costa rica in pictures: the final leg of our year
we had a meloncholy stop in our last city of our europe leg but costa rica ended on different terms. more sunsets that we could count, rainforests of monteverde, hummingbirds, coatis, graduating to a surfing rookie, chicken eating crocodiles, fluking…
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…
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,…
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 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…
first 24 hours in leon (nicaragua)
what do i like? -the town feels alive – lots of university aged students and people on the streets at all hours of the day. this is what i expected out of granada but instead it was the complete opposite.…
rotterdam architecture & sightseeing
rotterdam has been one surprise after another. from the food to the beaches to the people, we enjoyed them all equally. the most noticeable trait about the city is that which stares you in the face… its bold and modern…
brussels aka the land of comic strips
prior to visiting the tintin museum we also stopped by the comicstrip museum in brussels. it has a section devoted to tintin but also touches on many other belgian based characters, the smurfs taking another section for themselves. it was…
getting our tourist on in brussels
while we passed many hours in brussels stuffing our faces with things that made us smile we also squeezed in some sightseeing. i had my eyes set on musee herge otherwise known as the tintin museum 🙂 the creator of…
teufelsberg station: berlin’s abandoned nsa spy station on devil’s mountain
i was googling things to see in berlin and sifting through the seemingly endless list of attractions when i came across a listing that stood out to me… teufelsberg. the summary was interesting and the more i read about this…