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8 Common Misconceptions About India
I spent 2 weeks in northern India, and wanted to lay some common misconceptions to rest. Overall, I enjoyed my time in India and surprised myself that I drank filtered water and walked around on my own without any issues and never had to use a squat toilet. I even felt safe using an ATM…
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Traveling Solo on an Expedition Cruise and Making Friends
A lot of people are surprised when I tell them that I travel alone. But I love it. Sure, it gets lonely sometimes, but I get to do whatever I want to do whenever I want to do it! The photo above is of the friends I made on my expedition cruise to Antarctica. Lucy…
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How to Pack Meds for International Travel
I have lots of medications that I have to take due to my heart condition. Therefore, it’s very important for me to manage my medication packing very carefully when I’m planning for an overseas trip. For my upcoming trip to Antarctica and South America, I may be gone for 3+ weeks, but if I pack…
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Planning for Antarctica
I am in the midst of planning my trip to Antarctica for next year! Thankfully, I did all the research and booked the actual cruise a few months ago. Now, it’s a matter of putting together all the little puzzle pieces like finding a place to stay pre/post trip, booking return flights, optional excursions, etc.…
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Wine Flies Wine Tour – Cape Town
On the day of the massive Cape Town Storm of 2017, most everything was shut down – businesses were told to close, schools were closed, and people were asked to stay off the roads so they were clear for emergency vehicles. In reality, this storm was the equivalent to a Tropical Storm in Florida, which…
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Etosha National Park Day 2 – On Safari in Namibia
Day 2 at Etosha National Park started off super early – like while it was still dark outside early. We had breakfast buffet complete with an omelette station at the Halali Camp restaurant. What a treat! And then we were off on our safari by sunrise. Africa really does have some absolutely gorgeous red sunrises…
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Etosha National Park Day 1 – On Safari in Namibia
It was a few hours drive from Windhoek and the start of our 6 day tour with Chameleon Safaris when we arrived at the gates of Etosha National Park. Just outside the gates, some women from the Himba people were selling some of their handmade goods, but we were advised by our tour guides not…
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Cage Diving with Great White Sharks in Gansbaai, South Africa
My favorite picture from my trip. I probably took a thousand! In honor of Shark Week, I thought it appropriate to go ahead and post my experience about Cage Diving with Great White Sharks in Gansbaai, South Africa! My pick up time was 4:30am in the morning, but I wasn’t complaining. I was ready. We…
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Aquila Private Game Reserve – Lions and Rhino and Zebra, Oh My!
Within the first few days of arriving to Cape Town, I had planned to do cage diving with great white sharks. Due to ocean swells, it had been cancelled, so I had spent the previous night scrambling to find something that I could do because tours fill up quickly around here and everyone leaves the…
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Abstaining from Abseiling? Absolutely! – An Adventure in Africa
While researching my activities for Cape Town, I ran across photos and ads of people rappelling or abseiling off of Table Mountain with amazing photos! So I thought it was something I would have to try! Abseil Africa was a company that ran one of these abseil adventures boasting the highest commercial abseil in the…