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Meet Jodi Ettenberg, Former Lawyer Turned World Traveler

By Jessie Festa | Updated on December 14, 2025

Meet Jodi Ettenberg, travel photographer and founder of Legal Nomads, a travel site that follows her adventures (and mis-adventures!) around the world. Jodi is a former lawyer from Montreal who quit her job to become a marshmallow-addicted globe trotter. What inspired you to start traveling?I saw a documentary on the trans-Siberian trains when I was…Read more...

A dramatic, wide-angle shot of a long rope-and-wood canopy walkway suspended high above a lush, dense tropical rainforest in Kakum National Park, Ghana. The bridge is made of thick woven ropes and narrow wooden planks, disappearing into the thick green foliage of giant tropical trees. The scene is bathed in bright, natural sunlight under a clear blue sky with a few scattered white clouds, capturing the immense scale of the forest canopy.

Hiking Above the Trees: The Canopy Walk At Ghana’s Kakum National Park

By Jessie Festa | Updated on February 2, 2026

When visiting Cape Coast, Ghana, one of the major tourist attractions is visiting Kakum National Park and doing the canopy walk. While the park itself has a lot to offer, you are not permitted to just walk around alone. You must hire a guide that will take you around, and you cannot wander off of…Read more...

Don’t Look Down! Hiking Wli Falls In Ghana, Africa

By Jessie Festa | Updated on April 1, 2020

Volta Region In Wli-Afegame, right outside of the major hub of HoHoe, are the Wli Falls. This area is part of the Volta Region, a great destination if you want to experience a more natural, mountainous area of Ghana instead of the more loud and chaotic regions such as Accra, Swedru, and Cape Coast. The…Read more...

Forgetting Fear: Backpacking Europe Solo As A Woman

By Jessie Festa | Updated on November 29, 2025

As a woman who spent two months backpacking Europe alone — and about six months planning it — I know all about the warnings you receive from frightened friends and relatives. Before I left for my trip, I heard some of the most terrifying stories about what could happen if I traveled to Europe by…Read more...