A week exploring Rwanda’s national parks and coffee plantations I went to Rwanda with one goal: to fulfill a lifelong dream of trekking to mountain gorillas (even more special with my dad by my side!). While our encounters in the mountains were everything I’d hoped for, they were just the opening act to Rwanda’s larger…
Peak happiness in Banff National Park
A four day itinerary exploring Banff’s best trails and vistas Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, Banff is a hiker’s paradise, with more than 2,500 square miles of glaciers, ice fields, forest, and stunning landscapes. We spent four days exploring Banff, and it wasn’t nearly…
Meat me in Argentina
One week of Argentina’s best sips, steaks, and sights After five days of hiking the W Trek in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, we were so excited to finally relax and indulge in delicious wine and steak… and there’s no place that marries those quite like Argentina. We started with five days in Mendoza,…