I wouldn’t say we regretted extending our stay in Nerja, because we definitely did not. But we were sad that we only got to spend two nights in Málaga, because Málaga was great. Coming into the city, it feels very big, though maybe that was due to us being in smaller towns for the last few weeks. It’s also beautiful, and the main avenue coming into the city–following the coastline and the beaches–is absolutely gorgeous. Our AirBnb host was incredibly…
We got to Nerja in serious need of a vacation. Now, I know how douchey that sounds coming from someone who’s just spent the last eight months on sabbatical, traveling the world, but hear me out. The last month and a half in Europe had been a whirlwind, rocketing from major European city to major European city, and trying our best to get a taste of each stop. We had to budget our time and money, but couldn’t bring ourselves…
Paris is a city that’s always hard to leave. No, I mean, like, physically difficult to leave. The last time I was there, I had a flight out of Charles de Gaulle. I left the hotel 5 hours before the flight, and still nearly didn’t make it. This was on account of the train strike that stopped the train halfway there, throwing everyone out into the station and into mass confusion. On the bright side, I’ve never spoken nor understood…
We hated Zanzibar. I’ve thought a lot about how I wanted to construct this blog post and build up to that revelation, but I just don’t want to bury the lede. We didn’t enjoy our time there, and we would not go back, and it’s the only place on our trip so far that we would definitively say we would not go back. So let’s get to Zanzibar, and talk about why we disliked it so much. Getting In We…
After an amazing time in Florianopolis, we were sad to move on. Especially since the day we left was the best weather we’d seen our entire time there. But getting to Rio de Janeiro was an easy flight, and the view from the air was amazing! Rio looked crazy down below – a huge city built around the coast, lakes, and hills that were everywhere. Since Uber is so widely used here, getting to our AirBnb was a breeze. We…
We were getting close to leaving for Florianopolis, and Erika was getting excited to be back at a beach for the first time in a while. Looking at pictures as we were planning our time there, I was excited too, because it looked gorgeous! And the weather forecast showed nothing but rain for all 6 days we’d be there. It’s fine, we said, it’s still days away, surely it’s bound it change. When we woke up to leave Foz do…
Since we’ve been planning this trip, John has been talking about going to Uruguay based on its proximity to Buenos Aires and something he read on a city there. To be honest, Uruguay has never been on my radar, and I realized as we were heading there, I knew absolutely nothing about the small country. But, it was close, and the transit to get there cheap, so yeah, let’s go! Turns out, we fell in love with Uruguay. Hard. Like,…
One of the touristy things to do out of Cartagena is to take a speed boat out to the Islas Rosario and Playa Blanca. Not remotely above being tourists, we spent Thursday afternoon walking around town looking for a good tour. We settled on one sold by Optitours. They pick you up from your hotel, take you to the dock, and take you on a speed boat out to the islands and Playa Blanca. There, they give you lunch, beach…
