start point AND REMOVING two days going down by taking the flight.

To clarify. We are NOT going up to the top of Everest (29,000’)
We are going to Everest Base Camp at 17,600’
Our starting elevation will be in Lukla at 9,400’

You need to be of average or better fitness. If you can manage walking 3-6 hours a day, up and down a hill while carrying a light daypack, you will be OK! If you are very fit and work out and train, you will be at the front.

Professional guides to lead, and Yaks to carry our gear are included. And a Yak Herder too!!

All that is left for us to carry is our water, snacks and camera.

But I don't have the needed gear?!
Sleeping bag and parka, rated to -10C are provided and walking poles too!

Does this include food?
All meals on the trek potion are included.

What is lodging like?
We are sleeping in a series of "Tea Houses" along the route. You will have a bed in a shared room with roommate (from the group). Sorry, a solo room will not be available on this trip. We will pair up everybody.

How dangerous is this? What if I get sick or hurt?
This is NOT the summiting Everest with people dying from bad choices. We will be walking on an established, well used trail the entire time, and NOT on snow or ice. Stats from past years show that 30,000 people a year do the EBC Trek. With all that said, . . . our trip INCLUDES emergency insurance. We are also Certified Wilderness First Responders.
Plain and simple, safety is our primary goal. We will have an experienced guide and porters, and we will be along the entire way.

How much does this cost?
Everest Base Camp Trip $3750 - 17 Days, land only (airfare not included)
For this trip we don’t offer single occupancy and we match you with a roommate if you don't have one.

***AIRFARE S NOT INCLUDED***

RSVP to this event shows your interest, but does not hold your space.
The only way to secure your spot for this trip is a $250 deposit for the land portion: CLICK HERE FOR SECURE DEPOSIT LINK
Deposit is refundable up to 90 days before the departure (less PayPal fees).

For more information fill out this form: https://forms.gle/cQdqYw74gAYqphXX8

Land Cost includes:

• Airport pick up and drop off 4 times
• 3 nights at Kathmandu hotel
• 13 nights Tea House accommodation during the trek.
• Kathmandu / Lukla Flights
• All entries, required permits and taxes
• Guide, Assistant guides and Porters
• Food and drinks during the trek
• Helicopter ride back from Gorakshep to Lukla
• Sim Card
• Sleeping bag, down jacket, hiking poles
• Welcome and Farewell dinner
• Sightseeing Tour in Kathmandu

This is the adventure of a lifetime!

It is done in a safe manner and includes lots with no surprises.
To receive detailed itinerary, inclusions etc CLICK HERE and fill out our google form.

AND/OR if you have questions?
Message direct to Anna (flights, itinerary, payments)
Message Direct to Marc (hiking information)
AND/OR
We do a Zoom Q & A (every other) Wed 6:00-7:30 PM
CLICK HERE FOR THE Zoom Event
CLICK HERE for Google Form to get Reminder for the zoom

NOTE: The "land portion" of this trip starts in Kathmandu on Apr 10 and ends on Apr 26. This event is longer than Meetup date range.

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As a meetup group we have gone to EBC, Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, Galapagos and other bucket list place. Come alone and leave with new lifelong friends.

Live the adventure instead of only dreaming it!

Unforgettable Croatia! The Pearls of the Dalmatian Coast: Split, Dubrovnik ..

Thu, May 13, 2027 · 7:00 PM PDT

Overseas Event. You depart from LA with others, Adventure Awaits!!, Los Angeles, ca, US

Join our Meetup group on this exciting tour of beautiful Croatia - a country blessed with both, transparent sapphire waters and glamourous old towns. A blissful vacation to a country full of beauty and history with an awesome group of active and fun people! Create lifelong friendships on our tours! Come alone, leave with friends!

From north to south, we will start with Croatia's charming capital, Zagreb. Visit the amazing Plitvice Lakes National Park, with its cascading waterfalls. Explore the former Roman citadel of Split with Diocletian's famous palace. Marvel at the UNESCO World Heritage city of Dubrovnik, boasting the largest and best preserved city walls in Europe. Check out the filming locations of Game of Thrones. Relax on Croatia's stunning Dalmatian coast, overlooking the crystal blue Adriatic Sea. Spend a couple of days on the sun drenched islands of Hvar and Korčula. Be our own boat crew for a day, while sailing to the famous Blue cave and 5 more islands.

For a detailed Day By Day itinerary:
Click Here to fill out our info request form

The trip cost includes:

• 2 Nights Zagreb at Hotel Dubrovnik or similar
• 2 Night Split at AC Hotel by Marriott or similar
• 2 Nights Hvar at Podstine Hotel or similar
• 3 Nights Dubrovnik at Hotel Royal Neptunor similar
• Arrival and Departure Transfers
• Transportation throughout the tour
• Ferry tickets Hvar - Korcula - Dubrovnik
• Boat Charter for a day with visits to the Blue Cave and 5 islands
• Bus Transportation from Zagreb to Split
• Plitvice Lakes National Park Tour
• Zagreb Sightseeing and Tasting Tour
• Split Walking Tour
• Korčula Wine and Food Tour
• Dubrovnik Game of Thrones Tour
• Daily Breakfast
• 3 dinners and 2 tasting menus

Not Included:
x Transatlantic Airfare (we can help you arrange that)
x Meals or activities not listed above
x Tips and any personal and incidental expenses

Price per person, double occupancy: $4550
(we match roommates for those willing to share and save)
Price for single room: $5750

The only way to secure your spot is a $450 deposit
Click Here for Secure Deposit Link
Deposit is refundable up to 90 days before the departure (less PayPal fees).
Click Here and Fill out this Form if you are making a Deposit

Limited capacity of 20 total. This trip will fill up extremely quickly.
***Airfare from/to the US not included. Contact Anna for a quote***

Click Here to Message Direct to Anna with any questions including airfare quotes.
She can help you arrange the airfare and answer any logistics questions.

We believe in good decent social. This event is cross posted to several other groups and the number of RSVPs on each is not reflective.

Click Here for the main Meetup post of this event.
Still have questions? We do a monthly Q&A Travel Zoom on all our events
Come to the zoom and ask any questions. Great way to get the info you want without all the other fluff. As well as meet us and other attendees.

Click here for General Policies and useful info about our international trips.

We have a set of sister groups where we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events too.
Click Here to see all our other fun events

Live the adventure instead of only dreaming it!

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