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- Guide to Cape Town, South Africa April 3, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Hermanus to Cape Town March 28, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Mossel Bay to Cape Agulhas March 27, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Knysna to Wilderness March 26, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Nature’s Valley to Plettenberg Bay March 25, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Storms River Mouth March 24, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route Road Trip, South Africa March 23, 2020
- Guide to Addo Elephant National Park Safari, South Africa March 19, 2020
- Guide to the Panorama Route, South Africa December 3, 2019
- Guide to Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa November 20, 2019
- 4 Places to Play Pinball in San Diego July 25, 2019
- 6 Incredible Mountain Hikes Under 1 Hour From San Diego July 21, 2019
- Guide to Cabrillo National Monument, San Deigo July 17, 2019
- Find Four Pedestrian Bridges Hidden In San Diego June 30, 2019
- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
- Binge on the Best Burritos in San Diego June 24, 2019
- Take a Taco Tour in San Diego June 19, 2019
- Tour the Kombucha Breweries of San Diego June 16, 2019
- Tour the San Diego Farmers Markets June 12, 2019
- San Diego’s 5 Peak Challenge Mission Trails Regional Park June 9, 2019
- Number One Attraction in San Diego, CA: Balboa Park June 5, 2019
- Your Guide to Exploring San Diego, California June 2, 2019
- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
Tag Archives: off the beaten path
Off the beaten path in Venice
Scala Contarini del Bovolo, S. Marco, 4301, 30124 Venezia, Italy You want to get a great view of the city, but shutter at the thought of the crowds and lines you’ll find near the St Mark’s Campanile. What if I … Continue reading
Off the beaten path in Rome
Torre Argentina Roman Cat Sanctuary, Via di Torre Argentina, 1, 00186 Roma, Italy One of the hardest things about travel for me is leaving my best feline pal at home, Sassy cat. As the crazy cat lady (or gattare in … Continue reading
Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve, Moab
Moab is a Mecca for the outdoorsy. Most flock to the national parks or state parks, it is easy to overlook the townie preserve. Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve [820 Kane Creek Boulevard, Moab, UT 84532] is a vacation from … Continue reading
Posted in Moab
Tagged birding, colorado river, deer, free, Fun, hidden gem, hike, la sal, la sal mountains, Matheson Wetland Preserve, mecca, mill creek, moab, mountains, national park, nature, off the beaten path, peaceful, preserve, Scott M Matheson, Scott M Matheson Wetland Preserve, state park, trail, travel, utah, Wetland Preserve, wetlands, wildlife
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Mapparium, Best of Boston
I’ve always been fascinated by geography and loved looking at maps or globes. Normally you look at these things from the outside, but if you know where to go you can look from within. The Mapparium [200 Massachusetts Avenue, The … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged 1935, acoustic, boston, christ, church, Church of Christ, earth, geography, globe, hall of ideas, hidden gem, history, library, map, mapparium, mary baker, mary baker library, off the beaten path, perspective, roadside attraction, Scientist, tour, travel, world
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, Best of Boston
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Boston, so I figured it was time to return and see what’s new. My last trip was pretty straight forward – since it was my first time visiting I did the … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged anemone, archaeology, beantown, beantown pub, beetle, boston, boston common, cambridge, cockroach, dinosaur, dinosaur fossil, dodo, ethnology, exhibit, faneuil market, fossil, freedom trail, gem, giant sloth, glass flower, harvard, harvard museum of natural history, hidden gem, hissing cockroach, hobbit, hominid, homo flores, hummingbird, insect, jellyfish, manhattan, mineral, museum, Museum of Natural History, natural history, off the beaten path, peabody museum, peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology, pub, public garden, skeleton, sloth, uss constitution
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Best of Syracuse: Lipe Art Park
An abandoned train yard transformed into an art park, how romantic? A tiny little treasure in the middle of the Syracuse warehouse district, Lipe Art Park [W Fayette St, Syracuse, NY 13204 Between S Geddes St & Seneca St] brings … Continue reading
Posted in Syracuse
Tagged abandoned, art park, Fun, graffiti, hidden gem, lipe, lipe art park, loch west monster, mural, off the beaten path, sculpture, street art, syracuse, warehouse, warehouse district
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Tucson: Meditate and Hike at Sanctuary Cove
Sanctuary Cove [8001 North Scenic Drive, Tucson, AZ 85743] is an off the beaten path spot that firstly hosts an all creeds chapel, a quaint brick structure quietly situated in the desert. Secondly Sanctuary Cove offers an awesome little meditative … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Tucson
Tagged all creeds, arizona, botanical garden, cactus, chapel, desert, exercise, flora, free, Fun, hike, inspirational, labyrinth, love, meditate, meditative, mexcian golen poppy, nature, off the beaten path, rock labyrinth, saguaro, sanctuary cove, trail, tucson, wild flowers, wildflowers
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February Break: San Diego and Southern Arizona Adventure
Overview I am lucky enough to have traveled West this February with my best friend, my amazing Mother! We flew into San Diego and road-tripped to Tucson. It was an amazing experience. This is an overview of the cities we … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, California, Phoenix, San Diego, Tucson
Tagged arizona, artsy, balboa park, cactus, cali, california, cheap eats, coronado, deert, dives, fauna, flora, garden, graffiti, hidden gem, jerry hall, la jolla, little cafe poca cosa, mexican, mexican cuisine, mural, national park, nature, off the beaten path, pacific beach, palm trees, phoenix, rattler, rattlesnake bridge, road trip, roadside attraction, saguaro national park, san diego, san diego zoo, sculpture, seaworld, snoran, sonoran desert, street art, tamale, topiary, topiary garden, tucson, uss midway, wealthy, wild west, wildlife
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: An Arch, a Blowhole, and a Shrine
The Arch (Natural Attraction, Windward) If you park at the Halona Blowhole parking lot (Kalanianaole Highway heading east in Honolulu) and walk across the highway, head west past where the rail ends, you’ll be heading in the right direction. You … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged blowhole, buddhist, buddhist guardian, cacti, cactus, cultural, fishing shrine, flower, free, geyser, halona, halona blowhole, hawaii, hike, hiking glove, honolulu, japanese, jizo, koko crater botanical garden, koko head, lava, maui, natural attraction, nature, oahu, off the beaten path, offering, religious, religious site, shrine, star flower, starflower, the arch, trail, wildflower, windward
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: Chinatown Cultural Plaza
Chinatown Cultural Plaza (Cheap Eats, Culture, Honolulu) On the first day we visited this place seemed so mysterious (100 North Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96817). It was drizzling and foggy, the scent of incense cloaked the air. Few people, none … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged cheap eats, china town, china town cultural plaza, chinatown, Chinatown Cultural Plaza, chinese, chinese culture, cultural plaza, culture, donuts, dumplings, guava, hawaii, honolulu, incense, lunch, manapua, mochi, mysterious, oahu, off the beaten path, picnic, regal bakery, royal kitchen, shopping, snack
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