Adventures

Hugging Gators in New Orleans

7 Comments October 1, 2010
Hugging Gators in New Orleans

I’ve decided to try to go back in time and fill in the gap for the months that I was silent while I was travelling. So follow me back to June 2010 when I traveled to one of my favourite cities in the world… New Orleans!

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Paragliding in Brasov, Romania

9 Comments September 23, 2010
Paragliding in Brasov, Romania

The night before I was going to leave Brasov, the owner of the guesthouse I’m staying at pointed up at the mountain at paragliders floating high in the sky. After hearing my ridiculously girly squeal of glee at even seeing them he mentioned that he knows someone here that takes people up. So of course I had to try it!

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Chichén Itzá – Mayan Ruins in The Yucatán, Mexico

13 Comments May 16, 2010
Chichén Itzá – Mayan Ruins in The Yucatán, Mexico

Deep inside the Yucatán peninsula is one of the best known Mayan Ruins, Chichén Itzá. It was declared a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1988 and is a goal in many people’s bucket lists.

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Exploring the Caves of Xilitla, Mexico

4 Comments March 26, 2010
Exploring the Caves of Xilitla, Mexico

About an hour walk from the main area in Xilitla is some of the most amazing caves I’ve ever seen (OK, to be fair I haven’t seen a lot of caves yet, but that doesn’t detract from the beauty of this place).

It’s called La Cueva del Salitre, the Cave of the Mineral Salts and is home to thousands of wild parakeets that swirl around the cave entrance at dusk to enter their homes.

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