How to Plan a Trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Let's talk about how to plan a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park—it's the most-visited national park in the country, full of wildlife and forests, and stuns visitors with impressive views of the...
Angeles National Forest Hiking: What's the Best Trail? There are a lot of places to hike in the Los Angeles vicinity. For city dwellers, some of the most popular places are Runyon Canyon in Hollywood and Topanga Canyon near Malibu, but—and trust me on this one—Angeles...
Travel After the Coronavirus Quarantine? Yes, Please! If you are anything like me, you found yourself eagerly waiting for life to resume and destinations to reopen for visitors in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and Coronavirus quaratines of 2020. With every country...
The Bridge to Nowhere is a long but rewarding hike along and across several rivers in Southern California.
Kauai offers some of the best hiking in Hawai’i with many waterfalls, lush jungles and the stunning jagged mountain peaks of the Napali coastline. In just a few days you can hike both Waimea State Park and the many waterfalls, high peaks and jungles that make the island live up to its name of the Garden Island.
Summer Travel Guide to Tromsø Norway On my first night in Tromsø, I met a man named Jim from Australia that had first come to Northern Norway’s largest city back in 1971 to experience the endless days of summer. After learning of the midnight sun from the tales of...
How to Plan a Southwest National Parks Road Trip Taking a Southwest national parks road trip sets you up for some unforgettable adventures in what many argue is the coolest scenery in the entire United States. Proud Saguaro cacti and jagged rock formations rise out of...
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro: Reaching the Iconic Summit I have spent much of my life out in the mountains, hiking and exploring as much as I can in the U.S. and abroad. As a young girl, my dad brought me out into the wilds of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and all over the...
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania: My Experience My journey up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania took place in the beginning of March 2018. I joined a group of other women to reach the summit on International Women's Day—a journey that felt symbolic and empowering in...
Tanzania is home to one of the most iconic and well-known mountains in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro. Indeed, Africa’s highest peak has long been a challenge for people all across the world to pit their strength against. I have spent a lot of time hiking mountain ranges and exploring peaks, and I just knew I had to add Kilimanjaro to that list!
