As soon as you book your flights to Jordan, part of the trip is already planned, as a visit to Petra is a mandatory stop on any visit. For many, this is the chance to visit the iconic Indiana Jones location (and many vendors will accommodate this desire with numerous market stalls selling Indiana Jones … More Exploring the lost city: Petra, Jordan
What do you do if you have one day left of vacation, access to a van, and a flight to catch from Oslo? Andrew made a strong case for a visit to Lillehammer. This little city in Norway was made famous by a crime drama “Lilyhammer” which featured (according to the IMDB blurb) a New … More Lillehammer, Norway
From the moment my ferry arrived at Ilha Grande, I understood why people leave their lives, sell their house, give away their shoe collection, and move to a tropical island. It is simply paradise here – where the simplest moments are perfect. Ilha Grande is a 2.5 hour drive from Rio but could not be more … More Island paradise: Ilha Grande, Brazil
We found an adorable Airbnb, with a tiny winding staircase up to a top floor bedroom with a view of the sea. After enduring the Pink Party Palace, its quiet and quaint beauty was a welcome change and the perfect home for the rest of the week. The apartment was a great home-base for exploring … More 5 cool bits of Corfu town (Kerkyra, Greece)
I have gotten so so far behind on sharing pics from my latest travels, because of a pesky little dissertation thing. But, as I sit on my couch, sipping some freshly-brewed kombucha and homemade nanaimo bars, I figured I would mentally visit a little island in Greece, where Brhm and I spend a magical week … More A very pretty beach and an aggressively pink palace: Agios Gordios, Corfu
After a long and exhausting ferry kerfuffle (see travel note below), Emma and I landed on Heimaey Island, the largest of the Vestmannaeyjar islands and the home of several thousand people and Iceland’s largest puffin colony.We knew the local celebrity puffin, Tóti, lived at the Sæheimar Aquarium, so it was our first stop. For Emma, it was love at … More Puffin paradise: Sæheimar Aquarium
Lovely Outliers 