November 2023 – Page 80 – northernacademy tour and travel review

Top Lubumbashi Outdoor Adventures: Nature Awaits!

Top Lubumbashi Outdoor Adventures: Nature Awaits! Looking for cool outdoor things to do, around Lubumbashi? So, you’re in the right spot! Sometimes people overlook Lubumbashi, Congo when searching for interesting places to visit. But, it has beautiful nature and amazing experiences just waiting for you. This town offers all sorts of things to do outside. Plus, you might enjoy unique chances to see nature. So, get ready to see my list of awesome outdoor fun in Lubumbashi, just a bit different than what you might think! Kiubo Falls: A Waterfall Wonderland First up are the Kiubo Falls! Now, these falls …

Amsterdam WWII Private Tour Review 2025: An In-Depth Look

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Amsterdam WWII Private Tour Review 2025: An In-Depth Look Amsterdam, you know, is a city filled with these beautiful, winding waterways and really lovely homes with gabled facades. Still, the city actually holds a much more solemn past beneath its famously pretty surface. This specific walking experience, frankly, allows you to step directly into that part of its story, moving far beyond the typical postcard pictures. It’s pretty much an opportunity to connect with the city’s fortitude during one of its most trying periods. You get to, like, feel the history in the cobblestones under your feet. This isn’t just …

Our 2025 Private Sailing with Tapas & Wine Review

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Our 2025 Private Sailing with Tapas & Wine Review A Little Slice of Heaven on the Water: First Impressions So, we’d been looking at this ‘Private Sailing with tapas and wine’ for what feels like ages, you know? Honestly, the idea just sounded kind of perfect. Anyway, showing up at the marina that morning, the sun was just starting to feel really warm. You could literally smell the salt in the air, and it was, like, instantly relaxing. Finding the slip was pretty easy, actually. And there it was, our boat for the afternoon, sort of gently rocking in the …

Chef’s Knödel Cooking Class Review 2025: A Taste of Austria

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Chef’s Knödel Cooking Class Review 2025: A Taste of Austria More Than Just a Cooking Class, It’s Almost a Cultural Immersion So, I’d been looking for something a bit different on my trip, you know? Not just another museum tour. Honestly, I wanted to get a real feel for Austrian life, and what’s more authentic than food, right? That is that, I stumbled upon this ‘Private Knödel Cooking Class with a Chef’, and it just felt right. Basically, I’ve always thought Knödel—those delightful Austrian dumplings—were some sort of magical creation, and frankly, the idea of learning how to make them …

My 2025 Guide: Visiting the Reggia di Venaria & Sacra di San Michele

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My 2025 Guide: Visiting the Reggia di Venaria & Sacra di San Michele So, planning a trip near Turin, you really have to think about visiting two very different, yet equally amazing, spots. First, you’ve got the Reggia di Venaria, which is, you know, this enormous and quite glamorous royal palace. Then, on the other hand, there’s the Sacra di San Michele, a totally ancient abbey that sits way up high on a mountain peak. As a matter of fact, I managed to see both, and it was seriously one of the more memorable days of my travels in Italy. …

Bhaktapur & Pottery Square 2025 Review: Where Every Corner is a Tale Untold!

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Bhaktapur & Pottery Square 2025 Review: Where Every Corner is a Tale Untold! You know, some places you just visit, and some places you sort of feel. Bhaktapur, honestly, is the second kind. As a matter of fact, the moment you pay the entrance fee and walk through its ancient gates, the modern buzz of Kathmandu just melts away. It’s actually replaced by something else entirely. The air itself seems to carry a different weight here, you know, thick with the faint scent of juniper incense and cooking fires. Frankly, the soundscape changes too. Instead of car horns, you hear …

A Sincere Look at the 2025 2-Hour Snowmachine Tour

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A Sincere Look at the 2025 2-Hour Snowmachine Tour So, you’re thinking about spending a couple of hours on a snowmachine, right? At the end of the day, I get it. The pictures pretty much always look incredible, you know, with those big trails of powder kicking up behind the sleds. I had more or less the same thoughts before I booked my own trip. You see, I was looking for a little adventure that wasn’t an all-day commitment, and a two-hour spin seemed just right. Frankly, there’s a certain pull to the idea of zipping through a world covered …

A Real Review of the 2025 Giza Pyramids & Cairo Tour

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A Real Review of the 2025 Giza Pyramids & Cairo Tour So, picking a day tour in Cairo feels like a very big decision, you know? You see all these options, and honestly, they all start to sound the same after a while. I was really looking for something that covered the big hitters, you know, the stuff you absolutely cannot miss, but without feeling like you’re just a face in a huge, impersonal crowd. That’s why this particular combination of Giza, the Mummies Museum, and Coptic Cairo kind of stood out to me. It’s almost like it promised a …

Naples Archaeological Museum Tour 2025: A Complete Visitor Guide

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Naples Archaeological Museum Tour 2025: A Complete Visitor Guide So, you’re thinking about a trip to the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, or MANN, as some people call it. Well, it’s really one of those places that sort of stays with you, you know? It’s not just another stuffy building with old things; frankly, it’s a direct line to a world that vanished in a puff of smoke. The whole building is pretty massive, and it just holds an unbelievable amount of stuff, a lot of it pulled straight from Pompeii and Herculaneum. We’re talking about a collection that is, …

A Look at the 2025 QuickLlama Private Van to Lima Airport

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A Look at the 2025 QuickLlama Private Van to Lima Airport Okay, so let’s talk about getting to the Lima airport. It’s often, you know, the very last thing you think about when planning a big trip to Peru. You’re probably busy thinking about Machu Picchu, or maybe the food scene in Lima. Still, figuring out your ride to Jorge Chávez International Airport is actually a pretty big deal. Getting it wrong can honestly mean starting or ending your trip with a huge amount of stress. I mean, nobody really wants that. So, I recently looked into the ‘Private transfer …