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Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:46:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/motor-valley-italy-emilia-romagna/ https://grrrltraveler.com/motor-valley-italy-emilia-romagna/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:57:20 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=61458   Emilia Romagna is the birth home of Italian speed and supercars.  All the top high performance Italian race track cars and legends of speed were born in the Motor Valley region of Emilia-Romagna and touring it is a way for car enthusiasts, collectors, Formula One race fans and curious travelers a peek into one...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/motor-valley-italy-emilia-romagna/feed/ 6 https://grrrltraveler.com/backstreet-academy-street-food-tour-kathmandu/ https://grrrltraveler.com/backstreet-academy-street-food-tour-kathmandu/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:00:31 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=56632    One of my favorite travel pastimes is eating street food. So one of my goals of things to do in Kathmandu was learning about the best foods of Nepal. But eating Nepal street food can feel sketchy for western travelers. So called in help from my Nepali food guide, Kanti of the Backstreet Academy,...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/backstreet-academy-street-food-tour-kathmandu/feed/ 3 https://grrrltraveler.com/nepal-food-tours-kathmandu-backstreet-academy/ https://grrrltraveler.com/nepal-food-tours-kathmandu-backstreet-academy/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:02:08 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=51108   It was 7am and Kathmandu was waking up.  I met Kanti, my Kathmandu food tour guide from Backstreet Academy tours as we set off on an excursion to explore Thamel through my stomach. I was on the Breakfast tour to gain insight into Nepali breakfast foods eaten by locals. Dal baat and momos were...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/nepal-food-tours-kathmandu-backstreet-academy/feed/ 5 https://grrrltraveler.com/guide-to-adventure-caving-in-thailand/ https://grrrltraveler.com/guide-to-adventure-caving-in-thailand/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:15:13 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47648   I never expected that I’d be caving in Thailand. Hoo… nope. Not me. I didn’t know adventure caving in Thailand even existed or that I’d find myself crawling on all fours through midget high passageways in water to do it. I knew that Northern Thailand was perfect for outdoor activities such as trekking and...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/guide-to-adventure-caving-in-thailand/feed/ 5 https://grrrltraveler.com/borneo-wetlands-tour-kuching-wetlands-national-park/ https://grrrltraveler.com/borneo-wetlands-tour-kuching-wetlands-national-park/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:05:12 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=49867 Borneo Wetlands Tour : Kuching Wetlands National Park | Sarawak, Malaysia Kuching Wetlands National Park was a 30 minute drive outside of Kuching city center. At 6,610 hectares of wetlands it was a habitat for locals and wildlife native to Sarawak. It was late afternoon when we started at the Telaga Ai Jetty. A quick stop for a refreshing coconut ice...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/borneo-wetlands-tour-kuching-wetlands-national-park/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/phuket-to-phi-phi-islands-speedboat/ https://grrrltraveler.com/phuket-to-phi-phi-islands-speedboat/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:04:49 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47992 Speedboat tours to the Phi Phi islands are a popular tourist attraction. You can see a lot in a day, but I can’t promise you there won’t be rough bumps. eOasia is a trip planning aggregator tour site. They wanted me to review one of their speedboat tour providers because it’s one of their more popular...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/phuket-to-phi-phi-islands-speedboat/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/kuching-flavors-sarawak-cooking-with-bumbu-cooking-class/ https://grrrltraveler.com/kuching-flavors-sarawak-cooking-with-bumbu-cooking-class/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:35:57 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47916 Kuching Flavors / Sarawak Cooking with Bumbu Cooking Class . As a vegetarian I was having a rough go in Sarawak. I know… I’m sad. I was even starting to feel pathetic.  Entering a new place, I don’t always research food until I get there. Why? No time.  I always expect to swim by somehow-...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/kuching-flavors-sarawak-cooking-with-bumbu-cooking-class/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/liveaboard-vacation-similan-islands-wicked-diving/ https://grrrltraveler.com/liveaboard-vacation-similan-islands-wicked-diving/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2016 04:48:41 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=48799 . If someone were to tell me I’d be doing a liveaboard vacation in the Similan Islands of Thailand, I’d had thought they were writing a story of what they fantasized my travel life to be like. Not that it can’t happen. Anything can happen the moment I strap my backpack on for a last minute...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/liveaboard-vacation-similan-islands-wicked-diving/feed/ 6 https://grrrltraveler.com/taipei-eats-food-tour/ https://grrrltraveler.com/taipei-eats-food-tour/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:05:01 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47659 . Taiwan is very much a foodie capital to explore if you love food and travel! Oh yes, it is.  So of course, I wanted to take a food tour to see and experience the country through its food.  Enter Taipei Eats food tour.  As the leading Taipei food tour, Taipei Eats takes you on a walking tour of...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/taipei-eats-food-tour/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/taste-of-thailand-bangkok-food-tour/ https://grrrltraveler.com/taste-of-thailand-bangkok-food-tour/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2016 11:37:54 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47441   Bangkok is one of the largest street food capitals of Southeast Asia, such that you’ll find it everywhere from alley ways, sidewalks and markets. The food is delicious and it makes it into my belly, but as much as I love frequenting Thai food, it occurred to me that I know absolutely nothing about it. Upon that, I...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/taste-of-thailand-bangkok-food-tour/feed/ 5