Sandboarding in Huacachina
An oasis and a board. A day of sandboarding in Huacachina, Peru! We arrived into Ica from Arequipa by bus and hailed a taxi to drive us 20 minutes out to Huacachina. It’s a pretty random place. Have you ever seen those cartoons or movies where someone gets lost in the desert and start hallucinating… Read more…
Favorite eats in Miraflores
“When in Lima, stay in Miraflores,” we were told. So we did. And when in Miraflores, stay in and around Kennedy Park. It’s central and convenient, lots of options in terms of shops, restaurants and grocery stores. Basically, the ideal location for tourists. Having spent a leisure 5-days total in Miraflores, here are our top 5… Read more…
Day Trip: Niagara Fallin’ from Toronto
A trip to Toronto is not complete unless there is a side trip to Niagara Falls. Back in 2009, Gerard and I visited Iguazu Falls in South America. Both falls were often compared to one another, so I was eager to witness Niagara and see what all the fuss was about. Niagara Falls tours Canada,… Read more…
Recovering from our first TBEX
This is the true story.. about 11 strangers.. picked to live in a house.. blog together.. and have their lives tweeted. To find out what happens, when people stop being polite, and start getting real. The Real World… TBEX! Our first time. I regret when we missed out on TBEX Colorado – judging from the… Read more…
Update On Us & Future Plans
If you are confused of our whereabouts lately, I don’t blame you – we’ve been updating our status from all over the place: Facebook is wrapping up our time in Thailand. Twitter is asking questions about Toronto. Instagram has photo updates from our weekend in San Francisco. Linkedin says we’re now employed by a new… Read more…
Thailand: Travel Costs & Highlights
The final wrap up from our time in the land of smiles! After 3-months of travel, we finally made it to our first SE Asia country and it was about time. We were growing tired of living on a backpacker’s budget. It was time to splurge a little for luxury in the land of smiles… Read more…
Where To Stay: Thailand
List of places we’ve stayed in Thailand. Pros and con and more. We decided to start a new series on all the places we’ve stayed and whether we’d recommend it.. starting with Thailand. We used Agoda.com for hotel search and booking. Also, keep in mind we tend to live on a flashpacker’s budget. Meaning there… Read more…
An Unexpected Career Path
Hope. Defeat. A break-through. Highs and lows. An unexpected twist. And fate. That pretty much sums the last 5-months for me. To say I’ve been through a process is an understatement. I’ve been through hell.. job hunting hell. Upon returning home from a year of travel, I knew I had two options: I was hoping… Read more…
Craving Italian in Prague? Eat here.
Czech food taste a lot like Italian. Maybe because it’s really Italian. We love Czech food, but I hope the Czech’s don’t get offended when I say Italian food is their national cuisine. There’s something about the Czechs and Italian food – they do it so well, and it’s some of the best we’ve had,… Read more…
Hong, Samui, Phi Phi: Koh hopping in Thailand
Thailand has hundreds of islands, it’s hard deciding which ones to visit. During our month in Thailand, we managed to visit a handful of big and little islands while in the south: Hong, Samui, Phi Phi and Pha Ngan which you already know, that’s where we had an epic night at the full moon party…. Read more…