"Follow your soul and the sun. Remember; it's all about the journey, not just the destination"
~ Sian Simpson 2006.
The magic of Iguazu FallsThe roar of the water grows louder and louder the closer you get to the falls. The cicadas, butterflies and other small bugs that occupy the lush subtropical jungle slowly get drowned out as you approach. Nothing quite prepares you for this mother nature creation that is the Iguazu Falls. The water cascading over the rocks and many cliff faces is her display of brut force and raw power. When I first saw Garganta del Diablo or ‘Devils Throat’ I was mesmerised. It’s like an optical illusion my eyes certainly did some adjusting.
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The Grand Canyon, Arizona You sit on cliff faces, look down, look out forever and ever, see different types of rock. To me it felt impossible to understand or concept how this even happened, how this formation even begins to exist. It’s super hot, 38 degrees up to and when you hike a couple miles into the Canyon it gets to about 43 degrees. One of my favourite parts of the day was hiking down about 2 miles into the Canyon, quite a steep decent and the path is pretty much sand and dirt so super slippery.
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Round the World 2014: Sanur, Bali |
Flower Markets, Tet New Year, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Sanur compared with Legian is like your hip, cool sleepy beach and fishing town. It’s on the coast, it’s quiet, not as many tourists a lot more chill. it’s a coast of beaches (they aren’t like the eastern beaches in Bali but there is still nice granule like sand, warm turquoise water and sun. Lots of sun. An added bonus is that you get to watch all of the men fish all day in waist high water with there little straw triangle hats on.
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One of the best parts of being in Vietnam for the Tet New Year was being able to go to the flower markets! Flowers are huge in Vietnam to bring in the new year, Tet is about gathering family, and clearing out the old year to make the new year one of good fortune. It was the most flowers I have ever seen, haha my homestay said – no matter the girl, no matter the nationality they still like the same things, frozen yoghurt and flowers (haha I asked him to take me to frozen yoghurt for desert!)
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