We had a trip booked to Denmark and Germany in 2020 but because of COVID had to cancel it and the trip we had planned never happened. Copenhagen was overall high on our list because we had never been to Scandinavia before and it is known for good food and drink, but the main reason …
After 4 nights in Argentinian Patagonia, we crossed the border into Chile to spend a few days in Chilean Patagonia. The Chilean side is known for Torres Del Paine, a National Park that is ~2,000 square KMs, and is home to some of the most famous treks in Patagonia. We drove about 6 hours from …
From Buenos Aires we made our way South (further south than we already were!) to Patagonia. Patagonia spans across both Chile and Argentina, separated down the middle by the Andes Mountain Range. The Argentine side is characterized by grasslands and deserts, while the Chilean side is better known for glaciers, greenery, and rainforests. To get there we flew 3.5 hours Southwest from …
We decided to knock another continent off our bucket list, and set our sights on South America. We had gone back and forth between Buenos Aires, Santiago, and Lima, but after looking into each city Buenos Aires seemed like the right place for us. Turns out we were right, this city is incredible – home …
This one was a quick interlude – we decided to take a long-weekend vacation to Fogo Island, Newfoundland over this years’ Labour Day Weekend. A couple of our friends from Ontario moved out there to work last fall and having never been to Newfoundland, much less Fogo Island, we decided to make the trip out …
After spending two final nights relaxing in Saigon, we left Vietnam for Hong Kong, and stayed for a 3 day layover. Hong Kong is a territory of China, but was only returned to Chinese rule in the late 90’s after being a colony of Britain for over 100 years. The result in a very interesting …
Day 3: Cần Thơ to Sa Đéc At the beginning of day three, we took off on a 20 minute boat road to visit a famous floating market, the Cai Rang Market, which is the largest floating market in the Mekong. The market is certainly organized chaos, with more emphasis on the chaos – around …
When we first started talking about this trip we did as we usually do and reached out to anyone we knew that was familiar with the area to get their perspective. As it turns out, Alicia’s Aunt Teresa & Uncle Doug have spent substantial time traveling throughout Asia and so were a fantastic resource during …
We arrived in Saigon (known more recently as Ho Chi Minh City) to a much welcomed 32° and pure sun. Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam but is actually not that much larger than Hanoi – 7.5M people in Hanoi and 8.5M in Saigon. Despite the relatively small change in size, there is a …
After our quick overnight in Hạ Long Bay we headed south to Hội An for a two night vacation-from-vacation. While the frenetic pace of the city can make for exciting travel, it was nice to escape to a smaller and more low-key destination for a few days to relax. Hội An itself has a population …