beach packing list
Caribbean, Central America, Information

Our Essential Beach Packing List

We've come a long way, baby! After celebrating our 2 year "on the road" anniversary, it is really amazing to see how much we have grown. Experiences, mistakes, and general blunders have given us an invaluable database of knowledge - especially when it comes to packing. Our most recent trip has us spending a month… Continue reading Our Essential Beach Packing List

Cuba
Caribbean, Story, Travel

In Communist Cuba, the Plane Lands You…

This is a continuation of the Cuba series - they will be making sporadic appearances over the next few weeks. 🙂 If it wasn't for 1dad1kid we would have come to the Cuban airport completely unprepared for what we were getting ourselves into. I’m not talking about the plush, chic interiors of Virgin Airlines... Cuba… Continue reading In Communist Cuba, the Plane Lands You…

Cuba
Caribbean, Video

Episode 8 – Momentos: Cuba

I can't believe we are on number 8! Oh Cuba, we had such an amazing time! We do have much more content on Cuba, however, as are already about 2-3 weeks behind on posts, I think it is time to wrap it up. Keep your eyes open for surprise posts in the future. So, without… Continue reading Episode 8 – Momentos: Cuba

trinidad
Caribbean, Photography, Travel

Trinidad, Cuba – Heat Wave Over a Colonial Town

Note: This post is brought to you by our friends Eric and Shauna who went to Cuba for two weeks. We are not lawless outlaws and did not go during our two weeks off the grid but thought you guys would be interested in our their story anyway. Our casa particular owner, Rosie in Habana,… Continue reading Trinidad, Cuba – Heat Wave Over a Colonial Town

vinales
Caribbean, Photography, Travel

Vinales, Cuba – A Slice of Simplicity

We really didn’t know what to expect after Havana. Our minds were already so blown by the hustle and bustle of the swarming city that we could barely grasp the concept of the “tranquilo”-ness people kept talking about with Vinales. As our bus pulled up after a lengthy swaying bus ride through the mountains, Amelia,… Continue reading Vinales, Cuba – A Slice of Simplicity

havana
Caribbean, Photography, Travel

Hanging Out in Necropolises can be Cool in Havana, Cuba

This post is brought to you by our friends Eric and Shauna... again - as we were not in Cuba during the two weeks that our friends were. 🙂 We stepped into the Necropolis CristĂłbal ColĂłn after having the suggestion thrown our way by our casa particular host Rosie, along with every other guide book… Continue reading Hanging Out in Necropolises can be Cool in Havana, Cuba

havana
Caribbean, Photography, Travel

Havana, Cuba – The Place We Didn’t Go

For the last two weeks of June we were completely off the grid. No phones, no internet, no access to ATMs, nothing. We were so incredibly bored that we don't even want to talk about what happened. Instead, we want to share a post from our friends Eric and Shauna who coincidentally spent those same… Continue reading Havana, Cuba – The Place We Didn’t Go

Caribbean, Story, Travel

Being Set Up During Our Honeymoon in Barbados

For a country that has such a hard stance on drug possession and intent to sell, you would not believe the amount of times that Shaun and I were propositioned for a sale during our honeymoon in Barbados. Even going around a roundabout in our moke at 30mph we had people shouting at us through… Continue reading Being Set Up During Our Honeymoon in Barbados