Sir Edmund Hillary, Rest in Peace

Part 1

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Mt. Everest, died today at the age of 88. Hillary's 1953 climb of the world's tallest mountain ranks as one of the great adventure feats of the last century. And so today we’re going to do something a little different, and showcase some blog travel videos of a different nature. We call this show Walkabout Club. In a tribute to Hillary, the star of our show is Clifton Hillary III. He’s basically a charlatan with no actual relationship to the real life hero. But he does his best.

Part 2


While I have no evidence that the REAL Hillary ever went Airstreaming, there are parallels here. At its heart, the Airstream travel experience is about wanderlust. It’s about climbing the next hill to see what lies beyond. It's about conquering your own little version of Mount Everest. As Airstream founder Wally Byam said, the goal is “to stir the venturesome spirit that moves you to follow a rainbow to its end... and thus make your travel dreams come true.”

Part 3


Byam even saw a global role for Airstream, pledging “to play some part in promoting international goodwill and understanding among the peoples of the world through person-to-person contact.” Wally walked the walk, leading a legendary 1959 Airstream caravan all the way from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt.

Part 4


Kristy and I shot this material in Antigua, Guatemala during the world famous Semana Santa (“Holy Week”) celebration. Antigua is a beautiful town and its annual Easter festival is amazing. These videos are a little (okay, a LOT) longer than the videos we usually post. With each segment clocking in at almost 7 minutes, you ADD Internet surfers may not be able to watch everything at once. But anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

Sir Edmund Hillary, rest is peace.