Just in time for winter, we have a question about how to do ski vacations on the cheap! Hi Kate! I wanted to ask if you have any advice on affordable ski vacations for twentysomethings. Skiing is the opposite of a frugal travel activity and I was wondering if you have been able to do […]
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“We have a few options for lunch today,” our guide Robin told us. “We could eat in the museum cafe. We could go to a restaurant. Or — and this is an interesting option — we could eat in Alexandra Township. I warn you that it’s very basic. But it’s an experience.” “Definitely use the
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Four nights in Johannesburg? I clicked through my trip itinerary in mild disbelief. In a country as wild and diverse and incredible as South Africa, did we really have to spend more than one third of our trip in this much-maligned city? Looking back, I don’t blame myself for thinking that way. There is
Johannesburg: I Guarantee It’s Not What You Think. Read More »
Welcome to our new weekly segment — Ask Kate! Email your travel questions to kate [at] adventurouskate [dot com] with the subject “Ask Kate.” Hi Kate, I’m looking to go to Europe in the spring and do not have anyone to go with me so I decided that I should go alone. I’m a little
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After two weeks of intense travel in South Africa, from safaris to townships and city visits — not to mention slicing up my knee in a Blokart crash — what I needed was a place where I could crash for a few days, taking time to enjoy South Africa’s rural beauty in the process. I
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Think going on an African safari is all about the animals? Well, by definition, it might be, but seeing the awe-inspiring landscapes is a huge part of it as well! I love photographing landscapes more than anything else, and I couldn’t resist apologetically asking our guides Lee-Anne and JP to stop the vehicle again and
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My African safari in Kruger National Park was one of my absolute favorite travel experiences of recent memory. A safari, in and of itself, is amazing. But this one went so far beyond my expectations, it left me reeling. What made it beyond amazing? Staying at the Ngala Tented Camp of &Beyond Safaris, in the
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This past summer, I had a big shock while changing trains at Downtown Crossing station in Boston. It was my first time taking the T during rush hour in quite a while, and I was stunned at the sea of people before me. EVERY SINGLE PERSON on the platform, young and old, was on their
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I’ve been in South Africa for two weeks, and I am still in disbelief at how much this country has amazed me. Is South Africa what I thought it would be? It was BETTER. I knew I would enjoy it, but I had no idea I would enjoy it this much. Here are some of
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This past March, I visited Barcelona for the first time. As you may recall, I was massively underwhelmed, finding the city dirty, crowded, and expensive compared to the rest of Spain, and even the lovely architecture couldn’t lift my spirits. This September, I had a day and a half to spend in Barcelona between TBU
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