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In This Post... Los Angeles ZipCar – Zipping From Sight to Sight Griffith Park with Los Angeles ZipCar Hollywood Stars Cruising the Sunset Strip The Hills of Beverly  Zipping Around LA Related articles across the web Los Angeles ZipCar – Zipping From Sight to Sight W ith our last day of the #GreatCoastRoadTrip our itinerary was wide open. With so many world famous sights to be seen in such little time we decided to make the most of our fun ride and headed out for a jam-packed tour using our Los Angeles ZipCar. Griffith Park with Los Angeles ZipCar Just north of LA sandwiched between Hollywood and Burbank lies Griffith Park. This massive recreation area is home to the Greek theater, the LA Zoo, the Hollywood sign, and the Griffith Observatory – our first stop on our Los Angeles ZipCar. The high hills also offer sweeping views of the city and there are excellent hiking trails, ball diamonds, golf courses, and other recreational facilities which makes it a favor...

Where can a budget adventurer explore miles of secluded hiking trails, relax in the pools of world-famous hot springs, and then sleep under the canopy of an old-growth, temperate rainforest? Sol Duc Campground in Olympic National Park offers all this and more. It’s one of the most diverse and beautiful national parks in the United States. The name Sol Duc comes from a mispronunciation of the Quileute word for sparkling waters. Settles named the hot springs Sol Duc in the late 1800s, and built a hotel on the site in 1912. The original hotel burned to the ground in 1916 and was replaced in the 1920s.  An Overview of Sol Duc Campground In the Sol Duc Valley, you will find hidden waterfalls, sparkling lakes, quiet, backcountry trails, and a full-service resort within walking distance of the Sol Duc Campground, which is the perfect place to begin your Sol Duc experience. Sol Duc Campground is a full-service RV park in the summer months, with 17  full hook-up sites and...

I was bored. Twenty minutes into our drive from New Orleans to Slidell, I’d decided to research what a swamp actually was, and it sounded boring. After five years of exploring the world, I’ve been lucky to experience many extremes of nature: camping in the Sahara Desert, hiking across glaciers in New Zealand, riding in a helicopter over an active volcano in Hawaii, swimming in tropical lagoons in Bora Bora, marvelling at a giant meteor crater in Arizona. …And taking a cruise across a swamp? It didn’t have quite the same ring to it. It didn’t sound quite as exciting or adventurous as other things I’d done. Quite frankly, it sounded kind of smelly. Fun fact: swamps don’t smell. Or at least, this one didn’t. I don’t know why I thought it would. I’ve always imagined swamps as these stinky sulphur mud pools with bubbling gases emerging from the surface and alligators laying inches away in wait. It turns out only some of th...

Here's a fun fact about me: I actually prefer cold weather to hot weather. Yes, it's true! Having grown up in Ohio, I'm used to pretty extreme temperature swings in our seasons (we get hot summers and cold winters) – and I almost always prefer the cold. Give me cozy scarves and fireside snuggles over flip flops and sweaty hair any day. So even though I fell in love with the university city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, last summer, I knew I was going to have to return in the winter, too, to satisfy the cold-weather-lover in me. And, as it turns out, Ann Arbor is just as great in the winter – so long as you can drive in the snow and come prepared with a winter coat and boots! If you're looking for a winter getaway in Michigan, here are all the great things you can do in Ann Arbor when it's cold. (And good news: most of these things are indoors!) Note: This post was written in partnership with Wanderful and Destination Ann Arbor, who I'm currently a...