We're traveling the world and consistently one of the immediate things that happens when we meet someone is that they assess what country you're from. Sometimes they guess from your dress or accent and other times they just come right out and ask... but it's always one of the first things that comes up. When people [...]
It doesn't matter where you live in the world, when you're away from home for an extended time there are just certain things you have that nostalgic feeling for. Honestly, the more we travel and the more we see the more convinced we become that America is nowhere near as great as we thought it was [...]
Since I was a small child, I've always been amazed at the exotic animals in the zoo. So, when we decided to travel to South Africa, a safari was at the TOP of my list! With no time to waste, on the second day after we arrived, we headed out to Kruger National Park, one [...]
We've recently moved to South Africa and spent time in the Joburg area before moving to Sabie. In both places we have spent time with the locals and one of the major things is race. We've been advised to be careful, stay in guarded places, not take Black taxis and not walk certain places after dark [...]
We were in Olhao, Potugal trying to decide where to spend the winter and we started researching "great places for digitnal nomads in the winter" and lo and behold South Africa kept popping up... So, we went a little deeper nd searched for "best places to live as a digital nomad in South Africa." Two places [...]
We were exhausted when we got to Joburg... a 20 hour journey with Covid restrictions everywhere and missing luggage had just taken it's toll. When we arrived at our AirBnb in the Newtown area we were pleasantly surprised that it was so nice! It had a gorgeus view along one entire wall of windows that looked [...]
So...Europe is cold in the winter... We were sitting in Olhao, Portugal and talking about where to go next... We needed to get out of Shengan for 90 days and our plan was to head to Greece and Crotia. However, due to the typical American mentality, we made a huge error in judgement. We were picturing [...]
Sometimes when you're traveling you want to see all of the sites, explore the magnificant beaches or sit for a drink at a beach front restaurant. Sometimes though, you just have to work. So it was for us in Olhao... we had a wonderful time in Sintra but basically got no work done and we [...]
On our way back from Lisbon we had to switch trains in Albuferia. Curious, I looked the town up and read: "Albufeira is the largest, liveliest and most energetic of all of the resort towns that line southern Portugal's beautiful Algarve coastline." That sounded pretty fun and so we hopped off the train and stayed [...]
There is so much to do in Sintra, the gorgeous mountain resort town northwest of Lisbon. From the old center restaurants, shops and bars, to the museums and history everywhere and of course.... the famous palaces! They are everywhere! In fact, there is literally so much to do that there's no way you can really [...]
"It is a journey into an imaginary universe of symbolism and metaphor..." I read on the brochure. IF this did not capture your attention, you must be crazy! When I stumbled across this quote, I was like OMG, yes!! I NEED some of that in my life!! I was planning this tour! Quinta da Regaleira is [...]
Living in the states, I never gave transportation a second thought. Granted, I had a dependable automobile and therefore, would just hop in and go to and from my various destinations. Of course there were several times when I purchased an airline ticket to travel somewhere further away. I knew that when we left the USA [...]