Wow, time flies! Last year at this time, we were off with a group of bloggers from around the world, on a race from Conwy to Cardiff. The group was split into four groups — Lanee was in the culinary group; Lindsay was in the adventure group. From thrilling jumps off cliffs into the Irish […]
Video: Hidden Gem – Murphys, California
A road trip to Murphys, California was quite simply off-the-beaten-path at its finest. There we found amazing adventures (like rappelling down an old mine shaft), gorgeous scenery, fabulous wines, delicious food, and quirky characters who give Murphys its special charm, not to mention a haunted hotel where Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant once stayed!
Conquering the CN Tower’s Edgewalk + Reaction
Toronto’s newest and tallest attraction has adventure lovers taking a walk ON THE EDGE – outside and around the circumference of the CN Tower’s pod! Of course we dared to do it! Here’s Lindsay’s reaction post-Edgewalk!
Video: Urban Adventure in Toronto
Lindsay’s first trip ever on an airplane was when she was six months old to meet her mom’s family in Toronto. Since then she’s visited the city about once a year. But her last trip there was also Lanee’s first. Together, we voyaged like vixens and saw a new side of Toronto — urban adventure! […]
Video: Extreme Ropes Course at Cap Jaseux, Quebec
Our introduction to the many activities you can do while visiting the Saguenay Fjord in Northern Quebec was a day of adventure at Parc Aventures Cap Jaseux. It was unlike any adventure park we’d seen and is certainly not for the timid, the unfit or the uncoordinated. After doing a very challenging Via Ferrata (basically […]
Fostering an elephant in Kenya
Baby orphaned elephants need supportive foster ‘parents’, just like human babies do. Since 1977, The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya rescues abandoned baby elephants, nutures them and eventually reintroduces them to their natural habitat. The Voyage Vixens weren’t able to leave Sheldrick without fostering one of the elephants – KITHAKA – as a gift for […]
Dawa Cocktail Demo from Masai Mara, Kenya
At AndBeyond Bateleur Camp in Masai Mara, Kenya, personal butler/bartender Joel demonstrates how to make a proper Dawa (Swahili word for medicine) cocktail. Read on for the recipe at Wanderlust & Lipstick…
Video: Moab, Utah
Moab is a Southern Utah gem, full of outdoorsy adventure, from canyoneering (rappelling down 120-foot cliffs of gorgeous red rocks) to jeeping and mountain biking. The breathtaking landscapes are as good as it gets and reason alone to visit!
Video: Puerto Rico
We spent a rollicking week of adventure in Puerto Rico with the highlight being zip lining the world’s highest and second longest – The Beast! Here’s a video recap of the Puerto Rican eats, plays, and loves:
Video: Yosemite National Park
“Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.” – Ansel Adams Yosemite National Park in her winter glory is truly magnificent. Here’s a video of our winter adventure there, which included snowshoeing for the first time! Here are some of Lindsay’s […]
