Category: Destinations
Our Guide to Karijini with Kids Under 5
Thinking of doing Karijini with kids under 5, we did and it was one of the most amazing and challenging experiences we have had yet on our trip! From the most picturesque free camp up on a cliff top, to swimming in the many swimming holes throughout Dales Gorge, taking the steps down to the…
How to Have a More Authentic Experience on the Caribbean Coast of Mexico
Unfortunately the white sanded coast of eastern Mexico is seeing more and more development as the area is discovered by more tourists. Here are my top 10 ways to have a more authentic experience on the Caribbean coast of Mexico despite its growing popularity with tourism. 1) AVOID TOURIST HUBS LIKE CANCUN AND TULUM Cancun…
How To Spend 5 Days in Tasmania
My dad’s side of my family has its roots in Australia. I took my first trip to visit when I was in high school, and I liked Australia, but I wasn’t totally mesmerized by it yet. I was 15, and not many things about the world really impressed me yet (you remember those days, right?).…
City Guide: Off Duty in Reykjavik
If a country’s capital says anything about the country as a whole, then Iceland according to downtown Reykjavik is modern, yet calmly paced; charming, though not overly showy; and refreshingly friendly, but not in the in-your-face-all-smiles ways of the US. The southwestern island micro-metropolis and northernmost geographical capital city in the world feels like a…
How to Spend a Long Weekend in South Central Alaska: A 4-Day Travel Guide
Unlike most places in the United States, Alaska is far, remote, and a bit tricky travel to. Even from Seattle, the closest possible big city in the US, a flight to Anchorage still rings in at more than 3 hours one way. But despite its remote location, over 1.5 million tourists travel to the 49th…
Road Trip Down Iceland’s Golden Circle Loop
Ask anyone who’s ever been to Iceland by way of Reykjavik, and one of the first things they’ll tell you they did while they were here was hit the road to embark on the Golden Circle loop. And, unlike some tourist traps that are obligatory yet in reality not worth the hype, the Golden Circle…