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August 25, 2011, No comments

This post is brought to you in partnership with MyDestination and written by Harriet Chubb. Cape Town is the third largest city in South Africa. With its vibrant, colorful and adventure-filled [...]

The Adventures of D — A Retrospect

July 4, 2011, 9 Comments

Oh, my little blog. It’s been around since before I decided to take my career break and travel. It’s been around since I one sleepless Oct ...

Walls of Chauen

Escape of the Week: Walls of Chauen

June 23, 2011, 2 Comments

Perhaps one of the most stunningly colored cities I have ever visited, Chefchauen, Morocco, provided me with a photo opp around every winding road, na ...

How to have a Travel Adventure without Adventure Travel

June 7, 2011, 6 Comments

    Adventure. It’s a pretty hefty word with a lot behind it. To me, adventure is more than just jumping out of airplanes … more ...

  • Interview: Adrenaline Living
    May 30, 2011, 2 Comments

    I had the pleasure today of being interviewed by Angelia Miller on her Adrenaline Living Talk Show. It’s my first interview, and quite a change from being the person pitching [...]

  • ‘Round the World Music (The List)
    March 11, 2011, 12 Comments

    Once traveling has been completed, there are few things more precious than the memories of the experience. I am always giddy when something unexpected triggers a magical moment of Delicious [...]

  • How to barter like a pro
    August 4, 2010, 34 Comments

    I’ve spent some time now in Morocco and Turkey, two places where the prices you see/hear are merely suggestions. If you are feeling unadventurous, go ahead and pay the ridiculously [...]

  • Thoughts from a Riad
    August 3, 2010, 16 Comments

    An excerpt from the Journal of D: 22/6/10, Tuesday, 9:00 p.m. I keep losing track of what day it is. San Ambrosio was hardly a month ago, and yet it [...]

  • Boobs and a bath
    July 30, 2010, 5 Comments

    After my prude showing in Budapest, I knew I HAD to visit a Hamam while visiting the intoxicatingly colorful and wild Morocco. Besides, “Losing inhibitions” is on my Bucket List.

  • One-thousand welcomes
    July 29, 2010, 3 Comments

    I had been warned ahead of time, ignore people on the streets in Morocco. They will talk to you, befriend you, then demand money when you go your separate ways. [...]

  • Five-star luxury bliss
    July 27, 2010, 3 Comments

    My last night in Rwanda was torture, thanks to the bliss and luxury provided by Nyungwe Forest Lodge, a lush five-star lodge tucked into a tea plantation. How could something [...]