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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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Mauna Lani Beach, Big Island Hawaii
The Mauna Lani Beach [68-1400 Mauna Lani Dr, Puako, HI 96743 – follow the signs to Historic Shoreline Access] is a hidden gem in plain sight, north of Kona. This resort is incredible, and the best part is you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Big Island
Tagged beach, big island, black sand, cat, cave, domino, eel, fish pond, free, green sand, hawaii, hisotry, history, kalahuipua'a, kona, lagoon, mauna lani, mauna lani beach, mauna lani resort, mongoose, mouse, resort, sergeant major, snorkel, travel, white sand
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Central New York Hiking: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
Migratory season is upon us and I wish I were flying south with the birds to warmer weather too. For the moment I have to settle on watching the birds travel, what a journey they have. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge … Continue reading
Posted in Central and Western NY
Tagged bald eagle, binoculars, bird blind, bird watching, birding, calm, cayuga lake, central new york, chipmunk, cny, coot, dragonfly, duck, eagle, esker brook, fall, goose, great blue heron, gull, hawk, hike, lagoon, layover, marsh, migratory season, montezuma, montezuma national wildlife refuge, National Wildlife Refuge, nature, observation tower, peaceful, piper, plower, roadtrip, seneca falls, serene, snake, south spring pool, swallow, syracuse, trail, trail map, trails, travel, vulture, waterfowl, wildflower, wildlife, wildlife drive, Wildlife Refuge, woods
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Road Trip from San Diego to Tucson
By car it takes just under six hours to make the trip from San Diego to Tucson. Six hours is quite a chunk of time, especially to spend driving on a relatively short vacation. Some people said that the trip … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, California, San Diego, Tucson
Tagged art, az, ca, california, cave, date shake, dateland, desert, desert oasis, desert view tower, eat me, fallow deer, feed, Fun, goat, holtville, holtville hot springs, hot spring, in ko pah, in ko pah mountains, jacumba, lagoon, lizard, lorikeet, mineral water, miniature donkey, mountains, nectar, oasis, oddities, ostrich, ostrich ranch, picacho, reptile, road trip, roadside attraction, roadtrip, rock carving, rock sculpture, rooster cogburn ostrich ranch, san diego, sculpture, swimming, swimming hole, tucson, ufo, yum, yuma
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Best of Oahu Beaches: Leeward Edition
Ko Olina Lagoons This was our absolute favorite beach, and we didn’t even mind traveling over a half an hour to get there, so worth it (Ko Olina exit off of Farrington Highway). The weather leeward was usually better than … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged beach, beach picnic, birding, calm waters, crab, electric beach, ewa beach, fish, fishies, hawaii, heiu, history, Ka’ena Point, kahe point, ko olina, ko olina lagoon, ko olina lagoons, ladybug, lagoon, lagoons, leeward, mountain view, oahu, ocean, ocean view, picnic, pokai, pokai bay, pokai bay beach, sea urchin, snorkel, snorkeling, sunset, swimming, tanioka's, three terraced heiu, waianae, waikiki, yellow bird
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Best of Oahu Eats: Tanioka’s Seafoods
Top Picks: Tanioka’s Seafoods: (Poke, Cheap Eats, Lunch [or early dinner], Takeout, Leeward) Our favorite meal of the entire trip was here; we visited this spot twice and both times were fantastic. This small local joint is situated in a strip … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Oahu
Tagged ahi, beach, cheap eats, crunchy, feed me, fish patty, fish patty musubi, garlic, hawaii, inari, ko olina, lagoon, leeward, local, lunch, musubi, oahu, onion, picnic, poke, seafood, sherbert, spicy, spicy ahi crunch roll, spicy ahi inari sushi, sushi, takeout, tanioka's, vacation
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