This is the final post in a series about animals and wildlife from our 7 year, 50 state road trip. Most recently I wrote about wildlife you can find on land across the USA. Now, it's time for marine wildlife although, full disclosure, most of these marine animals are on the land … [Read more...] about My Top 5 Marine Wildlife Spots From Our 50 State Road Trip Across The USA
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My Top 5 Land Wildlife Spots From Our 50 State Road Trip Across The USA
If you've been following along then you know I’m working through a series about animals and wildlife from our 7 year, 50 state road trip. I've recently written about animals in captivity in one way or another and you can see the posts in the series below. My Top 5 Zoos & … [Read more...] about My Top 5 Land Wildlife Spots From Our 50 State Road Trip Across The USA
Visiting The High Force Waterfall & Low Force Waterfall In County Durham, England
My parents came to stay with us recently in County Durham, so we decided to visit a bunch of local attractions. One of those was the fantastic Raby Castle which posted about here. The Raby Estate also contains a couple of waterfalls, so on a different day to visiting the … [Read more...] about Visiting The High Force Waterfall & Low Force Waterfall In County Durham, England
How To Find Dobby’s Grave At Freshwater West Beach In Wales (Harry Potter Filming Site)
A few months ago, we spent a few days in Fort William in Scotland and visited six Harry Potter filming locations, plus we rode the Jacobite steam train which appears in the movies as the Hogwarts Express. One of the other Harry Potter movie locations that Shae had most wanted … [Read more...] about How To Find Dobby’s Grave At Freshwater West Beach In Wales (Harry Potter Filming Site)
10+ Fun (& Mostly Pet-Friendly) Things To Do In Pembroke, Wales
Shae, Truffles and I just spent a few days in Pembroke, a town in southwest Wales near the coast. Despite it being a fairly small town (its population is ~7,500), there's a lot to see and do in the area. With a castle, palace, gardens, beautiful beaches, an unusual church in a … [Read more...] about 10+ Fun (& Mostly Pet-Friendly) Things To Do In Pembroke, Wales
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Hawaii
The very last state that we visited on our 7 year, 50 state road trip was Hawaii. We spent a total of four weeks there, one week at a time on four different islands - Kauai, Maui, the Big Island and Oahu. We had a wonderful time on the islands, managing to find a good mix of … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Hawaii
Spotting Sea Turtles At Poipu Beach In Kaua’i, HI
My favorite island in Hawai'i that we visited was Kaua'i. One of the primary reasons was my experiences with the green sea turtles (honu) on Poipu Beach. We were given a tip to go to the beach by a family at the Grand Hyatt (see our review here) we were staying at and it was even … [Read more...] about Spotting Sea Turtles At Poipu Beach In Kaua’i, HI
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Nevada
The penultimate state we visited on our 7 year, 50 state road trip was Nevada. We'd spent time in Nevada in the past as we'd visited Las Vegas a few times. However, that was before we set off on the road trip, so we wanted to visit Nevada officially for the road trip. We … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Nevada
A Few Weeks In Las Vegas, NV – Here’s What We Did
After spending a few lovely days in Lake Tahoe, Shae and I rounded out our time in Nevada with a few weeks in Las Vegas. In reality though, we didn't spend anywhere near as much time in Vegas as we'd originally planned. We'd originally booked a month in an Airbnb there (more … [Read more...] about A Few Weeks In Las Vegas, NV – Here’s What We Did
A Long But Minimal Stay In Reno, NV
After kicking off our time in Nevada with a week in Ely, I drove on with our dog Truffles to Reno. Shae was still in South Africa running a tour there, but I originally had grand plans for myself for exploring the city and the surrounding area. That didn't work out as … [Read more...] about A Long But Minimal Stay In Reno, NV