Travel to Bhutan and you’ll enjoy one of the most special and unusual destinations this planet has to offer. Bhutan is a destination I had been hoping to visit for some time, and it finally happened this year. I was deciding between three destinations for my big solo trip this fall — either Bhutan, Uzbekistan, […]
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Are you looking to travel to Greenland? Do I ever have the post for you! I recently traveled to Greenland as a solo female traveler to find out what life is like in this cold and unforgiving corner of the Arctic. Greenland is not a common travel destination. Most of the time when you tell
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Have you heard of the Tröllaskagi Peninsula? This mountainous peninsula in North Iceland is perhaps the most beautiful detour from the Ring Road. Tröllaskagi, which is Icelandic for Troll Peninsula, has long been a popular destination for Icelanders. But in the last few years, it’s become quite a treasure for travelers in the know. Tröllaskagi
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Stokksnes is the kind of Icelandic landscape you dream of — endless black sand dunes topped with green grass, soft gray waves lapping up on a smooth black shoreline, all framed by a jagged black mountain. No matter what kind of weather you have, this place is going to look spectacular. The Stokksnes peninsula was
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Studlagil Canyon is one of the most stunning and interesting places I’ve visited in Iceland — yet thanks to its remote location, it feels wonderfully off the beaten track. This canyon, located in the Jökuldalur Valley (Glacier Valley) of East Iceland, is home to one of the greatest collections of basalt columns in Iceland. In
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Kvernufoss is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland — in fact, it’s my personal favorite waterfall in Iceland! This 30-meter waterfall is absolutely stunning, with a unique cave behind it, and it’s conveniently located along “waterfall alley” in one of the busiest parts of South Iceland. Yet Even so, Kvernufoss is something of
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When I was growing up in Massachusetts, my family and I took a lot of road trips to Canada. Québec was almost always part of the agenda, and for good reason. But as I got older, Québec became more of a city destination. Montréal, of course, is the weekend destination for every freshly-turned-18-year-old in the
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Thinking about planning a trip to Nova Scotia, but not sure where to go and what to do? What’s the best way to plan a one week Nova Scotia itinerary? I feel like Nova Scotia is a destination that people want to visit in general, but they’re not sure about where to go specifically. I’m
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Sumidero Canyon is one of the best places I’ve visited in inland Mexico. This canyon is one of the most beautiful and stunning sights in the Chiapas region of Mexico. If you’re visiting Chiapas, in Mexico’s south, you’ll probably be visiting San Cristóbal de las Casas. This is an incredibly beautiful and charming city —
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If you’re looking to experience the brightest, clearest, most shimmering body of water of your life, I have some advice: travel to Bacalar, Mexico. I spent two months living in the city of Mérida, Mexico. Mérida is a great place to live for so many reasons, but perhaps the #1 reason is because there are
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