tokyo (2020) in pictures: teamlab borderless & the tour de ramen
rounded off the 2020 japan trip with 5 days in tokyo to meet up with haha, frank & karan. teamlab borderless on odaiba was a mindblowing experience. with only a couple days in town managed to revisit some fav spots…
the netherlands in pictures: windmills, canals and a wrap on europe
our final stop in europe was bittersweet. we flew out of amsterdam and made a stop at rotterdam prior to that. toss in a couple of daytrips to haarlem, kinderdijk, den haag and hoek van holland and our 10 days…
belgium in pictures: waffles, beer and tintin
we split our 1 week in belgium across brussels and bruges. did a bike ride daytrip across the imaginary border to the netherlands in the town of sluis and another daytrip to the herge museum since i’ve been a tintin…
latvia in pictures: when in doubt, just look up
knowing very little of latvia, we made a budget-friendly decision to book our train to riga while in warsaw the previous week and were treated to a week of art nouveau architecture, cheap but dressed up meals, a history lesson…
poland in pictures: pierogies, churches & walking about warsaw
our warsaw stay was so comfortable, we extended our stay to 9 days to spend haha’s birthday there. a lot of low key, rainy days were spent catching up on game of thrones but when we weren’t being couch potatoes,…
germany in pictures: roaming through the berlin’s history and street art
we had four days in berlin and it felt like we were walking every one of those hours. finally experienced currywursts, biergartens, bretzels, quaint neighbourhoods like kreuzberg, walked the wall, took in the plentiful tidbits of history of the city,…
croatia in pictures: rooftops, lakes and truffles
two weeks in croatia both flew right on by. we started on the coast and made our way north covering dubrovnik, stone, split and porec and made inland areas stops in krka falls, lake plitvice, rovinj and zagreb. the orange…
portugal in pictures: egg tart bellies and funky neighbourhoods
from the algarve in the south to porto in the north and ending in lisbon, we barely got a taste of what the country had to offer. turquoise waters and red cliff beaches, tiled walkways and churches and a healthy…
spain in pictures: the land of tapas and street art
spain was our first european stop after asia and we were treated to big helping of culture shock. laid back vibes, unrestricted eating at mercados, street art galore, moorish culture, tapas, gaudi, iberico ham, cheap wine, salmorejo, patatas bravas and…
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…
