Category: North America

Best tips on how to see the Northern Lights

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A detailed guide on how to see the Northern lights and find the most outstanding Aurora Borealis in Iceland, Norway, Canada or Greenland. From tips on how to know the intensity of the Northern Lights as well as the best places to see them. #Northernlights #auroraborealis #sunstorm #wintertravel #naturalwonders | The Solivagant Soul Travel Blog

The Northern Lights are one of the most awe-inspiring natural wonders in the world. Unless you live in an area close to the poles, hunting the Northern Lights is often an adventure that may or may not result in success. Here is a detailed guide on how to see the Northern Lights, and the best tips to go Northern Light hunting.   Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at no cost to you, I will earn a small comission when you purchase something that will help me keep this blog alive. What are the…

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8 Things to Avoid in San Juan, Puerto Rico

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8 Things you should avoid in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From learning a little bit of the local language (Spanish) to the beaches you should avoid. Here is a detailed guide of 8 things to should never do in San Juan and one that you must. #SanJuan #PuertoRico #USA #Caribbean #beaches #summer #paradise | The Solivagant Soul Travel Blog

Following up on the series of things to not do in specific locations, today I bring you 8 things to avoid in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This list of things to not do is brought to you by Yina from My Nomad Tips. She has some amazing travel tips there. Not only on her native Puerto Rico, but also in many different destinations she has visited. Do not miss out on the previous entries of this series. We have touched very different destinations such as: Barcelona (Spain), Muscat (Oman), Seoul (South Korea), Madrid (Spain), New York (USA) or Shanghai (China).…

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10 Things Not to Do in New York City

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10 things not to do in New York City - USA | The Solivagant Soul Travel Blog

Following up our series on “Things to avoid in …”, today I present you Things not to do in New York City.  Previous entries in this series include things to avoid in Barcelona, Oman, Seoul, and Madrid. I hope you enjoy these! This post was written by Melissa from “Navigation Junkie“. She has the insights and tips of almost a local and some interesting recommendation for your next trip to New York City. If you enjoyed this content, go and check out her blog or Twitter account! 10 Things Not to Do In NYC  NYC is perhaps one of the…

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Banff Springs Fairmont Hotel: My experience

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Banff Springs Fairmont in Alberta Canada - One of the nicest hotels you can find in the Rockies in Canada - The Solivagant Soul

Last year I spend a few days in Banff. I was there to attend a conference for my day job and fortunately, I was not paying. I was lucky enough to convince my boss to go to the location the hotel where the conference was taking place: Banff Springs Fairmont Hotel. How to reach the Banff Springs Fairmont We arrived from the airport in Calgary. If you are coming from Europe, direct flights from Frankfurt are not specially expensive. In my case, I flew from Brussels to Frankfurt, and from there to Calgary. It barely cost me 400€ although my…

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Hiking Johnston Canyon in Winter

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Hiking Johnston Canyon in Winter , Canada - The Solivagant Soul

Almost a year ago I was for a few days in Banff. Even though is was barely more than a week, I was able to visit many of the local attractions. I went to Lake Louise, enjoyed a morning with some dogs around the Three Sisters and I spent a morning Hiking Johnston Canyon in winter (you don’t need much more than half a day). And it was about this last activity like that I wanted to talk to you about today. How to reach the Johnston Canyon As I said before, this canyon can be found in the Canadian…

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Dog sledding around the Three Sisters

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The Solivagant Soul - Dog sledding around the Three Sisters in Canada

A few months back I decided to watch this new TV show called “No Tomorrow”. I thought it was a very nice and refreshing show, and it made me think about some things. In this show, a guy that thinks that the world will end in less than a year decides to write an “Apocalist”. In this list he wrote all the things he wanted to do before the world would come to an end. And he inspired other people to do the same. Me included. I am happy to say that last February I crossed the first one of…

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