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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...

Stargazing on the Salar de Uyuni

Stargazing on the Salar de Uyuni

People associate the Bolivian Salt flats as a bright, crystal white moonscape that provides tourists with fun photo ops. Obviously, this isn’t wrong and quite frankly we...

Bolivia • South America • Weird & Wonderful|

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24 hours in Vientiane, Laos

I’d always regretted not making it to Laos when we were in South East Asia (see our itinerary here). After visiting South Korea, since we were so close,  I jumped at the chance...

Itineraries • Laos|

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Fundo Chincheros

Peru Off the Beaten Track: Fundo Chincheros

For us, the small town of Puno in the South East of Peru, was a tale of two halves. We chose to base ourselves in Puno on the way from Cusco to La Paz. Situated on the shore of...

Peru • South America|

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Porto Montenegro

Porto Montenegro: the Monte Carlo of Montenegro

280 foot yachts, private clubs, jewellers and high end fashion stores. Not many people confuse Montenegro for Monte Carlo, but most people haven’t been to Porto Montenegro. The...

Europe • Montenegro|

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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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