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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
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A few hours in Columbia, South Carolina
If you have just a few hours to explore South Carolina’s capital city of Columbia, hit the streets! Here are four fun things to do: Check out the Tunnel Vision Mural [1550 Marion St., Columbia, SC] Keep your eyes peeled for birds of … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia
Tagged bird of prey, birding, butterfly, capital, capitol, columbia sc, finlay park, flowers, fountain, hike, lake, mural, paddle, Sesquicentennial, Sesquicentennial State Park, snake, south carolina, street art, tunnel vision, waterfall
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Black River and YS Falls, Jamaica
We decided to plan out one day trip out of Negril during out stay and with so many options, it was really hard to choose. We wanted a lot of bang for our buck, to be able to see more … Continue reading
Posted in Jamaica
Tagged beres hammond, bird watching, birding, black river, blue mountains, boat, bob marley, brackish, crocodile, culture, day trip, dunns river falls, egret, flora, flowers, heron, history, horses, jamaica, jitney, kingston, little london, local, mayfield falls, nature, negril, rope swing, saint elizabeth parish, travel, waterfall, wildflower, ys falls
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Bridge of Flowers
There once was an old trolley bridge which fell into disrepair. It was an eyesore, but too expensive for the small town to destroy. One lady had a dream to transform the mess into a bridge of beauty, and in … Continue reading
Posted in Massachusetts
Tagged bird watching, birding, bridge, bridge of flowers, deerfield river, flowers, humming bird, reuse, river, shelburne falls, trolley
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Copenhagen Parks: Assistens Kirkegård (Assistens Cemetery)
If you’ve never walked around a cemetery just for the fun, exercise, or beauty of it, you should give it a go. If you’re in Copenhagen Assistens Kirkegård [Kapelvej 4, 2200 København N, Denmark] is a perfect place to start. … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark
Tagged Assistens, Assistens Cemetery, Assistens Kirkegård, bird watch, birding, cemetery, copenhagen, denmark, flowers, free, Fun, garden, grave, grave hunting, hans christian anderson, hc anderson, journey is the destination, lilac, nature, Nørrebro, park, sculpture, tombstone, trails
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Greenwich CT Hikes: Fairchild Wildflower Sanctuary
Its name doesn’t lie; Fairchild Wildflower Sanctuary is positively bursting with wildflowers! Greenwich, Connecticut is just a stone throw away from the Westchester, New York border and makes for a delightful little day trip. You can find a really wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut
Tagged bird watching, birding, connecticut, Fairchild, Fairchild Wildflower Sanctuary, flowers, Fun, greenwich, hiking, meadow, nature, sanctuary, trails, tree swallow, trout lily, violet, waterfall, westchester, wetlands, wild flowers, wildflower, wood anemone, woodpecker, woods
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Sights of NYC’s Central Park
I grew up living less than 30 minutes away from NYC, a city that people travel from all world to see, and I had never been to Central Park. Wow, I took my location for granted. Well, I made an … Continue reading
Posted in Manhattan, NYC
Tagged alice, alice in wonderland, alice statue, belvedere castle, bethesada terrace, central park, central park zoo, cheshire cat, cityscape, conservatory pond, flowers, frank olmstead, fredrick law olmstead, harlem, lake, manhattan, miniature boat race, nyc, olmstead, peregrine falcon, reservoir, sheep meadow, skyline, spring, strawberry fields, the ramble, the ravine, turtle, waterfall, white rabbit
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Dana Memorial Plants and Flowers
On Thursdays during the spring and summer months a table pops up by the Dana Memorial in Albany (where Lark St. end and Delaware Ave begins at the Madison Ave intersection) covered with a fantastic array of plants and flowers for … Continue reading
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Tagged albany, buy local, dana memorial, farmers market, flowers, Fun, plant market, plants, spring, thursday
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Best of Oahu Botanical Gardens: Koko Crater
Koko Crater Botanical Gardens (Educational, Windward) This was the first botanical garden we went to on the island. We hiked Koko Head earlier in the morning, then checked out some oddball spots such as: the spitting cave, the arch, and … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged 2 mile, birding, blowhole, botanical gardens, cacti, cactus, cattle egret, equestrian center, flowers, garden, Gokoku Kaiseki, hanola blowhole, hawaii, he arch, hike, horses, japenese cuisine, koko crater, koko crater botanical gardens, koko head, loop trail, mind blowing, nature, oahu, pacific golden plovers, plovers, plumeria, spitting cavet, trail, trees, windward
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Best of Oahu Botanical Gardens: Moanalua
Top Picks: Moanalua Gardens (Koi Pond, Wildlife Sightings, Honolulu) This park is on the smaller side but it happened to be one of our favorites! It is right off the highway, I mean right off…make sure you take the exit … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged birding, botanical garden, ducks, feed ducks, flowers, free, Fun, green parrot, hawaii, history, hitachi, honolulu, kamehameha, king kamehameha, king kamehameha V, koi, koi pond, Moanalua, Moanalua garden, monkeypod, oahu, parrot, wildlife, wildlife sighting
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