Tbilisi or Yerevan: which to visit?
Updated September 2024. A couple of years ago we spent 2 months in the Caucasus region, splitting the time equally between Tbilisi (the capital of Georgia) and Yerevan (the capital of Armenia). There …
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. Updated August 2024. We love Europe. But I always tell people they should go somewhere else in the summer. There’s just too many tourists, …
Monte Alban or Mitla?
Monte Alban or Mitla? If you have to choose between Monte Alban and Mitla the answer is simple: Monte Alban. It’s the more spectacular of the two sites. But having said that, both sites are worth …
18 Travel Dupes (that I recommend)
18 Travel Dupes (that I recommend). I had never heard of the term “Travel Dupes” before this year. But anyone who’s read this blog knows I’ve always believed in avoiding highly-touristed destinations …
Airbnb or Hotel?
The views from our favorite Airbnb in Prague. Airbnb or Hotel? It used to be an easy choice for us. A few years back we were full-time travellers and spent over 300 nights/year in Airbnb apartments. …
Prague or Budapest – which to visit?
Prague or Budapest Updated August, 2024. It was time to update this post. I first compared Prague and Budapest in 2015. At that time we had spent a total of 3 months in Prague, a total of 2 months in …
Split or Dubrovnik?
Split or Dubrovnik? I had this dilemma many years ago before I knew Croatia. It was 2015 and we wanted to spend a month in Croatia and didn’t know where to base ourselves. We ended up choosing Split …
Which to visit: Bangkok or Mexico City?
Which to visit: Bangkok or Mexico City? Which to visit: Bangkok or Mexico City? It was one of those random conversations that you have on a 5 hour bus ride (I was with my mother going from Mexico City …