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21 Misconceptions & Curiosities to Understand Before Traveling to Cuba

January 9, 2016 By John Widmer 37 Comments

Havana street with Cuban flag and capital building

Cuba can be quite a curious country. We can easily proclaim that it is one of the most unique and interesting countries of the 50+ we’ve visited during this two-year trip around the world. Between our pre-trip research about Cuba and roaming around the island nation itself, we experienced lots of […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Destination Guides, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Best of, Central America, Cuba

An Amazing Nile River Cruise: Luxor to Aswan Egypt

September 6, 2015 By John Widmer 15 Comments

M/S Amarco II Nile cruise top deck and Nile shore line while cursing down the river

Our recent Nile River cruise on the M/S Amarco II has been our most enjoyable experience in Egypt so far and one of the nicest excursions we’ve taken in some time. During this 4-night Nile River cruise from Luxor to Aswan, we were quite the shutterbugs, managing to take over […]

Filed Under: Cruising Tips, Posts, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Egypt

Top 3 Wildlife Adventures You Can Do in Borneo on a Budget

August 2, 2015 By John Widmer 45 Comments

Borneo pygmy elephants spotted along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Borneo

One of our greatest motivations for exploring Malaysian Borneo was to explore the incredible wildlife that inhabits this region. But many of these wildlife-viewing opportunities seemed only to be offered on super expensive packaged-tours. Although many of those tours look absolutely amazing, they’re completely out of price range for us […]

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

Snorkeling with Whale Sharks in the Philippines

July 30, 2015 By John Widmer 34 Comments

Whale shark filter feeding sucking in its food from surface

The boatman asked, “Can you swim good?” “Yes, I’m a good swimmer.” “Okay, then you can take off your life jacket and jump in.” “Now? Right here!?” “Yes, go in the water.” And without much more hesitation, we both dove from the tiny boat and into the ocean off the […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Asia, Philippines

Discovering Street Art, Clan Jetties, Hashing, Eating, and Drinking in Penang Malaysia

June 9, 2015 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

"Children on the Swing" street art in Penang, Malaysia

Welcome to George Town, Penang, Malaysia! We recently spent a few days roaming around the island of Penang, Malaysia and quite enjoyed this island connected by bridge to mainland Malaysia. While wandering the streets of George Town, we captured some cool photos and discovered some great places to check out. So rather […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Blogs, Destination Guides, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Eating Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Asia, Malaysia

Walter Peak Farm Dinner & TSS Earnslaw: A Delightful Taste of NZ

May 30, 2015 By John Widmer 18 Comments

TSS Earnslaw at Walter Peek Farms Gourmet BBQ Dinner

Queenstown is known as an adventure hub in New Zealand. And while we enjoyed some incredible thrills in the area, we were on the lookout for a way to wind down the evening after all that bungee jumping, climbing, hiking, luging, and cycling. Our trip to Walter Peak Farm for […]

Filed Under: Eating Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: New Zealand, Oceania

Finding Otago Peninsula Wildlife (New Zealand)

May 2, 2015 By John Widmer 16 Comments

Close-up of a yellow-eyed penguin

We came to Dunedin for one reason: to find Otago Peninsula wildlife for which the region is known. This unique habitat in New Zealand is home to some of the most rare species in the world. The Otago Peninsula wildlife that you’re able to spot in its natural habitat made for […]

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

Is Milford Sound Worth It?

April 27, 2015 By John Widmer 22 Comments

Is Milford Sound Worth It?

The Milford Sound is a quintessential day trip on New Zealand’s South Island that tends to get lots of love. Take a look at just about any “Top Things to Do In New Zealand” article and you’ll probably find Milford Sound at the number 1 spot. The Milford Sound is […]

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

Hiking Arco Iris Trail from the Río Cochamó Valley (Chile)

April 23, 2015 By John Widmer 8 Comments

Hikers enroute to Arco Iris summit

Hiking Chile’s Arco Iris trail currently reigns with many superlatives for us. The trek up Cerro Arco Iris was definitely the most challenging one-day hike we’ve ever been on, without question the most technical, and certainly one of the most stunning. When it comes to trekking in Chile, it’s the routes around Torres […]

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

Surviving a 5-Day Flight

March 11, 2015 By John Widmer 17 Comments

Route map from Santiago to Atlanta to LA to Sydney to Christchurch

Due to some strange circumstances, we’ve wound up on a 5-Day Flight. We’re leaving on a Tuesday from Santiago, Chile and arrive to our destination of Christchurch, New Zealand on Saturday. This is the ultimate of long-haul redeye flights. So how do you cope? We’ve developed some tips to survive […]

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Climbing Volcan Villarrica: The Icy Hike to the Summit

February 18, 2015 By John Widmer 23 Comments

Summiting the villarica volcano

We had heard rumblings about an epic volcano climb in Southern Chile. So when we pulled into Pucon and laid eyes on the beautiful snow-capped Volcan Villarrica, she just begged for us to summit her icy cone. The very next day, we rose early to begin this exhilarating expedition. The […]

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

Panama Canal Cruise Tips, the Transit Experience, & Celebrity Infinity Review

February 3, 2015 By John Widmer 14 Comments

Bow of the Celebrity Infinity entering the Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal

This is a three-part post about taking a Panama Canal cruise full transit. For our own personal experience transiting the Panama Canal on the Celebrity Infinity, simply continue reading. For Panama Canal cruise tips: skip here. For our brief Celebrity Infinity review of the Panama Canal transit: skip to the end. Our Panama Canal Transit Experience The […]

Filed Under: Travel Tips Around the World, Cruising Tips, Posts, Travel Bargains Tagged With: Panama

Budget Travel Cappadocia: A Guide to Goreme, Turkey

October 7, 2014 By John Widmer 29 Comments

Budget Travel Cappadocia Turkey Guide

Cappadocia is such an incredible area with so much to offer. We found it difficult to narrow down the top things to do in Cappadocia on a budget. We did manage to uncover some really great value here while still having incredible experiences. You can have a very budget-friendly Cappadocia experience with a […]

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

Beers Around Morocco

October 1, 2014 By John Widmer 14 Comments

Beer in Morocco In keeping up with our tradition of reviewing the beers around the countries we’ve visited, I am reluctantly posting this review of beer around Morocco. I say “reluctantly” because Morocco has been the worst of the 25 countries we’ve visited so far this year, but this is […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Beers Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Morocco

The Barbary Apes of Azrou Morocco

September 24, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Mother and baby barbary ape

Introducing Azrou Of course, you’ve heard of Casablanca. And perhaps you’ve even visited Marrakech or Fez. But Azrou, Morocco? What the heck is there? We stopped in for a few days to find out. Only about an hour away from busy Fez and Meknes is the calm and tranquil village of […]

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

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