Our Chronicles
So many memories, so little time.
There are some that are seared into our brains and we will never forget them. There are others, however, that are sleeping soundly somewhere in the dark recesses of said brains. Thank goodness we have pictures. Thousands and thousands of pictures. As we look through our photo books, memories and the stories that accompany them find the light.
Trip Planning
Vietnam | 2023 Some people love to do their own trip planning – getting into the weeds of which hotel has the best location for the best price, checking again and again for the best flights. While others prefer to leave it to the experts take care of the...
Smart Traveling with your Smart Phone
The world is changing, and the days of paper maps and telephone booths are long behind us. We have lived through buying maps, then printing maps for the places to now having an App for that. This shift has made smart phones become the quintessential tool for the...
How Much is Too Much for a Hot Dog?
Travelling costs money. There’s no two ways about it. You can travel on the cheap, you can travel with an endless budget, either way, it is going to cost money. You need to sleep somewhere at night. Poof, money. You have to eat something, at least once a day, every...
Buckle Up! (If you can.)
When you grow up in North American, such as in our extraordinary country of Canada, you become accustomed to certain safety standards and regulations. Lots of them, for almost everything and we accept them as just part of life. In reality, we don’t even really notice...
Trips vs. Vacations
“I have vacation coming up!” ”I am going on a holiday!” ”We’re going away!” Usually, when you here one of these phrases, an image pops into your head. Is it sightseeing, map navigating, learning new cultures and customs, walking until your feet fall off? (ie: trip) Or...
The Art of Photography
Just kidding. We are not the people to give you any advice on how to take the perfect picture. Sure, we now have a beautiful camera - a Sony a7iii with an FE 24-105 F4 G OSS lens - if you understand what that all means, you are further ahead than I am. We took a lot...
Shot of Whiskey, Anyone?
It’s not often we are with our parents at 9:30 am drinking shots of whiskey before even having breakfast. In front of our young, impressionable children. In fact, I will say with 100% certainty that it has only happened once. Can you guess the country where that...
Different Country – Different Rules
This seems like such a simple phrase. Intuitive. Self-explanatory. Boring. Well…duh. And yet, it has been our working motto for almost 20 years.
Gimme a Break!
Seize the day! Make the most out of every opportunity! Don't miss out! YOLO! FOMO! Aaaaahhhhh! That's a lot of pressure. All of these thoughts run through our minds when we are travelling. When you have spent a lot of money to get somewhere, have very little time to...