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Kalk Bay: The New Heart of Cape Town

Monday November 21, 2011
Monica Davies
Africa, Beach Vacations, Holiday Travel
If you’re traveling to Africa, chances are that the city of Cape Town is somewhere on your itinerary. The “Mother City” has long been the prime tourist spot in South Africa, but for those who’ve seen it more than once, the cold Atlantic seaboard of Camps Bay and Clifton beaches…
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Behind South Africa’s Stereotypes: An Open Letter

Friday February 17, 2012
Monica Davies
Africa, Safari, Wild Life
Dear uninformed tourist, I’m sorry for calling you uninformed, and I thank you for showing an interest in my home country of South Africa. Unfortunately, you tend to get some facts about the country a little bit wrong. So, before you ask me one of these questions for the umpteenth…
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Asia for Beginners

Tuesday October 02, 2012
Monica Davies
Adventure, Asia, Holiday Travel
Asia. The East. The other side of the world. A melting pot of cultures as yet largely unexplored by the West. For the independent traveller, the Asian continent is a figurative Everest, (and a literal one if you happen to find yourself in Tibet.) If you brave the great divide…
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Five Ways to Avoid Travel Fatigue on Long Trips

Wednesday January 18, 2012
Monica Davies
Adventure, Planning, The Journey
When I took off on a 106-day trip around the world this February, my mind was like a New York City subway platform at rush hour — there were hundreds of thoughts all wanting to come along on the trip, all rushing forward at the same time. The poor little…
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Survive Las Vegas – 10 tips

Sunday April 24, 2011
Monica Davies
Holiday Travel, United States of America
A wilting figure sits on a sunny Las Vegas sidewalk. His mouth feels as parched as the Nevada desert that surrounds him. Somewhere in the back of his head, a popstar taunts “that’s what you get for waking up in Vegas” repeatedly. His hangover thuds through his head as the…
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Aloha, Oahu: a Hawaiian escape

Thursday September 29, 2011
Monica Davies
Activities, Adventure, Holiday Travel, North America, United States of America
I suspect that if you looked up the phrase “finding paradise” in the dictionary, one of the definitions you’d be given would read like this: “the act of spending five carefree, abundantly sunny days exploring the idyllic Hawaiian island of Oahu.” The Hawaiian islands are legendary. The image of arcing…
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Getting in Touch with Nature in the Grand Canyon National Park

Friday March 16, 2012
Monica Davies
United States of America
You stare out at the most enormous vista you’ve ever seen. You’re surrounded by a silence that’s so calm, yet so all-consuming that you let out a nervous giggle just to make sure you’re still part of it. You stretch your arms out as far as they can go to…
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Walking in Memphis – a musical pilgrimage

Wednesday March 30, 2011
Monica Davies
United States of America
If you’re any sort of rock music fan, pack a bag and go to Memphis right now. Get up! Go! Tennessee’s largest city is heralded as the birthplace of rock and roll and it’s the ultimate musical pilgrimage for any music lover to embark upon. Once you get there, you’ll…
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Explore America’s foundations on the East Coast

Monday September 26, 2011
Monica Davies
Historical travel, Holiday Travel, United States of America
America is one enormous country, no doubt about it. It covers more surface area than most people will traverse in their lifetime, and yet, has a history that takes up a relatively small part of the world’s archives. Luckily, because its story is so recent, it’s still easy for us…
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Do New York City like a local

Tuesday July 12, 2011
Monica Davies
Holiday Travel, United States of America
  I have something to confess. I’ve been having a luscious affair with New York City since the day I first set foot on its bubblegum-pocked streets. I try to leave, I try to explore other cities and cultures, but somehow I find myself back on Gotham soil at least…
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