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  • Antigua first stop in Central America

    Antigua is usually the first stop for travelers because of its proximity to the airport and Guatemala City having a bad reputation for being sketchy. We decided to do the same. We didn’t arrange for airport transfer beforehand so we…

  • staying fed in the netherlands

    juices from albert heijn 3 euros for fresh juices, our favourites were the orange & kiwi and apple, pear & raspberry.  it must seem ridiculous that we’re listing this as one of favourite indulgences in the netherlands but finding good,…

  • weekly recap #28 – amsterdam

    this has been the quickest seven months of our lives.  i almost can’t believe that it’s over and that we’ve done 27 of these weekly recaps (some of which were longer than a week due to me being lazy).  we’re…

  • first 24 hours in amsterdam (netherlands)

    jojo: what do i like? -impeccable transit network.  the reach of the trams and metro lines are amazing and you can get to nearly any corner of the city with ease.  this hasn’t been the case for many of the…

  • first 24 hours in kotor

    jojo: what do i like? -unbelievable scenery.  the drive here involved taking multiple tunnels through the mountainous terrain of montenegro as well as passing well developed beach towns bar & budva along the adriatic sea.  kotor is nestled in a…

  • albufeira in a nutshell – beaches, bbq and brits

    our first stop in portugal was to albufeira, a beach/resort town on the southern tip of portugal in a region called the algarve.  the algarve is best known for their beaches and as such, sees a huge number of travellers…

  • looking back at sapporo

    i’m trying my hand at maybe my last ‘regular’ series of posts… to look back upon the cities that we’ve stayed in this trip and to compare that to our first day to see how our opinions of the city…

  • the day i cheated on lechon

    this seems to be a recurring theme for the last few weeks.  we find a great place to eat and have revisted them at least once before leaving the city.  i usually prefer going somewhere different for fear of missing…