A Locals Guide To Thies Town
I live in Normandy, Thies, Senegal. Normandy is a small town in Thies with a lot to learn and understand. From the feeding habit and fashion sense to health, Thies remain an enjoyable town....
Stop making Bucket lists
I recently answered a question about which are the must visit places to add to a bucket list, but before I answered the question I want to make it clear I am NOT a...
The Ultimate Guide to Exploring Oakland, San Francisco
You’ve only got a limited number of days on your trip to Oakland, so why not make the most out of it? As a local, I decided to pen this guide to help you...
My experiences of visiting Vancouver
So I have finally made it to Vancouver on the Amtrak bus from Seattle to Vancouver. I opened up the phone and looked where my hostel was. The good news was it was about...
The Ultimate USA Road Trip
A senior Data Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania called Dr Randy Olson has created the ultimate algorithm in his spare time. His full time job is furthering the progression of biomedical science, but...
Mario Kart Just Got Real
Here at Exploring this Rock, we love nothing more than to cover the latest places to visit and things to do and I think I have just come across the best place to open...
Scotland Voted the Most Beautiful Country
Readers of Rough Guide have voted Scotland ‘the most beautiful country in the world’. Readers were asked to vote for the world most beautiful countries and Scotland came out on top beating both Canada...
Entries now open to nominate Campsite of the Year
So with summer almost over and we have had a decent summer (Just happened to be in June and July, August Bank Holiday was nice which makes a change), we are starting to look...
Amtrak – Seattle to Vancouver
Ok, so I had just spent 4 wonderful days in Seattle enjoying a wonderful conference and catching up with some great mates. After catching up with one of the guys over coffee I checked...
My four days in Seattle
So after my amazing train ride from Portland to Seattle, I arrived in Seattle an hour or so later than planned. Just like an airport, your bags are delivered on a carousel, its doesn’t...
Amtrak Portland to Seattle
As I have covered already I have spent a few days in Portland before I wanted to go up to Seattle. Someone recommend that instead of flying from Portland to Seattle I take the...
