The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
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Why I’m sick of the “woke” and the hypocrites. I never thought I would write a post like this. Why? Because I’ve always considered myself liberal. Maybe not a far-left liberal, but always liberal. In …
A new start in Spain I mentioned it in our 2022 Year End Recap: both Lissette and I have felt unhappy in Nerja and where we were in our lives. If haven’t read it: Looking back at 2022…and forward to …
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 …
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 …
The Garden Route and Karoo – the ultimate 2 week road trip Over 2000 km, 4 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. Note: I wrote this post in 2017 and much of the focus is on Split (Croatia) where we lived at the time. Split was getting increasingly popular but the numbers …
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, …
