If you’re looking for things to do in South Rim Grand Canyon in Arizona you’ve come to the right place. The Grand Canyon National Park is understandably on many people’s USA bucket lists. This absolutely huge canyon in Northern Arizona is full of incredible scenic viewpoints, hike and there are plenty of things to do…
The Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park in Utah was one of the best hikes we did during our trip across America. While I loved many of the hikes we did while visiting numerous parks throughout the USA national park service, Zion National Park and hiking Angel’s Landing stands out as one of the…
The best things to do in Canyonlands National Park are quite varied and include scenic drives, hiking, biking, and camping. Perhaps that’s not surprising that these Canyonlands things to do are so varied since the park itself is absolutely huge covering over 330,000 acres of canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires in the heart…
Hikes in Arches National Park are the best way to see the impressive rock formation and experience the red rocks that make this area so beautiful. Arches National Park is best viewed on foot in my opinion. It’s how you get away from the main Arches Scenic Drive that can be busy ad slow-moving with…
The Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park is one of the best hikes in Arches National Park near Moab in Utah. As one of the most popular national parks in the system, I’d seen pictures of Arches National Park for months leading up to our Canada and America trip. I’d done a little bit…
The Enchanted Rock hike in Texas is a popular hike near Fredericksburg in Texas. This gain rock is located within Enchanted Rock State Natural Park and it’s a massive pinkish dome that’s drawn people towards it for thousands of years. It really is easy to see where it gets its name from. We visited just…
The town of Yangshuo China was described in our Lonely Planet guide as a “once-peaceful settlement” now a home to “pole-dancing bars” and it was at that point I was beginning to question why I’d thought it was a good idea to visit Yangshuo. That description alone conjured up something seedy with images of Amsterdam’s…
“You’re going to the rice terraces in November? But there’s nothing to see”. That was the reply we’d got used to hearing when we were chatting with hosts and locals about our China 2 weeks itinerary. We were heading to the Longji Rice Terraces and apparently, when we got there, there would be nothing to…
If there’s one thing you have to do when visiting Sydney, it’s the Coogee to Bondi Beach walk. The walk is more commonly known as the Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach walk, but personally, I think doing it the other way if you’re new to the city is better as you get the big reveal…
When I lived in London, my weekdays were spent planning how to get out of London. It wasn’t that I didn’t like London (although admittedly a lot less than I like Vancouver). It’s just after 5 days commuting on the tube, living in noisy Brixton and being surrounded by London’s pretty toxic air, I needed…