My 3 Best Kept Travel “Adventure” Secrets

My 3 Best Kept Travel “Adventure” SecretsMy 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets We were recently nominated to participate in Tripbase’s “3 Best Kept Travel Secrets” game by our great Twitter friend, Isabelle of @IsabellesTravel. You can read Isabelles best kept travel secret here. “The aim of this game is to unite travel bloggers in a joint endeavor – to create an amazing list of top travel... 

Giving Back: Travel the World and Make a Difference

Giving Back: Travel the World and Make a DifferenceLast year Dave and I cycled from Cairo Egypt to Cape Town South Africa.  It was an experience of a lifetime to travel through some of the most remote countries in the world. Unfortunately, some of these countries were also some of the poorest and unstable in the world.A Charity Built WellThat was why we decided to ride for a cause. Formerly Foster... 

Great Temples, Monuments and The Pyramids of Egypt

Great Temples, Monuments and The Pyramids of EgyptLast week I wrote a guest post at thetravelexperta about Tikal. I started thinking about all of the amazing temples in Egypt and how I really haven’t given them the proper posting that they deserve. After all, Egypt houses the greatest monuments on earth. It’s temples and pyramids are world famous and they are the top of most people’s... 

Inspiration Through the Eyes of Two Travelers

Inspiration Through the Eyes of Two TravelersRecently we were invited to write a post for Velvet Escape regarding people that have inspired us on our travels. We have another post coming out today at CheapOair about our time in Bali, and it brought back memories of our instructor Ronald who was also an inspiration. It was a topic that really made me think about all of the people that I have met on... 

Favorite Food From Traveling the World, So Far

Favorite Food From Traveling the World, So FarJen Laceda of My Folie A Deux takes amazing pictures of her travels.  It is her food photographs that not only made very hungry, but also got me thinking about what were some of our favorite meals while we were traveling. One of the best things about traveling is food. Dave and I seem to plan our days around our meals.  We wake up in the morning and while... 

Its Smooth Sailing; Cycling In the Sudan

Its Smooth Sailing; Cycling In the SudanWow, What a difference a few days make. We went from the lowest of lows to fantastic highs in a short time. After our rest day in Dongola, we had tarmac all the way to Khartoum. 4 days that consisted of 140km, 140km, 160km and 100km. We were racing down the highway with great tailwinds. We were reaching speeds of 57km/hr and that is not going downhill. We... 

Suffering While Cycling the Sudan

Suffering While Cycling the Sudan Sudan's Deep Sand, Bike Stands Alone According to Rae and John, two retired Air Force Pilots who are taking part in the Tour this year, what we have been through these past 2 weeks is as difficult as basic training for the military. And I believe it! These past 4 days have been the most mentally and physically challenging days of my life. We had a wonderful... 

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