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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: roadtrip
A few hours in Death Valley National Park
My most recent trip out west had a focus on National Parks. I flew into Las Vegas as a base to travel around Utah and head into Arizona. I spent two days and one night located in the Vegas area, … Continue reading
Posted in California
Tagged badlands, badwater, badwater basin, butterfly, california, canyon, daytrip, death valley, death valley national park, devils golf course, flash flood, flood, furnace creek, golden canyon, gower gulch, hike, las vegas, loop, national park, nature, ridge trail, roadtrip, rock, rock formation, salt, sea level, trail, trailhead, travel, views, vista, zabraskie point
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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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Best of Thousand Islands: Walking over the Thousand Islands Bridge
The Thousand Islands region is made up of 1,864 islands splattered on the Saint Lawrence River between the U.S.-Canadian border. It is a terribly scenic region worth the trip up north, 3½ hours from Albany. With islands come bridges. A … Continue reading
Posted in Thousand Islands
Tagged 1000 islands, alex bay, alexandria bay, architecture, border, bridge, bridge walk, canada, exercise, free fun, Fun, island, new york, ontario, road trip, roadtrip, saint lawrence river, thousand islands, thousand islands bridge, travel, upstate
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Desert Roadtrip: Salton Sea, Salvation Mountain, and more!
There are a lot of peculiar places in the desert and if you know which stones to uncover you will discover some bizarre hidden gems. From San Diego, LA, Joshua Tree, or anywhere in southern California, make your way to … Continue reading
Posted in California
Tagged bacon, bacon wrapped, bacon wrapped date, banana museum, banana shake, bird watching, birding, california, communie, date farm, date shake, dates, desert, fish taco, fishing birds, hippy, hummingbir, international banana museum, museum, oasis, palm springs, pulled pork, road trip, roadtrip, romance and sex life of the date, salton sea, salvation mountain, sandwich, shields date garden, slab city, the sandwich spot, travel
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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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Roadtrip through Bennington, Brattleboro, and Chesterfield
If you’re looking to take a nice cruise and peep at the foliage through three states, look no further— I’ve got a plan for you. Take Route 7 from Troy towards Bennington, Vermont. Check out the moose and cougar statues along … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire, Vermont
Tagged bennington, blue benn diner, brattleboro, breakfast, castle, chesterfield, cougar, cruise, eat me, fall foliage, feed me, foliage, forest, Fun, leaf peepin, madame sherris, man of kent, moose, mystery on main, nature, new hampshire, pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, roadtrip, route 7, route 9, ruins, summit, trails, vermont, yum
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Storm King Art Center + Mt Fuji Restaurant
If you are up for taking a nice cruise down the thruway, I’ve got a place for you to visit. Storm King Art Center is a huge sculpture park with some pretty impressive pieces. This park is set in a … Continue reading
Posted in Hudson Valley
Tagged art, bike, dragon, exercise, feed, Fun, hibachi, hillburn, kingston, mountain, nature, new paltz, roadtrip, sculpture, sculpture park, storm king art center, thruway, views, wildflowers, woodstock
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Head West for: Fort Stanwix, Utica Zoo, Crazy Otto’s Diner, Eerie Canal Cruise, and Moccasin Kill Sanctuary
After a week of rainy cloudy days I decided to spend a solid 12 hours out and about yesterday. At 8 AM we set out to Rome to visit Fort Stanwix, a beautifully maintained national monument. There is rich history … Continue reading
Posted in Central and Western NY, Schenectady County
Tagged affordable, bacon, birds, chicken riggies, chinese alligator, chipmunks, crazy otto's, critically endangered, cruise, deer, diner, drinks, eerie canal, eerie canal cruise, feed, fort stanwix, free, Fun, gibbons, herkimer, hike, history, kids, lock 18, loose caboose, lunch, mix up, moccasin kill sanctuary, museum, mushrooms, peacock, roadtrip, rome, rotterdam, sea lions, sun, trails, utica, utica zoo, value, waterfalls, wildflowers, zoo
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