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19 Jan 2018 7 min to read

(Grand) Canyons around Las Vegas

Nevada, Arizona, USA, Nature, and UNESCO

There's no shortage of (extended) day trip opportunities from Las Vegas. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay longer than a weekend, so I had to choose. The Grand Canyon, that was going to happen for sure!

29 Dec 2017 2 min to read

My girlfriend is a big fan of Christmas & the holiday spirit, but we didn't have vacation until after Christmas. What better place to enjoy the remaining Christmas lights in the City of Light, right? Wrong!

17 Aug 2017 3 min to read

Montreal: a slice of Europe in the Americas

Quebec, Canada, and Citytrip

Montreal is the 2nd largest city in Canada and the 4th largest French-speaking city in the world (behind Paris, Kinshasa & Abidjan.) I didn't really know anything about Montreal except that it gets really cold in winter, with a lot of snow.

10 Aug 2017 12 min to read

Cape Town has it all

Western Cape, South Africa, and Citytrip

Cape Town is a popular tourist destination in large part thanks to its natural setting (with Table Mountain & the nearby Cape of Good Hope) and because of its western feel it's a very accessible multicultural city. We came in to Cape Town with wild expectations, and it didn't disappoint.

05 Aug 2017 6 min to read

St Lucia's rich biodiversity

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Safari, Nature, and UNESCO

St. Lucia, a small tourist town, is the ideal hub from where to discover the diverse fauna and flora of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi game reserve.

02 Aug 2017 11 min to read

Kruger Park safari

Mpumalanga, South Africa, Safari, and Nature

Along with the Serengeti, Kruger National Park must be one of Africa's most iconic safari destinations. It is home to an astounding diversity of wildlife, including the Big Five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion & rhino.) And of all African wildlife parks, Kruger has to be the most well-equipped and maintained park making it an ideal self-drive safari destination.