24 Underrated European cities that you should Visit
24 Underrated European cities that you should Visit. Europe has an overtourism problem. But that “overtourism” is in fact concentrated among the usual suspects: Rome, London, Paris, Barcelona, …
Avoiding Europe in the summer…and other places to go instead.
Avoiding Europe in the summer and where to go instead. We love Europe. But I always tell people they should go somewhere else in the summer. There’s just too many tourists, prices rise …
A roadtrip through 10 of Mexico’s most Beautiful towns and cities
A roadtrip through 10 of Mexico’s most Beautiful towns and cities. This post was updated July 2024 after 2 months spent travelling around Mexico. We’ve added a few more cities to the list, …
My Best (and Worst) of Morocco
My Best (and Worst) of Morocco My Best (and worst) of Morocco, a.k.a why Morocco is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been but why I also hated many aspects of it. I could have many titles …
Why “Feel good” quotes represent everything that’s wrong with the world.
Feel Good Quotes Updated Feb 26, 2024 Uck. I hate feel good quotes. Hate is a pretty strong word. I was reminded of how intense my feelings are towards them when we stayed in an Airbnb apartment …
Our Best Ever Hotel Experiences
Our Best Ever Hotel Experiences We’ve been to a lot of hotels over the years and most are the typical run-of-the-mill, unmemorable hotels. But a few hotels have stood out as great – or at least …
Why we think Costa Rica is Overrated
Anyone who’s followed our blog over the years knows that Costa Rica ranks high on our “overrated” list. We spent a month there a few years back – in 2011 in fact, so it’s been 10 years. So I …
Our Top “Travel Experiences” over the last 10 years
Our Top “Travel Experiences” over the last 10 years More and more, people travel to places not just for sightseeing but to have ‘a travel experience’. It can be wine tasting, swimming with sharks, …
A Travel Agent’s guide to the Best of Spain
A Travel Agent’s guide to the Best of Spain. Our friend Anne has been a travel agent specializing in travel to Spain for the last 21 years. We decided to pick her mind on “the best” of Spain, …