UPDATES

Doings in Mérida We’re saving some of the tourist must-dos for when our friends Andrew and Michael visit us later in December, and we’ll report on those in the new year. And we’ve explored some of Mérida’s smaller offerings, of which there are quite a few. The city museum tells the history of the formation of the city, especially in the early Colombian period. The Maya train museum tells the history of transportation in the Yucatan from early Mayan times to the present, while

There’s nothing like a total stranger insisting she shove food directly into my mouth… and me permitting it… to tell me that I'm having a "cultural experience". But first: Many folks are aware of Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. It happens on October 31 st  and involves facepainting, creepy costumes, and many, many skeletons. Think of it as Halloween, but where the All Souls Day of the Catholic Church not only hasn’t been forgotten but is on equal (or greater) foot

In all honesty, we both love doing this blog. But neither of us want to bombard people with too many posts, and sometimes life happens so quickly that we feel like we could be posting every day… and that would be…. a lot. And then suddenly, cascading towards us like an out-of-control luggage cart, we have too much to talk about and really don’t know where to begin. So, you get an extra-long edition.   Mexico City was overwhelming. We’ve already done two posts about all the si

It has been a month of relaxation and Puerto Vallarta was perfect for that. We've spent time here before, albeit years ago, so lots about...

So, Alicante. We promised a love letter. Here we go. We arrived in Alicante in late May, with a scheduled stay through the end of June....

A few weeks ago, we safely arrived in Alicante, Spain, a town we love. After settling in, last week we decided to take a quick trip and...

Because we'd been so excited about Santiago de Campostela (Erik) and Stonehenge (Michael) we really did little to no research on the...

We're a bit behind on our adventure updates! Note: We disembarked from the cruise this week. Since we will be laying low and hanging out...

The umbrellas we bought did their magic and warded off rain for two whole days! But their spell broke on Friday, and we’ve been getting...

We're so grateful to have hosted our first visitors! Thank you, Andrew and Michael. :-) Did you know that Monticristi Ecuador is the home...

This one is long overdue, and for that we're sorry! It's been a busy few months.

Recorded on August 8th, we wanted to give you a quick update on how things are going! Apartment, Sunsets, and Food! That said, on the...