New Reads
Portugal: See, Eat, Do!
Portugal is a must-see country in Europe. We visited the coastal country early on our RTW trip and 2 weeks were not enough. We spent most of our time volunteering in southern Portugal and were able to get a glimpse of a fabulous country. Colourful tiles, seaside cliffs, bbq chicken this country has it all. [...]
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Going home after 9 months of travel and why it’s okay
Passports were stamped. Busses were ridden. Backpacks were packed, and unpacked, then packed again. 9 months of travel have gone by: We’re going home. If we follow the online trend, this should be the post where we depressingly write about our panic attacks and how we’d rather spend our life bumming on a beach while [...]
Meet the world’s worst tour guide
I should’ve known. As he drove in complete silence, smoking a cigarette with music blaring from our jeep, I should’ve known. This man was going to be a horrible tour guide. The worst of them all. We were only in Jordan for a bit more than week and Wadi Rum was on the top of [...]
Destinations
Life at our workstay
We had no idea what we were getting into. We knew workstays were a great way to live with locals while getting free room and board in exchange for our services. So when we were contacted by the lovely folk at an eco hostel in the Algarve region of Portugal, we were excited [...]
Alhambra: Could you ask for Moor?
Ahhh Alhambra. “The red one” as it’s known in Arabic, or “the red fortress” when using its full proper name, Calat Alhambra. Sitting atop the Assabica Hills, it is a shining beacon to last few remaining pieces of Islamic architecture and rule in Granada, Spain. When it was built in [...]
Trip Planning
Leaving home behind: the first time
Where did a year go? What started as an idea, and then a distant plan, came so quickly. Flights were bought, the saving was done, and we were gathering our life in Toronto in a small trailer and leaving a city that was only two years old to us. But something new [...]
5 ways we’re saving $20 000 for our trip!
Matt and I are not rich. Far from it. We dream of one day owning diamond encrusted shoes, salmon suits and marble hats but the day has not yet come. This being said, we’ve still managed to be on the right track towards our $20 000 goal by July 1st, and we’ve only been [...]
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