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The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky

The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky

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      • MONTREAL, QUEBEC
      • REGIONS OF QUEBEC, CANADA
      • MEXICO
        • Pueblos Magicos of Mexico
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ITALY

The Most Beautiful City in the World? Our candidates…and winner

by Frank (bbqboy)

What’s the most beautiful city in the world? You’ll find a lot of lists on the internet and most just dig up the usual suspects. See this post by Rough Guide summing up the most beautiful cities …

Read moreThe Most Beautiful City in the World? Our candidates…and winner

Why Vernazza is the best town in the Cinque Terre. And thoughts on Rampant Tourism

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why Vernazza is the best town in the Cinque Terre. Vernazza, one of the 5 villages in the Cinque Terre, is idyllic in many ways. In other ways it is another example of rampant tourism. Geographically …

Read moreWhy Vernazza is the best town in the Cinque Terre. And thoughts on Rampant Tourism

Towns that you should Visit in Puglia…and how they make for easy Day Trips from Lecce

by Frank (bbqboy)

Towns that you should Visit in Puglia I recently wrote about Lecce and on why it is the most beautiful city in Puglia, Italy. But it also makes a great base to explore many of the other highlights in …

Read moreTowns that you should Visit in Puglia…and how they make for easy Day Trips from Lecce

Travel guide to the most beautiful city in Italy’s Puglia region: Lecce

by Frank (bbqboy)

Travel guide to Lecce (Puglia) We spent a month in Lecce, enjoying this city and exploring nearby towns on daytrips. It’s a beautiful region, with incredibly friendly locals and some fantastic …

Read moreTravel guide to the most beautiful city in Italy’s Puglia region: Lecce

Split to Ancona by Ferry

by Frank (bbqboy)

Taking the ferry from Split to Ancona is the easiest and cheapest way to get to Italy from Croatia. This post covers our experience.  Jadrolinija does the Split – Ancona route 3 times a …

Read moreSplit to Ancona by Ferry

Things that seem weird when you go to Europe

by Frank (bbqboy)

Things that seem weird when you go to Europe When we left Canada to travel full-time 4 years ago we didn’t think that most of our travels would be in Europe. It’s a continent we’ve fallen in love …

Read moreThings that seem weird when you go to Europe

Italian City Rumble! Venice, Rome or Bologna – which should you Visit?

by Frank (bbqboy)

Venice, Rome or Bologna – which should you Visit? Two Italian tourism heavyweights and a city most people associate with lunch meat. But wait, don’t be too quick in dismissing Bologna. Last year …

Read moreItalian City Rumble! Venice, Rome or Bologna – which should you Visit?

Our 60 Favorite Photos from 2016

by Frank (bbqboy)

Our Favorite Photos from a year of travel A couple of weeks ago I did a wrap-up of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) places visited in 2016. We took so many photos in 2016 that we decided to go …

Read moreOur 60 Favorite Photos from 2016

Looking back at 2016…and forward to 2017. And our Travel Oscars (and losers) for the year.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Looking back at 2016…and forward to 2017 Ah, the usual yearly wrap-ups that we travel bloggers come up with. But I’ve said it before: year end posts are about remembering what we did in the year, …

Read moreLooking back at 2016…and forward to 2017. And our Travel Oscars (and losers) for the year.
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