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Sitting along the Atlantic ocean, Morocco is one of those places that leaves you awestruck by what North Africa has to offer. Blending cultural influences of Berber, Arabian, and European origins, there are a multitude of places to visit in Morocco — each with their own personality and travel highlights. Even though I love the […]
With thousands of islands in the Stockholm archipelago, narrowing them down for a day trip is challenging! Most websites mention how incredible a Stockholm archipelago cruise is, but few bother pointing you in the right directionin a single guide. I figured if I had to spend hours looking into all my options, I might as
Truth be told, I went to Maria Island National Park in hopes of seeing kangaroos. I knew all about the Tasmania Painted Cliffs, but I figured they were wouldn’t be that impressive in person. We weren’t going at the right time of day for ideal lighting to bring out the colors and I thought they’d
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Planning Nanjing was an exercise in patience. Since it’s not as popular as other Chinese cities, there aren’t as many articles about it (and fewer still on the actual coordination of visiting, rather than just inspiration). But if I can do it, so can you — especially since I’m about to share how to spend
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Just north of Hong Kong Island is the Kowloon peninsula: a densely populated area with a plethora of markets. Along with modern shopping malls selling almost any product imaginable, there are traditional street markets unlike anything you’ll find back home. Spend an afternoon touring the best of Kowloon’s markets and get your camera ready…you never
For the most part, it feels like Americans don’t ever consider Tasmania holidays, instead spending all their time in more well-known Australian destinations like Sydney, Melbourne, or Cairns. But for the right person, Tasmania may just be the greatest state you can visit; it certainly blew me away. After spending only a week there, I
Unless you have unlimited time, you’ll want to rent a car in Sri Lanka. We aren’t backpackers, so the idea of every journey taking 50% longer when you head by bus or train didn’t sound like an efficient use of our limited vacation time. We quickly realized that a private car was the way to
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Imagine being woken up at 5:30 in the morning because a marching band is outside your window, the sound of cymbals and sousaphones clanging in your ear. Only three and a half hours earlier, I had been outside, painstakingly helping my neighbors prepare an intricately designed alfombra, or “carpet” for the street. It was Semana Santa —
Have I told you about the time I almost fell for the tea house scam in Shanghai? No? Well, settle in because it wasn’t pretty. I didn’t expect Shanghai would be the city that threw me. Of everywhere I went in China, it’s the one that’s most conducive to tourists. After five days of communication
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My friends looked at me a little funny when I mentioned I added Nanjing to my China plans. Why not Xian, or Chengdu, or anywhere most visitors go to? And on top of that, I spent the night instead of just taking the bullet train from Shanghai to Nanjing for the day. But I really wanted
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