first 24 hours in playa maderas (nicaragua)
jojo: what do i like? -our first beach day since the netherlands almost 3 months ago and it didn’t disappoint. playa maderas is a small, quiet beach best known for surfing. the waves range in size but the beach is…
first 24 hours in ometepe (nicaragua)
*this update is more than a week late thanks to brutally inconsistent wifi. almost every one of our stays have had horrendous wifi which has made blogging challenging. on top of that, the wifi card in my computer just decided…
first 24 hours in granada (nicaragua)
jojo: what do i like? -nicaragua is crazy cheap. when i say cheap, i mean really cheap. our meals have been in the 75-140 cordoba range ($3.75-7 cad) and we fully realize that granada is going to be one of…
first 24 hours in flores (guatemala)
jojo: what do i like? -the islet of flores is connected to the main city, santa elena, via a two lane causeway. we drove into town during sunrise and you could see the reflection of the sun bouncing off of…
first 24 hours in vancouver
jojo: what do i like? -asian food. the familiarity of restaurants -my computer. no longer must i work off of one 13″ screen; this isn’t the 80s anymore. -not having to pay for bathrooms and water. i probably spent the…
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…
first 24 hours in bruges (belgium)
jojo: what do i like? -insert ‘gorgeous city description and ramble on about how the architecture is so nice’ -but seriously, this is one old city. the belfry tower in the center of the city is rougly 800 years old…
first 24 hours in riga (latvia)
jojo: what do i like? -very pretty city. the skyline has lots of churchtops and spires, a river runs through the middle of the city, lots of reconstructed buildings from the war era and also many new modern buildings with…
first 24 hours in dubrovnik
jojo: what do i like? -KING’S LANDING! -in all seriousness, out of all the old towns that we’ve been to, dubrovnik is quite amazing. the city walls were originally built in the 7th century and fortified throughout the 12th-17th centuries. …
weekly recap #18 – copenhagen & santorini
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. copenhagen (airbnb, frederiksberg, 3 nights), santorini (hotel, thira, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. kapari in fira on santorini. we ended up at this place by chance. the three…
