Chicago in a Nutshell: Chicago is well known for jazz, theatre and food but with parkland, outdoor music venues, cycle paths and river walks there’s no wonder it also comes alive with outdoor activities in the summer. This nutshell outlines just a few of our tips from our three days in the city.
Category: Americas
North and South America
We’re heading from Oregon, through the Wild West of Idaho, Wyoming, and North Dakota, stopping off on the way at some ‘wish list’ places like Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.
We’ve mapped out a route that gives us a couple of days in Revelstoke, Penticton, and the world-famous Whistler Village.
Where we spend a week in the Rockies getting up close and personal with the mountains starting from Banff and up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper.
The Rocky Mountaineer train trip through the Canadian Rockies has been on our personal ‘bucket list’ for many years. This summer we had the chance to take the trip from Vancouver to Banff, and it didn’t disappoint!
Heading West From Ontario to Calgary: This summer we’re taking a road trip, heading west from Ontario until we run out of land.
We spent a few days in two Peruvian capital cities with quite different personalities: the high altitude Inca capital of Cusco, and the modern coastal capital of Lima. This, then, is A Tale of Two (Peruvian) Cities.
Following the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is without a doubt one of the most special things we’ve done in South America.
There are plenty of different ways of experiencing the Galápagos, but for the most part it will boil down to just a couple of questions: How long do you have? and How much do you want to spend?
Visiting The Galápagos: The sea lion’s beautiful brown eyes suddenly fill the entire field view of my snorkelling mask. The pup curves away at the last second, twirls and dives down to the sandy bottom just a few meters below.
As we made our way down through “The Avenue of Volcanoes” of central Ecuador, we spent a few days in three different cities: Quito, Baños and Cuenca. Here are some selected highlights from our visit to these popular cities of Ecuador.
We’re spending a few days exploring the Quilotoa Loop, a series of hikes about 140km south of Quito and part of Ecuador’s Avenue of the Volcanoes in the heart of the Andes.