Nicole

Travel tales and tips from a girl from Alaska as she travels around the world.

Bentonite Hills, Hanksville, Utah
North America, Road Trips, Utah

Utah Highway 24: The Most Alien Road Trip in the USA

Utah Highway 24: The Most Alien Road Trip in the USA Updated December 2023, Utah Highway 24: The Most Alien Road Trip in the USA was originally published in August 2023. Utah’s Highway 24 (UT-24) is my absolute favorite route in the entire state. I know that sounds crazy, having moved to Salt Lake City […]

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Maharloo, Maharloo Lake, Maharloo Lake Shiraz, Maharloo Lake, Iran, Maharloo Lake Fars, Maharloo Pink Lake, Pink Lake, Pink Lake Shiraz, Pink Lake Iran, Pink Lake Fars, Shiraz Pink Lake, Iran Pink Lake, Fars Pink Lake, Persia Pink Lake, Iran, Shiraz, Fars, Middle East
Asia, City Guides, Iran, Middle East, Travel Guide

Visiting Shiraz’s Pink Lake: Maharloo Lake, Iran

Visiting Shiraz’s Pink Lake: Maharloo Lake, Iran Updated December 2023, Visiting Shiraz’s Pink Lake: Maharloo Lake, Iran was originally written in April 2020 I knew very little about Shiraz prior to my visit, aside from the uber-famous Pink Nasir al Molk Mosque. When I arrived in the city I was welcomed by a friend of a friend

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Italy, South Italy, Southern Italy, Southern Italy road trip, South Italy road trip, Italy road trip, Alberobello, Alberobello Italy, Trulli, Trullo, Apulia, Puglia
City Guides, Europe, Italy, Travel Guide

A Quick Guide To Alberobello + 5 Things To Do In Alberobello

A Quick Guide To Alberobello + 5 Things To Do In Alberobello Updated December 2023, A Quick Guide To Alberobello + 5 Things To Do In Alberobello was originally published in June 2020 We stopped into Alberobello as part of our larger Southern Italy road trip in the fall of 2018 to visit the unique Trulli, the

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day hikes Anchorage, Williwaw Lakes, Anchorage, Alaska, Chugach, Chugach State Park
Alaska, Hiking & Trekking, North America

Williwaw Lakes Hike In Anchorage, Alaska

Williwaw Lakes Hikes in Anchorage, Alaska Updated December 2023, The Williwaw Lakes Hike in Anchorage, Alaska was originally written in July 2019 Can you believe I’ve lived just outside Anchorage my entire life and I’ve never done the Williwaw Lakes Hike? I’ll admit, I’ve not done much hiking in Anchorage aside from Flat Top a couple

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Jeti Oguz, horse, horses, Kyrgyz horse,Kyrgyz horses, Kyrgyzstan
Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Photo Essays

34 Photos That Will Make You Book A Ticket To Kyrgyzstan

This publication is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Nicole from The Adventures of Nicole and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or

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Kinmen, Kinmen Island, Jinmen, Jinmen Island, Taiwan, China, Jincheng
Asia, China, Taiwan, Travel Guide

Kinmen Island: Travel To One Of Taiwan’s Offshore Islands

Kinmen Island Travel Guide Updated December 2023, Kinmen Island Travel Guide was originally written in August 2018 Technically part of Taiwan (Republic of China), yet a short ferry ride from the Chinese city of Xiamen and still claimed as a part of the PRC (People’s Republic of China). No matter the politics Kinmen is a great

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Dominican Republic, DR, Puerto Plata, What to do in Puerto Plata, Caribbean, Cabarete, Sea Horse Ranch
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, North America, Travel Guide

The 16 Best Things To Do In Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

My visit to Dominican Republic was supported & arranged by the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism & Go Dominican Republic The 16 Best Things to do in Puerto Plata Updated December 2023, The Best Things to do in Puerto Plata, Domincan Republic was originally written in January 2019 Puerto Plata is where tourism in Dominican Republic began.

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Jizeu, Jizeu trek, Bartang Highway, Bartang Valley, Jizeu Valley, Tajikistan, Western Pamir, Pamir, Pamirs, Tajikistan trekking, Central Asia, Bartang
Asia, Central Asia, Central Pamir, Gorno Badakhshan, Hiking & Trekking, Hiking in Tajikistan, Tajikistan, Travel Guide

Jizeu Trek: Tajikistan’s Best Overnight Hike In The Pamirs

Jizeu Trek: Tajikistan’s Best Overnight Hike in the Pamirs Updated December 2023, The Jizeu Trekking Guide was originally written in July 2018 Jizeu Valley (pronounced gee-sao, seen spelled Geisev, Jisev…) is one of Tajikistan’s best short hikes that will take you to a lovely mountain village set along a chain of seasonally overflowing lakes. To get here you’ll

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Al Khuraiba, Al Khuraiba Yemen, Wadi Daw'an, Wadi Doan, Wadi Hadhramaut, Hadhramaut, Yemen, Yemen expedition, yemen tour, south yemen expedition
Asia, Expeditions, Middle East, Tours, Yemen

8 Day South Yemen Expedition April 13-20, 2024

8 Day South Yemen Expedition April 13-20, 2024 Join us on a journey along old frankincense trade routes through Central Yemen’s Hadhromaut. Having visited Yemen numerous times over the years, this is a personal favorite trip for me to organize and run. Highlights of this once-in-a-lifetime journey include the ethereal Wadi Daw’an and its fairy

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Shibam, Wadi Hadhramaut, Hadhramaut, Yemen, Yemen expedition, yemen tour, south yemen expedition
Asia, Expeditions, Middle East, Socotra, Tours, Yemen

13 Day Socotra & South Yemen Expedition April 8-20, 2024

13 Day Socotra & South Yemen Expedition April 8-20, 2024 Join us on a journey along old frankincense trade routes through Central Yemen’s Hadhromaut after your expedition across Socotra Island. Having visited both Socotra and Mainland Yemen numerous times over the years, this is a personal favorite trip for me to organize and run. Highlights

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