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Riding across the shallow waters of Nordhoek beach

Horseback Riding on the Beach in the Most Beautiful Place on Earth

There is no doubt that Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.  This wasn’t news to me at all, but I had thought that I had seen how beautiful Cape Town could be.  I thought I had seen it all.  I was very wrong.  One morning, after breakfast at The […]

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Check me out!  I'm in a hot air balloon!

Hot Air Ballooning in South Africa

I absolutely love to fly.  It’s my favorite activity and it doesn’t even matter the conveyance.  I love long airplane rides – seriously, bring them on – helicopters, hang-gliders, microlights, whatever you got – bring ’em on.  But there is something truly special about a hot air balloon ride and something even more special about […]

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Rocinha favela - the largest in Rio

Visiting the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Favelas are supposed to be what we would call ghettos, slums or townships. They are a large part of what Rio is known, and often feared for.  Visiting the favelas of Rio, especially the largest favela, Rocinha, is a very special experience.  Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio, and is located about […]

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Spices for Sale at Durban's Victoria Street Market

The Top 10 Street Markets, Bazaars and Souks in the World

Exploring street markets can be the highlight of any destination and I’ve been lucky enough to explore my fair share from around the world.  The following are my top ten favorites and they span the globe from South East Asia to Africa to the Middle East and Australia.  Have you been to a market that […]

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Final alterations - like a scene out of the Godfather

Buying Custom Suits in Thailand

I’ll admit it – I absolutely hate buying clothes.  And the worst type of clothes to buy has to be suits which need to be measured and altered and usually involve more then one visit to the store.  I find the whole ordeal zero fun mostly because of how tedious the process of finding something […]

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Pork Bun at Ippudo NYC

Vacation Where You Live: New York City Food

Now that our baby girl is five weeks old, it was time for her first vacation: New York City!  It wasn’t a real vacation, since we live in NY, but rather it was a test for other trips we have planned this year.  Vacationing where you live is a nice excuse to eat only in […]

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Up close and personal on the blokart

Blokarting in South Africa

On a recent trip to South Africa my un-ending quest to find new and original adventure activities introduced me to something I had never heard of before – Blokarting.  Blokarting is basically land sailing. That doesn’t sound like it makes much sense but basically we’re talking about very low, very light, go-kart with a very […]

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Dave has conquered Fox Glacier!  A helihike gets you to the most unbelievable places.

Extreme Adventure – Heli Hike Fox Glacier in New Zealand

I’ve been lucky enough to do some pretty amazing things in my life.  But I can safely say that nothing even comes close to a Heli Hike on Fox Glacier on New Zealand’s South Island. The day before we had begun our adventure in Christchurch and spent the day driving Arthur’s Pass from the east […]

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