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There are some places in this world that words alone simply cannot express. Antelope Canyon is one of those places. Antelope Canyon isn't particularly central to, well, anywhere really. Yet the stunning natural beauty of this canyon of two halves...
It's a well known fact that Griffith Park Observatory is one of the best, and most accessible, places to see the sun set over Los Angeles. Thousands of people also come here to catch a closer look at the "Hollywood" sign located on adjacent Mount Lee. The...
Some may say that walking around a cemetery is macabre but I have always found a cemetery to be a place of quiet contemplation. Cemeteries oftentimes reflect a city’s outlook on itself and its culture. Attitudes to death vary wildly according to geographical and...
Few people could argue that the Grand Canyon isn't a natural wonder. Mother Nature at her grandest but with a $90 per person entry fee to see Grand Canyon West is it overpriced? Why So Much? The Grand Canyon is huge and largely inaccessible. There are 2 main...
Alcatraz, the iconic island in the heart of San Francisco has, for decades, ignited peoples imaginations of daring break out attempts. No doubt fuelled by Hollywood's sometimes far fetched accounts of what supposedly happened on the windswept barren slab of rock...
Chichén Itza may get the lions share of visitors to the Yucatan but 200km south west of Chchén Itza you will find Uxmal. In ancient Mayan language Oxmal means “three times built". Like Chichén Itza, Uxmal has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
Cancun has been the go to resort in the Yucatan for many years. Proximity to the airport has made it the number 1 choice for international visitors but towns further down the Riveria Maya are now stepping up to challenge its crown. Tulum may not be anywhere near...
When you think of Mexico you will no doubt picture palm fringed white sand beaches so synonymous with the Mayan Rivera. Away from the beaches there are 2 attractions that may pop into your mind even if you aren't sure of their names. Tulum is famous for its...
In the back streets of Playa Del Carmen, just 15 minutes from the bustling nightlife of bars and restaurants that line a 2km pedestrian section of Calle Quinta Avenida, a stones throw from the famous beach of the Riveria Maya, there is a small movement, simply...
Sitting ominously atop a hill in the residential district of Fairmount in Philadelphia, the Neo Gothic walls of Eastern State Penitentiary are as imposing today as they were when the building first opened in 1829 becoming home to 450 prisoners. A pioneer of the...