A Local’s Guide to Marrakech
Over the past year, we’ve stayed in a lot of apartments during our travels. We love the freedom apartments give us when we visit a city. We can do our laundry, cook our own food, hang out on the couch and have the space to get some space from one another. We love each other [...]
The Beauty of Marrakech: Through the Lens
It was our first time in Marrakech. We’ve been wanting to visit the country of Morocco for quite some time and when HouseTrip asked us what cities we’d like to Live like a local in as their HouseTrip Diplomat, we said, Marrakech please. When our plane landed, we took a taxi to the Medina; the [...]
Moroccan Food: A Feast for the Senses
I remember way back in the early 90′s when my college roommate Melissa told me about her dining experience at a Moroccan restaurant during her vacation to Vancouver. It sounded amazing. She sat on pillows and ate exotic food with her hands. I said to myself. “I want to go to a Moroccan Restaurant.” Dave [...]
How to Survive Your First Hammam
So you decided to try a Hammam. What were you thinking? Do you even know what one is? Do you know what to expect? Do you have any idea what the etequitte is at one of these things? Well, if you are Dave and Deb, the answers to these questions would be no. But fellow [...]
Diggin’ the Dunes of Marrakech Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco is an exotic destination known for its narrow maze of streets running through the Medina (the old fortified city) and busy souks near the crowded square of Jemaa El fna. Getting lost while exploring the area is a right of passage, bartering with vendors in the Souks (a maze of covered markets) is [...]
12 Awesome Things to do in South Africa
South Africa is fast becoming the adventure capital of the world. There is so much to do in this country that a person needs several visits just to scratch the surface. We’ve had the pleasure of visiting South Africa on two separate occasions. The first was when we cycled down the continent from Cape Town. [...]
Zip-a-dee-doo-da South Africa
Adding a Canopy Tour to your travels is a great way to put a little adventure into your vacation. Imagine standing 30 metres (90 feet) high on a platform overlooking a magnificent jungle canopy. That’s a thrill unto itself, but the best is yet to come! In an instant you’ll step off the ledge and [...]
Hadza Tribe of Tanzania
The Hadza, or Hadzabe, tribe are some of the last hunter-gatherer’s in Africa. Living near Lake Eyasi in central Tanzania, there are only about 1,000 of them left. I had the chance to visit with them on my way back from Ngorongoro Crater, and it was an experience I won’t soon forget. The first thing [...]
Cape Town Vacation Rentals a Great Choice
The last time we stayed in Cape Town, South Africa we spent a lot of money on a mediocre hotel that was a bit of a hike to everywhere. This time, while visiting the most beautiful city on earth, we had the fortunate opportunity to stay at Lawhill Luxury Apartments located directly on the V&A [...]
Microlight an Adventure in the Sky
When we visited Victoria Falls in Zambia, there were so many adventures to choose from, we couldn’t make a choice. The biggest thrills happened in the sky and we chose a helicopter flight over the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls. It was amazing, but after we heard about other people taking a microlight over the [...]
A World Heritage Site Horse Safari
Dave and I aren’t the best equestrians out there, but we do love riding horses. So when we had the chance to go on a horse safari with Bhangazi Horse Safaris in the middle of iSimangaliso Wetlands, South Africa’s first world heritage site, we were extremely excited. What would it be like to among the African [...]
Kayaking, Hippos and Crocs, Oh My!
When South Africa tourism asked us if we’d like to go kayaking with crocodiles and hippos in St. Lucia, it sounded like a good idea at the time. We didn’t really know what to expect, but hey, we love kayaking and it sounded cool. Once we got to the river to start our excursion, it [...]
Spectacular South Africa Wildlife Photos
A South African safari is quite different from safaris you’ll have in other countries. Many of the reserves here are private game reserves spread over thousands of acres of land. The owners, mostly family run, stock their reserves with wildlife including the big five (among all the other animals) and chances are pretty good that [...]
Claustrophobia takes hold at the Cango Caves
Do you want to do the adventure tour or the standard tour? That was the question asked when we booked our tour at the Cango Caves in South Africa, the country’s oldest tourist attraction. Naturally we answered Adventure! Little did we know that we’d be squeezing through the tiniest of passageways crawling through tunnels with [...]
Ostrich Riding is one Zany Adventure
I must admit, riding an ostrich in South Africa wasn’t high on my “to do list” but as it turned out, we had a blast! Our tour started off amazingly well at the Cango Ostrich farm. It was just Dave and I and another guy from the US. We were feeling good that we’d have [...]
Shark Diving, In the Cage with Great Whites
It’s the ultimate adventure. We never thought we’d be shark diving with great whites in our lives and yet here we were climbing in the cage off the Coast of South Africa to witness these creatures in person. This only happens in the movies or on TV doesn’t it? But now, Dave and Deb are [...]
Kenya Photos, A Visual Journey
I Dream of Africa. Travel in Kenya is exactly what one hopes for when going on safari in Africa. The people are friendly, the scenery is spectacular and even though the country is progressing at a rapid pace, it still feels as if you have stepped back in time. Many times we found ourselves daydreaming [...]
A Word About Namibia
A word about Namibia… When confronted by cheetahs, it’s best to lock eyes with them. Eyeball them menacingly and don’t back down. Cheetahs need their speed to hunt and aren’t going to risk an injury fighting with a crazed soccer mom (or in my case a short, slightly chubby guy from Wisconsin), relentlessly defending her [...]
Lion King of the Masai Mara
We had just returned from a magnificent hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara when our guide Makau asked us if we wanted to go out on a late morning game drive. “We think we’ll wait until this afternoon and have a nap instead.” we replied. “Did you see any male lions?” He asked. [...]
Kenya Safari – The Masai Mara Experience
The final stop of our Kenya Safari was three glorious days in the Masai Mara. It is here that you will see all the big animals of Africa and you’ll witness some of the most beautiful sunsets on the planet. The drive is a long and bumpy road from Nairobi to the Masai Mara and [...]
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