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Grand Canyon Extreme Holiday

Prepare to be dazzled! If you want to make it big this year then plan the journey of your lifetime to the extreme Grand Canyon. You’ll have a blast and many adventurous moments that will reach your adrenaline level to skyrocket! A Grand Canyon holiday is a magical tour through one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world that must be seen with your own eyes because no photograph can truly capture this surreal landscape of parched red rock. No matter what your holiday purpose is, if you have in mind the idea of spending some genuine active…

Most Delicious Burgers To Try When In New York

Photo by Curtis Gregory Perry

With a wide range of restaurants and bars all serving up their own variations on the classic burger in New York city, it’s difficult to decide which ones you should try and which ones are actually worth trying. The list below is a compilation of some of the best burger places in town, ranging from the inexpensive and juicy, to the high-end and Cordon Bleu of burgers. Burger Joint A seemingly simple and innocent name, Burger Joint is not just any ordinary burger joint. Serving up extraordinarily tasty grub, this dingy restaurant certainly doesn’t match up to the flavour of…

Backpacking Central America: From San Jose to Mexico City

Roatan, Honduras by Adalberto.H.Vega (creative commons)

One thing you quickly learn when you’re backpacking is that you’re not alone. You’ll keep bumping into the same people doing the same route and visiting the same places as you. In Australia, the classic journey is from Sydney to Cairns along the east coast, while in the USA, a popular route is to follow the trail of the famous Route 66 from east to west. Down in Central America, the typical adventure begins in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, and continues north into what is technically North America to end in the sprawling Mexico City. While completing…

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is the ancient Inca city discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911 in Peru. Known as the City of the Incas, Machu Picchu sits 7,000 feet above sea level and is both a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Alright, now that we’ve knocked out all the things you already knew about Machu Picchu, it’s time to dig a little deeper (something Bingham himself might have appreciated.) Let’s take a look at five things you probably didn’t already know about Peru’s most popular tourist destination. 1. Hiram Bingham Was A Kept…

How To Do NYC On A Budget

Did you laugh when you read the title of this post? I laughed a little when I started writing it. But as a once and future New Yorker, I can personally attest to the fact that the City of Lights can be survived – hell, even enjoyed – on a budget, even if you’re traveling from the UK, Spain, and other European countries.  Some of the hotels New York offers are affordably priced for those on a budget.  Here are a few quintessential New York experiences that can be had on the cheap – or at least won’t require selling a kidney. Going to a…