Cozy log cabins in Banff are perfect for romantics and those of...
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Canada
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The Rocky Mountain National Parks including Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay are...
Nova Scotia’s license plate “Canada’s Ocean Playground” says it all. There are hundreds of beaches dotting the 7,500 plus kilometres of coastline that make up Nova Scotia. And while I’ve...
The Invermere area in BC’s Columbia Valley is an outdoor lover’s dream,...
It took me over a decade of living in Calgary to get...
USA
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Fall in Door County, Wisconsin is home to one of the best...
The 150-mile long Great Allegheny Passage also called the GAP follows a...
The Hoover Dam, originally called the Boulder Dam, was built over five...
If you love exploring new country, head for Kanab, Utah in the...
Buckskin Gulch is a famous slot canyon in Utah boasting the title...
If you’re driving in southern Utah and you’re anywhere near Kanab, it’s...
Mexico & Central America
There are loads of fun and unusual things to do in La...
Todos Santos, Mexico, one of the country’s magical towns, is located on...
Swimming with whale sharks in La Paz, Mexico is a bucket list worthy experience – and one I highly recommend. I finally did it on a press trip to La...
The Canopy Tower, a birding lodge in Panama’s Sobrenia National Park, was...
On a beach holiday, the closest you might come to a local...
South America
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Have you dreamed of traveling to Peru, a South American country famous...
The fertile Sacred Valley in Peru is easy to visit as a...
The Torres del Paine trek – which includes the O and W...
The Fitz Roy trek in Los Glaciares National Park is one of...
The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy trek in eastern Colombia is an exceptional...
The first thing we did on arriving in Bogota was to visit...
Europe
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When John and I were planning our hiking trip to Norway and...
Located in southern Poland, Krakow is one of Eastern Europe’s many hidden...
“Let’s go on a hiking trip together sometime,” my friend Susan suggested. My response was immediate: “Where? When?” We decided on Scotland, a year hence. Meanwhile, I came across information...
The Aare Gorge canyon walk is another one of Switzerland’s fabulous nature...
Visit Brienzer Rothorn, the highest mountain of the Emmental Alps in Switzerland...
Asia
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If you’re okay with getting naked in public then you’ll love the...
For over a decade I dreamed about hiking Turkey’s Lycian Way –...
Visiting India had never been on my travel wish list – mostly...
The city of Leh, located due north of Delhi, via an 80...
I love it when expectations are far exceeded. That’s how our group...
I’ve done two trips to Turkey now. The first trip over 30...
Africa
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Over a two week vacation we discovered a lot of interesting places...
A trip to the Sahara Desert in Morocco is one of the...
One of the highlights of our vacation in Morocco was the two day Anti Atlas Mountain hike we did from Igmir to Amtoudi. It was like no other trip we’ve...
Enjoy these interesting facts about Morocco along with observations we made while...
I love trivia and I hope you enjoy these weird and interesting...
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Hiking on Gran Canaria was better than I expected. However, what I...
Kananaskis Country in Alberta is home to the Blackshale Suspension Bridge, located...
Hiking in La Gomera exceeded my expectations. The bar was set high...
The Crack hike in Killarney Provincial Park is a fun one to...
The Maligne Canyon hike is one of the premier hikes to do...
If you’re a big hiking enthusiast like me, and are always looking...
John and I hadn’t planned to do the Mannen hike in Norway’s...
December is now within spitting distance so it’s time for my 2023...
If you like the idea of a scenic hike – but one...
The Kungsleden Trail – also called The King’s Trail, stretches for over...