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Road Trips
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Driving to Torres del Paine — Everything You Need to Know
Most people take the bus to Torres del Paine. We drove. And having done it — with a three year old, a grandmother and a boot full of camping gear — I can tell you that the drive itself is part of the
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South Island Road Trip — Mount Cook, Milford Sound, Queenstown and the Catlins
I had a limited amount of time in New Zealand and it was hard trying to fit in as much as possible while also spending real time with my sister. I think I did quite well — Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Q
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Planning a Trip to Scotland: Scottish Highlands Road Trip
Planning a trip to Scotland? We are sharing our Scottish highlands road trip itinerary with you! Scotland was such a mystery to us. When our New Zealand trip fell through we really wanted to go on a…
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11 Tips You Must Know Before Driving in Scotland
I went into Scotland knowing almost nothing about driving there. Ten days, roughly 80p kilometres, a Land Rover Defender with a rooftop tent, and one of the most dramatic road trip routes in the…'Lato', sans-serif; …
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The Alaska Highway: An RV Guide and Itinerary from Whitehorse to Calgary
Rugged scenery, freedom camping everyday and stunning wildlife at every turn... this is what we expected our Alaska highway road trip to be! Trust us, it did not disappoint! Our final wildlife count…
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First Timers Guide to RV Rentals: What We Learned While Renting an RV through Canada
After our camper van rental in Iceland, we were dying to relive the fun of sleeping in a car and wild camping. This time we opted to head to the Yukon and drive down to Jasper and Banff, and we found
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From Snæfellsnes to Reykjavik
After our hot spring hunting in [Iceland's Westfjords](http://wanderingbajan.com/icelands-westfjords-hot-spring-hunting/), we boarded Ferry Baldur to Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. We were on our final…
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Iceland's Westfjords: Hot Spring Hunting
Part of our [Iceland itinerary](http://wanderingbajan.com/epic-iceland-roadtrip-itinerary-12days/) included Iceland's westfjords, we were excited since not many tourists make it out this way. I also had starred off a…'s…
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North Iceland: Volcanoes and Waterfalls
The drive from the [Eastern Fjords](http://wanderingbajan.com/discovering-icelands-eastern-fjords/) took about two and a half hours and finally we started seeing signs to some interesting things. We had a list of things…
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Discovering Iceland's Eastern Fjords
After exploring [Iceland's south coast](http://wanderingbajan.com/icelands-south-coast/) we started our drive up towards Iceland's Eastern Fjords. This was day 4 - 5 of our [Iceland roadtrip…'s south…
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Iceland's South Coast: Waterfalls & Glaciers
So if you have been following our [12 day Iceland itinerary](http://wanderingbajan.com/epic-iceland-roadtrip-itinerary-12days/) you would have seen that we completed our [Golden Circle day…
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Iceland Day 1: The Golden Circle
Well this post will consist of our arrival half day and our Golden Circle day trip. I may have mentioned at some point in my [Iceland…