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  • Zebras in the Masai Mara, Safari, Serengeti, Essential Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar

    Our Essential Africa Itinerary

    So far our blog has explored Europe, Northern and Central America, the Middle East and even Australia. 3 months ago, we decided it was time to explore a continent that we knew surprisingly...

  • Tikal from Temple IV at Sunrise

    Hiking Tikal for Sunrise

    Fumbling through the darkness, my eyes searching the small pool of light radiating from the torch strapped to my bag, concentrating hard, I tried to keep up with our guide. It was 4:30am on...

  • The Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates

    Relaxing at The Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates

    As soon as we stepped foot into the cool, marbled grandeur of the lobby of The Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates, it was evident that today would be a morning of five star pampering. We...

  • Ice Caves

    The Wondrous World of the Crystal Ice Caves in Iceland

    Iceland is an island of amazing natural phenomena such as volcanoes, lava fields, glaciers and earthquakes, but there is no better place to learn about man’s effect and relationship with...

Our Top Tips for Travelling with a Baby

As we will explain in an upcoming post “First Trips Travelling with a Baby” we don’t claim to be experts on this topic (yet!) but here are our top tips and lessons learnt...

Flights • Packing • Travel Tips|

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Northern Lights

Travel Tips: How YOU can see the Northern Lights

It snowed! After the rest of the UK had seemingly been living in Narnia, we finally got some snow (albeit as light dusting) but it led me to reminisce over our Iceland gallery...

Europe • Fresh Air • Iceland • Travel Tips • Weird & Wonderful|

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South Africa Babymoon – Itinerary

With everything going on in the world with Covid-19 and lockdown there doesn’t seem to be a good time to post. But as we are almost at the end of our pregnancy I thought it was...

Africa • Babymoon • Itineraries|

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Ilha Grande, Brazil, Vila Pedra Mar, Honeymoon

Ilha Grande – A Brazilian Paradise

A light breeze caressing your skin, the soothing sounds of the rainforest mingling with the gentle, rhythmic lapping of the waves, warm sand between your toes and not another soul...

Beaches • Brazil • Honeymoon • Relax • South America|

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Casa de Uco, Mendoza, honeymoon, the world in a weekend

Casa de Uco, Mendoza, Room Review

Casa de Uco is a high-end luxury wine experience in Mendoza. The private estate is a hotel, bodega (winery) and restaurant that includes a full spa and Andean activities including...

Argentina • Honeymoon • South America|

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About Us

Hi, we are Rachel and Tim from The World in a Weekend. We treat every trip as a once in a lifetime experience, maximising our time by squeezing in as many places and activities as we can. Our passion is to discover secret wonders and try new things, and we are committed to report our honest findings to our loyal readers.

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