Travel Blogger Amanda Williams

I remember when I first heard of manatees. It was sometime in elementary school, when we were talking about endangered species and what that...

In many ways, I am not your average traveler. Travel is usually not a “vacation” for me — it's my job, and that means...

It's no secret whatsoever that New Zealand is my favorite place on earth. If I could move there tomorrow, I probably would. I love...

Ask people who have been to New Zealand to name the city with the best location in the country, and chances are a good...

I went through a long-haired, tie-dye-wearing hippie phase in high school – just without the drugs. And, even though I've always been somewhat of...

New Zealand is, hands-down, my favorite country in the world. I love the landscapes, the people, and the laid-back way of life. But, seeing...

In the past couple of weeks, I've received a handful of emails from women asking me all sorts of questions about traveling solo. I've...

The pilot banked slightly to the right so that we could get a better view of a glacier high up in New Zealand's Southern...

Chances are, if you consider yourself a reader, you probably have a favorite author. I actually have a few favorites — and one of...

After wanting to kill myself after the first hike I did with my friend Liz in New Zealand, I was extremely skeptical about doing...

No one is entirely sure where the tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to bridges began — but since the early 2000s, tens (maybe even...

You all know the story: cubicle-dweller dreams of travel, saves up money, and eventually waves adios to desk job and embarks upon a global...

There are a few things that are on every Harry Potter fan's bucket list: to visit Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station (the real...

Growing up, I was one of those kids who was kinda okay at a lot of things, but not really GREAT at any one...

As small as New Zealand is, I still feel like there are some towns and areas that the average tourist does not even think...

I was not your average teenager obsessed with boy bands and the latest hair clip fashions (I was a teen in the 2000s —...

New Zealand. The Land of the Long White Cloud. A country filled with literally every kind of landscape and climate you can think of...

Author: Amanda Williams