The Essential “Must do” hike in Cape Town: Lion’s Head
The Essential “Must do” hike in Cape Town: Lion’s Head Maybe you don’t have the time or the energy for a hike up Table Mountain (which is roughly a 4 hour hike). But even if you do, you can’t …
Bashing on full time travellers – and why ‘we’ bring it on ourselves
Bashing on full time travellers – and why ‘we’ bring it on ourselves There’s a German word that’s come to mind a few times recently. It’s Schadenfreude – ie. the pleasure derived from the …
Hiking up the Twelve Apostles to Table Mountain, Cape Town
Hiking up the Twelve Apostles to Table Mountain After the incredible India Venster hike a few weeks ago, I signed up for another Table Mountain hike – this one called the “Twelve Apostles …
Looking back at 2015…and forward to 2016
Looking back at 2015…and forward to 2016 A lot of people hate the yearly recaps that travel bloggers come up with this time of year. I actually love doing them: year end posts are about …
Hiking the India Venster Route up Table Mountain
Hiking the India Venster Route up Table Mountain I’m on a ledge 3 feet wide looking straight down over the edge of Table Mountain. I’ve just come up 10 feet from the last ledge, using metal rungs to …
Travel Bloggers on Tourist Traps and Disappointing Places – and where you should go Instead.
Travel Bloggers on Tourist Traps and Disappointing Places This post was inspired by our very uninspiring visit to Bran Castle last week. How is it that some places attract the tourist hordes while …
Highlights of our first year of Full-time Travel (and our favorite photos)
Highlights of our first year of Full-time Travel The end of July 2015 marks the 1 year anniversary of us leaving Montreal. Since then we’ve done a lot of travelling and experienced many things. …
A year of Airbnb apartments
A year of Airbnb apartments Note: This is an older post dating back to 2015. ————— We had never used Airbnb before last summer. Move the clock forward and we’ve …
Hiking Mount Mosor the “Man’s Way”
Hiking Mount Mosor the “Man’s Way” Mount Mosor is the highest peak in the Split area, renown for its fabulous views over the Dalmatian coastline. So when my new Croatian friends …