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How to Visit the Ruta Puuc: Yucatan’s Road Trip Across the Ancient Mayan World

September 8, 2018 By John Widmer 27 Comments

Collage highlighting the Ruta Puuc, showing: rental car driving down road, Heather taking pictures at Uxmal and Sayil ruins

The Ruta Puuc (Puuc Route) is a fascinating trip to take from Merida, Mexico. This roadway slices through the Yucatan to connect various ancient ruins for such an interesting look into the ancient Mayan culture. Embarking on the Ruta Puuc is a great adventure to take in the Yucatan, whether […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides, Merida, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

Inca Jungle Trek Review: The Most Adventurous Route to Machu Picchu

July 20, 2018 By John Widmer 90 Comments

Inca Jungle Trek to Machu Picchu activities: ziplining, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, and hiking

The Inca Jungle Trek is such an awesome way to get to Macchu Picchu! If you’ve been following this travel site, then you know there are two things we often look for in a travel experience: awesome adventure, and great travel values. So when considering the many different ways to […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Best of, Peru, South America

Imlil, Morocco: Trekking the Atlas Mountains

January 6, 2018 By John Widmer 23 Comments

Imlil, Morocco, is such a pleasant escape into the Atlas Mountains. Most people traveling to Imlil will be coming from Marrakesh and hence will discover the cooler and more tranquil environment found, in comparison. In Imlil, the heat is gone and so are the touts that often bother travelers in […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides, Posts, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Morocco

Tidal Bore Rafting on the Most Extreme Tides in the World

August 26, 2017 By John Widmer 23 Comments

Going over rapids during tidal bore rafting nova scotia

We’re always on the lookout for a good adventure, but weren’t sure what we would find in Nova Scotia. As soon as we landed at the Halifax airport, I noticed a brochure for something called Tidal Bore Rafting. I had absolutely no idea what the heck tidal bore rafting was, […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Canada, North America, Nova Scotia

Biking Death Road Bolivia Review + Tips to Survive the World’s Deadliest Road

May 31, 2017 By John Widmer 63 Comments

Death Road Bolivia as shot from a drone

Death Road is a terrifying and deadly road in Bolivia connecting the Andes Mountains to the Amazon rainforest. In fact, it’s often referred to as known as “the most dangerous road in the world.” For decades this stomach-churning gravel road on the side of a cliff was plagued with hundreds […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Best of, Bolivia, South America

Haggas Honking Holes Waitomo Review: More Extreme Than Black Water Rafting

May 20, 2017 By John Widmer 22 Comments

Experiencing the Haggas Honking Holes with Waitomo Adventures

Haggis Honking Holes was truly an epic cave tour in New Zealand that we’re so glad we stumbled upon. Like many adventurous spirits making their way through New Zealand, we journeyed to Waitomo for one reason and one reason only… to go on one of the infamous black water rafting […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: New Zealand, Oceania

A Journey into the Lost World Cave Waitomo, New Zealand: Review and Tips!

May 20, 2017 By John Widmer 19 Comments

Heather & John both abseiling down into the lost world

Descending the 100 meters down into New Zealand’s Lost World cave felt like something right out of Mission Impossible. I suppose that’s an appropriate comparison, given that Mr. Tom Cruise himself has rappelled down into the Waitomo Lost World cave multiple times. (Cue the Mission Impossible theme song!) While searching […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: New Zealand, Oceania

Isla del Sol Bolivia: Travel Guide & Tips to Know Before You Go

May 15, 2017 By John Widmer 35 Comments

Isla del Sol, Bolivia’s “Island of the Sun,” was one of the most unexpected surprises during a four-month adventure across the Andes. Venturing to Isla del Sol is a tranquil escape to nature, hiking, local island life, ruins, and sweeping views of Lake Titicaca. Those traveling across South America, regularly […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Bolivia, South America

Why NOT to Trek Rainbow Mountain Peru + Tips to Know if You Do Go

April 30, 2017 By John Widmer 197 Comments

rainbow mountain in the snow

Most of the people in our group were still shaking as others wiped tears from their eyes. No one spoke a single word during the 20-minute van ride from the Rainbow Mountain trailhead to our lunch stop. All we could hear was the chattering of teeth. We sat in silence […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Misadventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Peru, South America

How to Travel Napo River by Boat: Coca, Ecuador to Iquitos, Peru

March 19, 2017 By John Widmer 66 Comments

Yasuni National Park excursion from Nuevo Rocafuerte

What an adventure! Traveling from Coca to Iquitos by boat was a journey into the unknown. Looking at a map, it seems to be a logical route from Ecuador to Peru using both the Napo River and the Amazon River. But, this river voyage is not a commonly traversed path […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Misadventures Around the World, Posts Tagged With: Best of, Ecuador, Peru, South America

The Best Excursions & Things To Do in Tanzania on an Africa Overland Safari

January 14, 2017 By John Widmer 17 Comments

Lion by safari vehicle in Tarangire National Park

During our 56-day Oasis Overland Coast-to-Coast trip across Africa, we spent over two weeks roaming around Tanzania. It’s the first nation you spend a considerable amount of time in after departing Nairobi. The country was a blast, as there’s lots of things to do in Tanzania during an overland Africa safari. You’ll […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Tanzania

Oasis Overland Review: Across Africa – Nairobi to Cape Town

December 10, 2016 By John Widmer 45 Comments

Oasis Overland truck on a dirt road traveling from Nairobi to Cape Town

It was an incredible adventure to take an overland trip across Africa, 56 days coast-to-coast from Nairobi to Cape Town. Finding it difficult and costly to pursue such a trip independently, we put our faith with adventure tour operator, Oasis Overland, to pursue this trip. And since returning from this […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Best of, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Travel Update Part 2: Where We’re Roaming Around Next!

July 9, 2016 By John Widmer 25 Comments

Heather is pointing to Africa

This is Part 2 of our long overdue travel update. You can see Part 1 here, which recaps the last few months of what has now become a 2.5 year trip around the globe. But let’s move on to the question that we’ve been getting a lot lately… Where in […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Africa, Kenya

Marrakech to Merzouga Travel Itinerary & Tips to Reach the Sahara Desert

June 29, 2016 By John Widmer 58 Comments

When taking a trip to Morocco, it’s nearly a requirement to make the journey to see the vast sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. It’s such an awesome experience! But those beautiful Sahara Desert dunes are quite the distance from Morocco’s popular travel hubs such as Marrakech and Fez. The […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Morocco

Fathom Adonia Review: Impact Travel in Dominican Republic

May 7, 2016 By John Widmer 40 Comments

Planting tree seedlings as part of Fathom Travel reforestation efforts in Puerto Plata Dominican Republic

Update: As of June 2017, the Adonia was returned from Fathom to the P&O line. Although the experience described throughout this post no longer exists, we hope this archived article shows a snapshot of what this pioneering concept of impact travel was like, as it was launching back in May 2016. […]

Filed Under: Cruising Tips, Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: DominicanRepublic

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