Prior to landing, the pilot announced chilly conditions with a bit of rain. Even though we didn't have any umbrellas with us, we knew we'd still be heading out to explore the city for as long as we could during our 12-hour long layover.

If you're planning on a safari in South Africa, undoubtedly you are familiar with Africa's Big Five. And even though we didn't go on a safari ourselves, we still had an opportunity to see another Big Five in South Africa: the Transkei Big Five.

We came back home from South Africa with our bags packed full of stories to share. We hiked across mountains and walked along beaches, we baked in the African sun and were baptized by the rain. We shed many a tear when we departed, but we made promises to return.

The Bay of Fundy is home to one of the highest vertical tidal ranges in the world, which is a fancy way of saying it's a great place to see how much the tide goes in and out. At low tide, you can find yourself walking along a beach that mere hours before was the ocean floor.

We had never been to Nicaragua before, or even Central America, but somehow our trip there last week felt like returning home. It was almost like all of our favorite parts of traveling were rolled into one country just waiting for us to explore.