Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, What To Expect
Horseshoe Bend is found smack bang… in the middle of nowhere!
On the border of Utah and Arizona, 10 minutes drive from the small town of Page and 2 hours from Grand Canyon National Park
You’ll find the entrance to the site from a car park situated on route 89 (A small fee is due US$10) and it’s a short walk from there
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Australian Stereotypes, True Or False
As an Australian travelling you hear a lot of stereotypes about your culture and it is usually the first thing that someone will say to you, some nice, some not so nice, some true, some only cloaked in truth.
So lets sort the fact from the fiction!
Utah Utopia, What To See
A diverse state ranging in geography, mountain, salt lakes, pine forests, arid deserts and its home to some dangerous creatures, rattlesnakes, scorpions, black bears, cougars… cougars I didn’t see any cougars, that’s the thing about cougars though you don’t see them, they hide in the shadows and then bam they pop out when you’re at your drunkest and say that they’re in their 20’s
The state of Utah has some unreal places to see so let’s take a look, starting with the big 5 National Parks
Forgotten Places Of Europe
With a globe completely mapped and all for all explored, The only hope we really now have of discovering something new is re-discovering those places that have been forgotten
Just like a middle child these cities have all but been neglected, maybe they’ve been forgotten because of a bad reputation that they can not seem to shake, maybe because of long held stereotypes of something dark in their past or maybe these spots are simply avoided because of their unusual sounding names
France, Beyond The Shadow Of The Eiffel Tower
Hi there or as the French say Bon Jovi.
As a child I spent a lot of time in France, in a small village in Gaul….. Not literally in France obviously, mentally inside the comic books of Asterix and it was always the number one destination that I wanted to visit and when I finally got the chance to explore the country, it did not disappoint.
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Notorious Travel Scams, What To Look Out For
In this article I’ll explain some scams that you are likely to come across in your travels abroad. Backpackers and holiday makers alike can look out of place in foreign countries and this can make them easy targets for criminals.
If someone who you don’t know ever comes up to you when you’re out and about, especially if you’re in a tourist hotspot always question their motives and intentions, no matter how reasonable they seem, they most definitely have accomplices nearby waiting in case things don’t go their way!
If you are aware of the scam beforehand it may help to see the signs when it’s occurring.
Best Of Scotland, What To Do, See And Experience
Rugged, charming and wild… that’s enough about me though.
Let’s talk about Bonnie Scotland the land of fierce and fearless people. I’ve always found Scotland to be such an intriguing place, from the time I watched Braveheart as just a wee lad, my first movie crush was on William Wallace’s girlfriend! I must have been only 6 or 7….. I don’t want to give any spoilers away but what happens to his girlfriend, my first love, let’s just say it was quite shocking for a wee little lad to experience, the trauma of it all.
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First Time Backpackers, How To Plan Your Trip
So, it’s your first time backpacking, you’re looking to get out into the world to explore new places and experience different cultures, or just get away from your own maybe!?
So what do you need to know? Where are you going to go? How long will your precious money last? And will your parents ever stop pestering you to come home and a get a job? No, no they won’t!
Backpacking is a lot of trial and error; I’m here to save you a few trials.
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Photography, Composition And Framing
Everywhere we look these days beautiful images capture our attention; whether it be on social media, billboards, magazines, you name it! Intriguing photos of places we’ve never seen and may never go which envelop us for a moment… but we are also inundated with dull and mundane photos which we tend to forget, which hold no memory whatsoever.
So what’s the difference? What makes or breaks a photo? What is it that makes a photo stand out? That makes a photo great?
