Visiting Plitvice Lakes

Things to Know Before Visiting Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia

by Toccara & SamCroatiaPosted on 12 comments

Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of Croatia’s finest treasures, a garden of Eden among a stunning collection of natural attractions sprinkled throughout this stunning Baltic country. It is Croatia’s oldest and largest national park and one of the country’s eight UNESCO World Heritage sites, bringing in over 1 million visitors each year. It’s nearly …

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Washington Nature

Washington Nature Abounds in North Cascades National Park

by Toccara & SamExplore The Outdoors, Washington StatePosted on 0 comments

North Cascades National Park in Washington North Cascades National Park is one of three national parks in the state of Washington; the other two being Olympic National Park & Mount Rainier National Park. The park encompasses over six-hundred-thousand acres of beautiful Washington nature and includes both the Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas. It is …

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Orcas Island Getaway

Orcas Island Getaway – Things to Do

by Toccara & SamWashington StatePosted on 2 comments

After an exciting few days of whale watching and exploring on San Juan Island, we took a ferry to Orcas Island, the San Juan Islands’ largest island. (For information on how to get to Orcas Island, see the Orcas Island Ferry Schedule.) For the next two days we connected with nature during our Orcas Island Getaway. With 77 …

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Loch Lomond

Exploring Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

by Toccara & SamScotlandPosted on 0 comments

We’ve been to Scotland twice now and both times we visited Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, once in the summer and once in the early spring. The summer brought about warmer temperatures and more greenery, but also more visitors. In April, we were met with much cooler temperatures, a brown-hued landscape and many …

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