The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
Why I’ve had it with Instagrammers (and some travel bloggers) It took a couple of days of the “post pandemic new normal” to be reminded of something that drives me crazy. Instagrammers. There they …
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain It’s funny looking back at our post of prospective new bases in Spain. It was written in early January a couple of months before Covid and obviously our …
Where to live in Spain as retiring expats? After over 5 years of full-time travel, 2020 is the year we would settle in Spain and work towards permanent residency. Question is: where to …
The Garden Route and Karoo – the ultimate 2 week road trip Over 2000 km, 3 winding mountain passes, uncountable dirt roads. We passed through tropical greenery, arid semi-desert, and wide …
Is Lviv the most underrated city In Europe? After our month in Krakow we were a bit wary about going further east into Ukraine. What would the people be like? Would they be tolerant and …
Tourism and when the locals hate you. We were at our local pizzeria in Split, talking to our favorite waitress. She always has stories of tourists, most told while laughing. She recounted a story of …
Why Sarajevo is a Microcosm of everything that’s wrong with the Balkans I just got back from Sarajevo. I’d like to be able to say that Sarajevo is a beautiful and interesting place, marvel at its …
Reasons why I don’t visit your blog As a blogger I (usually) enjoy reading and commenting on other people’s blogs. My favorite blogs have a few things in common: they introduce me to new destinations, …
Belgrade – Visiting Serbia the Bad Boys of the Balkans Our trip to Serbia started ominously. “You have a one-way ticket to Belgrade?” questioned the agent at the Turkish Airlines check in …
