Guide to Ambergris Caye, Belize

Guide to Ambergris Caye, Belize

Diving Belize's Blue Hole Ambergris Caye is one of several popular travel destinations along the coast of Belize. It is Belize's largest island and is known for its vibrant town center and world-class scuba diving. Other popular destinations on the coast of Belize include Caye Caulker, Hopkins and Placencia! After a few nights in Belmopan [...]

Visiting and Diving Ambergris Caye, Belize

Visiting and Diving Ambergris Caye, Belize

Ambergris Caye is one of several popular travel destinations along the coast of Belize. It is Belize's largest island and is known for its vibrant town center and world-class scuba diving. Other popular destinations on the coast of Belize include Caye Caulker, Hopkins and Placencia! After a few nights in Belmopan (see post Staying in [...]

Staying in the Belizean Jungle

Staying in the Belizean Jungle

Belmopan, Belize We just got back from our first trip to Central America, and I am so very ready to share with you some of our trip highlights. I'm going to give you the good the bad and the ugly! My travel bucket list is long, and ever-growing, and Belize has been on my short [...]

Safari Kenya: Masai Mara

Safari Kenya: Masai Mara

Luxury Camp Asilia Africa in Masai Mara I often hear that a dream vacation is a safari in Africa, so I am going to give you all the details on my quick safari trip in Kenya's Masai Mara, and hope it proves useful as you plan your African safari! I was working and living in [...]

Whitewater Rafting the Nile River – Jinja, Uganda

Whitewater Rafting the Nile River – Jinja, Uganda

Whether you are living in Uganda, a nearby country, or simply visiting on vacation, a trip to Jinja should be added to the itinerary. Jinja is a city on Lake Victoria, at the source of the Nile River, about (50 miles) East of Kampala. This city is quite charming, with a bustling town center full [...]

Top 7 hikes – Oahu

Top 7 hikes – Oahu

Having lived on Oahu for over three years, and being an avid hiker with my pups, I am sharing SEVERN of my favorite hikes on the island! Why seven? Well I was going to do 5, and just couldn't leave any of these out! There are so many incredible hikes to choose from, so this [...]

Climbing Mount Pico, Pico Island

Climbing Mount Pico, Pico Island

Located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 850 miles off the coast of Portugal, are the Azores Islands. The Azores archipelago are composed of nine islands (don't miss my Azores Islands Breakdown and Overview). Today I'm talking about one island specifically, Pico Island, and one specific must-do activity on Pico Island, which is [...]

Shark Research and Conservation – Freediving With One Ocean Diving

Shark Research and Conservation – Freediving With One Ocean Diving

https://youtu.be/FjJvs3VjuQU Kimo - the half blind shark paid us a visit during this dive Whether you are deathly afraid of sharks, or find them one of the most fascinating and exotic animals on this planet (or maybe you fit both categories), there is one thing we can all agree on - they are disappearing at [...]

Luxury Ski Getaway – Zermatt, Switzerland

Luxury Ski Getaway – Zermatt, Switzerland

If you are planning a winter getaway to the Swiss Alps, I highly recommend basing yourself in Zermatt. What could be better than skiing underneath the majestic matterhorn? After months of deliberation, my husband and I decided we would split our time between Lauterbrunnen / Grindelwald in the Jungfrau Region (near Interlaken), and Zermatt. I [...]

Azores Island Breakdown

Azores Island Breakdown

Let me start by saying, I have thus far visited three of the nine islands that make up the Azores archepelago. I plan to provide a brief breakdown of each island, with a bit more emphasis on the three I have personally visited, but do not let that dissuade you from traveling to the other [...]