Guest post by Cheryl Williams: The Maldives…the country most people know as the place with the ridiculously beautiful blue-green water and the iconic over-water bungalows in the fancy resort islands. Until about 8 years ago, tourists could only visit the…
When the rest of the crew left to take the boat to San Cristobal, Marieke and I found a cozy and clean guesthouse, with air conditioning as a much appreciated bonus! Rested up, we rented a couple of mountain…
After spending a few days biking from beach to beach around Neil Island we were ready for a change and headed to port to buy our ferry passage to Havelock Island. Naturally getting anywhere in India is never an…
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…
Most of the tales you hear about being in India are negative ones. Particularly ones involving foreign women and Indian men. While it is important to be aware and take precautions, it is nice to hear another side. Here’s a…
I’ve never seen the inside of so many people’s bathrooms. Seriously. If you know me, you know I need to use the bathroom a lot. Or toilet as I am supposed to say now, according to international travel language. But being…
In case you were wondering, here’s the long version of how Marieke and I met. January 2014: Puerto Ayora ferry port, Galapagos Islands, 7:00am Marieke had been traveling for a week with three fellow Canadians, Jill, Jeff and Jess. I…