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 were a bit apprehensive when we arrived, our fears were proven groundless. There is a […]
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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, fresh juices in europe for less than the price of a firstborn isn’t as easy […]
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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 planning to head to south & central america in a few weeks to continue our […]
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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 larger cities we’ve stayed in which could warrant its own blog post -people watching. i […]
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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 bay surrounded by mountains and the old town is a walled city with walls running […]
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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 from all over europe during the summer months. both haha and i really didn’t do […]
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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 had changed. aside from the ski resorts, sapporo was my first city… when did we […]
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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 out but i haven’t had regrets over any of the places we’ve gone back to […]
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