• what to eat in panajachel: the cheap, the dirty and the rest

    panajachel (or simply ‘pana’ to guatemalans) is the largest and most westernized town of all the lakeside dwellings.  the offerings from many of the restaurants are a mix of ‘comida tipico’ aka: typical food yet nachos and burgers are on…

  • Antigua first stop in Central America

    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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • Lille the Eurostar stop no one gets off at

    We decided to go to Lille as our only French city to visit on this trip due to it’s proximity to Belgium and Netherlands. Only thing we knew about Lille was that it’s one of the stops on Eurostar between…

  • first 24 hours in rotterdam (netherlands)

    jojo: what do i like? -modern architecture.  clean lines, lots of mirrors and lots of angles.  i’m loving the look of rotterdam.  we have seen a lifetime of old, european architecture and i was starting to get a little depressed…

  • weekly recap #26 – brussels, burges & lille

    I q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. brussels (sablon, airbnb, 2 nights), bruges (markt, hotel, 3 nights), lille (vieux-lille, airbnb, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. ‘one restaurant’ in bruges.  the owner recommended the flemish…

  • misfiring on all cylinders in riga

    we’re entering our 7th month of being on the road and at the risk of jinxing our future travels, i have to say that we’ve been rolling pretty good over the last few months.  we’ve had our share of hardships…

  • france in pictures: downtime in the quiet city of lille

    france was the first country east of the atlantic that i visited and it only felt right to revisit it during this trip.  we stopped by the northwest city of lille.  we got lots of downtime thanks to a holiday…

  • warsaw, the city of contrasts

    warsaw has been an interesting destination to say the least.  we were caught off guard by a lot of things and this leg has involved a fair bit of culture shock.  we arrived after spending nearly a week in berlin;…