The most beautiful place in Ghana | Wli Falls

Wli Falls waterfall in Ghana

Wli Falls, pronouned “vlee,” is my top recommendation for weekend trips to take from Accra. This was the most beautiful place I visited in Ghana in the year and a half that I spent there. I learned that Ghana doesn’t have a well-developed tourist infrastructure, which is both good and bad. It’s good because it means the only time you’ll feel crowded is in the tro-tro (public bus) on your way anywhere. It’s bad because it means that there’s little incentive for the government or businesses to invest in maintaining trails and keeping them free of trash. It also means […]

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Road trip in Croatia | Two places you must stop

Road trips are my favorite kind of travel. I planned a road trip in Croatia from the southern city, Dubrovnik, to the capital city, Zagreb, and it was such a fun whirlwind adventure. We planned to see the main attractions (Dubrovnik, Split, Krka, Zadar and Plitvice), but we also stopped at two unplanned locations that really made the trip. You can read more about the full Croatia adventure on that post, but for now I want to describe the two must-see places you might not come across unless you are driving yourself. Kamen Brela and Rastoke aren’t near major cities […]

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How to Travel Croatia in a Week

Drone shot of a dock with two small boats over bright blue water at Blue Lagoon in Croatia.

Croatia sits right across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its popularity has been increasing rapidly in recent years (thanks in part to GoT). I had a week to travel Croatia and a really long list of places that felt like non-negotiable destinations, so I opted to rent a car and drive. My friend Alexis met me there to join in on the adventure. I think it’s usually more fun to have a travel buddy. We were able to pack a ton of adventure into a week, but I want you to know that, in […]

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