Visiting Montreal’s Biodome and Tower Observatory
Visiting Montreal’s Biodome and Tower Observatory This weekend we went to the Olympic Stadium and visited two of the most popular tourist sites in Montreal: the Biodome and the Tower …
The Best Views on Montreal’s Mont-Royal
The Best Views on Montreal’s Mont-Royal I always tell people coming to Montreal that the first place they have to visit is “the mountain” (as we call Mont-Royal). Not only is it the …
Why OpenTable Sucks
Why OpenTable Sucks May 4th was Lissette’s birthday. A week previous, I had reserved a table at our favorite restaurant through their website which uses the Opentable.com reservation service. At that …
Guanajuato OR Queretaro? (Mexico)
Guanajuato or Queretaro (Mexico) Guanajuato and Queteraro are both capitals of their respective states and both Unesco World Heritage Sites. So how do these cities compare? …
Visiting San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (and why it is NOT the best city in the world)
Why San Miguel de Allende is NOT the best city in the world San Miguel de Allende has a reputation as an American enclave in Mexico. Ex-pats living in other parts of Mexico (including other Americans) …
Santa Teresa: our favorite place in Costa Rica
An Incredible Yoga retreat in Santa Teresa Costa Rica Anyone who’s followed my blog knows that we haven’t been great fans of Costa Rica. Santa Teresa ended up being the one place in Costa Rica …
Feeling Ripped off in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Feeling Ripped off in La Fortuna Costa Rica We had a lot of things planned in La Fortuna. Unfortunately everything on this Costa Rican trip was going wrong. It never stopped raining during our first 3 …
Flying Nature Air in Costa Rica….
Flying Natureair in Costa Rica…. Update: after an accident in late 2017 that killed all 12 people on board, Nature Air had its operating license suspended which led to the closure of the …
Where to Stay in Uvita and Dominical, Costa Rica. And on being bored and frustrated…
Where to Stay in Uvita and Dominical Costa Rica I’m pretty disgusted with my blogging on Costa Rica. I re-read this post and bore myself. Sorry. On most of our trips we travel around, visiting …