Escape city life take a few days off in Leura, Blue Mountains

Leura is a small town in New South Wales, Australia located on the edge of the Blue Mountains. This area is not far from Sydney, but is a World Heritage Site with a lot to offer. It is an unspoilt place of nature and beauty set beside the mountains, amongst the fresh mountain air and [...]

The Bounties of the Blue Ridge Mountains

The Appalachians stretch from Pennsylvania to Georgia, and as seasoned mountaineers are well aware, the eastern portion of these mounded, rounded beauties is known as the Blue Ridge Mountains. This narrow band becomes not-so-narrow once it hits Georgia, where it blossoms into wide, sweeping, vacation-worthy phenomena like rushing rapids and hike-worthy hills. For a getaway [...]

Road Trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina: Banner Elk and Grandfather Mountain

One hot, sweltering day last summer in the flat lands of North Carolina, me and my biker buddy thought it was about time to plan for a weekend road trip. Not wanting to spend too much time getting there, but definitely wanting a change of scenery and to escape the stifling summer heat, we decided [...]