New Zealand’s North Island has the perfect combination of culture and adventure. The landscape has green rolling hills blanketed with countless free-roaming sheep and cows and a dreamy oceanside view is never far away. New Zealand is surrounded by mystic bays and picturesque islands.
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Tulum is a tourist hotspot located in the Mayan Riviera and has an ‘off the beaten path’ happy vibe. This small beach town has incredible jungle treehouses, natural swimming holes (cenotes), and Mayan ruins that sit high above the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Tulum is a bucket list destination. How to Get to Tulum How to
Manoa Falls is an impressive waterfall that stands about 150 feet tall. However, the main attraction of this trail is the views within this tropical rainforest. The scenery looks like it was designed for a Hollywood movie set and landscape will leave you in awe! This is a popular hiking trail in the mountains of
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Oahu is absolutely perfect for hiking, there’s a trail for every skill level. The tropical landscape is the perfect concoction of whimsical mountain ranges surrounded by dreamy ocean views. Some of these hikes become super crowded. Therefore, starting early in the morning will help ensure parking is available and provide relief from the intense Hawaiian
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Visiting Rotorua, New Zealand on the North Island stinks!!! Literally. The small town of Rotorua is known as the “Sulfur City” due to the high amounts of hydrogen sulfide emissions. However, this town remains a hotspot for tourists. It attracts over 1.2 million curious visitors each year.
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New Zealand’s North Island has the perfect combination of culture and adventure. The landscape has green rolling hills blanketed with countless free-roaming sheep and cows and a dreamy oceanside view is never far away. New Zealand is surrounded by mystic bays and picturesque islands.
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The Blue Mountains of Australia has it all! Beautiful sandstone clifftops, a magnificent eucalyptus rainforest accompanied with noisy, wild cockatoos and king parrots. Why are they called The Blue Mountains? The blue haze produced from the eucalyptus trees gives the mountains their distinctive coloring. A wide variety of plants grow in the park area,
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Kualoa Ranch is one of the most beautiful spots on Oahu, overlooking the turquoise waters of Kaneohe Bay. Kualoa Ranch is a 4,000 acre private reserve protected from being developed. The land has been protected by eight generations of the descendants of Dr. Gerrit Judd. In 1850, Dr. Gerrit Judd acquired this land from
A Brief History of Chinatown To appreciate Chinatown is to know how Chinatown came to be. San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest and largest Chinatown in the United States. Chinatown’s history was based on isolation and separation of the Chinese people. The first Chinese immigrants to San Francisco were forced to settle in Chinatown. In
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Walking across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was on my bucket list. I am super excited to cross it off my list. This is a must do when visiting the Bay area (and best of all…its free!). Walking the bridge is easy and the bridge span is 1.7 miles across. If you
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The Wiliwilinui Trail is a beautiful ridge trail accompanied with insane views of East Oahu. This trail still remains off the beaten path. The trail is located in the hills of East Honolulu in the Waialae Iki Subdivision. To reach the trailhead, you need drive through a neighborhood located high in the hills along the
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