How to Choose Among the Best Egypt Tour Packages: A Complete Traveler’s Guide
How to Choose Among the Best Egypt Tour Packages: A Complete Traveler’s Guide. Choosing an Egypt itinerary is not simply a matter of deciding how many attractions can fit into a week. Egypt Tour...
View ArticleThe Cape Town Super Combi
The Cape Town Super Combi I’ve said it before: Cape Town is one of the most spectacular cities on earth. We spent 3 months here a few years back and it’s one of my favorite places anywhere. Cape Town...
View ArticleThe Most Beautiful City in the World? Our candidates…and winner
What’s the most beautiful city in the world? You’ll find a lot of lists on the internet and most just dig up the usual suspects. See this post by Rough Guide summing up the most beautiful cities...
View Article12 Surprising Places to See (that you may never have heard of)
12 surprising places to see that you may never have heard of One of the greatest rewards of travel is being wowed by places that we had previously never heard of. The places you’ll see featured in this...
View ArticleThe Ultimate guide to Surviving Morocco
The Ultimate guide to Surviving Morocco There is no other country where I have as intense a love/hate relationship as I have with Morocco. Morocco is one of the most stunning countries anywhere. The...
View ArticleHighlights of a 2 week road trip around the Garden Route and Karoo, South Africa
Highlights of a 2 week road trip around the Garden Route and Karoo Updated September 20, 2019 Over 2000 km, 3 winding mountain passes, uncountable dirt roads. We passed through tropical greenery,...
View ArticleAvoiding Europe in the summer…and other places to go instead.
Avoiding Europe in the summer and where to go instead We’ve seen way too many tourists this summer. Europe always has a lot of tourists, there’s a reason it is most people’s favorite continent...
View ArticleThings You Must Know About South African Braai
Things You Must Know About South African Braai We were in Cape Town 3 months a few years ago. It is still one of the highlights of our travels. There are a few things that are synonymous with summer...
View ArticleMy Moroccan Experience As A Solo Female Traveller
When Paula told me she was visiting Morocco for 5 weeks I asked her if she could write about it. I myself had just passed 5 weeks there and it hadn’t always gone smoothly. I was actually worried for...
View ArticleA Visit to the UNESCO beach town of Essaouira, Morocco
Essaouira was the last stop on my 5 week Morocco trip. I have to admit it felt very un-Moroccan compared to other places I visited. There is a relaxed vibe in the air. Locals are friendly and...
View ArticleThe Blue City of Chefchaouen. And on getting bitten by Bedbugs
Chefchaouen is another of my highlights in Morocco. It is a stunningly pretty place surrounded by the natural beauty of the Rif mountains. In fact, the only negative of my 3 day stay was getting...
View ArticleFez or Marrakech? Which to Visit?
Fez and Marrakech are the two oldest cities in Morocco and the first capitals of the country. Fez is in the north, Marrakech in the south. Both cities are interesting and exotic with wonderful...
View ArticleVisiting Merzouga. And why it is one of the highlights of my 5 week Morocco trip
I’ve never been in the desert. This was my first time and it was amazing. I’m going to keep this post short because honestly there is not that much to write about. But my 3 days there made a big...
View ArticleThe BIG Guide to South Africa
Warning. This is a BIG Guide. I start by covering each region, from Cape Town heading westwards to Mpumalanga. I cover all the highlights, region by region, in great detail. I also have sections...
View ArticleAit Benhaddou to Merzouga. And the stunning landscapes and highlights along...
There are a lot of highlights on the route from Ait Benhaddou to Merzouga. In fact, many visitors will say that this region was the most memorable of their trip through Morocco. I’ll cover those...
View ArticleAit Benhaddou or Ouarzazate? Where to stay and how much time to spend
Ait Benhaddou or Ouarzazate? This is another of those questions travellers coming to Morocco always seem to be asking. Having now seen both places the answer is easy. Ait Benhaddou A couple of...
View ArticleGetting from Marrakech to Ait Benhaddou. And Highlights along the way.
One of the often asked questions is how to get to Ait Benhaddou from Marrakech. I had to do the trip myself so I did some research. There are 3 different options. Option 1 – take the bus for...
View Article3 days in Aroumd, Imlil, and Toubkal National Park (Morocco)
My 3 days in this area (almost) made me forget Marrakesh. That’s a good thing. It is among the most spectacular scenery I’ve seen in my life. The main town in the area, situated about 60 km south of...
View ArticleMemories of Childhood Trips
I was reorganizing our storage space in Split this weekend when I came across a whole bunch of old photo albums. Looking at them, what I found most interesting was going through the trips I had with...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Hikes in South Africa
I don’t ever allow guest posts in the Blog section of this site. This is the one exception because it covers 2 of my favorite subjects: South Africa and hiking. This post was contributed by Bianca...
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