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    • Southern Africa Self-Drive Itinerary
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    • Ethiopia: The Churches of Tigray, Axum & Lalibela
    • Ethiopia: The Danakil Depression
    • South Africa: Kruger NP & Hlane NP
    • South Africa: Sani Pass & The Drakensberg
    • South Africa: Durban
    • South Africa: The Wild Coast
    • South Africa: Addo Elephant National Park
    • South Africa: The Garden Route
    • South Africa: Cape Town
    • South Africa: Eat, Play, Drink in Stellenbosch
    • Namibia: Kolmanskop & Fish River Canyon
    • Namibia: Sossusvlei
    • Namibia: Skeleton Coast & Swakopmund
    • Namibia: Etosha National Park
    • Botswana: The Okavango Delta
    • Botswana: Chobe National Park
    • Zim & Zam: Victoria Falls
    • Kenya: Baby Elephants in Nairobi
    • Uganda: White Water Rafting on The Nile River
    • Uganda: Gorilla Tracking Bwindi Impenetrable NP
    • Rwanda: Kigali
    • Tanzania: Diving in Matemwe, Zanzibar
    • Tanzania: Stone Town, Zanzibar
    • Tanzania: Safari in the Serengeti
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    • 2 Weeks in Eastern Europe: Itinerary
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    • Costa Rica: 10 Day Itinerary
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    • Climbing Volcan Concepcion on Ometepe
    • Nicaragua: 24 hours in Granada
    • Nicaragua: Learning to Surf in Jiquilillo
    • Nicaragua: 24 hours in Leon
    • How to get from Utila, Honduras to Leon, Nicaragua: A Guide
    • Honduras: Diving in Utila
    • How to get from Lake Atitlan to Utila: A Guide
    • Guatemala: Lake Atitlan & Antigua
    • Guatemala: Tikal, The Lost City
    • You have to see it to Belize it: Caye Caulker & San Ignacio
    • Mexico: Oaxaca
    • Mexico: Mexico City
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    • Argentina: El Calafate & El Chalten
    • Chile: Hiking the W in Patagonia
    • Chile: How to Spend 24 Hours in Santiago
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    • Australia: Coral Bay & Exmouth, WA
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    • Vanuatu: Efate & Tanna
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  • April 23, 2018December 3, 2018

    Chile: Hiking the W in Patagonia

    The W Trek in Torres del Paine National Park is a multi-day hike that features some of the most stunning landscapes and highlights of the park including the Base Torres, the French Valley and Grey Glacier. It’s no wonder it’s one of the most famous hikes in the world. James and I had seen pictures […]

  • April 15, 2018

    Chile: How to Spend 24 Hours in Santiago

    After Central America, James and I were making a beeline for Patagonia before the weather turned. This left us with a very quick stopover in Santiago, but we really made the most of it and thoroughly enjoyed the city! Here’s how we spent 24 hours. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: City Bike Tour with La […]

  • April 13, 2018

    Nicaragua: 3 Days on Ometepe

    Ometepe, Nicaragua, an island in the middle of Lake Ometepe, has a certain magic to it. For starters, there are two volcanos on either end of the island, which makes the ferry ride  pretty spectacular. Or maybe it’s the dirt roads, covered in ATV’s, dirt bikes and scooters. It also has natural springs that are […]

  • March 22, 2018

    Nicaragua: 24 hours in Leon

    We decided to spend two nights in Leon en route to Jiquilillo and I’m so glad we did! It is a beautiful city with heaps of gorgeous buildings and good food to boot. There are lots of activities both inside and outside of the city, but since we only had one full day we focused […]

  • March 18, 2018December 3, 2018

    Southern Africa Self-Drive Itinerary

    Get ready for a doozy of a post, because there’s no quick & easy way to share our 50+ day road trip through Southern Africa! When we arrived in Africa six weeks before beginning this leg of the trip (read our East Africa post here!), we never imagined we’d be going out on our own. […]

  • February 28, 2018

    Health & Beauty Products for Travel 

    Today I wanted to share some of the products I am using while on the road to keep my skin, hair and teeth so fresh and so clean. I’ve never been one for a complex beauty routine, and it’s really not all that different when I’m travelling. The one difference is that I tend to […]

  • February 14, 2018December 3, 2018

    2 Weeks in Eastern Europe: Itinerary

    For someone who has done a lot of travel, I’ve seen a surprisingly small amount of Europe. Since we weren’t going home for Christmas, we decided to pick a destination for Christmas and New Years that would feel more like home than what we experienced in Africa. When we found a cheap flight to Europe […]

  • November 19, 2017November 19, 2017

    My Travel Essentials

    James (@ministryoftourism) and I have officially been living out of our backpacks for 150 days! Hard to believe, really. So today I thought I would share some of the things that are making our lives a lot easier while on the road. Though there are many, I have narrowed it down to my top 5! […]

  • November 8, 2017May 17, 2019

    East Africa: Highlights, Itinerary & Costs

    Africa had been on our list for a long time and we were rapt to get there, though we weren’t really sure how to start! As with most North Americans, we settled on East Africa; Tanzania to be exact. We knew we wanted to go on safari and climb Kilimanjaro so it was the obvious […]

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

Argentina: 2 Days in Bariloche

April 28, 2018

Argentina: El Calafate & El Chalten

April 23, 2018December 3, 2018

Chile: Hiking the W in Patagonia

April 19, 2018

Costa Rica: 10 Day Itinerary

April 15, 2018

Chile: How to Spend 24 Hours in Santiago

April 13, 2018

Nicaragua: 3 Days on Ometepe

April 11, 2018

Climbing Volcan Concepcion on Ometepe

April 5, 2018

Nicaragua: 24 hours in Granada

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