Driving the Garden Route (Day 5 of 7)
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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Driving the Garden Route (Day 4 of 7)
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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Driving the Garden Route (Day 3 of 7)
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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Driving the Garden Route (Day 2 of 7)
If you missed Day 1 and want to read it before you start this one, click here! Today we’re heading to Mossel Bay for the *actual* beginning of the Garden Route. On our drive through Swellendam, there are several little homemade signs leading us towards a “Faerie Sanctuary.” We were just going to stop in
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My Experience Driving South Africa’s Garden Route (Day 1 of 7)
We’re leaving our cozy set up in Muizenberg (Cape Town), where we’ve been staying with Chesney’s aunt, uncle, and grandmother for the past 2 months…. to start South Africa’s beautiful Garden Route! We’re just going for a week; driving out to Plettenberg Bay and back. The Garden Route is technically just the stretch between Mossel Bay
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The Great Airbnb Easter Egg Hunt of New Zealand
Back in the golden days of Airbnb, before it was mostly property management companies or a full-time business for many hosts, it was more common to stay with real people. This was an especially significant feature when travelling on a budget.
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The Time Our Flights to Nelson Didn’t Go as Planned
Ahhh air travel. I truly believe it has never been worse than it is right now. Airlines can be pretty annoying about all their rules. I now go out of my way to avoid flying through the US, regardless of the airline, because all the customs and security stuff drives me crazy. But New Zealand
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My Air Canada Nightmare Trip Across the Pacific
Canada was struggling with a wave of cancelled flights, lost baggage claims, and insanely long lines to get through security or customs in July 2022. It sucks the joy out of travelling, but I had to fly over the Pacific anyway. I was prepared for things to be messy, but my trip with Canada’s national
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The Time We Tried Every Bubble Tea in Newmarket
I love a good boba, but there is a lot of bubble tea in Newmarket. Like, a suspicious amount. They seem to just keep on coming… which begs some questions. How do they all stay in business? How do customers choose? Is this somehow a highly profitable industry? Is it just an easy front for
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