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SOUTH AFRICA | Sat, 27 May 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [19440]
An absolutely gorgeous day it was today. Cape Town is up there with a place like Washington, D.C.; I can spend a few weeks here and still not be bored. There are many great hikes in the area. The two countries I've prepared for most in terms of safety ... Read more >
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USA | Fri, 5 May 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [18540]
A CONFESSION, “BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY” is one of my favorite Chick-flicks. So when we saw a sign for the “actual” bridges, we just had to see where Clint and Meryl fell in love. Only six of the original sixteen bridges remain ... Read more >
ITALY | Fri, 2 Dec 2022 | By pauluiza | Views [18542]
How we packed for a 7 week trip with only hand luggage
We are good at minimalist travel. If you have been following us for a while, you know from 2010 to 2012, we backpacked through 35 countries for 2 years, seven months and 4 days. We also travelled ... Read more >
SAUDI ARABIA | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 | By shaz | Views [18507]
Up until the day before my visit, I really didn't think I would make it because since Seychelles mybevisa was still under process. I figured Ramadan was the cause but I did apply mid February and my visit was 29 March. Pkus I had no wifi since Seychelles ... Read more >
ROMANIA | Sat, 24 Jul 2021 | By steve_and_emma | Views [12864]
Even though we had planned to do some more hiking in the mountains, a huge storm was engulfing Europe and heavy rainfall was heading our way. So time for plan B. We had always planned to head to the Danube Delta after the mountains, so why not go now ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 9 May 2023 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [18784]
For my birthday we went to Rarotonga. It happened because Jetstar sent me an email saying I had a credit that had to be used within a couple of months! I panicked a bit and thought of a place and booked our tickets. I have always wanted to go there as ... Read more >
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FRANCE | Thu, 13 Nov 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [19]
Around 910, William I, Duke of Aquitaine “The Pious” founded the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny with the “no strings” donation of his hunting preserve. The monastery would be free from any future obligations to him and his ... Read more >
FRANCE | Wed, 12 Nov 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [16]
Lyon was a welcome chance to decompress after our hectic time in Bordeaux. It was also about halfway to Strasbourg where we will stay for a while. We had pretty much covered Lyon from top to bottom—literally—on our visit ten years ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sun, 9 Nov 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [30]
We didn’t realize that this was a holiday weekend, Veterans’ Day in the States. They still call it Armistice Day in France, the anniversary of the end of the “War to End All Wars.” If only!
You probably have heard ... Read more >
FRANCE | Fri, 7 Nov 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [29]
After sitting on the street for four days, our rental car is getting a workout. We packed a picnic lunch and headed north up the Medoc Peninsula to Verdon-sur-Mer, not for the wines but to visit the site of an obscure military operation from World War ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thu, 6 Nov 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [31]
Our favorite artists are the Impressionists—Monet, Renoir, Degas and that crowd—who developed a new way of not only painting, but of looking at the world. The real pioneers of art, however, were the Cro-Magnon painters whose canvases were ... Read more >
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