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  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • sightseeing and staying fed in prague

    we had scheduled five days in prague since we had known we’d have j-lo as our trusty guide (who’s basically a local by now) so the general plan was that we’d do our laps of the must-see attractions in prague…

  • how zagreb stole our hearts in 72 hours

    we only spent two and a half days in zagreb and although it isn’t a large city, the days flew right by.  by this point we had spent nearly two weeks in croatia moving from the south to the northwest…

  • hong kong in pictures: family, friends & food

    it’s been nearly three months since we left the bustling city of hong kong for europe and i thought it was time that i picked up my game and added some galleries to the blog.  i don’t know what style…

  • weekly recap #22 – zagreb & prague

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. zagreb (3 nights), prague (5 nights) q. favourite meal a. our last dinner in zagreb.  pork spring rolls, beef empanadas, mixed greens and panko breaded pork tenderloin at street…

  • first 24 hours in zagreb (croatia)

    jojo: what do i like? -being the capital of croatia, big city = options.  have options for food other than grilled meat, pasta and pizza.  woohoo! -very accessible city.  many tram lines, all above ground meaning no time spent walking…

  • 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…

  • playing with (a ring of) fire at our sichuan dinner

    it’s been years since i’ve had a sichuan meal.  matter of fact, i think the last time i had one was here in hong kong five years ago.  there was only two of us that time and we ordered 3…

  • finally a kickass beer!

    maybe the truest sign of me being a vancouverite at heart is that i miss a good ipa more than anything else.  what i wouldn’t give for a cold glass of driftwood’s fat tug, brassneck’s passive aggressive or even powell…