Isabela Island was my favourite of the three. While the biggest islands in the Galapagos, it was also the least busy, without an aiport, and generally left off the schedule of all the cruises. It didn’t hurt that the beaches…
Santa Cruz- Galapagos Islands
Arriving at the Santa Cruz airport (Baltra) from Guayaquil, the first thing I had to go was go through a lot of security and customs. I had to pay (in American dollars) an entrance fee, a fee for the national…
90 Reasons to go on a Cruise
If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know the focus is on independent travel. You might wonder why then, I decided to go on an almost (the booze is certainly not free) all inclusive cruise…
Sashaying down the Second Line in New Orleans
After experiencing a very Bywater experience in the backyard winery, followed by another night on Frenchman street, dancing in thirty degrees celsius plus heat might seem like the last thing we’d want to do, but it was time for the…
Ending up on the Wrong Side of the Tracks in New Orleans
Ever since watching the awesome show Treme, I knew I had to get to New Orleans. So when my friend suggested NOLA or The Big Easy for the destination of her Bacheloretter Party, it didn’t take much to convince me.…
Biennial Besties
First off, a grammar lesson. Bi-annual, like semi-annual, means twice a year. Biennial means every two years. Don’t worry, I had to look it up. With that in mind, here we go. I first met Mahssa at a Couchsurfing meeting…
A bicycle pace of life: Neil Island
Havelock is known as the party island in the Andaman’s. It has three places that serve alcohol, along with one other place that has a liquor license three days a week. And a liquor store that is open in infrequent…
We fought the lawn and the lawn won
A few days into our stay in Pondicherry, we decided to visit what is known as the international community of Auroville. About 15km outside of Pondicherry, and beyond the boundaries of the French Union Territory, Auroville is a community of…
Borderline Crazy is famous!
Guess what? Borderline Crazy is famous! Seriously. That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I (Steph) was a guest on Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses official podcast, an awesome blog on personal finance. Jess, from Mo’ Money Mo’…
Pondering in Pondicherry
After five days of temple touring, moving everyday and attempting to find half decent accommodation (pretty sure Marieke got bed bugs in Tanjore), we were pretty stoked to have allotted five days for Pondicherry, especially since we had a lovely…