• croatia in pictures: rooftops, lakes and truffles

    two weeks in croatia both flew right on by. we started on the coast and made our way north covering dubrovnik, stone, split and porec and made inland areas stops in krka falls, lake plitvice, rovinj and zagreb. the orange…

  • montenegro in pictures: cevapcici, old town and beachin it up

    sandwiched between albania and croatia, this was our second country on a roadtrip with j-lo. we stayed in kotor and spent the (very) hot days walking the walled city, saying hello to the many local cats, hiking the ladder of…

  • albania in pictures: our biggest surprise of europe

    a surprising week of r&r and exploring after an all nighter at the athens airport and a bumpy hydrofoil ride from corfu (greece) to sarande. albania started off as the beginning of our trip up the ionian/adriatic sea (for me…

  • spain in pictures: the land of tapas and street art

    spain was our first european stop after asia and we were treated to big helping of culture shock. laid back vibes, unrestricted eating at mercados, street art galore, moorish culture, tapas, gaudi, iberico ham, cheap wine, salmorejo, patatas bravas and…

  • first 24 hours in san jose (costa rica)

    what do i like? -lots of options for food – from french to italian to argentinian to lebanese to pub fare, san jose has a lot of variety to offer for culinary options.  the high end is quite high (out…

  • weekly recap #35 – monteverde, tamarindo, samara

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how a. monteverde (b&b, 1 night), tamarindo (airbnb, 4 nights), samara (airbnb, 2 nights) q. favourite meal a. homemade fried rice with with green beans, green onions, corn, jalapeno and a bucketful…

  • weekly recap #36 – samara, carrillo

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. samara (airbnb, 3 nights), carrillo (villa, 4 nights) q. favourite meal a. i usually have such an easy time picking out something for this question but the last few…

  • first 24 hours in carrillo (costa rica)

    what do i like? -r&r – the beach of carrillo doesn’t have a single building along its whole beachfront. light brown/white sand sit behind a few rows of palm trees and when the sun is out, the water is a…

  • first 24 hours in samara (costa rica)

    what do i like? -so quiet – the first time we walked onto the beach felt like we showed up at somewhere that wasn’t listed in any guidebooks (which it is). the crowd has a mix of tourists and ticos…