This post is part of my Barcelona Neighbourhood Guides series. Fancy visiting another area of Barcelona? Check out my other guides here, including information regarding the sites, history, charm, food and drinks of the area you’re curious about. The Eixample is a large district in…
After three weeks of adventuring in Vietnam, we left Hanoi and flew to Luang Prabang to explore an entirely new country for both Victor and me: Laos! Our flight landed at 9:30pm, so we weren’t checked into our guesthouse until about an hour later.…
After a wonderful few days in Bruges, we arrived in Brussels just in time for dinner. This was our first time in Brussels, but we were particularly excited to try the food! We decided to go to a really popular food fall called Wolf.…
This post is about a weekend in Bruges, the romantic heart of Belgium. It's full of old-world charm, delicious food and incredible history.…
This is Part II of my two-part series on a trip to the Amalfi Coast in Italy with my family and Victor in June 2022. Make sure you read Part I first! As I mentioned in my last post, the town of Amalfi is…
This is Part I of my two-part series on a trip to the Amalfi Coast in Italy with my family and Victor in June 2022. As one reaches an age when retirement is on the horizon, perhaps one thinks about their dream trip. My…
We arrived in Hanoi on a cold but bustling evening after a long bus + ferry + bus ride. Once we checked into our accommodation, we ventured out to look for some dinner. We went to Chả Cá Hà Nội 1871, a lovely street…
Most people have heard of Ha Long Bay, with its epic limestone karsts and emerald waters. The bay has become incredibly famous due in large part to movies like Kong: Skull Island and Tomorrow Never Dies. It’s a must-see on anyone’s Vietnam itinerary. However,…
This part of our Vietnam trip was quite different from the previous two weeks. Weather-wise, we had expected the Mekong and HCMC to be very hot, the central part to be mild but a little rainy, and the north to be cooler but dry.…
We were really excited about this part of our trip to Vietnam as Phong Nha looked like such a dream when researching! When referring to Phong Nha, I’m specifically talking about the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the northern part of Central Vietnam,…