The natural beauty is enough to entice anyone to Oahu’s shores. Combine it with the luxury of Waikiki hotels, ideal weather, and a buzzing collection of cities worth exploring, and you’ve got all the makings of a perfect vacation. But what gives Hawaii its character that is so often mentioned? The Islands celebrate a rich [...]
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An Idea that May Change the Way You Travel
This is a guest post written by Isaac Jones, a good friend of mine and one of the co-founders of Africantiques. Over to Isaac… I have been friends with Mark Wiens for over a decade now, and our history reaches to a time when we both lived in Kenya and the adventures were simply a [...]
Dining on Authentic Peking Duck in Beijing
This is a guest post by Ben and Carly of Round the World Traveler. We found eating out in Beijing, China, slightly hit and miss due to the language barrier and, shall we say, the interesting menus. Walking down a street just reading the incredible items on the menus (along with some whacky translations) proved [...]
Advantages of Solo Group Travel
Have you ever wanted to go somewhere but couldn’t get friends or family to go with you? This can be one of the most frustrating things when planning an adventure and is a main reason many trips never happen. There is a great alternative to staying home or traveling solo: Travel Clubs When I lived [...]
Training Wild Brumbies in the Australian Outback
It was a special and terrifying moment, walking Luna through the gates into the vast, dusty expanse of the Australian outback for her first trek. Here was a horse (brumby) that 6 weeks ago wouldn’t even let us touch her. Us being the group of girls that had been hired to come and work on [...]
Heart Surgeries for Children in Iraq: Preemptive Love Coalition
I first met Matt about 2.5 years ago when he lived in Bangkok, Thailand as an English teacher. His positive outlook on life, his willingness to push for what he believes in and his heart for helping others led him and his wife on a pretty amazing migration. He has since re-located to the Kurdistan [...]
Visiting Niagara Falls from Ontario, Canada
Views of two main waterfalls, mists spraying in your face, and the rushing of the Niagara River all combine to give one a spectacular experience of visiting Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Walking along the cliff overlooking the river, you can easily spend hours gazing into the falls and marveling at such a masterpiece. Horseshoe Falls [...]
Secrets to Surviving a Boring Layover in Taipei (TPE)
This is a guest post by Dwight Turner, founder of In Search of Sanuk. Have you ever had a layover in Taipei, Taiwan? I found out pretty late that I had misread the itinerary and had a 10 hour layover in Taipei, Taiwan. Not happy. I have been in transit in Taipei more than a [...]
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Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!
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