An excursion I have not seen anywhere else, but came across twice during my trip to Mexico, is a tour where they take you out kayaking at sunrise. So, you can bet that I did two different sunrise kayaking tours. The first was in Puerto Escondido, organized by “Eco Adventures”.[…]
On the weekend, we took a day trip to Sintra: a charming town just outside of Lisbon. Sintra is like the Hamptons of Portugal: it’s a great place for wealthy people to escape Lisbon’s summer heat. In certain historical periods, the royal family lived in Sintra year round. Our tour[…]
Last week, James and I arrived at our very last stop on this wild and wonderful journey. Which is Lisbon! I’ve been a bit negligent with the blog this week, in part because Lisbon is the sort of place where you just… be. And I don’t know how to write[…]
On Monday, we took the bus to Shkodër: a charming, midsized city at the foothills of the Albanian Alps. This city is basically a required stop if you want to do any hiking on the Albanian side of the mountain range. The week started off rainy, which was perfect for[…]
Osumi Canyon is a 26km river gorge in Southern Albania. We visited the canyon as a group tour from Berat. As you know, I prefer independent travel when possible. But, I think Osumi Canyon would be tricky to fit in that way. You would have to rent a car and[…]
Heck yes you should! Most touristy places have their “thing” that you do while you’re there. Maybe it’s a horse and carriage ride, or getting a massage. Here in corfu, it’s renting a boat. The streets are lined with boat rental places, enticing you to get your own speedboat for[…]
Another point against the town of Bruges is that there is no kayaking permitted in its canals. And have you really visited a country if you haven’t kayaked there? I personally don’t think so. Obviously, we had to find a Belgian canal in which we could kayak. So we took[…]
On our second day in Bruges, we rented a couple of bicycles and explored the countryside. 10/10 side quest, definitely recommend. From Bruges, there are dedicated bike lanes that take you along the rivers to neighboring towns. I’ve never cycled somewhere with such flat roads and excellent cycling infrastructure and[…]
New country, new post! After briefly stopping into Tilburg for a conference, we said goodbye to the Netherlands and made our way to Bruges, Belgium: a romantic, medieval town that is known for being highly instagrammable. Years ago, James introduced me to the movie “In Bruges”, which is about two[…]
After our pretty intense day of kayaking around the canals, we decided to opt for a more lowkey activity. So, we signed up for a countryside windmill tour. This tour, which you can book at any of the tourist kiosks around Amsterdam, picks you up by bus and takes to[…]