One of the major goals of Sri Lanka’s visit apart from the train was to visit one of the national parks. We decided between various national parks. One of the parks we were considering to visit is Sri Lanka’s most famous Yala National Park. While reading different reviews and blogs, we still decided to take …
We had chosen Christchurch for a longer stay as Jaanus’ friend Mikk and his wife Karen live there for many years. The first days we rested and lived in. We went to the city center and visited the museum and drove around with Lime electric scooters. One of the top moments in Christchurch was definitely …
As you might have read from our previous post, we got our caravan pretty late. So, on the first day, we had a tight schedule if we wanted to see anything on the north island. The Estonian girl who worked in the rental company advised us to travel to Rotorua definitely. Jaanus got used to …
First, as the background info that our flights from Florida to New Zealand lasted nearly 3 days. First, we flew from Florida to LA, where we waited half a night for the next flight. Then we flew to Hawaii, where we also spent one night waiting for the next flight. Overnight at Hawaii Honolulu Airport …
Santiago initially felt daunting. We landed late at night and had to sleep over in airport til morning before heading to our Couchsurfing place. So we started moving between 7-8 in the morning, when all the shops and cafes were still closed and the city seemed pretty bleak. But this impression changed tremendously during the …
Day We woke up at six o’clock in the morning to catch the first bus to the national park. By 7 o’clock we were already on the bus and sleeping again since it was a 2-hour ride. When we arrived at the entrance of the national park we were very happy that we bought the …
Our flight from Calama to Punta Arenas had a 4-hour layover in Santiago. We met one local guy at the airport who was also flying to Punta Arenas for work. He was sharing some tips what to do in Santiago because we planned to stay there a few days after our hike. He saved us …
The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is an alternative to the Inka Trail and considered by most to be the best alternative route (and maybe even better!). • The Salkantay Trek is listed as one of the 25 best treks in the world by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine. • The Salkantay Trek is definitely …
Guatemala is a land of volcanos and thereby we could not resist hiking on top of one of those. There are 3 volcanos around the Lake Atitlan and San Pedro volcano is the most famous for hiking. It is not an active volcano and hiking on top of it should be achievable for everyone. Like …
Washington D.C is a beautiful city. Just like Boston its packed with history and culture. We spend there 4 days and explored some of the main sites in the city. For our great surprise all (or most of ) the museums and sights were free of charge as so was the zoo. We were lucky …