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  • the philippines in pictures: liempo and beaches with friends

    four islands, three flights, two ferry rides, scooters, white sand beaches, snorkeling, liempo, sketchy tricycle rides, cute kitties, wet markets, fourteen day old balut, chocolate hills, randomly caged crocodiles, atv rides, fresh coconuts, lunch on a private beach, beautiful sunsets,…

  • weekly summary #23 – berlin & warsaw

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. berlin (templehof-schoneberg, hotel, 5 nights) warsaw (airbnb, centrum, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. perogies, borscht and the polish version of a schnitzel at our first (but definitely not…

  • 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…

  • first 24 hours in warsaw (poland)

    jojo: what do i like? -comfort food aka perogies aka i’m going to eat until resemble one -a capital city that’s relatively small in size; we haven’t explored much yet it feels a lot like zagreb which both of us…

  • first 24 hours in berlin (germany)

    jojo: what do i like? -not being bed/couchridden and actually being able to explore the town -the subway system – it reminds me a lot of tokyo with a seemingly endless number of connected lines but all accessible with one…

  • 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 prague (czech republic)

    jojo: what do i like? -beautiful city.  i don’t know how many cities i’ve said that about but the pictures of prague don’t do this city justice.  the mouldings, spires, rooftops, windows, tramlines, bridges, castles and sunsets, cobblestone sidewalks, it’s…

  • the idiosyncrasies of albania, which we’ve learned to love

    -unfinished buildings – we noticed this in every town we passed and even in the countryside.  buildings will be built up and a large number are left dormant at various stages of construction (with no sign of construction equipment onsite). …

  • 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…

  • our short but sweet stopover in tirana

    our european itinerary has been all over the map and has seen numerous changes as the weeks have gone on.  about the only thing we knew for certain was that we wanted to spend two weeks in croatia however getting…