Recently Erin and I visited New York City for a bit of a vacation. With so much to see and do, it was hard to decide what we were going to pack into 10, oh so short, days. Visiting the High Line, was near the top of both our lists. I first learned about…
While visiting South Padre Island on my recent trip to Texas with my Dad, we visited Sea Turtle Inc, a sea turtle rescue and education center. Their mission is “to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured sea turtles, educate the public, and assist with conservation efforts for all marine turtle species”. What started as visit…
Tijuca National Park is one of the world’s largest urban forests at 39.5 square kilometers. To compare, Vancouver’s Stanley Park is just over 4km2 and New York’s Central Park is 3.4km2. The forest makes up 3.5% of the cities area and contains 42 km of roads and 30 of trails. The park bisects the city…