The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
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How we saved money using Padua (Padova) as a base in the Veneto region Being full-time travellers who travel slowly (usually staying somewhere a month at a time), we’re often trying to juggle visiting …
Lady, can you please shut the F*ck up? Travelling is not always pretty. The worst aspect of travelling for us is dealing with humanity. Case in point: our recent 13 hours getting from Prague to Padova …
Why we can’t agree on South Africa We were sitting having breakfast after a long workout at the gym when Lissette said it. “You could retire here, couldn’t you? I can see it by the look in your eyes. …
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 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 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 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 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 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 …
