We have a general plan and route for our time in Central Europe and found that training around would be the best bet (and most enjoyable) for transportation. Essentially we were headed from Prague and jumping from city to city before we hit Turkey. When we found that to get from Prague to Budapest we’d…
We rolled into Puerto Varas with little expectation. The weather wasn’t conducive to do many of the activities this town is known for (and frankly after the epic volcano adventure in Pucon we were happy to take it easy). Our days have been filled with relaxing at our extremely comfortable hostel, cooking or enjoying the…
Before we went to Bolivia, we really only knew the the country boasted terrifying roads. But once we made a list of places we absolutely had to see, it was without a doubt that we knew we’d be seeing the stellar salt flats. Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat (over 10,500 square…
The cheapest flight option for us to get from Bogota to Cartagena was a late night flight, getting us in to Cartagena no earlier than 11 PM. Fate would also have it that we decided to finally delve back into the world of dorms. A decision made due to room costs in Cartagena, but that…
Matanzas is the City of bridges (17!), the birthplace of rumba, and the capital of Matanzas Province in Cuba, and was also the first stop on our two week trip. To get there we took a quick cab drive from the Varadero airport to our pre-booked Casa Particular, Hostal Azul. As the name indicates, this Casa…
After our karaoke blitz we were all quite tired the next morning but were able to get our ducks in a row early enough to have one last visit with Vivianne’s grandparents before heading to the airport. The flight was a quick one and after landing at the airport Viv was able to use the…