outdoors Archives - Just Go Places Culinary and Cultural Travel Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:59:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Soft Adventure in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/brecon-beacons-national-park-in-wales/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/brecon-beacons-national-park-in-wales/#comments Thu, 05 May 2016 17:25:58 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=11787 I heard this traditional Welsh song on the tour bus before we stepped out onto the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. We’ll keep a welcome in the hillside We’ll keep a welcome in the Vales This land you know will still be singing  When you come home again to Wales. Mai Jones (1940) As...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/brecon-beacons-national-park-in-wales/feed/ 7 Exploring the Caraca Nature Reserve in Brasil https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/caraca/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/caraca/#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:23:47 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=11464 The nearly-full moon lent its glow to the oversized metal gates and the front garden path to Caraca monastery at the Caraca Nature Reserve in Brasil.  The gardens themselves were dark, the shrubs creating shapeless forms and safety for the scurrying of little creatures.  The mountain night air was crisp providing a welcome respite from...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/caraca/feed/ 0 Fun Things To Do In Hakone With Kids https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/fun-things-to-do-in-hakone-with-kids/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/fun-things-to-do-in-hakone-with-kids/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2015 09:54:56 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=10223 Visiting the Hakone region of Japan is a nice and easy excursion from urban sensory overload if you are visiting Tokyo.   Located only about a 100 kilometres away from the capitol, Hakone is a very popular destination for both Japanese and international tourists to revel in some beautiful countryside.   There are lots of...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/fun-things-to-do-in-hakone-with-kids/feed/ 0 Modern Art and Mountains: Hakone Sculpture Park and Hakone Open Air Museum Japan https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/hakone-open-air-museum/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/hakone-open-air-museum/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2015 06:53:51 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=10177 Hakone Open Air Museum is located in a majestic setting nestled among the green-forested mountains near Tokyo.  The Open Air Museum Hakone is  Japan’s first open air museum. The Hakone museum   features about a 120 works from a who’s who of international modern artists such as Rodin, Picasso, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder and Niki...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/hakone-open-air-museum/feed/ 0 10 Fun Facts About Iguazu Falls in Brasil and Argentina https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/10-fun-facts-about-iguazu-falls-in-brasil-and-argentina/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/10-fun-facts-about-iguazu-falls-in-brasil-and-argentina/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:09:50 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9730 You can hear the thunder of Iguazu Falls long before you can see them.  The Iguazu River appears calm as you watch it drifting along between Brasil and Argentina and then suddenly it drops in a spray of noise and water. Fun Facts About Iguazu Falls in Brasil and Argentina Here are 10  Iguazu Falls...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/10-fun-facts-about-iguazu-falls-in-brasil-and-argentina/feed/ 0 Lake Konigsee in Germany: The Jewel of the Bavarian Alps https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lake-konigsee-in-germany-the-jewel-of-the-bavarian-alps/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lake-konigsee-in-germany-the-jewel-of-the-bavarian-alps/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:00:15 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9613 When we went to Salzburg earlier this year, we decided to follow in the von Trapp family footsteps and head out to the mountains.  The Sound of Music after all does glorify Austrian countryside and its mountains.  With visions of dancing atop mountains in our heads (skirts swirling in a perfect circle of course), we...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lake-konigsee-in-germany-the-jewel-of-the-bavarian-alps/feed/ 0 Where To Hang Out With the Residents of Sao Paulo https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-hang-out-with-the-residents-of-sao-paulo-brasil/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-hang-out-with-the-residents-of-sao-paulo-brasil/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:34:28 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9049 Getting into Ibirapuera Park on the weekend is a challenge in itself.  You need to cross the pedestrianised walkway encircling the park which is a steady stream of people whizzing by on their bicycles, roller blades and skateboards.  With my friend’s children in hand (or possibly being braver, they took me in hand!), we decided...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/where-to-hang-out-with-the-residents-of-sao-paulo-brasil/feed/ 0 7 Fun Facts About Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/7-fun-facts-about-jokulsarlon-glacier-lagoon/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/7-fun-facts-about-jokulsarlon-glacier-lagoon/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2015 07:00:40 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=8850 Iceland is called the land of fire and ice.  We didn’t actually see any fire.  My kids were devastated that they couldn’t do the Inside the Volcano tour where you descend into a volcano that erupted thousands of years ago.  You need to be 12 years old to do the tour though. We made up...

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