Why you should visit Dubrovnik in Winter
I’ve long been telling anyone willing to listen that Croatia should NOT be visited in the summer (when places are crowded, hot, and everything is 3X the price). In fact, the shoulder seasons …
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Where to live in Spain as retiring expats? Choosing our base…
Where to live in Spain as retiring expats? After over 6 years of full-time travel, this is the year we settle in Spain and work towards permanent residency. Question is: where to have our …
Looking back at 2019… and forward to 2020 (and a year of big changes)
Looking back at 2019… and forward to 2020 I love doing these year end wrap-up posts. It’s about looking back at the year, remembering the good and the bad, taking stock of where we are in our lives of …
Exploring the highlights in and around Tbilisi
We stayed a month in Tbilisi. I’ve previously written about our impressions and observations (Tbilisi is very different than almost any place you’ve ever been). This post covers more practical …
Laos Travel Guide: Where to Go and What to Do
Laos Travel Guide: Where to Go and What to Do. Laos is what Thailand was 20 years ago– aside from the tourist centers of Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng, the country is very much unexplored by the …
The Best Things to See and Do in Kyoto
The Best things to Do and See in Kyoto We spent 5 weeks in Kyoto and saw lots of beauty. This post covers what we consider the most impressive (and not so impressive) sights in Kyoto: they include …
What’s Cartagena (Colombia) like?
What’s Cartagena (Colombia) like? Most of my friends thought I was crazy when I told them that I was going to Colombia. I ended up loving Colombia so much on that first trip (in 2005) …
Why Mostar needs more than just a day trip
Why Mostar needs more than just a day trip Our last time in Mostar was back in 2014. We were happy to revisit Mostar this time around, it’s a very pretty city unique to the region (I like to say that …
Flixbus in the Balkans (the good and the bad)
Flixbus makes bus travel though the Balkans better I’ve often written about what a shitfest Balkan travel is. Dirty buses that have no bathrooms, with miserable service and where a 4 hour scheduled …