Like most visitors to South Africa, Amanda and Neil began their South African honeymoon in Cape Town. They spent three nights there before exploring the rest of the country. Here, Amanda shares her Cape Town travel tips. Where They Stayed: We really liked the Acorn House, a small guest house in an old Cape Dutch […]

At the end of July, Amanda Lobell and Neil Roach took a three-week honeymoon to South Africa. In a series of posts, they’re detailing their epic trip that covered all of the highlights of the country. Here, Amanda reviews their stay in the heart of the Cape Winelands at The Last Word Franschhoek, a luxury […]

When it came to their honeymoon this past July, Amanda Lobell and Neil Roach knew that they had to do something spectacular. So they chose to spend three weeks in South Africa to give themselves a chance to really explore everything the country had to offer. The bar was set pretty high because their past […]

(photo of Arua, Uganda, by Sanjoyg/Flickr) I don’t usually think about or talk about Uganda. After all, I’ve never been to the country that Winston Churchill dubbed “The Pearl of Africa.” And its safety and stability seem to keep it out of the headlines. But in the past few days, it seems that Uganda is […]

(photo by CW Yee/Flickr) When I was in Key West, I had the chance to take a boating excursion to where the dolphins like to hang out, but the water was very choppy that day so I opted to kayak in the calm backcountry mangroves instead. I thought that I might see dolphins in Costa […]

When I first saw the name NoDebtWorldTravel, I was instantly intrigued. Was it some sort of gimmick? Nope, it was the blog of Brian Peters, who just completed a four-month journey around the world — and plans to depart again soon — without accumulating any debt. He had sold his house the year before, and […]

(photo of Kruger Park by Jeremy Sharff) Having a fly buzzing around your car while you're driving can be annoying. But how about taking a 170-km. ride with a slithering Mozambique Spitting Cobra? According to South Africa's Beeld, IIda and Gordon Parratt were leaving the country's famous Kruger National Park when they suspected something unwanted […]

(photos by Brian McTernan) Just your typical itinerary: London, Paris… and Marrakech? Melissa Fernandez visited the bustling Moroccan city for four days at the end of her European vacation last month. She stayed at Le Meridien N’Fis, whose large property — with a huge pool and pretty gardens — serves as an oasis from the […]

(photo by Joanne Wei) When looking for Roman ruins, you might not put Africa first on your list. But Tunisia is home to Carthage, an important site for ancient Roman baths, theaters and temples (or at least what's left of them). Joanne Wei, who visited Tunisia last month on a cruise around the Mediterranean, shares […]