The past few days in Cape Town with Contiki were an absolute whirlwind and a fantastic way to kick off what will surely be the trip of a...

I spent my first two days in Cape Town seeing an old friend, having a wine tasting, and taking a walking tour of the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town!

I have just landed in Cape Town and am ready for Contiki's Cape to Delta Safari!

My friends and I decided that we want to visit a city that we have never been (in my case, haven't explored), so one of us put together a...

With our mission accomplished of going to Antarctica, a trip five years in the making, we had a few more days in Ushuaia. Since my...

The following morning was a true sleep in – there was no wake up call at all, but the first announcement actually came from the Captain...

We woke up to an announcement that we were arriving into Whaler’s Bay, home of Deception Island, which is all located within Neptune’s...

We got to “sleep in” this morning to 7:00 AM for a zodiac cruise of Cierva Cove, which was named after the inventor of the autogiro...

Today was a relatively uneventful day, if there is such a thing in Antarctica! We woke up to Shane's voice at 6:00 AM as we were nearing...

Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site...

We woke up at 6:30 AM to an announcement from Shane that we were on track to zodiac cruise and (hopefully) land at Petermann Island. The...

We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...

At 6:30 AM, Shane came on the PA system to let us know that we were officially sailing through the Lemaire Channel! Unfortunately, it was...

Shane, our Expedition Leader, came on the ship wide PA system at 8:00 AM on the dot to wake us up for breakfast which started at 8:30 AM....

Hello from the Ocean Diamond! After 5 canceled trips due to COVID, part of me wondered if I would ever get here! Our voyage across...

In some ways you could say that the actual vacation started on Tuesday, even though we got into Ushuaia, Argentina on Sunday. After...

Hello from Ushuaia & Tiera del Fuego, which literally translates to “Land at the End”. It is the southernmost part of an occupied...

Our flight to Cappadocia from Istanbul was delayed for over 5 hours, so we didn’t land until after midnight and got to our hotel at...

Once we landed in Turkey, I immediately updated my Instagram bio to say “51 countries”! Our flight to Istanbul was uneventful, minus the...

In order to get from Split to Dubrovnik, we had a few options including a ferry, bus, or hiring a private driver. The first two were...