Learning About the Art of Tea at Fábrica de Chá Gorrana, São Miguel
We arrive at the Chá Gorreana factory, which is located in Maia to the north of São Miguel island. Chá ...
Tag: Vacation
Furnas, São Miguel – From Bubbling Hot Springs to Botanical Gardens
Furnas is a parish in the municipality of Povoaçao, located inland from the south-eastern coast of São Miguel. Furnas’ main ...
The Cape of Good Hope – Africa’s Most South-Westerly Point
We arrive at Cape Point, a natural world heritage site with rugged rocks and sheer cliffs that sits at the ...
Cape Town – The Two Faces of the Mother City
We wake up to our first glimpse of the the city of Cape Town. From our hotel room window we ...
Johannesburg, Jo’Burg, Jozi, Egoli – The many names of the City of Gold
Johannesburg, commonly known as Jo’Burg or Jozi, is South Africa’s second largest city with a population of over than 3 ...
Belén, the Venice of the Amazon River
As we arrive in the floating shanty town of Belén two boys are jumping off of a wooden framework into ...
Swimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon river
The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink river dolphin or ‘boto’, only lives in freshwater. It is relatively ...
The City of Nauta on the Amazon River
Nauta was founded on the 30th of April 1839 by a native chief, Manuel Pacaya Irarica. It was the earliest ...
Releasing Endangered Turtles into the Pacaya Samiria Reserve (Peruvian Amazon)
We arrive at the Park Ranger Station, where we officially sign in to the Pacaya Samiria Reserve. The reserve has implemented ...
Cayman Spotting in the Peruvian Amazon
We arrive at a black water lagoon as the sun is setting and our guides tie the three skiffs together. ...