• Hawaii short break - feature photo - palm tree silhouettes against a twilight ocean view just after sunset on Waikiki beach
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    Hawaii Short Break

    I feel like I’ve seen images of Hawaii for as long as I can remember, thanks to the number of movies that feature it. Honestly, it wasn’t super high on my bucket list, as I associated it with over-tourism and…

  • Weekend Trip to Lake Tahoe - feature photo - Emerald Bay including island from a boat cruise on the lake
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    Weekend Trip to Lake Tahoe | USA

    After a crazy summer travelling all the way across Canada and then back again across the USA, my trip was almost complete. Having already visited much of the California coast earlier this year, there was one more place in the…

  • 4 Days in Yosemite National Park - feature photo - view of Yosemite Valley at sunset from Tunnel View
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    4 Days in Yosemite National Park | USA

    Towering mountains of stone, tumbling waterfalls dancing with rainbows, endless crystal lakes and giant, ancient sequoia trees. Yosemite might just be a little slice of paradise! One of the earliest National Parks in the USA, thanks in part to Scotsman…

  • Utah's National Parks - feature photo - Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
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    Utah’s National Parks | Zion & Monument Valley

    After a couple of months of solo travel, the next phase of my cross-country USA trip was actually group travel. I’d signed up to join a small group camping trip with Intrepid, covering Utah and Yosemite mainly. We started from…

  • Four Days in Las Vegas - feature photo - Paris Eiffel Tower and Bellagio fountains at night
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    Four Days in Las Vegas | USA

    Surrounded by incredible natural desert landscapes, Las Vegas is somewhat of an anomaly. A unique city within the USA, the Las Vegas Strip lives in infamy. Full of huge casinos, even bigger hotels, dazzling lights and spectacular entertainment. Featured in…

  • 3 Days at the Grand Canyon - feature photo - view of the Grand Canyon from the South Rim Trail by day
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    3 Days at the Grand Canyon | USA

    When planning my cross-country USA road trip, there was no way I wasn’t including the Grand Canyon. One of the most famous natural landmarks in America, even the world, a place I’ve seen photos of for as long as I…

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    Highlights of San Antonio, TX | USA

    After my time in Houston and Austin, there was one more city on my Texas itinerary. Just an hour on the train from Austin, I headed to San Antonio, where the Mexican-influence on the Lone Star State was more apparent…

  • Weekend in Austin - feature photo - bat colony flying above boats and kayaks in the river at pink dusk with glass tower buildings in the background
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    Weekend in Austin, TX | USA

    The State Capitol of Texas, Austin’s tagline of sorts is “Keep Austin Weird” – same as Portland, actually? I’m not sure how this weird reputation began, but my weekend in Austin was certainly eclectic. From history museums to urban bats…

  • Highlight of Houston, TX - featured photo - downtown skyscraper skyline from Buffalo Bayou Park
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    Highlights of Houston, TX | USA

    After an early morning and a very long bus ride from New Orleans, I crossed into Texas for the next leg of my USA trip. Texas is so unfathomably huge to my British brain – it’s almost 3 times the…