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Travel Journal: Yosemite National Park in 8hrs

Yosemite National Park – a place of immense beauty and days and days of hiking trails. So what do you do with just 8 hours to explore! Here’s how I got a taste of the area on my EXTREMELY short visit.

Travel Journal: A Rocky Start to Our Yosemite National Park Arrival

At the southern end of Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Grove contains hundreds of mature Giant Sequoia trees. It’s a great place to get up close to these natural giants but also a little scary if you lose your group!

Travel Journal: Emergency Room Antics in Tonopah, Nevada

After leaving the luxury of our hotel behind we head out on a long day of driving but things turn a little more eventful than planned with a trip to an Emergency Room in the town of Tonopah in what seems the middle of nowhere!

Travel Journal: Exploring Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is for party animals and gamblers. Well that’s what they say but I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Vegas without the wild side. Here’s what I got up to.

Travel Journal: A Quick Stop at the Hoover Dam and Late Night Las Vegas

A long drive from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas can only really have one stop – The Hoover Dam. We struggled with the heat but managed to get a quick look before spending an evening exploring Las Vegas!

Travel Journal: Exploring the Grand Canyon

Exploring the Grand Canyon while ill? Luckily there are plenty of easy routes and shuttle buses to get you through! Here’s where I managed to explore on my day in the Grand Canyon National Park.

Travel Journal: Lake Havasu City, Route 66 and Sunset at the Grand Canyon

Our aim was to arrive for sunset at Mather Point in the Grand Canyon National Park but we first headed via Lake Havasu City where of all things you will find London Bridge! Read about our quick drive along Route 66 and perhaps how not to do sunset at the Grand Canyon.

Travel Journal: Southern California – Desert Driving, Finding Salvation and Oooh a Lake

So sometimes road trips are fun and even though it can be a long day the views can make up for it. Yeah, it is not really that kind of day when my group were

Travel Journal: Not Really Exploring San Diego, California

Group tours can help take a lot of the hassle out of travel adventures but actually they’re not always the best option for city exploring. Our day in San Diego, California comprised of San Diego Zoo and sadly not much else. Here’s how not to explore San Diego…

Travel Journal: Our First Night of Our Camping Tour

So, as probably evident from my last post, I wasn’t too impressed with some of the initial impressions of this camp trip and after spending a day with my driver … let just say I