Cuba is changing. The decades-old American embargo is being relaxed this year, and a 2010 government decree is allowing private restaurateurs to open enterprising eateries across the island. The changes are sparking curiosity in travellers across the world.Cuba features numerous family friendly resorts and welcomes cruise ship visits from seniors, so the island clearly … [Read more...]
Park City Family Activities
Park City, Utah, USA is stuffed with family friendly things to do and activities, making it a great stop on your road trip or a vacation or weekend destination for you and the kids. After finding out about Park City, Utah, I can tell you that it will most certainly be on our next US road trip and probably be a multi-night stop, it truly is a world-class destination worthy of … [Read more...]
Why You Need to Travel to North Dakota
The number of US States we've visited is pretty meagre by a lot of travellers' standards, I guess that's common for those of us based in Australia and the UK. I believe it’s something we should all try and put right! We adored our USA road trip in 2014, we discovered that the United States is a country of enormous diversity and that each State holds unique experiences and … [Read more...]
New York Winter on a Tropical RTW
We left home with a vague plan to backpack our way around Asia for as many years as possible, with two kids and a tight budget. Well, plans change, life happens and the universe sometimes points you in directions you never anticipated. We never expected to take a cruise, ever, let alone a bargain trans Atlantic cruise on a brand new ship that would deposit us in New York … [Read more...]
Opening a Can of Whoop-Ass! Hot Sauce New Orleans
It seems so long ago now! On our first night in Lancaster county PA, in some nondescript but friendly motel, we were just settling down for the night when we hear a bellow from the next room: "Get yourself in that tub or I'll be opening a can of Whoop-Ass on y'all!" We didn't think people really said that. But they do and now so do I, with full Southern accent. The … [Read more...]
Dinner on Key Largo
Let's rewind 2 months to our last night in the Americas. Dinner on Key Largo was a treat for us, a farewell to Florida, a state we love on so many levels and the last night of our Canada to the Keys road trip before we boarded our cruise back to Europe. That one meal outlived all of our expectations, it was a gorgeous evening, the sun was setting, there was music, wine, Key … [Read more...]
Airboat Ride in The Everglades. Amazing!
Since I was a kid watching wildlife shows on TV, I've wanted to take an airboat ride in the Everglades, yet for some reason, despite visiting Florida before, I'd never done it. We usually head to Florida for the Disney parks, we've been 3 times now and loved every visit, ( check out how we visited all 4 parks in 1 day or read our tips on beating the queues) but this … [Read more...]
Bus From Flores to Guatemala City. So Bad?
I'm no princess. I've travelled on night buses many times. We take them as often as we can, it saves us paying for one night of accommodation but the night bus from Flores to Guatemala city was not my favourite, that being said, on a global scale, it's not a bad bus at all, there are far worse. The Night Bus From Flores to Guatemala City Or even the bus from Guatemala … [Read more...]
Tikal With Kids. Discovering the Maya in Tikal Guatemala.
The highlight of our time in Guatemala was Tikal National Park, the most incredible set of Mayan ruins in the world. But Tikal with kids, is that really going to work? Is it safe? Is it too hot, too high, too boring, too far? No way, the boys had a ball. It's always important to learn something about the places you visit, before you go, we include some YouTube videos about … [Read more...]
Good Friday Procession Flores Guatemala
Good Friday, two religions in one day. Ancient Mayan traditions in a steamy sub-tropical rain forest at Tikal and an evening Catholic procession in the town of Flores. During our month in Antigua Guatemala we saw the Sunday processions and flower carpets of the build up to Easter, the big day itself will fall for us here on the tiny island of Flores. The Good Friday … [Read more...]
Good Friday At Tikal Guatemala
Wow, what a day, what a place, what a huge amount of learning! We are in Guatemala for Easter and it just happened that our visit to Tikal, the most incredible site in the Mayan world, fell on Good Friday. We've already experienced the huge build up to Easter in Antigua Guatemala, the biggest Easter Celebrations in the world ( click the link to see more, it was stunning). … [Read more...]
From Antigua to San Pedro La Laguna & Lake Atitlan Guatemala
Dedicated followers ( there are a few!) will know that we just spent a whole month in Antigua Guatemala quietly getting on with life before catching the bus from Antigua to San Pedro La Laguna up on Lake Atitlan. It's like stepping into another world, one we find infinitely more enjoyable. Antigua is lovely but we're really falling in love with San Pedro, this is our kind of … [Read more...]