Petra is the symbol of Jordan and its major attraction, bringing a huge number of tourists to this UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site, now one of the seven wonders of the world. Its fame is more than deserved and certainly lives up to the hype of being one of the most sought-after places by travelers. Petra’s buildings carved in the red stone by the Nabateans for centuries are so spectacularly detailed and architectured they seem…
Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world and with so many famous attractions and landmarks it can get very confusing to make the most of the available time while visiting “la Ville Lumière”, especially for a first time visitor. Don’t panic! For the last few years, we’ve been visiting Paris and all of Ile-de-France countless times. With Cristina’s family living right at the doorstep of the…
Our first full day on New Zealand’s South Island was a highly anticipated one. We had planned to spend it hiking the picture-perfect Abel Tasman National Park, namely a section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track that the tour operator we used calls “slice of paradise”. Suitable! We were thrilled to get to Abel Tasman National Park because of what we read and seen beforehand about its natural beauty and the prospect of…
Whale watching is a very popular activity amongst tourists and travellers, with many good places available worldwide to do it. Over the past few years, we came across different opportunities to join whale watching tours on diverse points of the globe, and having done so on three occasions we managed to collect a few stories to share. Unfortunately for us these tours didn’t quite work out the way we expected, and…
Our blog is only a few months old since we only began writing back in late August this year. Still, with 2014 getting to an end and in a similar fashion to other fellow bloggers, we decided to write a brief overview of what happened to us this year. We’ll highlight the main events of the year related to our travels and blog, plus a bit extra with what’s coming for 2015. This year…
