I’m ashamed to admit that Brazil wasn’t on my travel radar until I received funding to attend a conference in Fortaleza in June 2018. Naturally, I had to take the opportunity to sneak in a two-week visit to a few places around Brazil while I was there. In hindsight, I could have used a full …
Overview The Garden Route stretches between beautiful coastal towns from Witsand to Nature’s Valley in the Western Cape, South Africa. Technically, TsiTsikamma isn’t part of the Garden Route, but its lush forests tempted us to include this park as our farthest point east on our Garden Route trip. We only had 5 days we could …
Overview The Congo Nile Trail spans 227 km along Lake Kivu from Cyangugu in the south to Gisenyi/Rubavu in the north. Most people will walk the 80km unpaved section between Kibuye and Gisenyi. Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, lies between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We did this hike …
What you should do Since we got 600 euros in cash each in compensation from Turkish Airlines for our flight delays back from Germany, we decided to go somewhere for Christmas holidays in 2019. Our two goals for this trip were to hike the Congo Nile Trail along Rwanda’s Lake Kivu and relax at Lake …
Just 2.5hrs from Cape Town, Groot Winterhoek is a great way to spend a weekend hiking, camping, and swimming in South Africa’s best rock pool
Beaches, mountains, and lekker food all at your doorstep… You could easily spend a week in Cape Town. But I’ve spent the last two and a half years of my PhD here distracting myself thinking about how you can do it in three. Admittedly, the itinerary is a lot for three days, but if you’re …
From Marrakech’s souks to horseback riding on the beach in Essaouira, there’s plenty to see and do over a long weekend on a budget.
The Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road) is a 500km cycle route in Germany that runs north from Füssen at the foot of the Alps on the Austrian border to Würzburg. Many cyclists will go from Würzburg to Füssen, to crescendo from flat scenery to increasingly dramatic mountainous landscapes. We opted for the opposite way to take …
We never intended to spend a 24-hours in Istanbul. There are plenty of opportunities to plan to do so if you fly via Turkish Airlines. The airline offers free tour services to passengers with connecting international flights with layovers in Istanbul between 6-24 hours. There are different sightseeing options available depending on your schedule. A …
Temperamental. I think that about sums up everything you need to know about planning a trip to the Drakensberg. I’ve never experienced four seasons in one day the way I did in those mountains. The Drakensberg is part of the Great Escarpment circling the large plateau also known as the kingdom of Lesotho. It’s also …