Ok, it’s not really a “walk.” It’s a sheer, vertical cliff climb, but I was committed to the alliteration. Anyway, I’m risking my life today. We’re heading out to Wildwire Wanaka, New Zealand’s only European Alps-style via ferrata — the original word is Italian for “iron road.” It’s so named because the route consists of […]
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Hiking up to a campsite to watch an active volcano erupt all night is probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever done. I had this amazing experience in Guatemala, where Volcan de Fuego spews lava every 15 minutes or so. For the best view, there’s a campsite on the side of Acatenango, a neighbouring
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Flair Airlines is the worst air carrier I’ve *never* flown with. After my absolutely horrible experience, I did some research and found I’m not alone. In fact, I’m kind of floored that the airline is even still allowed to operate in Canada. My new life goal is to burn (metaphorically) their company to the ground.
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Qatar Airways business class is consistently ranked one of the best in the world, and I see this kind of flight experience as a bucket list activity. We took advantage of Qatar’s stopover program on our way from Bucharest to Cape Town and enjoyed an extended layover in Doha for 3 nights. A few days
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It’s December 29th and we’re hopping on our last flight of the year! We’ve had some serious highs and lows with all our air travel in 2023, from Flair Airlines moving the departure time eight hours earlier than scheduled without telling us, to upgrading to Business Class on Qatar Airways. In any case, I’m looking
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We’ve saved the Kruger National Park for the very end of our three months in South Africa, and I’m so happy we did! Gotta save the best for last, right? We’re going with Chesney’s family who live here and visit the park regularly. They’ve done all the organizing, which has been a real blessing for
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We all meet some interesting characters when we’re travelling – that’s one of the things I love most! My interaction with Jeff with a J was brief, but he made a real impression.
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If you missed days 1-4 and want to catch up:Click here for Day 1, here for Day 2, here for Day 3, and here for Day 4.
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If you missed days 1 to 3 and want to catch up before you start reading:Click here for Day 1Click here for Day 2Click here for Day 3 The original plan was to hike around the Featherbed Nature Reserve, which we could see from the Knysna Heads on our walk yesterday. BUT we have since
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We thought it would be cool to visit the Point of Human Origin this morning before hitting the road, but didn’t realize we couldn’t just explore at our own pace. It’s a 90-minute tour that requires pre-booking, and in my typical fashion, I didn’t check until about 8:30am. It seems super cool because it contains
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