Looking back at 2013…and forward to 2014
Looking back at 2013 and forward to 2014 I notice that this time of year is when most travel bloggers write about where they travelled over the last year, summarizing the highlights/lowlights of …
Visiting the Montmorency Falls, Quebec
Visiting the Montmorency Falls 12 km east of Quebec City are the Montmorency Falls, the highest falls in the province of Quebec at 84 m (275 ft) in height. Just to give you a sense of perspective, the …
Why OpenTable Sucks
Why OpenTable Sucks May 4th was Lissette’s birthday. A week previous, I had reserved a table at our favorite restaurant through their website which uses the Opentable.com reservation service. At that …
Flying Nature Air in Costa Rica….
Flying Natureair in Costa Rica…. Update: after an accident in late 2017 that killed all 12 people on board, Nature Air had its operating license suspended which led to the closure of the …
Plane travel and the real “Dick Move”
Plane travel and the real “Dick Move” Note: This is an old post, one of the oldest on the blog. But you might get a chuckle from it. And one of my pet peeves, the pulling down of window …
What to Do and Where to Stay in Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua
What to Do and Where to Stay in Isla Ometepe Nicaragua Within Lake Nicaragua, which is the largest lake in Central America, lies Isla Ometepe. It is a small island shaped like an hourglass – both …
Hiking in and around Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Hiking in and around Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) Lauterbrunnen is situated in the Berner Oberland, an area in Central Switzerland containing some of the country’s highest peaks. Lauterbrunnen itself …
A Visit to Reutte and the Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble (Austria)
A Visit to Reutte and the Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble (Austria) About 20km from touristy Füssen (Germany) – and across the border in the Austrian Alps – is the pretty little town of Reutte. …
Road Trip to Quebec’s North Coast (including Tadoussac and the Saguenay fjord)
Road Trip to Quebec’s North Coast After our almost disastrous family road trip to the Gaspe the previous year, Lissette and I decided to take our own road trip without Benjamin or the …