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12 TRAVEL MISTAKES IN 7 YEARS OF TRAVEL

After 7 years of travel, there have been quite a few mistakes I will own up to (and a few I daren’t make public, manly because mum may read this!). Anyway, here are our travel mistakes from over the years.

EATING AT THE SKYLON TOWER, NIAGARA FALLS

Well, I am taking you back in time now. We ate at Skylon Tower on our first ever trip to America back in 2011! It is a beautiful revolving restaurant on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls – incredibly romantic when dining in the evening.

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SKOOBY’S HOT DOG – LOS ANGELES

Flicking through our Lonely Planet Guide to LA, we read about Skooby’s hot dog – the little hot dog restaurants on the Boulevard. As we were staying approx 3 minutes from this place, we decided to try a hot dog on arriving in LA…I am not sure another day of our trip went by without us heading to this place.

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10 BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN LA

An incredible city – there are my top things to do in Los Angeles. Attractions are spread across this expansive city so it may be worth hiring a car or using a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus.

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10 THINGS TO DO IN LAS VEGAS, USA

Las Vegas is just incredible and offers so many things to see and do. We love it so much we are planning our wedding there! It is a place you can go and have fun, relax and let lose a bit. On that note, here are 10 things to do in Las Vegas.

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AN EVENING AT NAVY PIER IN CHICAGO, USA

Navy Pier, Chicago is an awesome pier! Explore, eat, drink and relax no matter what time of the year. Eat the fresh seafood or admire the gorgeous skyline.

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Work Abroad: A typical day working at a USA Summer Camp

All camps are different and timings may change depending on your camps schedule but here is a typical day of a Camp Counsellor at a USA Summer Camp.

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EXPLORING DISNEY’S MAGIC KINGDOM – ORLANDO, FLORIDA

We share our adult only day at Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida – check out our full itinerary for a relaxing but productive day at the park.