first 24 hours in antigua (guatemala)
jojo: what do i like? -food! tasty and cheap are a perfect combo in my book. while my stomach isn’t as bulletproof as i’d like it to be, this trip is going to be a training mission whether it likes…
what’s in our bags: central america
well it’s been 3/4 of a year since the last time i packed my bags from home and while the process is the same, the nuances feel considerably different. looking back to what i packed for hokkaido, japan sends a…
zombie walk vancouver
since 2005, zombies have paraded their way through downtown vancouver and the tradition continued this year. although we haven’t done the walk before, a friend’s wedding day landed on the day of the 2015 walk so they incorporated a zombie…
the surprises of the netherlands
our time in the netherlands has been a welcome surprise from what i was expecting and i’m so glad that haha pushed for us to spend nearly two weeks in rotterdam and amsterdam to close out our stay in europe.…
rotterdam architecture & sightseeing
rotterdam has been one surprise after another. from the food to the beaches to the people, we enjoyed them all equally. the most noticeable trait about the city is that which stares you in the face… its bold and modern…
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,…
biking through the historic windmills of kinderdijk, netherlands
our biking adventures continued in the netherlands and haha has been making leaps and bounds over this year. there are many daytrip options from rotterdam and while we originally planned to spend the majority of our excursions to the beaches…
beaches in the netherlands? whodathunkit?
while in riga, we took refuge from the many flash latvian rainstorms to plan out the final weeks of our european travels. we managed to squeeze in a few hours at a nearby blue flag beach (jurmala) while in riga…
exploring netherlands: the hague
we spent our first day in the netherlands daytripping it north of rotterdam to the hague which sits alongside the north sea on the western coast. its population is nearly half a million and is a very popular summer destination…
looking back at asahikawa
when did we visit and for how long? late february for 10 days what kind of accommodations? two hotels. we barely stayed in the first one for 30 minutes because it was so disgusting. smoke was seeping out of everything,…
