The inner city and harbour of Willemstad have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site which made it a pretty good place to start our exploration of the island. If you google Willemstad, Curacao’s capital city, chances are you’ll find a picture of the colourful buildings lining Sint Anna Bay, so I’ll save you the... Continue Reading →
The Dutch might be onto something
It turns out that we didn’t book a hotel room in Curacao, we booked a house. Ok, we knew that what we had booked was a separate little villa, but it’s way bigger than we would have imagined and definitely bigger than our old condo. We also had no idea how many families with babies... Continue Reading →
Why does our baby suck at packing?
Ella’s just turned 10 months and we’re off on our third vacation as a travelling trio. Having tackled Turkey at 4 months and a long weekend in NYC at 8 months, we decided the third and final trip of Ella’s first year on earth would take us south to Curacao and Panama.Why Curacao and Panama... Continue Reading →
Beaches and Art – Our last Morning in Rio.
Oh, you're still here? Great, in case you were worried that we just stayed in Brazil after the last post, we didn't. Though another week or two would have been a very welcome alternative to returning to work. Our last day in Rio was a quick one, but fruitful nonetheless. We had a 4:30 pm flight... Continue Reading →
“Take all the pictures you want, except of the drug dealers.”
Sometimes the strangest things become tourist attractions. If you asked me whether I would like to visit a poor neighbourhood controlled by drug lords in the US, I would call you crazy. However, put that neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, call it a favela and suddenly I'm in. So, for our second day in Rio,... Continue Reading →
Christ, smaller in person than you would think.
Our first day in Rio de Janeiro started with a predawn trek through Paraty to catch the bus. Fortunately, we had picked up the tickets the day before so it wasn't a problem when the ticket booth for the bus company wasn't open. It doesn't matter where you are in the world, sitting at a... Continue Reading →
A car free day in Paraty.
When faced with a day at a UNESCO World Heritage site like Paraty you need a plan. Ours was aggressive, but with a little luck and determination we just might succeed. The plan had three components: eat, drink, wander; repeat as required. We started with a leisurely breakfast at the hotel. This included both food... Continue Reading →
Sailing the Brazilian seas, not a bad way to spend an afternoon.
Waking up in Paraty after a rough day of travel, we hoped a new day would bring a change of luck. Things started looking up from the moment Katy first looked out the window, sun! By this point in the trip we hadn't seen a lot of sun so Katy did a little happy dance.... Continue Reading →
The road to Paraty should not go through Curitiba.
Well, it was bound to happen sometime. Over the years, we've done a fair amount of travel and I'd say we've had some pretty good luck along the way. It seems our luck ran out, at least for a day, and we had what can probably best be described as a craptastic day. The plan... Continue Reading →
3 Meals, 3 Countries, 1 Day
While we were touring the Brazillian side of the falls with Katy, Michelle, and Rebecca they mentioned a plan to have three meals in three diffrent countries all in the same day. Unfortunately they hadn't been able to make it work. So, we decided that we would take care of it. The plan was to... Continue Reading →
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