Southern Visions in Ellen Barone’s top ten

By admin on January 12, 2013 at 12:32 PM

Ellen Barone, travel writer, editor and contributor to National Geographic has published her wanderlist of Extraordinary Experiences for 2013. The list features adventure travel experiences across the globe and Southern Visions is proud to be included! Check out entry no. 4 here

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