How much money do I need for a 16-day US roadtrip?

Now that I’ve informed you all over the past few months about everything we’ve done on our US roadtrip, it’s probably also time to discuss the price tag that came along with this holiday. Same as with Cuba, I had a budget in mind before departure. This time, I was looking at around 2500 euros I…

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The unpaved roads at Capitol Reef National Park

When one talks about visiting the South-West of the USA, everyone is always raving about the Grand Canyon and the Bryce Canyon and Yosemite National Park. And of course these are the highlights of that area, but there are also so many lesser known gems that are just waiting to be discovered. One of those…

Monument Valley vs Valley of the Gods

Almost every traveller heading to the South-West of the USA will try to include Monument Valley in their travel route. And with a reason; it's an amazing place with great sights and wonderful nature. But since everyone is heading there, it can get very crowded which immediately makes it all a little less magic. But closeby, there is…

The best of Moab: Canyonlands National Park

Those who have been around for most of my America posts the past couple of months may have already noticed that the Moab area has so much to offer when it comes to beautiful nature. I've already told you my experience at Arches National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park, but aside from those two already…

Up close and personal with the Owachomo bridge

As I mentioned before, our roadtrip through South-West America consisted of many "Musts" and a few "To do if we have some time left". Natural Bridges National Monument was one that fit the last category. But as with all sights in that area, it was still worth it to take a quick stop and explore this park. There…

The majestic view of Dead Horse Point State Park

To be honest, I had never heard of this state park before I actually started preparing for our US roadtrip. And I'll also gladly admit that I may have made fun of its name on numerous occassions. Well, it is on the list of 'unusual place names' after all... But all joking aside, Dead Horse Point State…

Why hiking is the way to go at Arches National Park

In the region of Moab, there are many points of interest, but the national park we were most looking forward to, was definitely Arches National Park.  Arches National Park has the largest concentration of natural sandstone arches in the world which of course immediately piqued our interest. As many other national parks, it offers many lovely viewing areas…

Pitstop at Mexican Hat and in Goosenecks State Park

On our 16-day roadtrip we drove from one famous landmark to another, with highlights every single day. But along the way we passed many less known places as well. And it's not because their name isn't known all over the globe that it's not worth it to take a quick pitstop and see what that…

The playground of Goblin Valley State Park

On our way from Arches National Park (more to come soon) to Capitol Reef National Park (also more to come soon), we made a little detour to a state park that looked pretty cool from the pictures; Goblin Valley State Park. The name itself is sort of self-explanatory. It's a park with sandstone erosions that look a lot like…

Take out your hiking boots for Zion National Park

After admiring the beauty of the Bryce Canyon National Park,  we headed for one of the parks that I didn’t know a lot about, but knew that we couldn’t skip; Zion National Park. And god am I glad that we didn’t skip it. This park can be found in Utah and is known for the…