Hillary and I had already joined Green Visions for a hiking tour of the Highlands and Lukomir Village in Bosnia and Herzegovina and had been impressed, not only with the scenery and cultural insight, but, with the service, the attitude, and the attention to detail of the guides. So, we were ready to see if […]
Sunny Seville is the stuff daydreams of Spain are made of: bull fights and flamenco; cobblestone streets and colorful tile art; soaring cathedral spires and sweeping plazas. In short, when it comes to beautiful places in Seville, you’re spoiled for choice. Justin and I spent nearly three weeks traveling through Spain this past January. Madrid’s food scene […]
I’ve never known anyone who isn’t excited at the thought of visiting (or revisiting) Rome. (Like, get-your-disco-on excited.) Just mention the Eternal City to Justin, for example, and you’ll be treated to a goofy, gesture-filled soliloquy about “the most amazing gelato” and how 17 years ago, he sweet-talked his way into the Colosseum for free. My own feelings about Rome, […]
Unlike Dubrovnik and other beachy spots along the Dalmatian Coast, Zagreb, Croatia, is not usually a “must visit” for tourists. But when Justin and I saw a chance to spend a couple of nights exploring central Zagreb as a part of our one week road trip from Split to Pula, Croatia (by way of Slovenia), we jumped […]
Norway has long been on Justin’s and my “must visit” list. But, our recent trip to spend a weekend in Oslo, Norway’s capital city, was actually kind of a fluke. We were on Skyscanner looking for the best way to get from Bangkok to Berlin, and, weirdly enough, making a stopover in Oslo was the least […]
Oh Phi Phi…where have you been all of my life? After our month in the Philippines, Justin and I returned to Thailand to check out the island of Phuket (spending time both in Phuket Town on the island’s east coast, and in some of the west-side beach areas) before heading north to Norway. Much like island […]
Why are Mornings so Early? (and other questions I’d like to know on our Palawan Underground River Tour day) I don’t like early mornings. And I particularly loathe them when I cannot get a cup of actual coffee (I’m sorry, 3-in-1 powered “coffee” does not cut it) into the ol’ system to numb the pain […]
Slum Tourism: is it an eye-opening call-to-action or exploitation? This is a question Justin and I had to contend with when we made the decision to go along on a journey through Jakarta’s urban slums with Jakarta Hidden Tours this past May. “Hey, Mister!” A group of small girls grin up at Justin, their faces barely visible in […]
