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All in Adventure
We love wandering around new cities, discovering the local flavour of the area: eating, drinking, and sight-seeing our way through the cultural gems that make a certain place so great. In our weekly Culture Hunter Guides, we explore our favourite cities and give you a list things to do, places to eat, unique activities to try, and more!
THIS WEEK: Victoria Falls
While traditional game drives through National parks and forests are the preferred choice to view these majestic creatures, there are some amazing alternatives to the game drive experience. Find out more here.
From hiking the Sun Gate at Machu Picchu in Peru to scaling the glacial mountain ranges of Huayna Potosi Bolivia to hang gliding over the beaches and hills of Rio de Janeiro, this list of adventure travel excursions are sure to move you to do something awesome on your next trip to South America.
Do you ever feel that you’re rushing to get to a place only to snap a quick photo and leave again? Does it make you forget where you were and what you experienced until you look at the picture to jog your memory? This has happened more times than we care to admit, so if you can relate to this feeling, try these simple exercises to allow you to be more centred and in the moment while on the road.
India has long been a place where travellers in search of spirituality and of something greater than themselves have traveled to. When one thinks of India, images of vibrant colour, beauty, and chaos merge in a cacophony of experiences, hitting all senses at once. Take a look in this post to discover just what we mean by this statement and enjoy the sensations you may experience.
Everywhere you turn, travellers of all shapes and sizes surround you. Some are the budget backpackers, some are the tour travellers, and some are somewhere in between. For a newbie explorer, discovering which type of travel suits you best can be challenging so we put a pros & cons list together to help you find you way.
We've heard the term wanderlust thrown around every travel article, blog post, and Instagram caption enough times to have it engrained in our minds for eternity, but what of the German word 'fernweh'? Chances are you haven't simply because the English language has yet to include a word that accurately depicts its meaning. Below, we share with you our own feelings of 'fernweh' and the significance it has with regard to long-term travel in foreign places.
You’ve never quite experienced a place, its people, and its unique culture like a local until you’ve spent time learning their way of life, practicing their crafts, and enjoying a meal with them. This couldn’t be more true of these wonderful Polers living on the shores of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Read on for more on these amazing humans.
If you really want to put your life into perspective for a while, take a walk back through history and experience what daily life is like for the amazing Kalahari bushmen in Namibia. From natural herbs, roots, and trees, these tribespeople have discovered many ways to sustain themselves and thrive in a harsh and unforgiving climate.
Let’s face it: things can go wrong while traveling, but does that mean that hiccups or bumps in the road on an otherwise amazing journey should ruin the whole experience? Of course not! In this Diaries post we discuss ways you can look on the bright side when you come across obstacles while abroad. Read on for you daily dose of positive thinking.
Responsible tourism is a term that’s been around longer than you may think, but what does it actually mean? A company that supports and encourages sustainable business practices is one way to define it. Another could be centred around an individual’s responsibility to travel in an environmentally friendly way. However you choose to define it, these 3 companies have got it right. Which one speaks to you the most?
Portrait photography is arguably one of the most impactful forms of photography, so when we came across Omar Read’s series of ‘Holy Faces Personified’, we had to share them with you.
Forget Koh Tao, Koh Samui, Koh Phi Phi, and Koh Phangan. Tonsai Beach on the shores of mainland Krabi is where you need to be. See where you stayed and why we fell in love with the tranquility and peacefulness of this rock climber’s paradise.
