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Zambia Travel Guide
This travel guide is designed to help you plan your trip to Zambia with an overview of the top attractions, safety, scams to avoid, what not to do, money matters, visa information, best time to visit, and more. From sightseeing and adrenaline adventures, at the amazing Victoria Falls, to spotting wildlife at some of its top national parks, you will feel at ease in Zambia as it is one of Africa’s safer countries. It’s also uncrowded, allowing you to fully appreciate and enjoy its natural beauty, outdoor adventures, and wildlife. Note: The information in this travel guide and the linked post on Zambia are updated as of May 2022. Travel…
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Top Tourist Attractions Of Zambia
Zambia, named after the Zambezi River which flows over one of its top tourist attractions, the Victoria Falls, sits just north of Zimbabwe. Beyond incredible Victoria Falls, Zambia is also known for its national parks, rich with wildlife for safaris. In fact, 30% of Zambia is reserved for wildlife, with 20 national parks and 34 game reserve areas. And although most only have four of the Big Five, lion, elephant, cape buffalo, and leopard, due to incessant poaching of rhino, one park offers all the Big Five and you can see rhino elswhere. Top Tourist Attractions Of Zambia Victoria Falls One of the most well-known tourist attractions in Zambia is…
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Zimbabwe Travel Guide
This travel guide helps you plan your trip to Zimbabwe with the top sites to see, the best time to visit, safety issues, scams, money matters, and more. Zimbabwe has had a turbulent, and sometimes violent, past, but with its political situation more stable today, travel is safer and more viable. Although it’s best known for breathtaking Victoria Falls, locally known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, or ‘The Mist That Thunders’, for the massive, rising mist that can be seen from up to 30 miles (50 km) away, there are also several other fascinating sites, including The Great Zimbabwe, ruins from an ancient Zimbabwean Kingdom, safaris at Hwange and Mana Pools National Parks,…
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Top Tourist Attractions Of Zimbabwe
Under-the-radar Zimbabwe is rich with UNESCO World Heritage sites, offering several fascinating tourist attractions. Best known for breathtaking Victoria Falls and nearby adventures, there’s also intriguing history and ruins of an ancient kingdom to explore at the little-known Great Zimbabwe, prolific rock art over 200 centuries old, beautiful National Parks to search for the Big 5 via safari, rich cultural history, and very friendly people. Although Zimbabwe has had a turbulent past, including corruption, poverty, and racial tensions so strong most of the white population fled the country at one point, the people here are very engaging and welcoming to tourists. I spent a week here as part of an…
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The Netherlands Travel Guide
This travel guide for the Netherlands features the top places to visit, how to get there, safety, scams, logistics and more to help you plan your trip. Officially the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this country is full of rich Dutch history, top-notch museums, amazing canals, fascinating architecture, a vibrant nightlife, a culture of tolereance, and one of the world’s largest flower gardens. There truly is something for everyone here. Note: All the information in this travel guide and posts on Netherlands have been updated as of November 2022. Top Attractions In The Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam, the capital, is the Netherland’s top destination with over 20 million visitors annually (pre-pandemic) to…
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Top Things To See and Do When In Amsterdam
Awesome Amsterdam offers a variety of things to see and do, something for virtually everyone. With its slender, Golden Age architecture standing proud along its captivating, concentric canals, which there are more of than in Venice, along with its many cozy house boats and canal-side al fresco dining, so many world-class museums there’s a Museum Square, the world’s only floating flower market, a tradition since 1852, its atmosphere of freedom and tolerance with its renowned coffee shop culture and one of the world’s most famous red light districts, right in the center of town, and a bike culture that’s so strong, you’ll marvel at the force of more than one…
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Denmark Travel Guide
This travel guide for Denmark features an overview of the top places to visit, how to get around, safety, scams, logistics, and more to help you plan your trip. Beyond cosmopolitan Copenhagen, with its magnificent Nyhavn harbor, Amelienborg palace, winter home of Danish royalty, along with other palace and castles, world renowned food and design aesthetic, and hippie Freetown Christiana, there’s plenty of other places to explore in Denmark, making it an excellent travel choice. This country, ranked as one of the world’s happiest nations, has stunning palaces and castles scattered throughout the country, interesting museums, summer resort beaches, unique natural phenomenon that will fascinate and surprise you, and more.…
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Top Attractions In Copenhagen
Copenhagen, which stems from Kjøbmandehavn, meaning “merchants’ harbour”, began as a small Viking fishing village in the 10th century. With its harbor and prolific fishing industry, it soon became an important trade center. Fast forward to today, and this sophisticated city is Scandinavia’s largest and the capital of Denmark. It influences design around the world, is home to record breaking restaurants, seemingly countless castles, and is known as the fairy tale city. Read on to learn the top attractions in Copenhagen and how to get there. Top Attractions In Copenhagen Nyhaven You can’t miss Nyhaven, or new harbor, one of the most iconic attractions in Copenhagen. This 17th-18th century waterfront…
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Ultimate Belgium Travel Guide
This ultimate travel guide for beautiful Belgium features an overview of the top places to visit, how to get around, safety, scams, logistics, and more to help you plan your trip. With its quaint step-gabled houses reflected in meandering canals, beautiful squares harkening back to its “Golden Age”, when much of the Flemish area was a major European commercial metropolis, stunning historic architecture, castles with moats and turrets, enchanting cathedrals filled with art, and bell towers so tall, they once served as watch towers and warned of danger, visiting Belgium is like being transported back in time. Adding to the list of cultural treasures, it’s also known for its culinary…
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What To Do In Brugge, or Bruges, Belgium
Brugge, or Bruges, oozes old-world charm, with its well-preserved medieval town, which reflects its colorful allure perfectly in its winding network of canals. In the Middle Ages, Bruges became northwestern Europe’s leading international center of trade after a violent storm opened an inlet, later termed the ’Golden Inlet’, to the North Sea. By the 15th century Bruges was in its Golden Age, a major center of finance and culture with merchants visiting from around the world to exchange goods. Amazingly, this city retains much of its former beauty, making it the perfect place to travel back in time and explore its stepped gabled architecture, historic squares, and canals. What To…
