At 14 years old, Katrina Higham is an experienced traveler, having cycled, hiked, climbed, gotten lost and been in emergency care facilities all over the world. Not that it matters, but her dad still won’t let her do what she really wants—scuba dive.

Katrina missed a year of school when she traveled around the world with her family. One of the life skills Katrina has acquired by extensive travel at such a young age is to be able to transition from the backpacker lifestyle to the suburban world of cell phones and chemically-dependent hair. Currently, she is splitting her time between contemplating the mysteries of quadratic equations and writing about her around-the-world adventure.

You can read more about Katrina and her family’s adventure at ArmageddonPills.com.

Hiking Along the Great Wall of China
by Katrina Higham
June 23, 2008
One teen hikes the Great Wall on her family vacation and takes a memorable zip-line flight off its edge.

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The Unforgettable Hike to Volcán Arenal
by Katrina Higham
April 27, 2008
A teen adventurer hikes through the Costa Rican rainforest to check out a lava-spurting volcano.

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