The Golden Circle Tour is one of the most popular things to do for visitors to Iceland. Most people visiting Iceland stay in Reykjavik and the Golden Circle route starts and finishes there and hits a number of well know sites in one day. There are numerous good bus tours available with many variations of […]
Exploring Costa Brava from a Cool Airbnb
Most of our time in Spain was spent in urban areas where we could either walk or use public transportation to get around. However, there are many great places in Spain where you can really use a car to get around. We spent a week exploring the Costa Brava region of Spain by car and […]
Unusual Sports we Saw in Barcelona
The most popular sport in the world is soccer and it is certainly king in Spain. Futbol, as it is called here, is extremely popular as a participant and a spectator sport. In the evenings walking around the neighborhood people are crowded around televisions in bars and restaurants cheering on their favorite team. I don’t […]
Strange Things You Can do with Coins in Spain
I love noticing the little things that are different than in the USA and Canada as we travel around the world. I found a number of things that you can do with coins that you either can’t do in the USA or Canada or can no longer do with coins. The USA is one of […]
The Perfect Location to Stay in Barcelona
Barcelona is a great city: the climate, the sights, the food, the culture, the weather. All of these make Barcelona one of my favorite cities in the world. We only spent two weeks in Barcelona this time around, but enjoyed our time immensely. One of the things that made our stay so great was the […]
Cars, Cars, Cars in Cuba
If you ask just about anyone what they know about Havana, Cuba the top three answers are probably going to be: cigars, rum and 1950s American cars. It is true, there are a lot of 1950s American cars on the road in Cuba. Our cab driver from the airport told us that there are 20,000 […]
Propaganda is Alive and Well in Havana
I love experiencing and observing the differences in cultures and try to understand the way that individuals in each culture view the world. I’d like to think that I am a rational individual and that my world view is the result of truth, study, reason and careful thought. However, I realize that my world view […]
Hoping for Change – Conversations with Cubans
Here are some more stories and observations from a few of the Cuban people we were able to talk to during our 5 days in Havana. We were only there for five days, but got a glimpse at the life of people in Havana and got to hear some of their thoughts and dreams. Cab driver […]
Middle Class Begging in Havana
One of our primary goals as we travel is to experience life as much as possible as a local. We like to meet everyday people and get to know how they live their lives, how they view the world, we like to get as close as possible to experiencing life as a native would. It […]
Our Top Sights in Havana
Many of my Canadian friends and family have made trips to Cuba. The vast majority go on package tours to all-inclusive resorts on the beaches 20-30 kilometers outside of Havana. They have a great time sitting on the beach, smoking Cuban cigars and drinking great inexpensive rum. Occasionally, they might take a daily excursion into […]