Thinking big for your honeymoon? You’re not the only one! Lately, there is a trend towards honeymooners taking longer, multi-stop trips to celebrate their marriages. Whether they visit 3 cities, 3 countries, or more, couples are loving visiting multiple locations and you can read more about Lindsey’s insight on the topic in her feature in […]
HONEYMOONING IN ZANZIBAR: MNEMBA ISLAND
When I first tried writing about &Beyond’s Mnemba Island, it was the day before we left and I told Jeremy that something in my writing was missing. It felt incomplete, uninspired, as though there were still stories to tell. And I was correct. Have you ever heard of a heart urchin? It’s a type of […]
HONEYMOONING IN THE SERENGETI: ONE NATURE NYARUSWIGA
It took Jeremy and I approximately one week to realize that Hakuna Matata was an actual, commonly used Swahili phrase and that Disney hadn’t influenced an entire culture into the conversation. It took me a lot of self control, whenever we encountered someone who said “Asante Sana,” to not immediately respond, “Squash banana.” Which would be like […]
Honeymooning in Tanzania: Singita Sabora
I’ve always had a soft spot for Singita properties. Their fantastic team adopted me at an early age as a travel consultant, long before I could even begin to repay them, by hosting a group of my very best friends at Singita Pamushana in Zimbabwe. It was my first trip to Africa and the first time I […]
Honeymooning in Kenya: Giraffe Manor
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you have altered.” That Nelson Mandela quote that I once heard several years ago while in South Africa reverberated in my head as Jeremy and I set off to Africa for our honeymoon – this time, for two weeks […]
The Points Guy: Tips for Tipping
One thing that trips travelers up is knowing the “who”, “what”, “when”, and “where” of tipping. At Epperly Travel, we feel it is super important to not only plan customized trips, but to provide destination education, including the etiquette essentials. We were featured on The Points Guy‘s article “What Travelers Need to Know About Tipping […]
